A little white bowl of cut green onion

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I love green onion and chives (chives are the skinny version of green onion). You get that fantastic green onion flavor without the beastly onion breath. Most people who grow green onion have more than they can eat at some point in the season.

Here’s a quick and easy way to preserve them. We enjoy our frozen, organic green onion all year long. Frozen green onion is ideal for use in soups or hot dishes and you don’t have to thaw before using.

Green onion growing in a garden

How To Store and Freeze Green Onion:

1. Wash your green onions or chives in cold water.

Green onion in a sink being rinsed

2. Place onions on the counter and pat them dry with a paper towel to prevent freezer burn.

Green onion stacked up on a cutting board

3. Using a sharp knife, finely dice all the green onions/chives and place them in tupperware with the lid or freezer bag. Fill to the top, but don’t pack them down. Pop ’em in the freezer and you’re done. In our family, we recycle plastic tubs from sour cream or cottage cheese :D.

A stack of green onion being diced on a cutting board with a knife A container full of diced green onion
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Note: When using green onion, scrape what you need from the top and refreeze remaining onion right away.