Bean Soup Mix Recipes

Stretching 13-Bean Soup Mix

By Sharon from Statesboro, GA

Turkey and White Bean Soup

Ingredients:

• 5 turkey sausages, remove casings
• small onion diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and diced
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 2 Tbsp. of tomato paste
• 900 ml carton chicken broth, I use low sodium
• 540 ml white kidney beans drained and rinsed
• 2 cups of chopped kale
• 1/4 cup of lime juice

Directions:

Holiday Winter Bean Soup Mix

Use 2 cups total beans.

You can include: pinto beans, small red beans, kidney beans, yellow split peas, green split peas, baby lima beans, small white beans.

Spice Packet:

• 1/4 cup instant minced onion
• 2 tsp. bouillon granules or powder (*chicken, *beef or vegetable)
• 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 Tbsp. dried parsley

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Ingredients:

• 8 cups water
• holiday winter bean soup mix
• 2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
• * 2 pounds smoked ham shanks

Directions:

Heat water and Winter Bean Soup Mix to boiling in a 4-quart Dutch oven or soup pot. Boil 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand one hour.

Stir carrots and celery into bean mixture. *Add ham shanks. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 2 hours or until beans are tender.

Skim fat if necessary. Remove ham shanks; remove ham from bone. Trim excess fat from ham. Cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham into soup.

Heat until hot. (6 servings about 1-1/2 cups each)

* (do not include for vegetarian soup)

Italian Pasta And Bean Soup Mix

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried pinto beans
• 1/2 cup dried pink beans
• 1/2 cup dried kidney beans
• 1 cup small egg pasta bows
• 1 Tbsp. dried parsley
• 1 Tbsp. instant chicken broth, granules
• 1 tsp. dried rosemary
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. dried minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper

Directions

Place beans into a 3 1/2 cup jar (layer or mix together) with a tight-fitting lid.

Place pasta in a ziplock baggie and place on top of the beans.

Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl and place in a small ziplock baggie.

Include the following recipe:

Italian Pasta and Bean Soup Mix Directions

Remove pasta and seasoning packets. Rinse beans. Cover with water and soak overnight. Rinse and place in a 5-quart Dutch oven with 8 cups water, 1 can (28-ounces) crushed tomatoes, seasoning packet and 1 cup each of coarsely chopped carrot, celery and onion. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender-firm. Uncover, increase heat to medium-low and boil gently for 35 minutes, stirring until soup has thickened slightly. Stir in pasta, increase heat to medium and cook 10 minutes longer or until pasta is tender.

Shared by IMAQT1962 from ILLINOIS

From: http://www.heart4home.net. Thanks to Leslie for permission to print!

Wash Day Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dried mixed beans (any kind)
• 1/2 cup dried split peas
• 2 Tbsp. rice
• 2 quart cold water
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 potatoes, diced
• pieces of ham (from ham bone)
• salt and pepper
• 2 Tbsp. barley
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 cup turnips, diced
• 2 cups tomatoes

Directions:

Holiday Bean Soup Mix

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried black beans
• 1 pound dried red beans
• 1 pound dried kidney beans
• 1 pound dried navy beans
• 1 pound dried great northern beans
• 1 pound dried baby lima beans
• 1 pound dried large lima beans
• 1 pound dried pinto beans
• 1 pound dried green split peas
• 1 pound dried yellow split peas
• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
• 1 pound dried green lentils
• 1 pound dried brown lentils

Directions

Combine beans in a very large bowl. Pour two cups of bean mix into pretty jars (16-oz.) jars holds two cups of bean mix.

Instead of mixing the beans together, you can layer the beans. Very pretty! Just use about 1/8 cup of each bean until you fill the container.

Attach these instructions to the container:

Holiday Bean Soup Mix Directions

• Bean Mix from jar
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 2 cans (14.5 oz each ) stewed tomatoes
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 cups water
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. cumin seed

Cover beans with water and soak overnight. Drain beans and place in a stockpot. Add ham hock, tomatoes, onion, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, salt, chili powder, cumin, vinegar and 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving. Serve warm. Makes 11 cups of soup.

Shared By IMAQT1962 from ILLINOIS

From: http://www.heart4home.net/

Thanks to Leslie for permission to print!