Black Bean Soup

8 ounces of baked soup vegatables (see below)

3 ounces of black beans

2 ounces cooked ground turkey

4 ounces barley

spices to taste- salt, pepper, cumin, celery salt, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, lots of paprika

Place everything into a crock pot and cook all day on high. Yum!

Bean Soup/Stew

I have always made my soup with a grain, but I wanted to have soup for lunch and I don't get a grain at lunch.  I decided to take my all purpose soup vegetables(see below) and add my 6 ounces of beans and cook it without a grain.  Surprise- it was delicious, it did not need the grain.

All purpose soup mix

Saute together:

Red and White Onion

Red and Green Peppers

Shredded Carrots
Chunked Butternut Squash
Crushed Tomato
any other vegetables that you like

Weigh it into 8 ounce portions and stock your freezer.

To make a soup you can add your whole grain, barley or brown rice and spices, Hawaj, Chili, Salt, Pepper, Garlic, or whatever you want.  I usually add an equal quanity of water.  I often put it in a crock pot before leaving for work.   If you add your protein you can add extra water.  You can also add beans for your protein for a wonderful thick soup .

This is a very useful thing to have around.

Tomato Cauliflower Soup

I came home tonight after working 11 hours straight, and I had no time to cook. I pulled out of the freezer:

4 ounces cooked tomatoes

4 ounces cooked barley

4 ounces cooked cauliflower

put them in a pot with a lot of water and spices (curry, garlic, onion powder, salt pepper, and chili) 5 minutes later it was a yummy soup!

Squash Tomato Soup

Cook onions, carrots and squash in a pan till soft. Weigh out 4 ounces and put it in a small crock pot with 4 ounces of cooked tomatoes and 4 ounces of cooked barley. Add a cup of water. Cook on low all day. Season with salt, pepper, garlic, curry or chili powder to taste.

You can also add your 4 ounces of meat and one more cup of water.

Mushroom Barley Soup

Bake in a roasting pan:

Lots of mushrooms and onions for about an hour at 350.

Measure out 8 ounces and put it in a small crock pot with 4 ounces of cooked barley and a cup of water before you leave for work and you will come home to a pot of yummy soup. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

If you want a bigger pot of soup, you can put in your 4 ounces of cooked meat and another cup of water. It is very satisfying, but you don't get your separate protein.