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Wasting food, even just a tablespoon or two of something, doesn\u2019t sit well with me. I keep small amounts of leftover vegetables in a freezer container to use for chicken pot pie. I make breadcrumbs from stale bread. I freeze overripe fruit to use in smoothies or cocktails. Of course, I never throw away a Parmesan rind.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
Before you think I sound like a perfectionist, I am the first to admit that I\u2019m far from perfect. Some veggies do die in the crisper drawer. The final serving of a casserole that gets shoved to the back of the fridge often goes unnoticed until it\u2019s too late. And one food that I seem to waste more than I\u2019m proud to admit is tomato paste.\n<\/p>\n
I often open a 6-ounce can of tomato paste that doesn\u2019t get entirely used up in whatever recipe I’m cooking. Then the leftover tomato paste goes into a container and, like that final serving of a casserole, makes its way to the back of the fridge until it’s inevitably found with fuzz on the top.\n<\/p>\n
And yes, I know the trick of spooning tomato paste into ice cube trays, freezing them, and then popping out the cubes to live in a freezer-safe bag until needed, but that\u2019s three whole steps. Please don\u2019t judge me, but that\u2019s two more steps\u2014despite good intentions\u2014than I\u2019m likely to do.\u00a0Plus, who wants to stain their ice trays with tomatoes?\n<\/p>\n
So when I saw a simple tip on TikTok to freeze tomato paste by the tablespoon that has just one step and no extra equipment, I thought it was genius.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n This tip for freezing tomato paste couldn\u2019t be simpler. I first saw it on thefeedfeed’s<\/a> TikTok account. The creator takes a long strip of parchment paper, places a tablespoon of tomato paste on the end of the strip, and flattens it out. Then she folds the strip on top of the tomato paste, flattens it out a little more, and continues the process until all the leftover tomato paste is sandwiched between the parchment folds.\n<\/p>\n How To Freeze Tomato Paste <\/span> <\/h2>\n