½ cup small red beans
½
cup red kidney beans
½ cup white beans ½ cup small pasta
Flavor Packet:
2 tbsp beef broth
2 tbsp dried parsley flakes
2 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp Italian seasoning
Mix
flavor packet and put in small plastic bag.
Place pasta into a separate plastic bag.
Layer beans into a quart jar and place flavor packet and pasta bags on
top of beans.
TO
MAKE SOUP:
Rinse
and pick over beans. Put in 4-5 quart
pan with 4 cups water. Cover and bring
to boil and boil for 2 minutes. Remove
from heat and let soak for 1 hour. Drain
and rinse beans. Return to the pot and
add 8 cups of water, contents of flavor packet, and 1 can of tomato paste (can wait to add tomato paste until
after about 2 1/2 hours cooking time if desired). Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 2 ½ hours or until beans are
firm and tender. Uncover, increase heat
to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 35 to 40 minutes until soup
thickens slightly. Stir in pasta and
increase heat to medium and cook 10 minutes or until pasta is tender.
