Trader Joe’s, 17 Bean & Barley Mix
Made a wonderful soup last night using Trader Joe’s 17 Bean & Barley Mix. I did follow their directions to soak the beans overnight, but I want off the map a little after that.
I’m always looking for new vegetarian products that taste good. My sister and brother-in-law are vegetarians and I love having new meals to prepare if they are coming over.
The recipe on the package called for
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 cup celery
- 1 cup carrots
- 1 cup bell peppers
- salt, pepper
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
- 1 clove garlic
Like I mentioned previously, I left out and changed a few ingredients. We simply rinsed the beans after soaking them overnight and covered with vegetable stock. We were using canned vegetable stock and in the end used 4 15 oz cans. We did not use, the basil, tomatoes, or italian seasoning. We used the food processor to dice our vegetables. We used the following
- 1 large white onion
- 3 large carrots
- 2 large stalks of celery
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 mild red chiles (I used Colossal Kim)
We sauteed the vegetables for a few minutes after dicing into reasonably small pieces. Mixed vegetables with beans and lentils and simmered for one hour. That’s it.
It was very hearty and the flavor was fantastic, not to mention a very affordable meal.