Turkey/Barley/Vegetable Soup

1 pound browned ground turkey (can use hamburger instead)
1 medium onion, chopped
2-3 stalks of celery, chopped
3 or 4 carrots, cut in medallions (I use half a big bag of baby carrots instead)
can of chunk tomatoes or stewed tomatoes, including juice
enough water to fill your crockpot (or however much soup you want)
3 tsp beef soup base, or 3 beef bouillion cubes

Throw everything into the crockpot and turn on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours. During the last half hour of cooktime, add in 1/2 cup of barley and whatever leftover vegetables you've accumulated from the previous week. Today I'll be adding leftover corn.

I love that you can add just about anything to this soup and it tastes great. Plus the whole grain from the barley makes me feel like a good mom!

We'll add bread or muffins to this menu and be good to go!