To not know if I can freeze this chicken soup?? Help me please!

[BackToB4Beatrice]

Bought a cooked chicken on Thursday. Made soup today, using bones as stock and meat in soup. I'm okay to know freeze it and de-frost and re-heat later in the week, right?

Or am I going to poison my family?

TIA

UselessAtWifeyTypeStuffBeatrice

[BatsUpMeNightie]

Yes it'll be fine!

[GingerWrath]

Should be fine to freeze, the supermarket would have cooked it from raw.

[elegangle]

you'll live, It'll be fine!

[BackToB4Beatrice]

Thanks!

[Mia4]

It will be fine, I've done it loads. What you can't do is thaw meat then refreeze it again -it's a bit dodge. Or make the soup, freeze it, thaw, then refreeze-again a bit dodge. But cooking then freezing is fine, even from frozen meat.

[ScarletLady01]

You'll be fine. I've made chicken soup and frozen it tons of times. The only time I won't is if I've added cream as it goes a bit funny.

[mumnotmachine]

It will be fine, just dont add any milk or dairy similar before freezing as it will curdle on reheating

[izzywhizzyletsgetbusy]

If you haven't got any space in your freezer, just bring the soup to the boil and simmer for a couple of minutes everyday until you want to serve it.

I keep a large stockpot going in the winter and add fresh veg/meat/leftovers as and when. I use the stock as a base for soup/ gravy/sauces or for making risotto.

[missmogwi]

Sorry to barge in but I am doing!
I've defrosted some chicken to make a curry. Can I then freeze the curry? I think I can.
feel daft surely should know this!

[WilsonFrickett]

Yes you can Missmogwi. If you defrost anything, then cook it again to a high temp, it is OK to refreeze. But you can't do raw to raw, ie defrost raw chicken then re-freeze the same raw chicken. It has to be cooked first.

[missmogwi]

Thank you!
Bloody great this Mumsnet, I've learnt new swearwords, many in fact and chicken safety!

[troisgarcons]

izzywhizzyletsgetbusy I do that - my husband thinks I'm trying to see him off with my own unique brand of food poisoning

[Floggingmolly]

About the stockpot, how many times can you reheat something without risking food poisoning? Or is it only dodgy when it involves frozen convenience foods?