Bob's Red Mill Vegetable Soup - Review with a Recipe

I purchased this at Big Lots recently for $4 for a bag.  I have since noticed that Meijer and other grocery stores after I had purchased and it and around $4.20 a bag.   I had purchased Bob's Mill's popcorns on Amazon.com in the past and been happy with that, so I would thought I would give this product a try.

This Bob's Red Mill's Vegi Soup contained unseasoned green split peas, yellow split peas, barley, lentils, and pasta.   After purchasing, I found on their website they have  $1 off any product, limit 2 per customer per month.

On the back of the bag are two recipes, with the basic one calling for 1 cup of the soup mix plus 4 cups a water; while that gives you a ratio of a place to start on making the soup, as it is not seasoned that sound like it would be one very bland soup.

I had to reach back into the depths of my memory to what my Mom put in her vegetable soup as a kid and came up with the recipe below.  My Mom would have also added an onion and a few celery stalks but as my family hates those in anything, I didn't include them.

This is what the mix looks like in the crockpot



2 cups Mix
4 cups Vegetable Broth
2 cups Water
2 tsp minced Garlic
1 15-16 oz can diced tomatoes 
1 15 oz can tomato sauce
1 tsp dried Thyme
1 tsp dried Dill 
1 tsp dried Basil
1/4 cup Barley (optional)
2 tsp Steak Sauce (A1 or generic)  (optional)

I let this simmer overnight on low 10-12 hours 

I added 1 can 15-16 oz corn after about 8 hours to add a bit of crunch.  

Overall it was a good soup and very filling, but didn't taste like just eating reconstituted vegetables, but would have been better if other fresh vegetables had been added. 

Although it is ok on its own, to take it to the next level I would suggest using this mix as a soup filler to your favorite soup or stew recipes and if using a lot more fresh vegetables, you may want to soak the veggies overnight so they will be cooked without overcooking the fresh veggies.

it is something I will purchase again and keep in  my pantry to add to soups and stews.

Picture of completed soup in crock pot.

Another recipe I found online using the mix is Coach Nicole's Cold Weather Vegi Stew looks like it would be a good soup during colder weather or for a heartier soup.

Here are more pictures of the product:

Side of bag with nutritional information 

Side of the bag with History of company:

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