I'm Darcy, and I'm a dehydrating fiend! I love talking about food preservation through dehydrating, and all the ways that it can be used to create a stocked pantry and wonderful meals for your family!
Day 3: Meals in a Jar - 12 Days of Dehydrating for Christmas
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Hi, Reader Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas! One of the nicest things you can give many folks this year is security in their pantry. Meals in a jar are meals that are perfect for
Day 3: Taco Soup in a JarTaco Soup in a Jar is one of my favorite meals that I can put up for my family. My oldest son and I love it, and I can whip one up for a meal and send the leftovers home with him. I make this from all dehydrated foods (including the rice and beans), to make it a quicker meal. I can use as much broth/water as I want to make it as soupy or as stewy as I want. These were also great when my Dad was living alone in the country and I could make sure he had great meals ready to go all the time!
Ideas for Packaging• Glass jars (canning jars, recycled airtight glass jars) • Mylar bags • Large soup mugs wrapped in plastic for single-serving (short-term only) • If you are giving a soup in a jar that needs a piece to cook longer or shorter (pasta, raw rice), you can package those in a separate baggie, place on top of the rest of the product in the jar, and close. • Print off a cute tag with instructions for rehydrating and additional ingredients they may love. TipMany recipes suggest freeze-dried foods. Simply replace that with dehydrated foods—they work the same. The only time I suggest using freeze-dried foods is with proteins (meats and cheese). Want more Meals in a Jar ideas? I've got a ton of them that will make any tummy happy! Try one of these:
Until next time... Nevertheless, she preserved! P.S. What are your favorite meals in a jar? One of my favorite resources is the Meals in a Jar Cookbook that you can either checkout from your local library or grab from Amazon (affiliate link). You still have time to get it and prep some of the ideas for gifts!
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Darcy @ The Purposeful Pantry
I'm Darcy, and I'm a dehydrating fiend! I love talking about food preservation through dehydrating, and all the ways that it can be used to create a stocked pantry and wonderful meals for your family!
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