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Building jars of dry soup mixes for the holidays.

DIY Soup Mixes

Meg van der Kruik
Discover how to make beautiful, edible holiday gifts with DIY dry soup mixes! Perfect for cozy winter days, these layered jars of California-grown beans and spices are thoughtful, delicious, and easy to assemble.
It's important to note that the Split Pea Soup and 7-Bean Soup can fit into smaller-sized jars, while the Taco Soup requires a larger jar due to multiple spice sachets and the large dried pepper.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 110 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

7- Bean Soup in a Jar

  • ¼ cup pinto beans
  • ¼ cup black beans
  • ¼ cup small red beans
  • ¼ cup navy beans
  • ¼ cup lentils
  • ¼ cup baby lima beans
  • ¼ cup split green peas
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 TBSP vegetable or chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Split Pea Soup in a Jar

  • 4 TBSP dried minced onion
  • 1 TBSP chicken bouillon powder
  • 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup green split peas
  • 1 cup yellow split peas

Taco Soup in a Jar:

  • 1 1-oz packet of taco seasoning
  • 1/2 TBSP vegetable or chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 TBSP dried minced onion
  • 1 tsp dried minced garlic
  • ½ TBSP dried parsley
  • 1/4 cup dried sweet corn kernels
  • 1 1/2 cups dried black or pinto beans or a mixture of both
  • 1 whole dried chile pepper such as Espelette or Guajillo

Instructions
 

To assemble the 7-Bean Soup in a Jar:

  • Layer the Beans: In a pint-sized (16 ounce or 475ml) glass jar, start by layering the beans and legumes in alternating colors. Begin with the pinto beans, followed by the black beans, small red beans, navy beans, baby lima beans, lentils, and split green peas. Create a visually appealing pattern by alternating light and dark beans.
  • Add the Spices: Tuck the bay leaf into the jar against the glass using it as a decorative element. Then combine the bouillon powder, garlic powder, chili powder, thyme, salt, and black pepper. Place these spices in a small plastic bag, tea sachet, or spice packet, then seal it. Place the spice packet on top of the bean layers inside the jar.
  • Seal the jar: Once all the ingredients are added, seal the jar tightly with a lid. You can also include one of our printable gift tags with instructions for making the soup.
    7-Bean Soup instruction gift tag.

To assemble the Split Pea Soup In A Jar :

  • Add the dry seasonings to the bottom a pint-sized (16 ounce or 475ml) glass jar: Add the dried minced onion, bouillon powder, dried thyme, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper.
  • Layer the peas: Begin by adding 1/4 cup of green split peas to the jar over the spices. Next, add 1/4 cup of yellow split peas. Repeat this process, alternating between the green and yellow split peas, to create a visually appealing layered pattern. You may have a tablespoon or two of split peas leftover once filling your jar. This is ok, just leave them out of the jar as the most important thing is that you can seal the jar tightly for storage.
  • Seal the jar: Once all the ingredients are added, seal the jar tightly with a lid. You can also include one of our printable gift tags with instructions for making the soup.
    Split Pea Soup instructions gift cards.

To assemble the Taco Soup in a Jar:

  • Start by adding the contents of the taco seasoning packet to a small plastic bag, tea sachet, or spice packet, then seal it.
  • Then in a separate small plastic bag, tea sachet, or spice packet add the bouillon powder, dried minced onion, dried minced garlic, and parsley then seal it as well.
  • Add the spice packets to the bottom of a quart-sized (32 ounce or 945ml) glass jar followed by the dried sweet corn and beans. Place the dried chile pepper on top of the beans.
  • Seal the jar: Once all the ingredients are added, seal the jar tightly with a lid. You can also include one of our printable gift tags with instructions for making the soup.
    Taco Soup instructions gift card.

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Notes

Jar sizes: 
It's important to note that the Split Pea Soup and 7-Bean Soup can fit into smaller pint-sized jars, while the Taco Soup requires a larger quart-sized jar due to multiple spice sachets and the large dried pepper.
Gift tags:
Printable versions of the gift tags for each soup mix are located in the blog post
Nutritional information: 
The nutritional information on this recipe card is for the 7-Bean Soup Mix.
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 7gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 593mgPotassium: 383mgFiber: 7gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 117IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 2mg
Keyword baby lima beans, beans, Black Beans, edible gift, lentils, Lima Beans Recipe, navy beans, Pinto Beans, red beans, soup, soup mixes, split peas
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