Taco Soup in a Jar Recipe

Want a shelf-stable meal in a jar perfect for busy nights or emergencies? Try this Taco Soup in a Jar recipe that will also make a great gift!

This recipe is loved by kids and adults alike. While there is some pre-planning in the form of dehydrating the ingredients, once you’ve got them all together creating the soup in a jar only takes minutes to put together.

Taco Soup in a Jar

For each quart Mason jar you’ll need:

• 1 1/2 cups quick-cook red or black beans
• 1 cup white rice
• 1/2 cup dehydrated onion (or use a bulk option like Augason Farms )
• 1/3 cup dehydrated green peppers
• 3/4 cup dehydrated corn (frozen corn is great for dehydrating and storing)
• 1/2 cup tomato powder
• 1/2 dried oregano
• 2 tablespoon vegetable powder (optional*)
• 2 tablespoon green powder (optional*)
• 2 tablespoon taco seasoning
• Chicken or beef (using a freeze-dried version of either of these meats allows you to keep a shelf-stable product safely). (optional)

*Optional: Dehydrated powders are a great way to sneak a little extra nutrition into any meal you make, and soups are perfect for it.

Note - you can use freeze-dried version

Jar Layering Directions

1. Use a widemouthed quart-sized jar
2. Add the beans to the bottom of the jar, tamp them down
3. Add the rice over the beans, tamping and shaking the jar to get the rice to fall inside the beans (optional, you may like the look of the layers instead)
4. Add the onion, green pepper, and corn
5. Add the tomato powder, seasonings, and taco seasoning, tamping and shaking the jar to get the tomato powder to call inside the vegetables
6. Tighten the canning jar lid and (if giving as a gift) decorate with paper or a cloth square.

NOTE: If this will be on the shelf for longer than 1 year, add a 300cc oxygen packet to the jar before capping.

Cooking Directions

• Place the contents of the jar into a 4-quart pot
• Add 8 cups of water, stirring to mix the ingredients
• Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium, simmer for 20-30 minutes until the vegetables are tender
• Serve with tortilla chips and sour cream, if desired.

If you are interested in more meals in a jar (bag), check out the Quick and Easy Dehydrated Meals in a Bag book.

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Taco Soup in a Jar

Darcy

Create a tasty, shelf-stable meal in a jar with this fab Taco Soup in a Jar recipe that can be customized for any taste preference.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Course Soup

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 1.5 C Quick cook red or black beans
• 1 C White rice
• 1/2 C Dehydrated onions
• 3/4 C Dehydrated corn
• 1/2 C Tomato powder
• 1 tsp Dried oregano
• 2 TB Taco seasoning
• 2 TB Vegetable powder optional
• 2 TB Green owder optional
• 1 C Freeze dried chicken or beef optional

Instructions

 

• Layer ingredients into 1 Qt mason jar
• Store in an airtight container for up to three years
• Place the contents of the jar into a 4-quart pot
• 8 C of water or broth, stirring into mixed ingredients
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 20-30 minutes
• Serve with toppings of your choice

Notes

Try serving this after straining as a burrito filling in a flour tortilla!

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