Slow-Cooker Beef and Barley Soup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Carbs
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Set your slow cooker in the morning and come home to a hot, hearty stew loaded with beef and barley.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 2 pounds beef boneless chuck, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 medium carrots, cut lengthwise in half, then cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
- 2 cartons (32 ounces each) Progresso™ beef flavored broth
- 1 1/2 cups frozen sweet peas (from 1-pound bag)
- 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn (from 1-pound bag)
Instructions
- Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onion, garlic, beef, salt and pepper in oil 7 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is browned.
- Spoon beef mixture into 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in carrots, barley and broth.
- Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
- Increase heat setting to High. Stir in frozen peas and corn. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until peas and corn are hot.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Barley.
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.
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