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Friendship Soup (from Taste of Home) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup dried green split peas
1/3 cup beef bouillon granules
1/4 cup medium pearl barley
1/2 cup dried lentils
1/4 cup dried minced onion
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/2 cup uncooked alphabet pasta or other small pasta

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef (90% lean)
3 quarts water
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
Directions:
Directions:
1. In a 1-1/2-pint jar, layer the first seven ingredients in the order listed. Wrap pasta in a small sheet of plastic wrap; add to jar. Seal tightly. Store in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months.

2. To prepare soup: Remove pasta from jar and set aside. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook the beef until no longer pink; drain. Add the water, tomatoes and soup mix; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Stir in the reserved pasta; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the pasta, peas, barley and lentils are tender.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Nutrition Facts:

1 cup: 165 calories, 4g fat (0 saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 106mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 12g protein.

Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 meat.


(Never measured how much this made, it was maybe a gallon, but was enough to feed my family of 6.)

 

 

 

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