Beef Barley Soup (Review)

I used the recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook to make this soup. The recipe was easy to follow and cooking time was fairly accurate. I followed the barley cooking instructions from the package instead of the ones in the cookbook because I thought that would ensure the barley was cooked. The recipe as written provided us with 2 dinners for 2 people and 1 lunch for 1 person. I would increase the salt and pepper because we both needed to add it after tasting the soup.

Changes for next time:

Adding the diced tomatoes was weird to me, and it didn’t add anything so I would not include them next time.

I don’t think both potatoes and barely were needed in this soup, so I would go with one or the other. When I make this recipe again I would not add the potatoes and would instead replace them with parsnips and more vegetables.