Vegetable Beef Soup with Barley

Vegetable Beef Soup with Barley



1 (40 oz.) can of tomato juice or V8 juice
6 cups of water
1 lb ground beef or ground turkey – browned and drained (season meat as desired)
1 onion – chopped and sautéed (1 cup)
3 Tbsp beef bouillon (to taste)
2 cups carrots – diced
4 cups potatoes – diced
1 cup of barley
1 cup celery – diced

You can also add any other vegetable you might have. (cabbage, broccoli)

Brown meat and sauté onions. Meat and onions may be cooked together. Mix tomato juice and water in stock pot or slow cooker. Add carrots, potatoes, celery and barley. Drain meat and onion, add to stock. Simmer until potatoes and carrots are cooked.