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Colorful Soup Mix

Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword gift in a jar, layered soup mix, lentil soup mix, soup mix in a jar
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Layered dried beans, grains and tri-color pasta in a jar, with cooking directions attached. Add ground beef and water to simmer a hearty soup, or give the jar as a gift.

Ingredients

  • 1 beef bouillon cube
  • 1/4 cup dried minced onion
  • 1/2 cup dried split peas
  • 1/2 cup uncooked twist macaroni
  • 1/4 cup barley
  • 1/2 cup dry lentils
  • 1/3 cup long-grain white rice
  • 1 cup uncooked tri-color spiral pasta (placed on top)

Directions

Make the mix

  • Layer the dry ingredients in a jar, cone bag, or vacuum-seal bag, finishing with the spiral pasta on top.
  • Close it up and attach the cooking directions.

To use

  • Take out the spiral pasta and set it aside.
  • Brown the meat in the olive oil in a large kettle.
  • Pour in the water and the rest of the mix.
  • Bring to a low boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
  • Add the spiral pasta you set aside and simmer for 15 more minutes. Serve hot.

Notes

Add: 1 pound ground beef or stew beef, cut into bite-size pieces; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 12 cups water.
Storage: dry mix up to 1 year airtight. Soup refrigerated within 2 hours, 3 to 4 days; freeze 2 to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 78g | Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 9.4g | Saturated Fat: 3.1g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 291mg | Fiber: 3.9g | Sugar: 1.3g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 1.4mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2.2mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 12 servings from the whole mix with 1 pound ground beef or stew beef, cut into bite-size pieces, 1 tablespoon olive oil; dried minced onion counted as dehydrated onion, dried split peas counted as dry split peas, uncooked twist macaroni counted as dry pasta, barley counted as dry pearled barley, long-grain white rice counted as dry long-grain white rice, uncooked tri-color spiral pasta counted as dry pasta, ground beef or stew beef (the first choice counted). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.