Don't send those dried out carrots to the compost before you read this.

My family loves baby carrots with dressing as a snack, so recently I bought two bags that were on sale in a Buy One Get One Free promotion. But before we could eat them all, they dried out and just weren't that appetizing for any of us. The thought of throwing away an unopened bag and a half full bag drove me crazy, so...

I pulled out my handy food processor and zipped the carrots through the small shredder blade. And then I put the shredded carrots...

in a freezer bag and I put them in the freezer for future use. In the fall and winter I make a lot of soups, chilis and casseroles that I will throw a handful of the shredded carrots into. You just break off what you need. The more veggies I can add to our food the better.

I also did the same thing recently with some green and red peppers that we received from our CSA. I didn't think we would use the peppers before they went bad, so I chopped them up and put them in a freezer bag for future use in soups and casseroles.

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This post is linked to Tightwad Tuesday at Being Frugal and Tightwad Tuesday at Canada Girl and Frugal Friday at Life as Mom.

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