Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup
- 1 pound lean stew meat, visible fat discarded
- 3 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 2/3 cup chopped onion
- 2/3 cup frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
- 2/3 cup frozen cut (not chopped) broccoli
- 1/2 cup sliced carrot
- 1 cube (1 teaspoon) salt-free beef bouillon
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley