HOW TO: Flash Freeze Peppers

Do you have extra garden peppers or was there a great sale on peppers at the market? Flash freeze & store peppers for quick use in:

• Soup

• Chili

• Casseroles

• Pizza

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HOW TO: Flash Freeze Peppers

1. Prepare sheet pan with a layer of parchment or wax paper

2. Wash and dry peppers

3. Dice peppers

   • Trim off the top and bottom, leaving the center as a tube

   • Slice down tube from top to bottom

   • Cut tube into strips

   • Cut strips into squares to create a perfect dice

   • Dice the trimmed top & bottom pieces

4. Evenly spread the diced peppers on the prepared sheet pan

5. Place pan in freezer

6. Freeze for 24 hours

7. Remove pan from freezer, immediately transfer the frozen diced peppers to a resealable freezer bag

8. Store the bagged peppers in the freezer and use as needed

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Brenda’s tips:

• Store diced peppers in the freezer for ~6 months

• Having flash-frozen peppers in the freezer allows for faster meal prep

• Works great for jalapeños too. Dice jalapenos finely before following the flash freezing steps above