Instant Pot Beef Barley Mushroom Soup

This hearty and comforting soup is made in the Instant Pot with tender beef, healthy barley, earthy mushrooms, and fragrant herbs.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb beef stew meat, cubed
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions:

Set Instant Pot to saut mode and heat olive oil

Add beef and saut until browned on all sides

Add onions, carrots, celery, and garlic

Saut until onions are translucent

Stir in mushrooms, barley, thyme, rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper

Pour in beef broth and stir to combine

Close lid, set to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes

Allow for natural pressure release for 10 minutes, then manually release any remaining pressure

Adjust seasoning if needed, then serve hot

Enjoy!