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How to Freeze Fresh Herbs

July 31, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 12 Comments

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Learn How to Freeze Fresh Herbs and add a few New Recipes for Fresh Herbs to your Meal Plan!

This week…FRESH HERBS! More specifically, how to freeze fresh herbs!

How to Freeze Fresh Herbs on $5 Dinners

Fresh herbs.  I love cooking with fresh herbs.

And I love the fact that I can cook with fresh frozen herbs that I grew in my own garden in the dead of winter. Once or twice throughout the summer, I’ll harvest a bunch of herbs and then freeze them.  It’s a simple process, but it does require a little extra time in the kitchen. But I promise you’ll thank yourself later, when you go to make an Italian stew…and you have fresh Italian garden herbs in your freezer!

The process is simple.

  • Soak.
  • Rinse.

How to Freeze Fresh Herbs on $5 Dinners

  • Puree with some water. Any combination of herbs will do.

How to Freeze Fresh Herbs on $5 Dinners

  • Freeze in ice cube trays.

How to Freeze Fresh Herbs on $5 Dinners

  • Once frozen, pop out and store in a freezer baggie or container.
  • Enjoy in your favorite pasta sauces, soups and stews!

And don’t forget…you can always use a combination of Italian type herbs to make a great pesto and freeze that too!

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Do you have any favorite recipes that use fresh garden herbs??!!?? We’d love to check them out!

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Comments

  1. Kristia@Family Balance Sheet says

    July 31, 2010 at 8:52 am

    The ice cube idea is a great tip. I freeze parsley by just washing, chopping and bagging it then I just break off what I need.

    Thanks for the carnival.

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  2. Wendy (The Local Cook) says

    July 31, 2010 at 10:26 am

    I have not tried the pureed way of preserving herbs. Usually I only have extra basil and parsley – which I just wash and vaccum seal and freeze.

    Thanks for hosting!

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  3. Erin says

    July 31, 2010 at 11:31 am

    I have never tried this before, but I will! We’ve grown our own herbs in window boxes for the last few years. We never really know what to do with our extra. Thanks for this idea!

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  4. Anne @ Escaping 22:7 says

    July 31, 2010 at 11:34 am

    I want to try this! Also will include this post in my weekly roundup next week. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Alea says

    July 31, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    I have never tried freezing fresh herbs before. I have empty ice cube trays, an abundance of herbs, and am out of room to hang more herbs to dry, so I will give it a try this week. 🙂

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  6. The Working Home Keeper says

    July 31, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    I froze some mint sprigs in ice cube trays. Great addition to drinks during the summertime!

    http://workinghomekeeper.blogspot.com/2010/06/cool-mint.html

    Mary Ellen

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    • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

      August 2, 2010 at 1:38 pm

      @The Working Home Keeper,

      Thanks for sharing your ideas Mary Ellen! Looks so refreshing!

      Erin

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  7. Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says

    July 31, 2010 at 10:31 pm

    I love these ideas! I have the pasta bookmarked to try for sure! Thanks!

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  8. Amy @Deals For Dayton says

    August 2, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    I wish I had thought of this before! Brilliant! I hate throwing away herbs, but I don’t always get to them in time.

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