Soup is Great as Your Daily Lunch! Enjoy Warm and Delicious Soups Even During Lunch Breaks [With Recipes]

Why not change your usual lunchbox that you take to school or the office to a soup instead? Body will warm little by little and it’s also a great way to eat a lot of vegetables. Therefore, I’ll introduce soup recipes using the “Vacuum-insulated Soup Jar” by THERMOS which is a globally renowned brand known for its thermal containers.

What’s a “Vacuum-insulated Soup Jar”?

Have you ever had soup for lunch but it was cold when you ate it? That’s when, THERMOS’s “Vacuum-insulated Soup Jar” help you!

This soup jar features a stainless-steel vacuum insulation design, so it has excellent heat and cold retention. Even without a microwave, you can enjoy your soup warm anytime!

Easy and Delicious! Soup Recipes

It’s the convenient “Vacuum-insulated Soup Jar” that keeps your soup warm, you can finally fulfill your hope of having soup for lunch. So I’ll share two recipes developed by the Kagawa Nutrition University specifically for using this product!

Spicy and Flavorful Mala-Style Soup

It’s inspired by the bold flavors of mala and is packed with plenty of vegetables. Surprisingly, you can get a wealth of nutrients in just one serving! Being healthy is a nice point!

<Ingredients>
Glass noodles: 15g
Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach): 40g
Napa cabbage: 80g
Frozen shrimp: 1 piece (15g)
Pork belly: 20g
Bean sprouts: 30g
Carrot: 15g
Water: 80ml
Milk: 100ml
Doubanjiang (spicy bean paste): 2g
Granulated Japanese dashi: 3g (1 teaspoon)
Grated garlic: 5g
Chili oil: to taste

<Preparation>
Pour boiling water (not included in the ingredient list) into the soup jar and it keeps warm uncovered for at least 5 minutes to preheat.

<Instructions>
1. Cut the napa cabbage and pork belly into 5 cm-wide pieces, and slice the carrot into thin rounds approximately 2 mm thick.
2. Put the chopped ingredients from step [1] into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave at 500W for 1 minute.
3. Put water, milk, doubanjiang, and granulated dashi in a pot. Heat over medium heat.
4. Put the microwaved napa cabbage, pork belly, bean sprouts, and carrot to the pot.
5. Once the ingredients in the pot have softened, put the komatsuna, frozen shrimp, and grated garlic. Simmer for approximately 1 minute.
6. Put the glass noodles into the soup jar. Pour the soup from step [5] into the soup jar, and it’s finished!

Creamy Pumpkin and Broccoli Pasta

The soup jar isn’t just for soups, it’s also suitable for bringing pasta! This “Creamy Pumpkin and Broccoli Pasta” is very easy to make, it’s just warmed the ingredients in the microwave and transferred them to the soup jar.
Moreover, the penne pasta cooks through with the jar’s heat retention, so there’s no need for boiling. It’s an ally on busy mornings!

<Ingredients>
Penne: 30g
Half-sized bacon: 2 slices
Frozen pumpkin: 3 pieces (80g)
Frozen broccoli: 2 pieces (30g)
Consommé powder: 1/4 teaspoon
Salt: a pinch
Olive oil: 1 teaspoon
Water: 50ml
Milk: 150ml

<Preparation>
Pour boiling water (not included in the ingredient list) into the soup jar and it keeps warm uncovered for at least 5 minutes to preheat.

<Instructions>
1. Cut the bacon by 1 cm-wide strips.
2. Microwave all the ingredients except the penne at 500W for 5 minutes.
3. Put the penne into the soup jar, then put the heated ingredients from step [2] into the jar.

It will warm both your body and mind! You will work hard in the afternoon after eating these soups. And it’s amazing that you can make them in no time. You should enjoy cooking meals by using “Vacuum-insulated Soup Jar”!

Information Source: THERMOS, Kagawa Nutrition University