Elk Barley Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs elk steaks, cubed
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 3/4 cup pearl barley
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup corn (either canned or frozen)
• 1 tablespoon salt (or less)
• 1/4 tablespoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2 (1 lb) cans tomatoes (diced or stewed)
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 green pepper, chopped

Recipe

• 1 saute beef, celery and onion in large dutch oven pot until brown.
• 2 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 pour into a large casserole dish.
• 5 cover with lid and bake at 375 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until barley is tender.
• 6 add extra water if necessary.
• 7 if you are cooking this in a crock pot, brown meat, celery and onions.
• 8 then add all ingredients to the crockpot, stir and cook on high for 4 hours or until barley is tender.