Love Soup Mix in a Jar

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup barley 
• 0.3 cup beef bouillon granules 
• 0.3 cup onion dried minced
• 0.5 cup twist macaroni uncooked
• 0.5 cup peas dried split
• 1 cup tri-color spiral pasta uncooked
• 0.3 cup rice long-grain white

Equipment

• canning jar
• funnel

Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Remove tricolor pasta from top of jar and reserve.
5. Add the rest of the jar contents to the kettle with 12 cups water.
6. Let come to a boil and simmer 45 minutes.
7. Add tricolor pasta and simmer 15 minutes more.
8. Serve with your favorite bread or rolls and a tossed salad.