Beef Barley Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. very lean ground beef
5 c. water
1 large can or 2 small (14 1/2 oz.) Italian stewed tomatoes
1 large diced onion
1 tsp. salt
1 c. sliced carrots
1 c. chopped green pepper or 1/2 c. green and 1/2 c. red pepper
2/3 c. barley

Preparation

Brown meat well and scrape up brown bits while adding water, then add rest of ingredients.
Adjust seasonings.
Cooks in 1 hour.
Even better the second day.