Description
Makes a wonderful gift for a new bride-to-be, a friend under the weather, or just to say thanks! And it tastes great, too! Decorate the jar with a fabric lid and/or a bow tied around the neck. Be sure to attach the cooking instructions to the jar.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup beef bouillon granules
- ¼ cup dried minced onion
- ½ cup dried split peas
- ½ cup uncooked twist macaroni
- ¼ cup barley
- ½ cup dry lentils
- ⅓ cup long-grain white rice
- 1 cup uncooked tri-color spiral pasta
Instructions
- Use a canning funnel or any funnel that has about a 2-inch neck. This will make it easier to fill the jar with the ingredients. Be sure to use a wide-mouth
- 1-quart canning jar.
- Layer ingredients in the order given: bouillon
- onion flakes
- split peas
- small shape pasta
- barley
- lentils
- rice
- and enough tricolor spiral pasta to fill jar.
- Attach tag with cooking instructions: In large kettle
- brown 1 pound ground beef or stew beef cut into bite-size pieces in a little olive oil. Remove tricolor pasta from top of jar and reserve. Add the rest of the jar contents to the kettle with 12 cups water. Let come to a boil and simmer 45 minutes. Add tricolor pasta and simmer 15 minutes more. Serve with your favorite bread or rolls and a tossed salad.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 12