Have I ever mentioned I love my crockpot!  On a day I know I will have a busy evening I dump all my ingredients into the crockpot and dinner is ready for me when I get home from work.

This is a fantastic clean stew recipe that everyone in your family will love on a chilly fall day.

Beef Barley Stew

Ingredients

Stew

• 1 pound stew beef
• 1 cup onion quartered
• 2 cups carrots sliced
• 1 cup celery sliced
• 1 cup corn
• 3/4 cup barley

Broth

• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon “Better Than Bouillon”
• 5 cups water
• 3/4 cup of tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Make clean broth by mixing together all of the ingredients listened under broth in the crockpot.
2. Add all of the ingredients listed under stew except the barley.
3. Allow the stew to cook on low for 8 hours.  Add in barley and cook on low for one more hour.