Dry Soup mixes, Recipe
8 Bean Soup mix
- 1/4 C each:
- Dried
- Black beans
- Navy Beans
- Lentils
- Kidney Beans
- Pinto beans
- Garbanzo beans.
- yellow split peas,
- green split peas...
- Mix seperately: Place in small bag with beans.
- 1/4 C dried minced onions
- 1/4 C dried parsley
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 t pepper
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1 t garlic powder
- 1 t dried basil
- Attach Recipe:
- Place beans in large pot and cover with water.
- Bring to a boil, and boil 5 minutes
- Turn off heat. Cover and sit 1 hour. (the beans, not you)
- (Ok, you can sit too)
- Drain, add 8 C water.
- Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 2 -3 hours or until beans are tender.
- Option, Use a hand blender to puree some or all beans if you prefer.
Quick Soup Mix, with lentils, rice, barley, split peas:
- Layer in 1 pint glass jar
- ½ C split peas
- 1/4 C broth powder or cubes (frontier or Knorr)
- ¼ C pearl barley
- ½ C dry lentils
- ½ C white rice
- ¼ C dried minced onion
- 2 T Italian seasoning
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes.
- To make soup:
- Add dry mix and tomatoes to 8 C water.
- Boil cover Simmer 45 minutes
- Add more water for thinner soup
Dried Onion Soup Mix, like Liptons
- 3/4 C minced dry onions
- 1/3 C broth powder
- 4 t onion powder
- 1/2 t celery seed
- 1/2 t sugar
- Combine all ingredients Store in tight fitting container
- About 5 Tbls. of mix are equal to one 1.25 oz pkg
Dried CREAM OF ??? mushroom, or cream of celery, soup mix
- 2 C dried plain soymilk powder
- ¾ C cornstarch
- ¼ C dry vegi broth powder (frontier beefy)
- 2 T dried onion powder
- 1 t basil
- 1 t thyme
- ½ t pepper
- 3 T dried parsley
- 1 t garlic powder
- 1 t salt
- Use: 1/2 C with 1 ¼ C water or water.
- Add ¼ C celery for cream of celery
- ¼ C chopped mushrooms for cream of mushroom.
- Simmer until celery/mushrooms are cooked.
- Season to taste

Tips and ideas:
For Gift. Use a clear jar and layer beans, or just mix together...
Attach Recipe: and spice bag, or other ingredients. Ribbon...
Add more/less of another bean/ingredient if you prefer, or don't have on hand.