Continuing with my week of giveaways and celebrating my favorite things. . I wanted to share these awesome stainless steel Insulated LunchBots. If I have one complaint about packing lunch for my kids, it is that it’s hard to keep the food warm. And usually, if I try to pack a thermos, the thing can’t fit in my kid’s lunchbox!
Who wants to eat a cold lunch that is meant to be hot? And hey, these aren’t just for kids. I plan on getting more for myself and my family when we are eating on the go as well.
Now, you can “Enjoy a hot lunch on the go! LunchBots Thermal 16-ounce Insulated Food Containers keep hot foods hot for hours – without plastic coming into contact with your food. Plus, the bowl-like shape is natural to eat from and easy to fill, unlike awkward, tall cylinders.
The generous, 16-ounce capacity holds a satisfying meal. Pack these lunch containers with homemade chicken soup, beef stew, vegetarian chili, and other favorites. Or fill with a fruit salad – they keep cold foods cold too!”
And aren’t they cute? And THESE containers fit in my kid’s lunchbox.
If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you probably know that Leek and Potato soup is my Phoebe’s favorite. I mean, like I make this soup for her EVERY week. Literally every week. I’m waiting for the day that she grows tired of it but I’m guessing that since winter is just around the corner, that may not be happening anytime soon.
I’ve always wanted to pack this soup- or anything HOT really- in her lunch and now, thanks to my new LunchBot Thermal, I can!
So, whether you need one for yourself or for your kid, ENTER THE GIVEAWAY below and enjoy a HOT lunch or snack on the go!
Leek and Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb potatoes; peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 large leeks washed and thinly sliced; you only need the tender white and light green parts of the stem
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock or a mixture of both; use whatever you have
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1-2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- kosher salt and pepper; to taste
- 1/2 cup Creme Fraiche for garnish
- 1/3 cup fresh chives; diced
- Special equipment needed: an immersion or hand blender
Instructions
- In a large stockpot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sliced leeks and chopped potatoes and cook until the vegetables have begun to soften and brown slightly, about 5-10 minutes.
- Add the chicken or vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 30 -35 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and soft.
- Blend until somewhat smooth using an immersion or hand blender; I like a little chunkiness in my soup so I didn’t blend it all completely. I left a few potatoes chunks. Add the heavy cream and season with salt, pepper and the lemon juice.
- Serve and garnish with the crème fraiche and fresh chives. Mix and enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Foodista.com.
THE GIVEAWAY!!
(open to residents within the United States only)
Disclosure: LunchBots provided me the LunchBots Insulated container in pink. This giveaway is sponsored by LunchBots. All opinions expressed here are 100% my own.
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes says
October 24, 2013 at 3:39 amThese are so cute, and not just for kids! I remember those thermos from my school days… not good!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes says
October 24, 2013 at 3:41 amAnd btw, that’s my soup! jaja!
hipfoodiemom says
October 24, 2013 at 6:24 amyes, it is!!! I had to re-publish it here for this. . and really do make this for P EVERY week. 🙂
Jenny says
October 24, 2013 at 4:51 amMy grandmother would always make me Pastine with egg,salt and pepper. Its the most comforting thing ever to me. It isn’t the best cold. This would be awesome to have for that! 🙂
Alana says
October 24, 2013 at 7:25 amWow in LOVE with these
grace says
October 24, 2013 at 7:41 amso many possibilities, this is a great giveaway, thank you!
Sarah Denton says
October 24, 2013 at 7:48 amI would make pasta
Jennifer Traynor says
October 24, 2013 at 7:48 amWe’ve been using LunchBots for years and we absolutely love them. It is great to see they have an insulated option!
Alice S says
October 24, 2013 at 7:49 amPotato leek soup sounds perfect in a lunch bot!
Carrie says
October 24, 2013 at 7:51 amWell. This solves my concern about having warm chili without a microwave at work. Awesomsauce.
Sue says
October 24, 2013 at 7:51 amGreat giveaway!
Betsy says
October 24, 2013 at 7:52 amAny kind of soup!
Crystal Hunter says
October 24, 2013 at 7:56 amither this soup recipie yum or tomato soup, bith are my fav
Katee L. says
October 24, 2013 at 7:57 amFabulous giveaway! I don’t blame your daughter on her choice of soup!
enslavedbyfaeries says
October 24, 2013 at 7:59 amI love that the lids are lids are lined with stainless steel so that no plastic comes in contact with food! Just awesome!
Christine says
October 24, 2013 at 8:00 amThese Lunchbots look great! I would love to try them. The soup sounds delish too! Thanks!
Pat Merkovich says
October 24, 2013 at 8:00 amSoup or leftovers
Heather B says
October 24, 2013 at 8:03 amI would love to take my homemade sloppy joes to work.
Karen says
October 24, 2013 at 8:04 amI would make that leek and potato soup for my lunch bots!
Angela says
October 24, 2013 at 8:06 amChicken Noodle soup
Chef Amber Shea says
October 24, 2013 at 8:11 amCurry!
Kendra says
October 24, 2013 at 8:14 amWe could use one of those, especially with the colder months ahead- Hot lunch will be a must!
Brad says
October 24, 2013 at 8:15 amSoup!
Allison (Spontaneous Tomato) says
October 24, 2013 at 8:34 amOo, I was so tempted to buy one of these when I went bento box shopping the last time I was in Japan (but everything was pricey, so it was an either-or situation…). I’d use one to bring turkey kale lentil soup to my campus for lunch!
Tracy Peterman says
October 24, 2013 at 8:59 amI would make chili and send for my husbands lunch.
