Dried Bean Soup Mix

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup dried garbanzo beans
• 1/4 cup dried navy beans or 1/4 cup lima beans
• 1/4 cup dried red kidney beans or 1/4 cup pinto beans
• 1/4 cup dried whole peas or 1/4 cup dried split peas
• 3 tablespoons dried onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons allspice berries
• 2 tablespoons pearl barley
• 2 tablespoons dried celery flakes
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 bay leaf
• salt

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a plastic bag or an airtight container; store, tightly sealed, until needed.
• 2 basic bean soup combine contents of package with 7 cups water in a 3-quart saucepan. bring to boiling; reduce heat. cover and simmer 2 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour. (or soak bean mixture in the water overnight in a covered pan.) do not drain.
• 4 bring beans and liquid to boiling, reduce heat. cover and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender.
• 5 remove bay leaf. season to taste.
• 6 meaty bean soup follow basic recipe through the soaking step. add 1 3/4-1 pound smoked lamb hock or beef shank crosscuts. bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• 7 cover and simmer 1 hour for lamb hocks or 1-1/2 hour for beef shanks.
• 8 remove meat, chop coarsely and return to soup.
• 9 remove bay leaf. add 1 16-oz. can tomatoes, cut up and undrained. add one medium carrot, chopped.
• 10 cover and simmer for 30 more minutes. season to taste. makes 4-6 servings.
• 11 spicy bean pot follow basic recipe but reduce water to 5-1/2 cups. remove bay leaf.
• 12 brown 1/2 pound ground beef and drain off fat. add 1 teaspoons chili powder and cook 1 minute. add to bean soup along with 1 10-oz. can rotel.
• 13 heat through, stirring occasionally. season to taste. serve in tortilla bowls or with corn chips. garnish with jalapenos, if desired. makes 6-8 main-dish servings.
• 14 cheesy bean soup follow basic recipe through the soaking step, except reduce water to 4 cups. remove bay leaf. mash beans slightly. add 2 cups milk and 1 6-oz. link cheese food or smoked cheese food. cook and stir until beans are soft. makes 4-6 main dish servings.