I am always on a look out for inexpensive, nutrition-packed & quick meals. Between working almost full time & taking care of 2 little ones I don't have time for elaborate recipes. This recipe was inspired by the 17 Bean & Barley Soup Mix I picked up at Trader Joe's. This wonderful dry mix contains lima beans, blackeye beans, dark red kidney beans, garbanzo beans, green lentils, green split peas & pearl barley among the others. Just 1/4 cup of the mix contains 20% of iron RDA & whooping 13 grams of protein!
1-lb package of Trader Joe's 17 Bean & Barley Soup mix
Two 32 oz. containers of TJ's vegetable or chicken broth
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup carrot, chopped
1 cup bell pepper, chopped
1 tsp dried basil
3-4 cloves of crushed garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil or coconut oil
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 can of TJ's canned tomatoes (I used Di Napoli Classico Traditional Favorites Tomato & Basil tomato sauce from Costco)
Salt & pepper, to taste
One 10 oz. package of frozen fully cooked Shelton's Turkey Meat Balls
2-3 cups of fresh kale, torn into bite-size pieces
Follow the directions on the soup mix package. Add Shelton's turkey meat balls about 15 minutes & kale about 5 minutes prior to completion of soup's cooking. Yum!
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