Winter Bean Soup (or Mix)

Ingredients

Dry Mix:

1/3 Cup Dried Yellow Split Peas

1/3 Cup Dried Green Split Peas

1/3 Cup Dried Baby Lima Beans

1/3 Cup Dried Pinto Beans

1/3 Cup Dried Kidney Bean

1/3 Cup Dried Great Northern Beans

1/4 Cup Dried Minced Onion

1/4 teaspoon Ground Cumin

1/4 teaspoon Granulated Garlic

Add to Dry Mix:

2 Cups Gluten Free Chicken Broth

8 Cups Water

2 Large Carrots, peeled and sliced

2 Large Celery Stalks, sliced

2 Pounds Smoked Ham Shanks or Meaty Ham Bone

Directions

Heat broth, water and Dry Mix to boiling in a large pot (4-quart).

Boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour.

Stir carrots and celery into bean mixture. Add ham shanks (or ham bone). Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for about 2 hours or until beans are tender.

Remove ham shanks (or ham bone). Remove meat from bone. Cut into bite-size pieces stir meat into soup. Heat until hot.

* Note: Dry Mix fits in a Pint size mason jar.

* Adapted from http://www.budget101.com/content.php/371-Winter-Bean-Soup-Mix