This recipe is by far one of my absolute favorite quick easy meals that I know is dairy free and meat free. I created it as a single serving meal in a jar because by family is not allergic to dairy like I am but this recipe could easily be doubled or tripled to make it into a huge one pot meal.
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Freeze Dried Ingredients
Many of you have seen I have a Harvest Right Freeze dryer and have partnered with Thrive Life freeze dried foods. I can’t even scratch the surface of all the benefits of freeze dried foods because the possibilities are seriously endless. Making meal in a jar recipes have become a new obsession. If you’ve been considering purchasing a freeze dryer now is a wonderful time to use Harvest Right’s layaway program and lock in the sale price.
If a freeze dryer is completely out of your budget you have some options! This is why I’ve partnered with Thrive Life Freeze Dried Foods. If you use my link you can save 15% off your delivery order of freeze dried pantry staples!
Where I Get My Ingredients
The bulk of my freeze dried ingredients come from Thrive Life foods.
If you are on EBT you can also order freeze dried foods from Amazon using your EBT. I’ve made a bulk list of the items used in my shelf stable recipes for you to check out here.
Storage
The best and easiest way to store this base is to place it into a glass jar and vacuum seal the lid so there is no air. This allows the base to stay shelf stable for years. If you don’t have a vacuum sealer just add an oxygen absorber to your jar.
Vegan Chessy Bacon Potato Soup Meal In A Jar
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup instant potato flakes
- 1 tbsp vegan magic cheese
- 1 tbsp plant based milk powder I used oat but you can use almond or coconut powered milk
- 2 tbsp tvp soy crumbles
- 1/8 tsp soy sauce powder
- 1/8 tsp hickory smoke powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp freeze dried onion
- 1 1/2 cups hot water
Instructions
- In a small snackie size plastic bag add tvp crumbles along with the soy sauce powder and the hickory smoke powder. Seal and shake to combine. Set aside. In small jelly jar add all other dry ingredients. Place your small plastic bag on the top and seal jar. For long term storage add oxygen absorber or use food saver vacuum seal attachment to seal.
- When ready to cook, pull plastic bag out and add to a small bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of hot water to tvp and let sit for 2 min. StirAdd the remaining hot water to the other dry ingredients. This should come together quickly, whithin a min. Use a fork or small whisk to get out any clumps. Add "bacon" crumbles on top or mix in. Sprinkle with fresh chives or parsley flakes and ENJOY!
Want More Ideas?
Check out this post that has all of my meal in jar recipes in one location.