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Barley Beef Skillet in a bowl

Barley Beef Skillet

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This Barley Beef Skillet is a hearty, flavorful one-pot meal that’s sure to be a family favorite!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Easy Dinner, One-Pot Meals, Weight Watchers, WW Recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4 (1 & 1/3 cup) servings
Calories 307
Author Emily Bites

Ingredients

  • 1 pound 95% lean ground beef
  • a small onion chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can reduced sodium Beef Broth
  • 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 small carrots chopped
  • 1 small tomato seeded and chopped
  • 1 small zucchini chopped
  • 1 cup medium pearl barley
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Bring a large skillet to medium heat and cook ground beef and onion together, breaking up meat until it is browned. Add the minced garlic and cook for an additional minute. Add the broth, tomato sauce and water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir in the carrots, tomato, zucchini, barley, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
  • Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 45-50 minutes until barley is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.

Notes

To view your current WW Points and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
WW Points per (1 & 1/3 cups) serving: 6 (Points calculated using the recipe builder in the WW app
Nutrition Information per (1 & 1/3 cups) serving:
307 calories, 6 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 40 g carbs, 5 g sugar, 26 g protein, 8 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (1 & 1/3 cups) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 7 SmartPoints/ Blue: 7 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
8 per (1 & 1/3 cups) serving (PP calculated using a WW PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
Slightly adapted from Taste of Home

Nutrition

Calories: 307kcal