Italian Style Bean Soup Mix

Submitted by PaulaG

"This recipe is wonderful for gift giving. Include a packet of corn bread or muffin mix in a basket with a couple of nice soup bowls. Recipe comes from Gifts from a Jar Soups, Chiles and More."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• Mix

• 1 3⁄4 cups dried great northern beans or 1 3/4 cups dried navy beans
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
• 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes or 2 vegetable bouillon cubes, unwrapped
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon instant minced garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups uncooked medium pasta shells

• Soup

• 5 -6 cups water
• 1 cup canned pasta sauce
• 8 ounces Baby Spinach
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• salt and pepper

directions

1. To made the mix: layer the beans in a 1 quart jar with tight-fitting lid.
2. Combine the onion, basil, bouillon cubes, parsley, garlic and pepper in a small food storage bag; close bag.
3. Place the seasoning bag over the beans, spreading out bag to cover beans; add pasta shells.
4. Close jar, cover top of jar with fabric; attach gift tag with raffia or ribbon.
5. Attached directions to preparing soup to jar.

6. Soup:

7. Remove the pasta and seasoning packet from jar; set aside.
8. Place the beans in a large bowl; cover with water and soak for 6 to 8 hours or overnight.
9. Drain beans; discarding the water.
10. Combine the soaked beans, water, pasta sauce and contents of seasoning packet in Dutch oven.
11. Bring to a boil over high heat; cover, reduce heat and simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
12. Add the pasta and spinach; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until pasta is tender.
13. Season to taste, serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[Chef on the coast]

If I could give this a 10 I would! I quarupled the recipe as I was making this for an Italian church dinner we were having. I used all your seasoning and soup ingredients. I did alter the medium pasta shells though for Three Cheese Tortellini. Kind of a spendy pasta - but it was on sale so splurged. It was a great addition! I also added 1 lb ground sausage. Everyone that ate it LOVED it. It was served with parmesan cheese and croutons. Made for the March Aussie/NZ recipe swap.

 

[CarolAT]

I received this easy-to-make and tasty bean soup mix from PaulaG. I soaked the beans overnight as directed, but used my crock pot to cook them in the following day. I combined the water, pasta sauce and seasoning packet and left them to cook in my crock pot. How easy! About 30 minutes before serving, I added the pasta and baby spinach. The soup was very flavorful and was perfect to serve on a cool evening. Thanks PaulaG.