Mixes in a Jar Recipes - Soup and Chili

Arizona Dozen Bean Pot Soup Mix

This makes 15 (2-cup) gift packages.

2 1/4 cups lentils
2 1/4 cups baby limas
2 1/4 cups regular limas
2 1/4 cups black-eyed peas
2 1/4 cups kidney beans
2 1/4 cups split peas
2 1/4 cups great northern beans
2 1/4 cups pinto beans
2 1/4 cups red beans
2 1/4 cups white beans
2 1/4 cups navy beans
2 1/4 cups black beans
2 1/4 cups barley
15 chile pods

Combine all beans in a HUGE bowl or pot. Mix with hands. Fill 2-cup decorative containers with dry bean mixture. Attach Dozen Bean Pot Soup recipe. Tie top of container with raffia.

Attach the following to each jar:

Arizona Bean Soup

Beans from jar
1 smoked ham hock
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
6 cups water
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves or parsley
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin seed

Cover beans with water and soak overnight.

Drain beans and place in a stockpot. Add ham hock, tomatoes, onion, garlic, bay leaf, 6 cups of water and remaining ingredients. 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.