About Our TUSCAN BEEF STEW & italian POLENTA
- 1 Serving Backpacking Meal
- Dietary Considerations: meat dish (roasted beef)
- all-natural dehydrated and freeze-dried ingredients
- 560 calories
- 41 g protein
- Meal Net Weight: 5.0 oz | 145 g
- Meal Includes: seasoned beef stew mix; seasoned polenta
- Required: boiling water
- Recommended: long handled spoon; Cook-in-Cozy™
Remove
all interior polenta pouch and natural desiccants (2 total) from main meal pouch and polenta pouch.
Add
1-1/4 cups (10 oz / 296 ml) of boiling water to the main meal pouch and stir. Now add 1/2 cup (4 oz / 118 ml) of boiling water to the polenta pouch and stir.
Press
air from both pouches; seal and shake. Handle with care, pouch gets very HOT!
Top
your Beef Stew with dollops of Parmesan Polenta.
DIG IN!
to your Tuscan Beef Stew & Italian Polenta!
Ingredients & Nutrition
Ingredients:
Polenta, Roasted Beef (cooked beef, salt), Whole Milk, Organic Whole Kernel Yellow Corn, Potatoes, Beef Stock, Organic Carrots, Spices, Potato Starch, Red and Green Bell Peppers, Organic Carrot Granules, Tomatoes, Parmesan Cheese, Sweet Corn Puree, Green Beans, Organic Tomatoes, White Onion, Zucchini Squash, Tomato Pepper (garlic salt, organic tomato, annatto, garlic granules, cilantro), Celery, Salted Butter, Beet Puree, Sea Salt, Mushrooms, Lemon Juice, Red Burgundy Wine, Shallots, Spice, Sweet Basil, Organic Chives, Green Onions
Special Notes:
CONTAINS: Milk
PROCESSED IN A FACILITY THAT HANDLES WHEAT, EGG, MILK, SOYBEAN, PEANUT AND TREE NUT PRODUCTS.
Press Articles
The polenta is so much more satisfying than the typical mashed potatoes one would expect with stew. It is hardy, filling and doesn’t upset the stomach when hiking. It’s simply comfort food, but with spices and lots of flavor. A solid 2 thumbs up and we highly recommend it.
— Trail Cooking, April 2019
— Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice/Gear Guide, Spring 2011
frequently asked questions
We recommend that all of our hot meals spend time "steep-cooking™" while snuggled in a Cook-in-Cozy™. We find this method promotes a more consistent temperature and steady cook time for Cook-in-Bag™ preparation; and results in a better serving temperature for your meal. When not in use, our Cook-in-Cozy™ folds away nicely in your pack for storage and weighs in at only 1.4oz.
Reviews (28)
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This was simply excellent -- tried it at home, and it was great by any standard, not just trail food. Prep was pretty painless, and I liked the combination of stew and polenta.
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This didn't taste like a freeze dried meal. It was like a home cooked meal. The only difference was it was like a soup. Otherwise, this is so much better than the run of the mill FD meals.
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Just had the Tuscan beef stew for dinner. It was excellent! Not excellent for backpacking food, but simply excellent.
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This was a great dinner. It tasted better than almost anything I have ever had. Buy this meal it is worth it.
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Was excited to try the Tuscan beef stew. The polenta was excellent. The (stew) even though I simmered it for twice the time suggested was still more like soup. Added the correct amount of water per instructions. It never boiled down to what I consider stew. Possibly needs a thickening agent?? Although the flavor was impressive. I will continue to try different products from Packit gourmet.
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Served this to two friends on a cold, wet night in the Wallowas after a 15 mile day. They LOVED it, as did I. I made two of these for the three of us and that was plenty. Will get this one again for sure.
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I took this on a BWCA trip. I have never had polenta with beef stew before (and it is optional) but I thought the combination was excellent. The serving size was perfect for one person. I will be choosing this meal for the next trip.
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Flavor of this meal was great. I may have been a little hungry and rushed the rehydration of it a little being that the green beans were a little under hydrated. Overall though, the meal was pretty good. I will second one of the reviews above, mine did turn out a little soup. I will have to remember to reduce the amount of water the next time.
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Pack it gourmet has done it again. This dinner was outstanding. The polenta was a perfect pair for the stew. I may pack some dried rosemary and thyme to add a little more flavor but this may be my new favorite backpacking meal.
Cooking Method
just add water
Water Required
14 ounces
Temperature
boiling water
Cook time
15 minutes
Serving
16 Ounces