Freeze cooked kale?

[Bethcooks]

We will be away for a bit and I have all this cooked kale. There was a little bit of vinegar in the recipe so it might keep in the fridge till we return but not sure of that so if I can freeze it I will. Thanks!

[weezieduzzit]

I would choose trying to freeze it over throwing it away, it can always be added to a white bean and sausage stew or something like that.

[Bethcooks]

Thank you all. Off to kitchen to wrap and freeze.

[Breezychow]

I also thank you all, as I too have a bunch of kale I've cooked but won't be able to use for a bit.

[rogueKitty]

I'm so curious: any post-frozen kale stories? How did the texture hold up after thawing and heating?

[paulj]

I've recently seen commercially frozen chopped kale (possibly blanched but not cooked) - at Whole Foods and Trader Joes. The WF version worked fine; haven't tried the TJ yet.

[rogueKitty]

Thank you paulj. I wasn't clear in my last post...

I've eaten store-bought frozen greens and they're yummy enough, but I'm really interested now in how my excellent Southern-seasoned, slow-cooked greens would taste after I freeze/thaw the leftovers... :)

[GretchenS]

They will taste fabulous, I do it all the time. I make the biggest batch I can and portion it up and freeze so I can have slow-cooked goodness at a moment's notice.

[GretchenS]

It'll freeze just great.

[paulj]

My guess is that the kale will freeze like spinach.

[opinionatedchef]

gee beth, i don't know why not. it's cooked and lost alot of its moisture, so i bet it would be fine. i mean, if it changed in an unexpected and less desirable way, you could still do so many things with it>> chop and add to soup; chop and add to stir fried rice , or pasta dishes....