Storing Leftover Chopped Vegetables

For years, I would buy an onion or green pepper, use a fraction of it, and either throw the rest away or let it rot in the crisper drawer. About a year ago, I had a brainstorm.

Now, I always chop the entire vegetable. (This is very easy to do now that I have the Vidalia Chop Wizard.) I use what I need for my recipe and freeze the rest in a sandwich bag. I have all kinds of chopped vegetables in my deep freeze, and this saves me a lot of time when I'm throwing together a weeknight recipe.

It is not necessary to thaw the veggies before using. It's a good idea to double bag onions so that they don't stink up the freezer.

Tip: To break up the solid mass of chopped veggies so you can measure what you need, throw the bag forcefully against the counter top several times. (This is kind of fun!)