Cheesy Beef Barley Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 6 cups beef broth
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, cut up
• 1 cup sliced carrot
• 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley, uncooked
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves, crushed
• salt
• pepper
• lawry's seasoned salt
• 1 lb velveeta cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown meat,onions and celery in large saucepan.
• 2 drain the grease off.
• 3 in a large pot, stir in beef broth, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, barley, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and lawry's seasoning.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat.
• 6 cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the barley is tender.
• 7 stir in the velvetta cheese until it is melted.