Beef Barley Soup

1.5 pounds ground beef
1 onion
28 oz tomatoes
2 cups water
3 cans beef broth
1 can tomato soup
4 carrots
3 celery sticks
8 tbsp pearl barley
1 bay leaf
parsley
1/2 tsp thyme

Put all your ingredients in a slow cooker. Cook on low 8-10 hours, or high 4-5 hours.

Some recipes suggest adding the barley only for the last hour or so, but I just put it all in to start. This recipe is very thick when it's done.

Also, if I don't happen to have cans of broth I just mix water and oxo packets together and pour that in. I used 5 packs last time, and enough water to fill my slow cooker. Don't worry about adding too much water, the soup is VERY thick. Good luck!