Best Bonnies Homemade Peas And Barley Soup Mix Recipes

BONNIE'S HOMEMADE PEAS AND BARLEY SOUP MIX

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients. Keep in airtight container. If a gift, remember to include the recipe. If it is for your own use, store in a cool place until used.
• 2. HOW TO MAKE THE PEAS AND BARLEY SOUP: 6 cups of water 1 1/3 cup of soup mix 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt 2 carrots sliced 1 to 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 1/2 cups cabbage, shredded 2 15 oz. cans tomato sauce 1 24 oz. can vegetable juice (V-8) 1 pound ground beef or leftover meat, cooked.
• 3. Put water in a large kettle. Add soup mix and salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Add carrots, celery, caggage, tomato sauce, and vegetable juice. Add cooked meat. Simmer 20 minutes until the vegetables are cooked. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

SPLIT PEA SOUP MIX

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients. Transfer to airtight containers, or divide equally among 13 plastic bags. Store in a cool, dry place for up to 1 year.Yield: 13 batches (13 cups total). , To prepare soup: In a large saucepan, combine 1 cup soup mix with broth, pepper and, if desired, cubed chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until peas and lentils are tender, 1 to 1-1/4 hours.

SPLIT PEA AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place broth, split peas, onion, carrot, celery and garlic into a 3-quart pot.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
• Mix soup, a small amount at a time, in a food processor or blender.
• Return pureed soup to pot and add barley.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until barley is tender.
• Season with salt and white pepper.

SPLIT PEA AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Pick over the split peas. Rinse, drain and place them in a saucepan. Cover with water to the depth of one inch, bring to a boil and cook for two minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to soften for one hour.
• Melt butter or oil in a large, heavy kettle. Add onion, celery and carrot and saute over medium heat until soft and just barely beginning to color. Drain and rinse the peas and add them. Add 10 cups of water and the bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer and cook for one hour. Add the barley and continue cooking one hour longer.
• Stir the soup, add lemon juice and dill. Season to taste with salt (don't be surprised if you need quite a bit) and pepper. Serve topped with a dollop of sour cream or yogurt if you wish.

BARLEY WITH BACON, PEAS AND DILL

Steps:

• Bring the barley, 3 1/2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the barley is chewy but tender, about 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the bacon in a single layer to a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, about 6 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and transfer the bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain; reserve the bacon drippings in the skillet.
• Return the skillet to medium heat and melt the butter in the bacon drippings. Add the onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown, about 25 minutes. Add the peas and stir until heated through, about 1 minute.
• Drain any excess liquid from the barley. Stir the barley into the onion-pea mixture. Stir in the dill, lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with the bacon.

GREEN SPLIT PEA & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, combine split peas, carrots, celery and 1 onion with water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in barley, bay leaf and garlic, if using.
• Reduce heat and simmer partly covered for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Stir occasionally.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• In a nonstick skillet, heat oil.
• Saute the remaining 2 onions on medium heat until well-browned, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add onions to soup along with dill.
• Simmer soup 5 to 10 minutes longer.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Reheats and/or freezes well.
• If soup gets thick, add a little water or broth.

BONNIE'S POTATO AND ONION PIE

Steps:

• 1. Cook's Tip: A word about cheese. I use jack cheese, fontina, gruyere cheese, cheddar, but I like fontina and jack cheese the best. For the milk mixture, I use a combination of sour cream, heavy cream and 2% milk, which is what I had on hand. You can use all milk, or all cream, or mix it up. Use what you like. Experiment to your hearts content. This is a fun recipe for that!
• 2. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 10 inch glass pie dish with Pam.
• 3. Scatter 2 teaspoons of garlic on bottom of Pam sprayed pie dish. Put half of the sliced potatoes on top of the garlic, overlapping the slices. Add half of the onion slices. Add salt and pepper (go easy on the pepper) Sprinkle 1/3 cup of cheese (your choice) over the onions evenly. Repeat the layer of garlic, potatoes, onions, and salt, pepper. Add the milk mixture evenly over the top, and then add the remaining 2/3 cup of cheese of choice, plus, the 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
• 4. Cover the pie with foil and bake 30 minutes, uncover and bake 30 minutes more. You may want to do a low broil to brown the top. Cut into wedges to serve. Enjoy!
• 5. Cook's Note: I also have a Tater and Onion Pie with ham that is another variation of this recipe and it is posted.

BONNIE'S HOMEMADE FRIENDSHIP SOUP MIX

Steps:

• 1. Preparation Instructions: In a 1 1/2 pint jar, layer the first eight ingredients in the order listed. Seal tightly. Yield 1 batch. To prepare soup, carefully remove macaroni from the top of the jar and set aside. In a large saucepan, or Dutch oven, brown beef; drain. Add the water tomatoes and soup mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the reserved macaroni, cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until the macaroni, peas, lentils, and barley are tender. Yields 4 quarts.