A laddle filled with beef barley soup is being lifted from the soup pot below it

This hearty beef barley soup recipe is delicious and satisfying. It is filling enough to be a meal. Ground or cubed beef, carrots, onions, and celery along with an array of spices and barley make up this best tasting Beef Barley soup!

Beef Barley Soup Recipe

My grandfather loved all of Hubby’s soups, but beef barley was his favorite soup. So, hubby spent some time getting this recipe just right! It was indeed my grandfather’s favorite soup recipe.

A white bowl filled with beef barley soup sits upon a wooden board

Tips and variations for making this beef barley soup recipe:

● You can use cooked ground beef or cooked roast beef in this recipe. If you use the cooked roast beef, dice it into small pieces.
● You may substitute beef stock/broth instead of the water + beef bouillon. You may want to go with low sodium beef stock/broth or low-sodium beef bouillon (we always do).
● All spices used were dried.

Beef Barley Soup Recipe. This hearty beef barley soup recipe is delicious and satisfying. It is filling enough to be a meal. Ground or cubed beef, carrots, onions, and celery along with an array of spices and barley make up this best tasting Beef Barley soup!

● This beef barley soup recipe freezes beautifully. Just make certain you use freezer grade containers. Hubby buys them in giant packs, and we keep the extras down the basement. Our freezer sometimes looks like a frozen soup factory exploded in it. We freeze soup, stews, leftovers, garden vegetables, etc for later use all year long!

If you enjoy making homemade soup, try one of these delicious soup recipes:

● Instant Pot Hearty Beef Barley Soup Recipe – it is a completely different beef barley recipe than this one!
● Slow Cooker Cabbage and Sausage Soup Recipe
● Angler’s Soup Recipe

Beef Barley Soup Recipe Ingredients:

● 1½ lbs Lean Ground Beef, cooked
● 2 cups Carrots, sliced
● 2 cups Onions, chopped
● 1½ cups Celery, chopped
● 1/3 cup Ketchup
● 14.5oz Diced Tomatoes, with juice
● 6 oz Tomato Paste
● 1 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce
● 4 Garlic Cloves
● 1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
● ½ tsp Thyme
● ½ tsp Basil
● 2 tsp Parsley
● 1 tsp Salt
● ½ tsp Pepper
● 1 Bay Leaf
● 6 cups Water
● 3 Beef Bouillon Cubes
● 1 cup Barley

Beef Barley Soup Mise en Place:

● Cutting Board
● Knife
● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons
● Spoon
● Soup Pot (with lid)

Beef Barley Soup Recipe Directions:

1. In a Dutch oven or large soup pot cook your beef (if it is not already cooked). Drain off excess fat, and return beef to the pot.

2. Add sliced carrots, chopped onions, chopped celery to the beef and stir to combine.

3. Add ketchup, diced tomatoes (and the juice), tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce; stir to combine.

4. Add garlic, crushed red pepper, thyme, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir to combine.

5. Dissolve bouillon cubes in water, and add to the mixture in the pot. Stir to combine.

6. Add the barley and stir.

7. Simmer covered 1¼ to 1½ hours.

8. Add more beef broth if the soup is too thick, add more tomato paste if the soup is too thin for your taste.

9. Serve hot.

A spoon filled with beef barley soup is being lifted from the white soup filled bowl below it, a second bowl is in the upper part of the image. The bowls sit on a wooden board.

Yield: 1

Beef Barley Soup Recipe

Name: Beef Barley Soup Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Soups
Ingredients: 1½ lbs Lean Ground Beef, cooked; 2 cups Carrots, sliced; 2 cups Onions, chopped; 1½ cups Celery, chopped; 1/3 cup Ketchup; 14.5oz Diced Tomatoes, with juice; 6 oz Tomato Paste; 1 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce; 4 Garlic Cloves; 1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper; ½ tsp Thyme; ½ tsp Basil; 2 tsp Parsley; 1 tsp Salt; ½ tsp Pepper; 1 Bay Leaf; 6 cups Water; 3 Beef Bouillon Cubes; 1 cup Barley

Beef Barley Soup Recipe. This hearty beef barley soup recipe is delicious and satisfying. It is filling enough to be a meal. Ground or cubed beef, carrots, onions, and celery along with an array of spices and barley make up this best tasting Beef Barley soup!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes

Ingredients

1½ lbs Lean Ground Beef, cooked
2 cups Carrots, sliced
2 cups Onions, chopped
1½ cups Celery, chopped
1/3 cup Ketchup
14.5oz Diced Tomatoes, with juice
6 oz Tomato Paste
1 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce
4 Garlic Cloves
1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
½ tsp Thyme
½ tsp Basil
2 tsp Parsley
1 tsp Salt
½ tsp Pepper
1 Bay Leaf
6 cups Water
3 Beef Bouillon Cubes
1 cup Barley

Instructions

In a Dutch oven or large soup pot cook your beef (if it is not already cooked). Drain off excess fat, and return beef to the pot.
Add sliced carrots, chopped onions, chopped celery to the beef and stir to combine.
Add ketchup, diced tomatoes (and the juice), tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce; stir to combine.
Add garlic, crushed red pepper, thyme, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Stir to combine.
Dissolve bouillon cubes in water, and add to the mixture in the pot. Stir to combine.
Add the barley and stir.
Simmer covered 1¼ to 1½ hours.
Add more beef broth if the soup is too thick, add more tomato paste if the soup is too thin for your taste.
Serve hot.

Beef Barley Soup Recipe