Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

Only 275 Calories per serving

Yield: 8 (1 & 1/2 cups) servings

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs uncooked lean, trimmed boneless beef chuck steak, chopped into bite-sized pieces)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 5 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup sliced white mushrooms
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
• 48 oz low sodium fat free beef broth
• 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in your slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 4 hours.

Weight Watchers SmartPoints:
6 per (1 & 1/2 cup) serving (SmartPoints calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
7 per (1 & 1/2 cup) serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information:
275 calories, 28 g carbs, 5 g sugars, 6 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 28 g protein, 5 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)

adapted from multiple sources: Framed Cooks, Pip and Ebby and Nutmeg Nanny 

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