This friendship soup mix makes a wonderful gift. Layer the dry ingredients in a jar and attach the recipe that lists the rest of the ingredients and directions for making the soup. Your friends and family will love you for this!
Prep Time::15 mins
Cook Time::0 mins
Total Time::15 mins
Servings::16
Ingredients
½ cup dry split peas
⅓ cup beef bouillon granules
¼ cup pearl barley
½ cup dry lentils
¼ cup dried onion flakes
2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
½ cup uncooked long-grain white rice
2 bay leaves
½ cup uncooked alphabet pasta
Directions
Layer split peas, bouillon, barley, lentils, onion flakes, Italian seasoning, rice, and bay leaves in a 1 ½ pint jar. Wrap the pasta in plastic wrap, and place in the jar. Seal tightly.
Cook’s Note
Attach a label to the jar with this information:
Friendship Soup Additional Ingredients Needed:
1 pound ground beef, black pepper to taste, garlic powder to taste, 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes – undrained, 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste, and 3 quarts water.
To Prepare Soup:
Remove pasta from top of jar, and set aside. In a large pot over medium heat, brown beef with pepper and garlic; drain excess fat. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, and soup mix. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover, and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in the pasta, cover, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until the pasta, peas, lentils and barley are tender.