Mirepoix Recipe
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This easy mirepoix recipe combines onions, carrots, and celery into a flavorful base for soups, sauces, and stews. Make a batch and freeze it for quick weeknight cooking.
- Prep time
- 15 minutes
- Cook time
- 20 minutes
- Total time
- 35 minutes
- Yield
- 4 bags
Ingredients
2 cups chopped onions 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup chopped celery 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter (Optional) 1 clove garlic, minced (Optional) 1 bay leaf or sprig of thymeInstructions
- Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onions, carrots, and celery.
- Reduce heat to low and cook for 10–15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once vegetables are soft, let them cool completely.
- Divide mixture into 4 freezer bags.
- Label and freeze flat.
Notes
You can freeze this mirepoix recipe in portions that equal 1 cup each of onions, carrots, and celery. Perfect for use in soups, stews, sauces, and stocks. Lasts up to 3 months in the freezer.Nutrition
- Calories
- 226
- Fat
- 7g
- Saturated fat
- 1g
- Sugar
- 18g
- Sodium
- 178mg
- Protein
- 4g
- Carbohydrates
- 37g
- Fiber
- 9g