Lemony beef, spinach, and barley soup from Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals (page 210) by Melissa Clark

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  • pastaplease on February 17, 2026

    Used 2lbs beef, all else the same. Took 27 minutes to cook. Good but not better than other beef and barley recipes.

  • averythingcooks on December 17, 2024

    I added some extra vegetables to this (roasted red peppers & 1/2'd grape tomatoes) and we enjoyed this hearty dinner bowl with some homemade rolls. I made this in a Dutch oven on the stove top with no problems & used red wine vinegar in place of the lemon for the needed hit of acid. Even a 1/2 recipe made a lot of food so next time I would consider scaling back the barley.

  • Pimlicocook on May 27, 2024

    Really liked this. Light enough for a cool, late-spring day, the lemony tang really lifts the overall stew, and the balance of meat and veg was perfect. I left out fennel, used thyme instead of sage, and served with thinly-sliced fresh green chillies as suggested - would definitely recommend the latter. Will make again.

  • Lepa on November 16, 2022

    Warning, this takes a bit of time even if it is made in the pressure cooker. I misjudged and we had a late dinner. The soup is really good. My husband complained it was a bit lemony so you may want to dial it back if you don't love lemon. The jalapenos were a wonderful garnish. They made the soup and I highly recommend them if you like some spice.

  • eileentien on November 10, 2022

    Hearty and delicious soup on a cold night. Love it!

  • MarciK on October 24, 2022

    This was a good recipe for a warm Fall day. I made some substitutions. I used baby kale instead of spinach. I used farro instead of barley because that’s what I had on hand. I skipped the lemon zest and just used the juice of a whole lemon that I had already zested for a different recipe. All the substitutions went well. I used unsalted stock, so I needed quite a bit more salt at the end. The recipe was easy to follow, and everything turned out as expected. It was tasty and felt healthy.

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