Barley Soup Recipes

Barley can lend a rich, earthy flavor to any dish–including barley soup. Try these tempting barley soup recipes for lentil soup, beef barley soup, hamburger soup, stone soup, mushroom barley soup, chicken barley soup and more.

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Bacon-Beef Barley Soup

Here’s a robust dish that’s perfect for hungry teenagers! Served over creamy mashed potatoes, this quick, comforting soup really hits the spot. —Cathy Peterson, Menominee, Michigan

Beef Barley Soup with Roasted Vegetables

The beauty of this soup is that you can roast the vegetables separately in the oven while it's simmering away....


Comforting Beef Barley Soup

When the weather outside is nippy, we want a bowl of soup that’s chock-full of beef, barley and veggies. It's...


Ground Beef Barley Soup

I first tasted this soup when a friend served it to our family one day after church. It's now a...


Mushroom Barley Soup

A few years ago, a friend at work shared the recipe for this wonderful soup. With beef, barley and vegetables,...

Mushroom Barley Soup

This mushroom barley soup is chock-full of veggies and grains. It's brimming with flavor!


19 Comforting Barley Soup Recipes

If you’re in search of a hearty and cozy meal, look no farther than these barley soup recipes.

Cabbage Barley Soup

My neighbor had an abundance of cabbage, so a group of us had a contest to see who could come...


Butternut Squash and Barley Soup

I love to use my garden produce in this veggie-packed soup. Serve it with bread or oatmeal dinner rolls and...


Roast Beef and Barley Soup

When making this soup, I tend to clean out the refrigerator by adding all kinds of leftovers. In fact, my...


Barley Broccoli Soup

This original recipe of mine was a winner in a barley soup contest. Barley makes it hearty and nutritious -...

Vegetable Soup with Dumplings

This nutritious soup never gets boring, because the vegetables can vary depending on what's in season or on hand. In...


Lentil Barley Soup

Meet the Cook: Soups are one of my favorite things to prepare - they're so easy, and nothing is better...


Short Rib Soup

This is one of my dad's most irresistible dishes. It has a flavorful broth, tender meat and colorful vegetables. It...


Hearty Chicken Barley Soup

No question—this is my favorite soup. It's so filling that I serve it as a hearty main dish, and I...


Ground Beef and Barley Soup

I came across this recipe years ago at a recipe exchange through a church group. The contributor didn't sign her...

Southwestern Chicken Barley Soup

Kell Ferell of Alamo, North Dakota drives 80 miles round-trip every day for her job, so she needs quick, healthy...


Mexican Bean Barley Soup

Wonderfully warming, this soup is always on the menu for the retreats we host on our woodland farm. Everyone enjoys...


Barley Chicken Chili

I was looking for a new recipe for chicken when I discovered a dish I thought my husband might like....


White Bean ‘N’ Barley Soup

"A friend of mine gave me this recipe, and it's delicious," says Stephanie Land of Sudbury, Ontario.


Turkey Barley Tomato Soup

This low-calorie soup is so quick to prepare and tastes so good. It's a real stomach-filler and warms us up...


Broccoli Barley Soup

The addition of barley makes this both a flavorful and hearty broccoli soup.


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Chicken Barley Soup

Chicken barley soup is such an easy comfort food, you'll want it on rotation for all of soup season.


Chili with Barley

From Falmouth, Kentucky, Shirley McClanahan notes, “This is one of those quick but delicious, one-dish dinner recipes you can never...


Hearty Barley Beef Soup

A big slice of sourdough bread goes great with a bowl of this heart-warming soup that's brimming with beef and...

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Mushroom Spinach Barley Soup

Looking for a filling, meatless meal in a bowl? Ladle up this delicious soup. It's a treasured favorite with my...


Vegetable Barley Soup

Vegetable barley soup is a hearty-tasting yet low-calorie, healthy soup that's perfect for cold winter evenings or Sunday afternoons.


Mushroom Barley Soup for Two

This is part of my favorite meal, quick and easy to prepare and the perfect amount for two. The mushrooms,...


Stone Soup

Loaded with chicken and six kinds of vegetables, our stone soup warms the soul (and the recipe comes with a...


Scotch Broth

“Add a side of bread to this luscious concoction of lamb, vegetables and barley, and you'll have all a hungry...


Mushroom Onion Barley Soup

After tinkering with three different recipes, I came up with this warming rich, dark brown broth with hearty mushrooms, barley...