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
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• 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
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• 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!