Serves: 8
Total Calories: 298

PINT-SIZE* JAR INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup red kidney beans
1/2 cup navy beans
1/2 cup black beans
1/3 cup dried minced onion
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons dried cilantro
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
2 pounds ground beef
6 cups water
3 (14-ounce) cans tomato juice

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1. Place the kidney, navy, and black beans in a medium-sized bowl or pot. Cover with 6 cups boiling water, cover, and soak 8 hours or overnight.

2. Coat a medium-sized pot or Dutch oven with cooking spray, and preheat over medium-high heat. Add the beef, and cook, stirring constantly for 4 minutes, or until no pink remains. Remove any excess fat, and set aside.

3. Drain and rinse the soaked beans, and add them to the pot along with 6 cups fresh water and all of the jar ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the beans are tender. Stir the soup occasionally as it simmers.

4. Add the tomato juice and return to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer another 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

5. Refrigerate any leftover soup in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

CREATING THE JAR
1. Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-pint wide-mouth canning jar.

2. Place all of the seasonings shown below in a plastic sandwich bag.

2. Layer the ingredients in the jar as shown below, pressing each layer firmly with a flat-bottomed object, such as a tart tamper or the bottom of a narrow glass, after each addition. Make the layers as level as possible.

TOP of the jar
Premixed seasoning packet:
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons dried cilantro
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/3 cup dried minced onion
1/2 cup black beans
1/2 cup navy beans
1/2 cup red kidney beans
BOTTOM of the jar

* For quart jar, double ingredient amounts.

3. Secure the lid, and decorate as desired (see The Basics: 06-Creating the Jars DECORATING THE JAR). Attach the instructions for making the soup found in the Gift Jar Tags chapter.

From "The Mason Jar Soup to Nuts Cookbook." Copyright 2004 by Lonnette Parks. Used with permission of the publisher, Square One Publishers. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 298
Calories from Fat: 52

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Beefy Bean Soup
Beefy Chili Soup
Beefy Mac Soup
Dewing's Hearty Vegetable Beef Stew
Gobble-Up Turkey Noodle Soup
Hearty Potato-Bean Soup
Multi-Bean Soup
Potato Soup
Very Veggie Tortellini Soup