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Slow-Cooker Beef-Barley Soup with Red Wine & Pesto

Prep Time:20 minsAdditional Time:4 hrsTotal Time:4 hrs 20 minsServings:6Yield:6 servingsJump to Nutrition Facts

Prep Time:20 minsAdditional Time:4 hrsTotal Time:4 hrs 20 minsServings:6Yield:6 servings

Prep Time:20 mins

Prep Time:

20 mins

Additional Time:4 hrs

Additional Time:

4 hrs

Total Time:4 hrs 20 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 20 mins

Servings:6

Servings:

6

Yield:6 servings

Yield:

6 servings

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Ingredients

1poundboneless beef chuck roast, cut into bite-sized pieces

½teaspoonblack pepper

2tablespoonsolive oil

1 ½cups1/2-inch-thick diagonally sliced carrots (from 3 carrots)

1cupyellow onion (from 1 onion)

½cupdry red wine

3cupsunsalted beef stock

1(14.5 ounce) candiced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano

¼cupjarred pesto

½cupuncooked whole-grain hulled barley (not pearled; about 4 ounces)

½teaspoonkosher salt

DirectionsPat the beef dry with a paper towel; sprinkle with the pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add the beef to the skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer the beef to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add the carrots, onions, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.Add the wine to the skillet; cook over medium-high 1 minute, stirring and scraping to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Pour over the beef mixture in the slow cooker.Stir the stock, tomatoes, and pesto into the slow cooker. Cover; cook on HIGH 2 hours. Stir in the barley; cover and cook on HIGH until the beef and barley are tender, about 2 hours. Stir in the kale and salt. Ladle the soup into bowls, and serve hot.TipsMulticooker Directions: In Step 1, transfer the browned beef and softened vegetables to the inner pot of a 6-quart multicooker. In Step 2, pour the hot wine mixture over the beef mixture in the pot. In Step 3, stir the stock, tomatoes, and pesto into the pot. Lock the lid; turn Pressure Valve to “Venting.” Cook on SLOW COOK [More] 2 hours. Stir in the barley. Lock the lid; turn Pressure Valve to “Venting.” Cook on SLOW COOK [More] until the beef and barley are tender, about 2 hours. Finish Step 3.Originally appeared: Everyday Slow Cooker

Directions

Pat the beef dry with a paper towel; sprinkle with the pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add the beef to the skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer the beef to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add the carrots, onions, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.Add the wine to the skillet; cook over medium-high 1 minute, stirring and scraping to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Pour over the beef mixture in the slow cooker.Stir the stock, tomatoes, and pesto into the slow cooker. Cover; cook on HIGH 2 hours. Stir in the barley; cover and cook on HIGH until the beef and barley are tender, about 2 hours. Stir in the kale and salt. Ladle the soup into bowls, and serve hot.TipsMulticooker Directions: In Step 1, transfer the browned beef and softened vegetables to the inner pot of a 6-quart multicooker. In Step 2, pour the hot wine mixture over the beef mixture in the pot. In Step 3, stir the stock, tomatoes, and pesto into the pot. Lock the lid; turn Pressure Valve to “Venting.” Cook on SLOW COOK [More] 2 hours. Stir in the barley. Lock the lid; turn Pressure Valve to “Venting.” Cook on SLOW COOK [More] until the beef and barley are tender, about 2 hours. Finish Step 3.

Pat the beef dry with a paper towel; sprinkle with the pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add the beef to the skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer the beef to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Add the carrots, onions, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.

Add the wine to the skillet; cook over medium-high 1 minute, stirring and scraping to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Pour over the beef mixture in the slow cooker.

Stir the stock, tomatoes, and pesto into the slow cooker. Cover; cook on HIGH 2 hours. Stir in the barley; cover and cook on HIGH until the beef and barley are tender, about 2 hours. Stir in the kale and salt. Ladle the soup into bowls, and serve hot.

Tips

Multicooker Directions: In Step 1, transfer the browned beef and softened vegetables to the inner pot of a 6-quart multicooker. In Step 2, pour the hot wine mixture over the beef mixture in the pot. In Step 3, stir the stock, tomatoes, and pesto into the pot. Lock the lid; turn Pressure Valve to “Venting.” Cook on SLOW COOK [More] 2 hours. Stir in the barley. Lock the lid; turn Pressure Valve to “Venting.” Cook on SLOW COOK [More] until the beef and barley are tender, about 2 hours. Finish Step 3.

Originally appeared: Everyday Slow Cooker

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Nutrition Facts(per serving)301Calories12gFat25gCarbs22gProtein

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