Split Pea Tortellini Soup Mix

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2/3 cup dried cheese-filled egg tortellini
• 1/4 cup dried tomatoe, snipped
• 1/3 cup dried split peas
• 1/2 cup chopped dried carrots
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granule
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, ground

Recipe

• 1 layer ingredients in a clean 1-pint jar.
• 2 suggested order: tortellini, tomatoes, peas, carrots, boullion, onion, basil, thyme, garlic powder, pepper.
• 3 for use: empty jar ingredients into a 3-qt saucepan.
• 4 add 5 cups water.
• 5 bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
• 6 cover ans immer for about 50 minutes, or until peas are tender.
• 7 if desired add 1 cup chopped cooked ham or sausage if you have a hard time finding dried carrots, they are availiable by the"just tomatoes, etc.
• 8 "brand (available for order online at www. justtomatoes. com) which are available at a lot of stores and health food markets now adays (i've even seen them at pet stores), but if that's too much of a pain, i would just add"add chopped carrots" to the directions.
• 9 as for the dried onions, if you can't find those, you can add a little bit of onion powder to the recipe (~1/2tsp) or add"add diced onion" to the directions.