Project Description

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 1 cup each: dried green split peas, lentils, black-eyed peas, small lima beans, navy beans, great northern beans, cranberry beans and pearl barley

  • 6 cups water

  • 1 large onion, chopped

  • 1 large carrot, chopped

  • 2 teaspoons chili powder

  • 1 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

  • 1 teaspoon dried minced garlic

  • 1/2 pound smoked sausage, sliced (you can use any type of smoked sausage you like)

  • 1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix the dried beans, peas and barley. Put 1 1/2 cups of bean mix into pint mason jars or cellophane bags. Mix the chili powder, salt, pepper and garlic and put into snack size ziplock or other small plastic bags. The mix will fill 6 containers.

To make soup. Place the bean mix in a Dutch oven. Cover with water 2 inches above beans. Bring to a boil. Boil for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour. Drain. Return drained beans to Dutch oven. Add the 6 cups of fresh water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender.

Add the onion, carrot, and seasoning packet. Return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes. Add sausage and tomatoes. Simmer for another 20-30 minutes. Makes about 8 servings.