Grandma Coffee's Beef Barley Vegetable Soup
"A wonderful family recipe, passed down by my mother (nicknamed Grandma Coffee by my daughters). This recipe gets a unique flavor from the rutabaga used in place of potatoes. The rutabaga gives it a wonderful flavor, and will not fall apart like potatoes tend to do in soup. I freeze half, and use half immediately. Enjoy with some crusty sourdough or French bread and a garden salad. "
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Barley | 1 cup cooked (157g) | 193 |
| Lima Bean | 1/2 cup (85g) cooked | 108 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Rutabaga | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into bite-size pieces
- 6 cups water, plus more if desired
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans canned diced tomatoes with their juice
- 4 carrots, cut into 1/4 inch rounds
- 4 stalks celery, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 rutabaga, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup uncooked pearl barley
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen white corn
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen cut green beans
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans (optional)
- seasoned salt (such as Morton® Nature's Seasons® Seasoning Blend) to taste