Crock-Pot Beef Barley Stew

Prepare this easy recipe for Crock-Pot Barley Beef Stew as a freezer meal or just make it and enjoy. Full of hearty beef, veggies and barley you’ll love it!

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Stew

This recipe for Crock-Pot Beef Barley Stew is included in our 10 Easy Crock-Pot Freezer Meals Meal Plan that you can purchase in our store for just $2.99. The meal plan includes 10 great freezer meals that you can prepare ahead of time and have ready to go in your freezer. You will also get a printable grocery shopping list for all the ingredients needed to make all 10 meals as well as printable labels that you can stick on your freezer bags.

This was the last meal I made in the freezer plan. And I have to tell you this recipe was GOOD.

I personally have never used barley in the slow cooker, but I really wanted to try it out.

I was a little worried that the barley would get mushy and my kids wouldn’t eat it. But nope, the barley cooked up perfectly and added just the right chew texture to the stew.

The flavor was perfect too…not too strong, nor too dull.

My oldest daughters favorite part was the cooked carrots, in fact she loved them so much that I wish I had added more carrots to the recipe. Perhaps next time I make this I will.

You can add other veggies to this recipe too…celery, potatoes, turnips…all of those sound yummy to me.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as our family did!

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Crock-Pot Beef Barley Stew Recipe

Heidi Kennedy

Tender chunks of beef, carrots, potatoes and barley are combined in this super flavorful beef stew recipe. A perfect recipe for a chilly autumn or winter day!

4 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Freezer Meals, Soups, Stews and Chili

Cuisine American

Servings 6 Servings

Calories 407 kcal

Ingredients

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• 1.5 – 2 pounds Beef Stew Meat
• 29 ounces Beef Broth
• 2 cups Water
• 2 cups Carrots (peeled and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices)
• 2 cups Potatoes (peeled & diced)
• 14.5 ounces Canned Diced Tomatoes (with liquid)
• 1 cup Celery (diced or sliced)
• 1 packet Onion Soup Mix (or homemade)
• 1 cup Uncooked Barley

Instructions

• Place all ingredients in a 6 quart slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Serve with a nice crusty bread and a side salad and enjoy!

Notes

Freezer Directions: Place all ingredients except barley into a gallon sized freezer bag and mix it up a little bit. Lay flat and press out excess air. Label freezer bag and freeze for up to 6 months. To cook freezer meal thaw freezer bag in refrigerator overnight or in a sink of cool water until it is thawed enough to remove from bag (contents can still be partially frozen). Dump bag contents into slow cooker, add barley and cook 8 – 10 hours on low.

Nutrition

Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 1107mg | Potassium: 960mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 11350IU | Vitamin C: 42.9mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 5mg

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