I took some recipes I found online and mixed up some 4 bean soup mixes to give as gifts at Christmas. Easy and fun to make and give!
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- 1/3 cup dried pinto beans
- 1/3 cup dried black beans
- 1/3 cup dried great northern beans
- 1/3 cup dried kidney beans
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- dash onion powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large veggie bouillon cube See Note: I used Edward & Sons brand I ordered online
Ingredients
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- To assemble: Use pint (or wide mouth, if you can find them) mason jars and add the ingredients in order. The individual layers of dried beans on the bottom, then the seasonings, and top with a wrapped veggie bouillon cube.
- Print the following instructions on a tag and include with your jar gift (Original instructions; see below for my notes and changes): Unwrap the bouillon cube. Add the bouillon cube, remaining content of the jar, 2 diced carrots, 2 diced celery stalk, 1 (14 oz) can diced tomato and 6 cups of water into a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat. Cover and simmer, until the beans are tender, about 90 minutes, adding more water as necessary. Discard the bay leaf. Season to taste and serve.
Stacy's Notes: I combined 2 different five bean soup mixes I found online (from misswish.com and wholefully.com), but I left out the split green peas, as I don't like them, haha! I combined and added seasonings and came up with the above mixture. I taste tested it before gifting to family and friends and made and included the following notes:
I left out the celery and added diced carrot and onion, as well as the can of diced tomatoes. I used about 6 cups of water and the dried beans took 2-2.5 hours to cook on my stovetop, in a Dutch oven. I added diced ham to our soup, or I would also try browned hamburger meat. I seasoned well with salt and pepper at the end, after the beans were soft. This makes 4 small or lunch sized portions or two hefty meal sized portions. Enjoy!