Lunch: Beef-Barley Soup

Come home to this slow-cooked beef and barley soup that's perfect for dinner especially when served with Pillsbury® artisan dinner rolls.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Barley

Health and fertility benefits of Beef-Barley Soup

Barley is about the best grain a woman with PCOS can eat. It is low in calories and has the lowest GI of all grains. Low-GI grains such as barley take much longer to digest and create a slow, steady rise in blood glucose and insulin levels. As mentioned before on Fertility Chef, low-GI foods reduce cravings. If possible, try and find hulled barley as it is the most nutrient dense of all types of barley.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb beef stew meat
2 medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup uncooked pearl barley
5 1/4 cups Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
2 dried bay leaves
1 cup frozen baby sweet peas

Instructions

Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients except peas in cooker.
Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
About 10 minutes before serving, stir in peas. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook about 10 minutes or until peas are thoroughly cooked. Remove bay leaves.

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