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Home Freezer Cooking Can You Freeze It?

How to Freeze Green Onions or Scallions

Updated: 9/12/22

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Freezing green onions

Can you freeze green onions?

So, this is one of those posts that many of you will chuckle at and think, “You didn’t know that?”

I am here to tell you that, no, I did not know that you can freeze and save green onions for later use. So for those of you out there, like me, this post is for you.

This year, my backyard garden has given us a CRAZY amount of green onions. They are bigger than I’ve ever seen in a grocery store and I simply didn’t know what to do with them all. I mean, look at these crazy things!

Green onions growing in garden

I was about to throw them in the compost when I ran the question past my dad, the gardener extraordinaire, of what I should do with so many leftover scallions (green onions and scallions are the same thing, FYI). He informed me that you could chop them up and freeze them for later use. Duh.

So that’s what I did today. I yanked out a TON of onions, washed them off, chopped them up, and froze them!

Want to save some leftover onions in the future? Read on, my thrifty friends!

How to Freeze and Store Green Onions

Green onions picked from the garden

First step is to wash your veggies. Use a combination of white vinegar and water to soak or rinse your produce. One study says use 3 parts water to 1 part vinegar. Another said use 10 parts water to 1 part vinegar. I usually use somewhere between those two recommendations.
Mine were out of the garden so I didn’t have to worry about pesticides but I did have to spray some dirt off and make sure I didn’t freeze any bugs along with my onions. 

Next, chop up your onions.  I first chopped off the roots, then cut the bulb off, and froze those in a separate bag. After removing any dead growth, I choppy-chopped away!

Green onions & scallions chopped for the freezer

Lastly, spread out chopped onions on cookie sheet. I laid some parchment paper down (to make for easier removal later) and spread them out as best as I could. I then stuck both sheets of onions in the freezer. I do this so they aren’t all clumped up and frozen together.

After they had been in there for a few hours, I moved them all to a Ziploc bag. (I’ve read that saving them in an empty water bottle is handy too!)

How to Use Green Onions that Have Been Frozen & Thawed

Since freezing onions will cause them to lose their crisp texture, only using them in dishes you will cook. So these would be good for soups, marinades, omelettes, fried rice, etc. Here are some of our delicious recipes that use green onions:

Slow Cooker Honey Bourbon Chicken

Asian Lettuce Wraps

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Add them to:

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As co-founder of Thriving Home, Polly’s passionate about helping busy parents get dinner on the table. With a house full of kids, dogs, and (usually) a DIY project in the works, she knows firsthand how every minute (and every dollar) counts. As a business owner, she enjoys wearing multiple hats and serves best as a project manager for Thriving Home.

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  1. AvatarGabrielle says

    Posted on 1/27/19 at 4:52 pm

    Very Helpful. I only cook a couple of nights per week and so often I’ve bought a bunch of green onions and they are limp and useless in the vegetable drawer of the fridge by the time I want to use them in cooking.
    Next time I’m freezing them.

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  2. AvatarHelen says

    Posted on 1/4/19 at 12:41 am

    My garden is packed and I don’t want to have them grow too big to use. Great idea, thanks Dad

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    • RachelRachel says

      Posted on 1/4/19 at 9:16 am

      You’re quite welcome, Helen. Hope it’s helpful!

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