Description
A delicious soup mix that you can make and eat now or layer in glass jars and give as gifts! With ground beef, whole grains and legumes it is hearty and will keep you full.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 8 cups water
- 3 Tbsp Better than Bouillon Beef Base
- 1/4 cup dried onions
- 1/3 cup brown lentils
- 1/3 cup split peas
- 1/3 cup farro
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- Optional: 1/2 cup small pasta (like orzo or ditalini)
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the ground beef and break it up. Brown for about 5 minutes. If there is excess grease, drain it off. Stir in the garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Pour in the water and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking.
- Add in beef base, onions, lentils, split peas, farro, tomatoes, tomato sauce and Italian seasoning.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP button to 6 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting. If foam comes out then move valve back to sealing for 20 seconds and then try again to move to venting. Once all pressure has released, remove the lid.
- If you want to add in pasta you can cook it one of two ways. The first way is to cook the pasta on the stove as per the package directions. The second way is to add the pasta into the soup and use the sauté setting. (I didn’t add pasta into my soup at all…it’s a matter of preference.)
- Ladle soup into bowls and serve.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Heat a pan over medium high heat and add in the ground beef and break it up. Brown for about 5 minutes. If there is excess grease, drain it off. Stir in the garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Add the beef into the slow cooker. Then add in the water, beef base, onions, lentils, split peas, farro, tomatoes, tomato sauce and Italian seasoning.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until grain and legumes are cooked.
- If you want to add in pasta you can cook it one of two ways. The first way is to cook the pasta on the stove as per the package directions. The second way is to add the pasta into the soup at about 5 hours and let it cook on low for an hour.
- Ladle soup into bowls and serve.
Notes
Soup Mix in a Jar Instructions: In a 1 ½ pint jar, layer the split peas, lentils, 2 ½ Tbsp of bouillon granules, farro, dried onion, Italian seasoning and finally the pasta (if using). Seal the jar. Attach a label to the jar that has the remaining instructions on how to make the soup: Remove pasta from the top of jar to be used later. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the ground beef and break it up. Brown for about 5 minutes. If there is excess grease, drain it off. Stir in 1 tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp kosher salt and ½ tsp pepper. Add in 8 cups of water. Add in contents of jar (not the pasta). Add in a 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes and an 8 oz can of tomato sauce. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP button to 6 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting. If foam comes out then move valve back to sealing for 20 seconds and then try again to move to venting. Once all pressure has released, remove the lid. You can cook pasta one of two ways. The first way is to boil the pasta on the stove and then drain. The second way is to add the pasta into the soup and use the sauté setting to boil until it is tender. Ladle soup into bowls and serve.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker