Soup Mix Ornaments
This is a unique edible gift idea for anyone on your Christmas list! These soup mix ornaments are so cute and everyone will love them.
Servings 5
Ingredients
- For the Mixed Bean Soup:
- 3/4 cup PLUS 2 Tbsp. mixed beans
- 3 beef bouillon cubes
- 2 1/4 Tbsp. dehydrated veggies
- For cooking add:
- 5 1/2 cups water
- For the Chicken and Rice Soup:
- 1 cup rice
- 3 chicken bouillon cubes
- 2 1/4 Tbsp. dehydrated veggies
- For cooking add:
- 5 1/2 cups water
- Options to add for cooking:
- 1 can chicken breast
- For the Chicken Noodle Soup:
- 3 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 cup egg noodlesbroken into small pieces
- 2 1/4 Tbsp. dehydrated veggies
- For cooking add:
- 5 1/2 cups water
- Options to add when cooking:
- 1 can of chicken breast
- The "ornament" containers are aqua balls, but they are no longer available. SEE OPTIONS BELOW!
Instructions
- For each recipe just fill the ornaments with the dry mix starting with the main ingredient first.
- Directions for the Mixed Beans Soup:
- Place contents of ornaments and 5 1/2 cups water to a large pot. Let it all come to a boil and then turn down to medium low heat. Cook for 2 to 3 hours or until beans are tender. You may need to add more water as it cooks to make a more soupy consistency.
- Directions for Chicken and Rice Soup:
- Place contents of ornaments, 5 1/2 cups water and canned chicken (if using) into a large pot. Let it all come to a boil and then turn down to medium low heat. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until rice is tender. You may need to add more water as it cooks to make a more soupy consistency.
- Directions for Chicken Noodle Soup:
- Place contents of ornaments, 5 1/2 cups water and canned chicken (if using) into a large pot. Let it all come to a boil and then turn down to medium low heat. Cook for 15 minutes or until noodles are tender. You may need to add more water as it cooks to make a more soupy consistency.
Notes
I used Aqua balls for the original container, but they have changed shape since I posted this. I have found an alternative, but it's made of glass. It's important to note that these should not be hung on a tree. They will be too heavy for that and with glass this is especially important.
For the alternative; I suggest Round Glass Bottles with the Cork lids. If you can find the kind with a screw on lid or the original aqua balls they will hold up better, but the cork should work just find. These Round Glass Bottles (affiliate) should work great. They are only 8.5 oz, though. The original recipe was made for the 12 oz. aqua balls size. I've reduced each recipe to 7/10 of the original recipe because of this. To convert the recipe back to the original (if you are able to grab some older aqua balls then you'll need to increase each ingredient by 30%.