Food Storage Recipes - ABC Soup Mix

Food Storage Recipes
The following recipes have been tested by the Brigham Young University Food Quality Assurance Lab. They come from a variety of sources, and they have been organized according to their main food storage ingredient. Each recipe is also categorized by the type of ingredients it contains:
• BASIC: Contains only basic ingredients (grains, legumes, powdered milk, oil, shortening, sugar/honey, and salt)
• EXPANDED: Contains additional ingredients that can be stored (yeast, baking powder, canned food, dehydrated food, seasonings, egg powder)
• FRESH: Contains some fresh ingredients (eggs, fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables, meats, dairy products)

These recipes are a guide to help you utilize food storage more effectively. Recipes with fresh ingredients can be altered to use storable ingredients or vice versa. Adjustments and
substitutions can be made based on the ingredients you have available. The recipes that list
powdered milk as an ingredient refer to the non-instant (regular mixing) type, in dry form, unless otherwise specified. If instant, agglomerated powdered milk is used in these recipes,
adjustments may be necessary. In recipes that use whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour can be
substituted for part or all of the flour. For additional information, see the section on “Conversions and Substitutions".

Recipes with ABC Soup Mix

Fabulous Soup Mix Soup (Expanded)
From Emergency Food in a Nutshell
(If your commercial ABC Soup Mix contains
no onion, add 2 T. dried onion per cup Soup
Mix.)
9 cups boiling water
7-8 tsp. beef bouillon
1 cup dry legume ABC soup mix
Add bouillon and soup mix to boiling water
and simmer, covered for 45 minutes. Serves
6.

Deluxe Soup Variation: Reduce bouillon to
4-5 teaspoons. Add 1 (15-oz.) can diced
tomatoes, undrained, and 1 (12-oz.) can of
beef chunks, undrained and broken up, the
last 15 minutes.

Homemade Legume ABC Soup Mix (1
cup):
Combine 1/4 cup dry lentils, 1/4 cup dry split
peas, 1/4 cup alphabet noodles, 2 Tbsp. long
grain rice, and 2 Tbsp. dried onion

Homemade Legume ABC Soup Mix (10
cups):

Combine 2 1/2 cups (1 lb.) dry
lentils, 2 1/2 cups (1 lb.) dry split peas, 2 1/2
cups (12 oz.) alphabet noodles, 1 1/4 cups
long grain rice, and 1 1/4 cups dried onions.

Meat Pie (Fresh)

3 cups water
2/3 cup ABC soup mix (from cannery or
homemade)
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes (with juice)
1 can (10.75 oz) tomato soup
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
2 tsp. salt
3/4 lb. hamburger
2 1/2 cups (2/3 lb.) frozen hash browns
(diced)
2 9” pie shells and crusts.
Preheat oven to 450 ºF. In a large saucepan
add water and dry soup mix. Bring to a boil.
Let boil for 20 minutes uncovered on medium
heat. Remove from heat (Do not drain).
Meanwhile, fry hamburger until well done. Set
aside. In the saucepan with the soup mix and
water, add the diced tomatoes, tomato soup,
tomato sauce, and salt. Mix well. To the
tomato mixture, add the cooked hamburger
and frozen hash browns. Place mixture in two
9”pie shells; top each with pie crust and seal
edges well. Bake in oven for 25 minutes.
Makes two 9” pies.

Hamburger Soup (Fresh)

1 1/2 lb. hamburger (OR 2 15 oz. cans
ground beef)
2 cups potatoes, cubed
3 medium carrots, diced
2 Tbsp. parsley, minced
1 large bay leaf, crushed
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup diced celery
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 cups tomato juice
1 1/2 qt. water
2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup ABC soup mix (from cannery or
homemade)
pepper to taste
cream of mushroom soup (optional)
Brown hamburger. Mix all ingredients and
simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or simmer several
hours in a crock pot. Add 1 can cream of
mushroom soup for a creamier texture.
Makes about 1 1/2 quarts