Thick and Hearty Red Lentil Soup – AVION Harvest

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup AVION Harvest Lentils
• 1/3 cup AVION Harvest Pearled Barley
• 10 cups sodium reduced beef broth
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 2 large carrots (chopped)
• 2 large celery stalks (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1 bay leaf (cracked)