This rainbow bean soup mix was a recipe I came up with last year to use as a table decoration for the local woman’s club I belong to. The rainbow bean soup mix is packaged up in a jar and you can decorate the top with decorative fabric. It makes a pretty gift or holiday decoration.
Rainbow Bean Soup Mix
INGREDIENTS FOR JARS:
½ cup dried kidney beans
½ cup dried black eyed peas
½ cup dried yellow split peas
½ cup dried red lentils
½ cup dried black beans
2 tbsp dried onion flakes
2 tbsp veggie bouillon granules OR 1 KNORR veggie bouillon cube
2 tbsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried basil
1 ½ tsp paprika
1 tsp dry oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp black pepper
1 small zip top bag
1 quart size jar with a wide mouth
DIRECTIONS to make gift jar:
- Mix spices together & place in a small zip top bag
- Layer each type of bean in the jar, one type at a time, making a row of each color
- Place bag of spices on the top of the final layer of beans
- Screw on lid
- Decorate jar, attach recipe
INGREDIENTS FOR SOUP:
1 jar mixed beans, included
1 seasoning packet, included
8 cups water
1 x 14.5 ounce can crushed tomatoes
DIRECTIONS to make soup:
- Remove seasoning packet from jar and set aside
- Rinse beans, place beans in large microwave safe dish
- Cover with water 1”-2” over top of beans
- Cover dish loosely with cling wrap
- Microwave on high for 15 minutes, rotate half way through if you don’t have a turntable in your microwave
- Drain & rinse beans
- Place beans in a large pot
- Add 8 cups water
- Add 1 can (14.5 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- Add seasoning packet
- Bring everything to a boil
- Lower heat to simmer, cover pot, simmer for 1 ½ hours or until beans are tender
- Stir occasionally, if the soup is too thick add in additional chicken stock/water (up to 3 cups)
Rainbow Bean Soup Mix
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS FOR JARS:
- ½ cup dried kidney beans
- ½ cup dried black eyed peas
- ½ cup dried yellow split peas
- ½ cup dried red lentils
- ½ cup dried black beans
- 2 tbsp dried onion flakes
- 2 tbsp veggie bouillon granules OR 1 KNORR veggie bouillon cube
- 2 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 ½ tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 small zip top bag
- 1 quart size jar with a wide mouth
- INGREDIENTS FOR SOUP:
- 1 jar mixed beans included
- 1 seasoning packet included
- 8 cups water
- 1 x 14.5 ounce can crushed tomatoes
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS to make gift jar:
- Mix spices together & place in a small zip top bag
- Layer each type of bean in the jar, one type at a time, making a row of each color
- Place bag of spices on the top of the final layer of beans
- Screw on lid
- Decorate jar, attach recipe
- DIRECTIONS to make soup:
- Remove seasoning packet from jar and set aside
- Rinse beans, place beans in large microwave safe dish
- Cover with water 1”-2” over top of beans
- Cover dish loosely with cling wrap
- Microwave on high for 15 minutes, rotate half way through if you don’t have a turntable in your microwave
- Drain & rinse beans
- Place beans in a large pot
- Add 8 cups water
- Add 1 can (14.5 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- Add seasoning packet
- Bring everything to a boil
- Lower heat to simmer, cover pot, simmer for 1 ½ hours or until beans are tender
- Stir occasionally, if the soup is too thick add in additional chicken stock/water (up to 3 cups)