Instant Pot Beef & Barley Soup

Name: Instant Pot Beef & Barley Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 large (or 2 medium) carrots, peeled and diced; 2 ribs celery, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces; 2 pounds chuck meat, cut into chunky (yet bite-size) cubes; 6 cloves (2 tablespoons) garlic, minced; 6 cups beef broth; 1 cup pearl barley, rinsed; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoons seasoned salt; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 pound baby or fingerling potatoes, skins-on and quartered/roughly chopped; 2 bay leaves

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:35min

The Instant Pot cooks meats and grains beautifully and to tender perfection. Therefore, it only makes sense to combine the two and churn out a big pot of the most outrageous Beef & Barley Soup you've ever known. This is a very popular recipe from my first (orange) cookbook ;)

Updated at: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:35:32 GMT