Creamy cauliflower and potato soup topped with mini cheese toastie bites.

16 freezer-friendly soups and stews to cook (and stash away) next week

These hearty and comforting recipes all freeze like a dream,just skip the yoghurt or cream,fresh herbs and sprinklings before you put them on ice.

Roasted vegetable soup.
EASY

One of the easiest ways to simplify your cooking is with soup,says Adam Liaw

Beat the chill with a comforting bowl of spiced roast vegetable soup.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Danielle Alvarez’s shiitake mushroom mapo tofu.
EASY

Vegan mapo tofu with shiitake mushrooms and crispy chilli oil

Danielle Alvarez takes the big-flavoured classic Chinese dish and makes it vegan-friendly.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Jamie Oliver’s fragrant pumpkin curry.

Jamie Oliver’s fragrant pumpkin curry

Chickpeas,ginger,spices and coconut milk.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jamie Oliver
Barbecued cauliflower with mascarpone bechamel.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s barbecued cauliflower with mascarpone bechamel

Mascarpone adds a rich creaminess to bechamel without being overwhelmingly cheesy and oily.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Danielle Alvarez’s Italian wedding soup.
EASY

This Italian wedding soup is a marriage of flavours,and you’ll be making it on repeat

This hearty meatball and pasta soup is sure to be love at first spoonful.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Tortelli maremmani.

Tortelli maremmani (silverbeet and ricotta ravioli)

Satisfying to make and eat,these large ravioli are a perfect cooking project for a slow Sunday.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Mushroom and leek pot pie.

Still don’t know what umami means? You will after trying this I-can’t-believe-it’s-vegetarian pie

This winter-warmer of a dish is so comforting and umami-rich,you won’t believe it’s vegetarian.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Adam Liaw’s Shepherds’ pie.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s shepherd’s pie masterclass (plus a genius tip for browning the meat)

Lift this comfort-food favourite several notches by employing simple chef-approved techniques for better-tasting mince and creamy mash.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
RecipeTin Eats’ sausage ragu.

RecipeTin Eats’ sausage ragu

Sausage meat gives the sauce a deeper flavour than you’d get by using simple mince meat.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Nagi Maehashi