How to Freeze Soup

Cool

1. Cool your soup to room temperature before freezing.

Label and Date

1. Label and date your soup and make a note of any ingredients and their amounts to add back to the soup after reheating.

Freeze

1. Jars and plastic storage containers can go right into your freezer. If using freezer bags, stack them on a flat surface like a cutting board or small baking sheet and freeze until solid. Once frozen solid, you can stand the bags of soup upright and file them in wherever they'll fit.

Defrost

1. Defrost soup overnight in the fridge. If using a disposable freezer bag, it’s always smart to put your soup on a baking tray or in a large bowl just incase it was punctured at all in the freezer so you don’t end up with soup leaking everywhere.

Reheat

1. Reheat defrosted soup in the microwave or gently on the stove. Don’t try to microwave frozen soup unless it’s as a last resort. The amount of microwave time needed to reheat frozen soup will seriously overcook most ingredients in the soup.
2. Cook and add any ingredients that you omitted back to the soup like heavy cream or pasta.
3. Serve and enjoy!