Freezing leftover vegs for soups

[mojo999]

I keep a freezer zip lock bag in my freezer and whenever I have only a small amount of leftover vegetables I just add them to the freezer bag for soup to be made later. Sometimes I will have only a tablespoon or 1/4 cup of just say string beans, which isn't enough for another meal. So I save all these small amounts and sometimes within a month I will have a good bit of various vegetables to add to my soup mixture.

[scmommy]

I do the same thing! Normally by the time I make my soup (which I'm making today!!) I have enough veggies in my container and don't have to add any more.

[RJsGrl]

Good idea!

[perSue]

I do this quite frequently!
It's a great idea.

Also, I've noticed at stores I can buy these already combined bags of frozen veggies. Things such as "mixed peppers, chopped" or "soup starter" (which is just onion, carrot & celery).

Rather than paying for someone else to buy, chop, freeze - I do this myself.

I catch seasonal veggies on sale, chop & quick-freeze.
Depending on the veggie, though, you need to be careful. Sometimes freezing ruins the veggie. So research a little & find what ones need to be boiled/blanched first before flash-freezing.

Thought I'd share.

[McD]

My parents always did this---leftover chunks of meat went in there as well....

[justpeachy92]

I do the same thing with the veggies.

[emily_hope]

Me, too!! I had not done it in awhile and DD18 tonight said, let's start a freezer bag of veggies for soup. Looks like I've taught her at least one thing.

[Christa]

Great idea--I keep forgetting to do this one. Making a mental note now.

[Persimmon Lace]

I do one for veggies and one for meat. I used some of the freezer veggies and meat for stew Monday night.

[zakity]

You add a bit of water and you can rinse out the last little bits of the spaghetti sauce in the jar and dump that into the soup bucket too.

[freyadog]

With it as cold as it is here and snowing I dug out my containers and put on a pot of soup. With hot homemade bread that I made today gonna have a rib sticking dinner.