Freeze Now..... Slow Cook Later.
I have too many vegetables on their last week in the fridge and I'm heading out of town next week. There is not enough to can, but more than I can eat in the next two days. Solution? Plan some soups for the winter. I found one of my favorite slow cooker meals and prepped half of it. Basically, I cut up the fresh stuff, write down what I need to add to it on the bag, and then freeze. SHORT CUT CENTRAL and still preserving fresh vegetables from my garden.
So:
1. I cut up one zucchini and two squash into little triangles and put into a freezer bag. I then cut up one onion and added it. If you have 2 tomatoes, a handful of green beans, 2 ears of corn.... chop and add to it - what ever you need to NOT WASTE.
2. Then add the seasonings. (If you don't have any of the seasonings now just write it on the bag.) I added two frozen ice cube size blocks of pesto, a teaspoon of garlic, a tablespoon of salt, and a teaspoon of pepper.
3. Label the bag and what you need to add to it. My bag says:
Add 1 can of chick peas, 1 can of tomatoes (because I don't have enough right now. If you cut up two omit the extra can.), 1 can of vegetable broth, 1 can of tomato soup.
4. Then write on the bag: Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Dinner is almost done...... three months early. When cooking, it is not necessary to thaw this bag...just dump it all in.
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