30-Minute Beef, Mushroom, and Farro Soup
Turn Pot Roast leftovers into a one-pot beef, barley, and farro soup that's packed with flavor and depth.
Serves4 to 6
Prep10 minutes
Cook35 minutes
Welcome to Rollover Dinners, a series to help you make smart use of leftovers. In this post, we’re using leftovers from this Dutch oven pot roast to make easy work of this rich beef and farro soup. Read the intro here.
Soup is one of our favorite ways to use up leftovers, because almost anything can be simmered in broth and served with bread. Here, we’re using leftovers from an easy homemade pot roast to create a one-pot beef and farro soup (inspired by the classic Beef and Barley), that’s packed with flavor and depth. We’ve also swapped the long-cooking barley with toothsome farro and bolstered the richness of the beef with caramelized mushrooms. Here’s how to make this hearty winter soup in just 30 minutes.
Caramelized Mushrooms Are the Ultimate Soup Upgrade
Deeply browning cremini mushrooms creates a savory base for this soup, and prevents it from tasting just like leftover pot roast. To do so, you’ll simply heat a generous amount of olive oil in the soup pot, then cook the mushrooms undisturbed until they’re caramelized.
To build the rest of this soup, you’ll add farro, lots of garlic, and beef broth as well as the leftover pot roast and vegetables you saved from the previous dinner. No leftovers? Grab some pre-cooked pot roast — found near the meat section of the supermarket — and a bag of frozen roasted potatoes to make this soup in a flash.
Beef, Mushroom, and Farro Soup
Turn Pot Roast leftovers into a one-pot beef, barley, and farro soup that's packed with flavor and depth.
Prep time 10 minutes
Cook time 35 minutes
Serves 4 to 6
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
- 1 pound
cremini mushrooms
- 4 cloves
garlic
- 1/4 cup
olive oil
- 11/2 cups
pearled farro
- 6 cups
low-sodium beef broth
- 8 ounces
leftover pot roast (about 2 cups)
- 2 cups
cooked potato and carrot chunks
Instructions
Clean and quarter 1 pound cremini mushrooms and mince 4 garlic cloves.
Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the mushrooms and cook undisturbed until browned, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and 1 1/2 cups farro and cook until the garlic is fragrant. Add 6 cups beef broth and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, cover, and cook until the farro is tender, about 20 minutes. Add 2 cups shredded beef, 2 cups potato and carrot chunks, and stir to combine. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Recipe Notes
Storage: Leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 4 days.