Click for Cookbook LOGIN
"Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."--Harriet van Horne

Crockpot Beef Barley Stew (Freezer Meal) Recipe

  Tried it? Rate this Recipe:
 

 

This recipe for Crockpot Beef Barley Stew (Freezer Meal) is from The Elsbernd Family Cookbook, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 lb. beef chuck roast grass-fed, fat-trimmed, and cut into bite-sized pieces
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
½ onion, chopped
2 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. dried rosemary
1 bay leaf
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
½ c. pearled barley
7 c. beef broth (not needed until day of cooking)
1 gallon-sized plastic freezer bag (I find Hefty freezer bags work great)
Directions:
Directions:
Label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and "use-by" date. Combine all ingredients (except beef broth) in a gallon-sized plastic freezer bag, adding the beef to the bag last so it's the first ingredient poured into the crockpot. Remove as much air as possible, seal, and freeze for up to three months.

When ready to eat, thaw overnight in the refrigerator or in a bowl of cold water. Add to crockpot with beef broth and cook on "low" setting for 8 hours or until carrots are soft. Remove the bay leaf and enjoy!

 

 

 

Learn more about the process to create a cookbook -- or
Start your own personal family cookbook right now!  Here's to good eating!

Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!

 

 

 

44W  

Cookbooks are great for Holiday Gifts, Wedding Gifts, Bridal Shower ideas and Family Reunions!

*Recipes and photos entered into the Family Cookbook Project are provided by the submitting contributors. All rights are retained by the contributor. Please contact us if you believe copyright violations have occurred.

Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!