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colorful soup mix in a jar

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
NIKKI SMITH
@adorefood
HEMET, CA

i enjoy this meal on a rainy day When were little and living in denver Co. We also stock up on dry ingredents, because we never know if we were going to get catch in a blizzard.. Which one year we did for 3 weeks.. Not good..:)

(2 ratings)
yield 8 ( 1 1/2 cups)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min

Ingredients For colorful soup mix in a jar

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

How To Make colorful soup mix in a jar

  • 1
    Use a canning funnel or any funnel that has about a 2-inch neck. This will make it easier to fill the jars with the ingredients. Be sure to use a wide-mouth, 1-quart canning jar
  • 2
    Layer ingredients in the order given: bouillon, onion flakes, split peas, small shape pasta, barley, lentils, rice, and enough tricolor spiral pasta to fill jar.
  • 3
    Attach tag with cooking instructions:
  • 4
    In large kettle, brown 1 pound ground beef or stew beef cut into bite-size pieces in a little olive oil. Remove tricolor pasta from top of jar and reserve. Add the rest of the jar contents to the kettle with 12 cups water. Let come to a boil and simmer 45 minutes.
  • 5
    Add tricolor pasta and simmer 15 minutes more. Serve with your favorite bread or rolls and a tossed salad.
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