4 low beef barley soup pot Recipes

lean ground beef, onion, peeled and chopped fine, garlic clove, minced fine (my addition, original recipe uses no garlic), tomatoes, undrained, low sodium beef broth, tomato soup, carrots, peeled and chopped fine, celery ribs, leaves removed and chopped fine (add celery leaves to soup if you wish, i often do), bay leaves, dried thyme (original recipe used less, but i love thyme), fresh ground black pepper (even more is better), barley (pearl or pot , both work fine), salt , to taste

steaks, cubed (*), leeks, chopped, potato, diced (i like white ), carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, salt (or substitute), dried sage (finely crushed ), thyme (finely crushed ), bay leaves (or three small), fresh coarse ground black pepper, low sodium beef broth (**), water, pearl barley

lean stewing beef, cut into 1 inch chunks, dried oregano, divided, crushed red pepper flakes, divided, low sodium salt, divided, garlic cloves, minced, to taste (i use a small food processor), onion, chopped, tomatoes, undrained (hunts fire roasted), celery ribs, diced, bay leaves, pearl barley , sorted and rinsed, chicken broth (low sodium, low fat ), baby portabella mushrooms, sliced (can substitute with regular button mushrooms), carrots, peeled and chopped (optional), kidney beans, drained & rinsed