Laurenn Campos says
October 24, 2013 at 9:12 amBroccoli soup, my kids go nuts over it! So easy to make in a vitamix 🙂
Mary Ann says
October 24, 2013 at 9:14 amI want to win these for my great niece.
Judy song says
October 24, 2013 at 9:20 amHomemade chicken noodle soup !
Amy Cahillane says
October 24, 2013 at 9:20 amLOVE Lunchbots (for me, not just my kid!)! And since it’s freezing here in western Mass today, that soup looks ah-mazing….
Christina Reichert says
October 24, 2013 at 9:22 amI am entering the giveaway. Also, I am excited about the leek soup because I recently got a bunch from my CSA. Double score!
Rachel says
October 24, 2013 at 9:51 amThese look so wonderful! I pack tomato soup every day, and the thermoses are too big!
I’m going to have to try the soup recipe, too.
Julia says
October 24, 2013 at 10:12 amYumminess, cuteness, AND functionality!
Michele Hoffman says
October 24, 2013 at 10:37 amI was hoping to send my daughter to school with soup the other day and realized that I had never purchased a thermal bowl! This one would be PERFECT!
Cara says
October 24, 2013 at 10:46 amI’m looking for hearty recipes to prepare this weekend and this soup looks wonderful! Can’t wait to try.
Ashleigh says
October 24, 2013 at 10:55 amSoup!! Such a cute little container!
Laurie says
October 24, 2013 at 11:12 amI would like to send macaroni & cheese to school with my daughter.
kate ryan says
October 24, 2013 at 11:26 amI would make some broccoli soup for me and some hot mac & cheese to send to school with my girls!
Linda says
October 24, 2013 at 11:27 ammac & cheese
Sarah says
October 24, 2013 at 11:32 amNice looking!
Natalia L says
October 24, 2013 at 12:13 pmSo many things… but Im craving my mom’s pumpkin dip, so that’s what I’d put on it now… and some pizzelle too.:)
Debra Lee says
October 24, 2013 at 12:15 pmSome corn chowder would be great!
Margot C says
October 24, 2013 at 12:17 pmI’m not entering because I won one of these on another site (so that would just be rude and selfish); just to say that this thing is the best little thermal container EVER and that we use it about 3 times a week in my step-son’s lunch (his is green). You’re gonna love this thing.
Andrea W says
October 24, 2013 at 1:42 pmMy daughter loves soup as well. Recently she is on a Thai coconut soup kick. I would love to pack it for her lunch!!
Kate | Food Babbles says
October 24, 2013 at 2:03 pmI would love to use this to pack my daughter’s lunch! I would pack her soups!
Karrie says
October 24, 2013 at 2:10 pmI would make mapo tofu. So comforting on a cold day.
Jennifer Connelly says
October 24, 2013 at 3:01 pmWarm homemade cinnamon applesauce
Donna F. says
October 24, 2013 at 3:31 pmI would make a quinoa veggie stir fry to bring for lunch.
Adele says
October 24, 2013 at 3:40 pmMinestrone soup!
Paige says
October 24, 2013 at 5:03 pmI’d love to mark broccoli soup in one!
Kathleen says
October 24, 2013 at 6:50 pmDefinitely soup. It’s been such a long time since I brought soup to out anywhere.
Maggie says
October 24, 2013 at 8:11 pmi’d love this to transport tomato soup!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
October 25, 2013 at 2:40 amA vegan quinoa salad!
TC says
October 25, 2013 at 7:26 ampumpkin soup.
candace says
October 25, 2013 at 8:18 ami take soup to work for lunch, pretty much year round!! i currently have plans for broccoli and cheddar soup so that would be what i would take!
Shannon C says
October 25, 2013 at 9:43 amI make soup all the time, but I can never bring leftovers for work to lunch since I don’t have any good container to bring it in!
Kathleen says
October 25, 2013 at 11:47 amI would use the LunchBot to bring homemade soups to work!
Sarah says
October 25, 2013 at 12:02 pmI just saw these lunchbots for the first time a couple of weeks ago and love the idea! I hear the complaint of wanting to send hot food to school with kids all the time – perfect solution. As a grad student, I’d fill it with delicious soups to take to my lab with me!
Annette says
October 25, 2013 at 12:45 pmI love to make Tuscan Vegetable Soup and this container would be a great way to take it with me.
Jenna T says
October 26, 2013 at 1:34 amI make a mean tomato basil soup.
Sarah O. says
October 26, 2013 at 6:56 amI make vegetable soup all the time, and these would be great for that!
Joo says
October 26, 2013 at 8:31 amSoup or ricebowl
Becca Entenberg says
October 26, 2013 at 9:58 pmI’d make some egg salad!
Karen says
October 27, 2013 at 7:25 amJust found your blog! I would make chicken noodle soup!
TaraO says
October 27, 2013 at 9:46 amI’d definitely use it for keeping soup or pasta warm. Love it!
Lauren H says
October 27, 2013 at 1:20 pmI’d use for soup, which is my go to work lunch during the Fall and Winter!
Dina | The Everyday Contessa says
October 27, 2013 at 6:48 pmItalian wedding soup!
Jesi says
October 28, 2013 at 2:25 pmBroccoli Soup!
Stephanie Ann says
October 28, 2013 at 8:30 pmI would make chicken noodle soup!
Carmen says
October 29, 2013 at 9:38 pmI often take my lunch to work – and this is the time of year I’d prefer hot leftovers to cold sandwiches
Bee says
October 30, 2013 at 6:43 pmThe lunchbot would be great to bring soups for work lunch!