Slow-Cooker Beef-Barley Soup with Red Wine & Pesto

“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.” ― Laurie Colwin

1 pound boneless beef chuck roast, cut into bite-sized pieces

½ teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 ½ cups ½-inch-thick diagonally sliced carrots (from 3 carrots)

1 cup yellow onion (from 1 onion)

½ cup dry red wine

3 cups unsalted beef stock

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano

¼ cup jarred pesto

½ cup uncooked whole-grain hulled barley (not pearled; about 4 ounces)

1 (5 ounce) package baby kale leaves

½ teaspoon kosher salt

Directions at eatingwell.com

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