Best 5 Recipes for Homemade Soup in a Mason Jar

Instant soups and cups of noodles are a convenient work-and-school-day lunch and easy lazy-night dinner, but let’s be honest about them: they rarely taste great, and most of them are pretty bad for us. Let’s find a better way, shall we? Here to help us isThe Domestic Geek, and her solution is totally genius: make-ahead homemade soups in mason jars! Just add hot water, and you’ve got a healthy, delicious meal that puts the store-bought kind to shame. Watch how they work.

5 SOUPS IN JARS

You’ll Need

Miso Noodle Soup
– 1 to 2 teaspoons miso paste
– 1 teaspoon tamari or soy sauce
– ½ teaspoon ginger, peeled and freshly grated
– 2 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
– ¼ cup carrot, julienned or grated
– ½ cup baby spinach, roughly chopped
– 1 cup kelp noodles (or tofu-based shirataki noodles)
– 1 green onion, finely sliced
Coconut Curry Soup
– 2 tablespoons coconut milk
– 1 tablespoon red curry paste
– 1 tablespoon peanut butter
– 2 teaspoons fish sauce
– ½ teaspoon ginger, peeled and freshly grated
– 1 teaspoon brown sugar
– 1 teaspoon vegetable base
– ½ cup cubed tofu or cooked shrimp or chicken (optional)
– 1 cup rice vermicelli noodles
– 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
– 1 green onion, finely diced
– ½ lime, juiced
Vegetable Minestrone Soup
– 1 to 2 teaspoons chicken or vegetable base
– ¼ teaspoon oregano
– 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
– ½ cup frozen vegetables
– ½ cup canned beans, rinsed and drained
– 1 cup zoodles (zucchini noodles)
– Fresh parsley
Chicken Rice Soup
– 1 to 2 teaspoons chicken base
– ½ cup cooked chicken, diced or shredded
– ½ cup cooked rice or quinoa
– ½ cup frozen peas and carrots (use frozen because they’re already par-cooked)
– Fresh dill and parsley to taste
– Salt and pepper
Sausage, White Bean & Kale Soup
– 1 to 2 teaspoons chicken base
– ½ cup turkey kielbasa, finely diced
– ½ cup canned white beans, rinsed and drained
– 1 cup baby kale, roughly chopped
– Red pepper flakes, to taste
– Salt and pepper

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