Hamburger Barley Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 6 cups water
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 cups sliced carrots
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped onions
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped celery
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped green pepper
• 1/3 cup barley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 28 ounces tomatoes, undrained, cut up
• 8 ounces tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 in 6 quart stock pot, brown ground beef.
• 2 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 3 bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer approximately 1 hour.
• 4 remove bay leaves before serving.
• 5 keeps well. easy to reheat.