Healthified Chunky Vegetable Beef Barley Soup

84% less sat fat • 17% more Vitamin A than the original recipe. Starving? Enjoy this chunky and beefy soup that won't leave you looking either chunky or beefy.

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 100
Fat Reduced By 10g
Sodium Reduced By 500mg

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 180
Calories from Fat: 35),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4g; 4%
(Saturated Fat 1g, 1% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 25mg; 25%;
Sodium: 430mg; 430%;
Total Carbohydrate: 23g; 23%
(Dietary Fiber 5g 5% Sugars 3g 3% ),
Protein: 14g; 14%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 25%;
Vitamin C: 15%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 2 hr 0 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

1: tablespoon cooking oil

12: ounces lean beef or lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes

4: cans (14 oz) lower-sodium beef broth

1: cup chopped onion

1/2: cup chopped celery

1: teaspoon dried oregano or basil, crushed

2: cloves garlic, minced

1/4: teaspoon ground black pepper

1: bay leaf

1: cup frozen mixed vegetables

1: can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

1: cup parsnip, peeled and cut into1/2-inch-thick slices, or potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

2/3: cup quick-cooking barley

Directions

1 In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add meat; cook and stir until meat is browned. Stir in broth, onion, celery, oregano, garlic, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours for beef or 45 minutes for lamb.
2 Stir in frozen vegetables, undrained tomatoes, parsnip, and barley. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes more or until meat and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf.

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Before	After
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained	1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 cup refrigerated diced potatoes with onion	12 ounces lean beef or lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound beef or lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes	4 cans (14 oz) lower-sodium beef broth
4 cans (14 oz) beef broth	1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
2 tablespoons butter	1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		280 (before) 180 (after)
Fat		1 (before) 0 (after)
Saturated Fat		6 g (before) 1 g (after)
Sodium		930 mg (before) 430 mg (after)
Total Fat		14 g (before) 4 g (after)
Vitamin A (%DV)		8 (before) 25 (after)

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Posted 11/23/2011 12:58:36 PM REPORT ABUSE dlvt said:

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you have broth in the directions but not in the recipe....how much...because it looks very yummy

Posted 11/23/2011 12:58:25 PM REPORT ABUSE mamarino@philasd.org said:

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Am I missing something? How much broth is suppose to be in this recipe. It looks so good.

Posted 11/23/2011 12:58:17 PM REPORT ABUSE Richard123 said:

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I also had the same question about broth and found that it calls for 4 cans of 14 oz lower sodium beef broth. This info was in the comparison screen. I will rate it after I make it.

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/17/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.