Macaroni and Alphabet Soup in a Jar
What a wonderful thing, soup. It warms you up when it's cold outside, and with this clever gift in a jar, it warms your heart to give as well. Gifts in a jar make great holiday presents, so stock up on ingredients and make a whole bunch!
Notes
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup barley
- 1/2 cup dried split peas
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice
- 1/2 cup dry lentils
- 2 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 2 tablespoon dried parsley
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 2 tablespoon beef bouillon granules
- 1/2 cup uncooked alphabet pasta
- 1 cup uncooked twist macaroni
Instructions
- In a wide mouth 1 quart jar, layer the barley, peas, rice and lentils.
- Then layer around the edges the onion, parsley, salt, lemon pepper, bouillon and the alphabet pasta.
- Fill the rest of the jar with the twist macaroni.
- Seal and attach a gift card.
The gift card should read:
- Add contents of jar to 3 quarts of water, 2 stalks of chopped celery, 2 sliced carrots, 1 cup of shredded cabbage (optional) and 2 cups diced tomatoes.
- Over medium low heat, cover and simmer about 1 hour, or until vegetables are tender.