I spent some time a couple weekends ago doing some major freezer meal prep in order to have some healthy home cooked meals on hand for after our baby is born (2 weeks or less!) I know I may not have the time and energy to cook something from scratch in the midst of learning how to handle a newborn, so I wanted to stock the freezer with some meals we can just reheat and enjoy. In the process, I wound up with a bunch of fresh herbs and there are always leftovers. I hate just throwing them away but I never use them all in a single recipe so I came up with this way of saving them for future use.
Simple as a couple of ice cube trays, some melted butter and/or EVOO and chopped herbs! I had thyme, sage and parsley leftover. I just chopped the herbs up, put them into the ice cube trays and covered them with a mix of melted butter and extra virgin olive oil. Into the freezer they go and now they're ready to use for any future cooking where I need to add some herbs. This can be something like a chicken noodle soup or even sauteeing some veggies in a pan. Just pop out the amount of herb cubes I need and toss into a hot pan or pot. Added flavor and I'm not throwing away the money I spent on the fresh herbs!
My goal is to start growing my own little herb garden so I can just use what I need for a particular recipe, but until that happens, I'll buy them at the store and save the leftovers this way.
PRO TIP: If you don't think you'll recognize what herb you froze in the trays themselves, you can freeze them in batches and then transfer them into a Ziploc freezer bag and label what the herb was (parsley, sage, thyme, etc.)
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