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Clean Beef and Barley Vegetable Stew and Lowering Sodium

Clean Beef & Barley Vegetable Stew

Prep Time 15 minutes
Author AZ@...And A Dash of Cinnamon

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef cooked
  • 3/4 cup barley
  • 1/2-1 zucchini sliced
  • 2 carrots peeled and diced
  • 2-3 celery stalks diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 t onion powder
  • 1/2 t garlic powder
  • 1/2 t oregano
  • 3.5-4 cups liquid*
  • 2 T Kikkoman Less Sodium Soy Sauce

Instructions

  1. Brown your beef in a pan, drain the fat and add to the slow cooker

  2. Peel and dice all of your vegetables and add them to the slow cooker

  3. Add your bay leaf, onion powder, garlic powder and oregano

  4. Top with your liquid*

  5. Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until your barley and vegetables are cooked through

  6. Stir in soy sauce before, or after cooking

Recipe Notes

You may choose your liquid of choice: water, vegetable broth, beef broth, chicken broth etc. The more liquid you use, the more watery it will be. If you want less liquid then use closer to 3.5 cups. If more then use 4 or more cups.

I had baby carrots at the time and used those. I used about 15 or so baby carrots. Regular carrots work, as well.