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Freeze the Season With a Make-Ahead Hearty Vegetable Soup

0 · Aug 13, 2015 · Stephanie Gerber · Leave a Comment

Summer is here and the vegetables are abundant. I love eating fresh, bright vegetables all summer long, but so far, we have had a fairly mild summer. I’m finding myself craving cozy, comfort food smack dab in the middle of July. A bridge meal that spans the distance between summer and fall. This make-ahead, freezer-friendly summer vegetable soup is both simple and adaptable. Do you have a fridge full of CSA vegetables that you’re hoping to use? This is the soup for you.

Freezer Vegetable SoupFor the base of this summer vegetable soup, I use carrots, celery, garlic and leeks. If you don’t have leeks on hand, feel free to use whatever type of onion you have in your kitchen. When it comes to the stock, use your favorite: chicken, vegetable, store-bought or homemade.

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I have made this summer soup countless times, however, rarely the same way twice. After the base vegetables are in the pot with the stock, you have total freedom with whatever vegetables you’d like to use: peas, green beans, zucchini, mushrooms, wax beans, tomato, parsnips. The list goes on!

Freezer Vegetable SoupJust be sure to chop the vegetables in a similar size and if you have a vegetable that takes a bit longer to cook, add it to the soup a few minutes before everything else. You can add cooked pasta noodles before or after you freeze the soup, however, the noodles seem to keep a better texture if you add them after thawing the frozen soup. If you’re like me and add them before you freeze, don’t worry, the soup will still be incredible!

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Freezer Vegetable SoupDivide the cooked soup into freezer-friendly containers and pop them into the freezer for up to three months. You can thaw the frozen soup in the refrigerator, overnight, or place frozen soup into a sauce pan with 1 cup of water and simmer until thawed and heated through.

Freezer Vegetable SoupThis is a great meal to have ready for when you return from a trip and know that you will not have the energy to cook. Do you know someone who just moved to a new home or had a baby? You will absolutely make their day when you show up on their porch with a big pot of this soup.

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