Comforting Ground Beef and Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef use beef with less than 10% fat for South Beach Diet
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 onion large, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic or less if you're not that crazy about garlic
• 6 cups homemade beef stock or use 3 cans beef broth and a little water to make 6 cups
• 4 cups vegetable stock or 2 cans vegetable broth and a little water to make 4 cups
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cup chopped celery finely
• 1 cup carrots finely chopped
• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar add 1 T, then taste to see if you want to use more
• salt
• ground black pepper

Nutrition

• Calories : 300 calories
• Carbohydrate : 28 grams
• Cholesterol : 55 milligrams
• Fat : 7 grams
• Fiber : 5 grams
• Protein : 28 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2 grams
• Sodium : 1580 milligrams
• Sugar : 8 grams