Italian Vegetable Soup Mix - PLAIN (12.5 oz)

I decided to try this product on a whim and it blew me away! This would make a delicious soup as is; however, I tried my own simplified version of Italian Wedding Soup. I used 1 quart each chicken and beef stock, 1 Tablespoon tomato powder, 2 cups of this mix,1 cup Acini De Pepe pasta and 1 pound of meatballs. My meatballs had all the seasoning needed for the entire pot. I brought it to a boil, reduced heat and simmered 30 minutes. Each batch was delicious and I have multiple requests for it from family and friends. It freezes well in 2 cup containers. I've also used it with chicken stock and canned tomatoes for a quick soup with rave reviews. Way to go Harmony House! (I make my own meatballs at home in large batches and roll them small then bake, drain, and freeze in portions. Perfect for meatball subs, spaghetti & meatballs or this soup.).

I use this mix to make Minestrone soup that's every bit as good as my Mom's prizewinning soup. I use it with Italian sausage, a can of V8 juice, some Italian seasoning and small tortellini pasta of your choice to make a soup that as easy as it is delicious.

So very flavorful, convenient, and healthy! I've been enjoying HH products so much but the soup mixes (aside from the veggie mix) keep having some small but intense flaw. Maybe it was just this batch but even after a long simmer that made everything else very very soft (the beans were so creamy and wonderful!), there were hard woody bits in every other bite. One was distinguishable as what looked like a pumpkin seed but might have been a very large zucchini seed. HH needs to deseed their zucchini before dehydrating it, apparently, because those seeds don't soften.

HHF Italian Vegetable Soup Mix offers a fine combination of ingredients: colors, flavors, textures that fit nicely with Italian herbs and spices. For me, it’s only been a light soup course, although I add a bit of pasta and olive oil, and top with a sprinkling of grated Parmesan. I haven’t yet come up with a hearty meal-course soup idea for camping, but I am anxious to try this mix in an Italian-flavored casserole that I could steam-bake on my camp stove.