This Soup in a Jar recipe is a perfect gift to give during the holidays, for birthdays, or to a friend. And it makes a hearty, healthy, delicious soup!
Soup in a Jar
This Soup in a Jar is such a fun gift to make and give to friends and family. We especially love to make a bunch of these around the holidays and gift them to neighbors, coworkers, babysitters, church leaders, and friends. It looks so pretty all layered in a jar with a cute tag. Plus the soup is so delicious! It’s really easy for recipients to make and warms up any chilly winter night. I also love making batches for myself and storing them in Ziploc bags in my pantry for an easy lunch or dinner.
Easy and Inexpensive Gift
When gifting this Soup in a Jar mix, you can mix all of the ingredients together in a resealable plastic bag with the tag or you can layer the ingredients in a 1 quart glass jar. You can purchase 1 quart jars at most grocery stores. The jars are fun to decorate with ribbons or gift bows. The ingredients for the soup are inexpensive, especially if you are making several jars at once. The split peas, barley, and lentils can all be purchased in 1 lb bags for just over a dollar each and there is enough in each bag to make 4 jars of the mix. I found the alphabet macaroni in a 7.05 oz bag in the Mexican food section of my local grocery store for 39 cents a bag. The exact same size bag of macaroni, just packaged a little differently, was in the Italian food section of the same grocery store for $1.99 a bag. Overall, the ingredients are easy to find and for a good price.
Make it Vegetarian
For a vegetarian version of this Soup in a Jar recipe, the meat does not have to be added. The soup is very good without it. Vegetable bouillon can be used instead of beef bouillon. For a free printable of the instructions gift tag, click here.
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How to Make Soup in a Jar
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup beef flavor bouillon
- 1/2 cup dried onion
- 1/2 cup green split peas
- 1/2 cup barley
- 1/2 cup yellow split peas
- 1/2 cup alphabet macaroni
- 1/2 cup lentils
- 3/4 cup tri-colored pasta
When making the soup add:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 12 cups water
- Salt pepper, and any other preferred seasonings.
Instructions
To gift in a jar:
- Layer dry ingredients in the order listed in a quart-size jar.
- Tip: Use a funnel to add the ingredients to the jar. This helps to layer the ingredients evenly.
- Add gift tag with Love Soup directions.
- Decorate with a ribbon or gift bow.
To gift in a bag:
- Mix all dry ingredients together and pour into a resealable plastic bag.
- Add gift tag with Love Soup directions.
- Decorate with a ribbon or gift bow.
To make the soup:
- Brown 1 lb ground beef in a skillet or frying pan.
- Bring 12 cups of water to a boil in a large pot.
- Add all dry ingredients, ground beef, and any preferred seasonings to the boiling water. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until lentils and split peas are soft.
- Leftovers can be frozen.
