TikTok's soup in a jar is a delicious trend that will get you through winter

"This is literally gonna save me so much time money and mental effort," one person commented.

It's time to up your meal prep game for winter. TikTok has been sent into a frenzy over a new trend and it's a whole new level of organisation that we didn't think we needed. Until now. 

Let us introduce... the soup jar!

The soup jar is a trend that is seeing people meal prep soup in a mason jar in just a few minutes, leaving you with a delicious, cheap, and easy meal for those cool days. Much like the trending salad-in-a-jar hack that we saw doing the rounds a few years ago. 

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Soup in a jar is a new level of meal prep. Images: TikTok / @leels_

The soup jar trend taking over TikTok

TikToker @leels_ is a huge fan of the meal prep hack and has been sharing her ways of creating delicious "portions of soup" at home. 

"I saw some girl do the on TikTok a while ago and I became so obsessed with it that people make fun of me for it," she shared in a recent video. 

She then goes on to show just how she preps her Asian-inspired soup served in the jar - adding a heap of ingredients such as stock, miso, shredded chicken, and noodles. 

The creator swears by the hack, saying it's a game-changer when it comes to work lunches.

"It's so easy to bring to and from [work]," she admits. 

While the ingredients can obviously be swapped out according to what your own tastebuds prefer, this easy recipe is definitely one for the winter archives. 

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Soup in a jar recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

• A quarter cup of chicken stock 
• A dollop of miso paste
• Splash of soy sauce
• Splash of sesame oil
• A heaped teaspoon of ginger
• Bundle of rice noodles/vermicelli noodles
• Handful of frozen vegetables
• Shredded roast chicken
• Water (until jar is filled)

METHOD:

Once all the ingredients are in the jar, you can either refrigerate until ready to eat, or snack on it straight away. 

Simply add water (enough to fill the jar), shake, and microwave.

"When you’re ready to eat it, just put some water in it, close the lid, give it a good shake, take the top off, and microwave for two minutes and 30 seconds," she explains. 

Add all the ingredients in a jar. Images: TikTok / @leels_

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The soup hack that saves money AND time

The TikTok video attracted 21.7 million views with many lapping up the hack. 

"How have I never thought of mason jar meal prepping?" one person commented. 

"You just made your own cup of noodles omg," another added. 

"I’m in… looks amazing" and "my whole life has changed" followed afterwards. 

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Others claimed that not only was the meal prep hack a clever idea, but it was also one that many of us didn't think we needed in terms of saving money AND time. 

"OK I have no money and just random food and this just saved me on lunches for the week 🥰" someone chimed in. 

And another said: "This is literally gonna save me so much time money and mental effort."

Originally published as TikTok's soup in a jar is a delicious trend that will get you through winter