Soup : Version 1

Photos by Kimberly Hulst copyright hcvp '09

This is a basic Bean soup.


*8 cups water
* 1/2 bag of barley
* 1/2 bag of bean soup mix
* 2 stalks celery
* 1 medium onion
* handful of stir fry veggies frozen
* 2 parsnip
* half a turnip
* 8 mini carrots or 2 large
* 3 cubes of veggie broth mix
* pinch parsley
* pinch garlic powder
* table pepper
* 3 tablespoon ketchup

Prep time 15minutes
Cooking time 90 minutes


Cook the barley and bean mix in the 8 cups of water for 1 hour

add the celery and onion both chopped, and boil for 30 minutes

add chopped parsnip, turnip, carrots, and stir fry veggies and boil for 15 minutes

add the veggie cubes, parsley, garlic powder, table pepper and ketchup and boil for 45 minutes

add water through out as needed.

You get roughly 8 servings out of this pot.