" Negative Calorie " Vegetable Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 carrots, cut into disks
• 6 stalks celery, sliced
• 4 cups broccoli florets
• 2 cups green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 20 mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (10 ounce) frozen spinach
• 1 quart diced tomato
• 1 head cabbage, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 2 (1 ounce) packages low-sodium onion soup mix
• 1 cup barley
• 4 teaspoons beef bouillon
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon parsley (to taste)
• 35 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in a *very* large pot (i use a huge canning pot), put in 2 cups water.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 start adding the vegetables, one at a time, adding water as needed to cover them.
• 4 stir in the soup mix, bouillon, spices, and the rest of the water.
• 5 bring to a boil.
• 6 add the barley.
• 7 let simmer, covered, for 1 to 2 hours.
• 8 for a "stewier" soup, let simmer for additional time, stirring occasionally, until it's to your liking.