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How to Freeze Soup into Portions

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souper cube with lid, 2 vacuum sealed bags with soup

Why freeze soup into portions?

Freezing soup into portions makes it so easy when you just want a cup of homemade soup! Over the years, I’ve figured out and developed the best ways to freeze soup. It all started with my homemade chicken noodle soup. When my kids were sick at home, I would make them this delicious soup. But if ever I was sick, what did I get? You got it!- canned chicken soup. Yuck! Somehow this did not sit well with me so I began freezing my chicken noodle soup into 1 cup portions. Whenever I didn’t feel great or needed a comfort soup, it was all ready for me in the freezer in individual portions. At first I used just Ziplock bags, but that didn’t work too well. It was hard to do and they quickly became freezer burned. Eventually I figured out these 2 easy ways to freeze soup. Now I freeze all of my soups into 1 cup portions. Whenever we want soup, we just go to the freezer and pick a soup! It’s great when we have guests as each guest can pick out their own soup!

Two Easy Ways to Freeze Soup

For both methods, I do recommend refrigerating your soup overnight so that it’s cold when you want to package it up and freeze it. It makes handling the soup so much easier. If you want to learn how to de-fat your broth or soup, keep reading!

The Souper Cube method

This is my favorite way to freeze soup and broth!!! I just discovered this method last year. These souper cubes (paid link) are a brilliant idea. You can buy them in all different portions. For soup, I like the 1/2 cup, 1 cup and 2 cup portions best. Just transfer the soup to the Souper cubes (paid link) and place in the freezer. You can store them right in the trays, however, I like to transfer them to vacuum sealed bags (paid link). I think the soup stays fresher longer in the vacuum sealed bags (paid link). It also allows me to use the Souper cubes (paid link) for another soup so they aren’t tied up to one soup.

soup pot with spoon, souper cubes with soup, vacuum sealed bags

Ladle the soup right into the Souper Cubes (paid link). For this picture I used the 1 c. Souper Cubes (paid link).

soup pot with spoon, souper cubes with soup, vacuum sealed bags

Cover with lid and freeze. When solid, let them sit out about 10 minutes then remove block of soup and transfer to vacuum sealed bag (paid link) if desired. You can leave the soup in the Souper Cubes (paid link) but I like to remove them so I can use the cubes for another soup. The links I have above for the cubes are from Amazon, but you can buy them directly from the company here. It’s always nice to support small companies directly but I realize sometimes people like things easy and would rather buy them on Amazon.

The Vacuum Seal method

This is my original method. It works well but I do prefer the Souper Cube method more. I have gone through quite a few vacuum sealers over the years. I’ve had fancy ones and simple ones. This Anova (paid link) is one of my favorites as it’s relatively inexpensive and simple. Some of the fancy ones are hard to operate, don’t last and are super expensive. This can be kind of tricky to do, so here’s what I suggest.

measuring cup with vacuum seal bag and sealer

Place an opened vacuum sealed bag (paid link) into a glass measuring cup (paid link). Fold the top of the bag down first.

Soup in measuring cup, vacuum seal bag in measuring cup, vacuum sealer in background

Ladle the soup into another glass measuring cup (paid link).

Soup in vacuum seal bag in measuring cup, vacuum sealer in background

Pour the soup into the bag.

vacuum sealer with chicken soup in vacuum bag

Carefully angle the bag so that it doesn’t spill the soup. Press manual vacuum on the sealer (paid link) and pulse slightly to remove some of the air. Do not put it on automatic vacuum or you will suck up the soup into the sealer (paid link). But a few pulses will work, then seal manually.

vacuum sealed bag of chicken noodle soup laying flat on baking sheet ready to freeze

Lay the soup bags flat on a baking sheet (paid link) and freeze until solid.

Making your soups healthier – The secret to defatting soup and broth

Did you know that you can take off the fat of most soups and broths? It’s super easy! Just put the soup or broth into the fridge overnight. The next day, the fat will have risen to the top. Skim that part off with a slotted spoon. It’s so much easier than trying to use a separator when the soup or broth is warm.

Bone broth pot with layer of fat

With broth, it’s very easy to remove the fat. Because you have already strained the broth, the fat rises easily to the top. Just remove the top layer.

soup pot with Mexican soup, fat on top, slotted spoon, glass bowl with removed fat

With soup, it’s a little harder but still very doable. It doesn’t matter if you don’t get it all, any little bit, makes the soup healthier.

Here are a few of my favorite soups and broths that freeze well:

Healthy Instant Pot Beef Bone Broth in an Instant Pot with vegetables

Healthy Instant Pot Beef Bone Broth – Elevate your cooking level to chef status with this healthy, easy, homemade bone broth recipe made in your Instant Pot. Add it to soups, stews, sauces and more! Freeze in packets or use Souper Cubes (paid link) for later use.

Mexican bowl with Chipotle Chicken Soup, wooden spoon, tomatillos and peppers

Chipotle Chicken – Looking for a quick comfort soup? This healthy Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup is perfect when you want a hot, slightly spicy, comfort soup. It’s definitely similar to a chicken noodle soup but with a Mexican flair and uses tortillas instead of noodles. There’s not much prep work involved, basically you chop the onions, throw in the spices and other ingredients, press the soup button for 30 min and that’s it!

Homemade Fresh Roasted Tomato Jalapeño Soup in a Polish pottery mug with tomatoes, jalapenos and scones

Homemade Fresh Roasted Tomato Jalapeño Soup– Freezing and can’t get warm? Try my Homemade Fresh Roasted Tomato Jalapeño Soup! It’s a great healthy way to warm up your insides on a cold day. Made with fresh and canned tomatoes. Add a dollop of my Jalapeño Cream on top and pair with my Jalapeño Cheddar Bacon Scones. The perfect warm up trio!

Look for my new book: The Power of Food Prep – Take the stress out of meal prep with the Gourmet Done Skinny Method coming this July!

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