Barley Beef Skillet

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I stole this recipe for Barley Beef Skillet from The Taste of Home Cookbook: Best Loved Recipes from Home Cooks Like You who stole it from Kit Tunstall from Boise, ID. This one pot meal is great for a winter meal! Ground beef is cooked with onion and garlic. Beef broth and tomato sauce is added in next. Then chopped carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, barley and seasonings are added in. After stirring everything together, the pot is covered and all the ingredients cook over a low flame. Using barley in this dish helps fill you up and is an alternative to rice or pasta.

Did you know? Barley is one of the oldest cultivated grains. It was first grown in Egypt around 6000 BC and remained the number-one grain of Europe up until the sixteenth century.² (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

Chop 2 small carrots, 1 small tomato (also seeded) and 1 small zucchini. Set aside.

In a large skillet add 1 lb lean ground beef and ¼ cup chopped onion. I also added a sprinkle of fajita seasoning.

Cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add 1 clove minced garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain.

Next, add 1 can (14 ½ oz) reduced-sodium beef broth, 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce and 1 cup water.

Stir everything together and bring to boil. Then add in vegetables plus 2 tsp Italian seasoning, ¼ tsp salt and ⅛ tsp pepper.

After stirring everything together, add in 1 cup medium pearl barley.

Reduce heat; cover and simmer 45 to 50 minutes or until barley is tender.

Serve warm!

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Barley Beef Skillet

This one pot meal is great for a winter meal! Ground beef is cooked with onion and garlic. Beef broth and tomato sauce is added in next. Then chopped carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, barley and seasonings are added in. After stirring everything together, the pot is covered and all the ingredients cook over a low flame. Using barley in this dish helps fill you up and is an alternative to rice or pasta.
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Keyword Beef
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 can (14 ½ oz) reduced-sodium beef broth
  • 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 small carrots chopped
  • 1 small tomato seeded and chopped
  • 1 small zucchini chopped
  • 1 cup medium pearl barley
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add broth, tomato sauce and water; bring to boil. Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 45 to 50 minutes or until barley is tender.