Clareareeves's Recipes: Beef-Barley Soup

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 3/4 pound boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces $
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced carrot $
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery $
• 2/3 cup chopped onion $
• 1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms $
• 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium beef broth $
• 1 bay leaf
• 2/3 cup uncooked pearl barley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper