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; broth stick
- Required: boiling water
- Recommended: long handled spoon; Cook-in-Cozy™
Remove
all interior packets and natural desiccants (2 total) from main meal pouch and polenta pouch.

Add
broth concentrate and 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


Top
your Beef Stew with dollops of Parmesan Polenta.

DIG IN!
to your Tuscan Beef Stew & Italian Polenta!
Ingredients & Nutrition
Ingredients:
Polenta (corn meal), Roasted Beef (cooked beef, salt), Whole Milk, Beef Broth (beef stock, maltodextrin, natural flavor, sugar, beef fat, salt, yeast extract, xanthan gum), Organic Whole Kernel Yellow Corn, Potatoes, Organic Chopped Carrots, Beef Stock, Spices, Red and Green Bell Peppers, Potato Starch, Diced Red Tomatoes (tomatoes, citric acid, calcium chloride), Sweet Basil, Organic Carrot Granules, Parmesan Cheese (partially skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, disodium phosphate), Sweet Corn Puree, Green Beans, Organic Tomato Flakes, Sea Salt, Diced Sweet Onion, Zucchini Squash, Celery, Butter (sweet cream, salt, annatto, nonfat milk solids, sodium caseinate, disodium phosphate), Tomato Pepper (garlic salt, organic tomato (organic tomatoes, silicon dioxide), annatto, garlic granules, cilantro), Beef Au Jus (salt, sugar, hydrolyzed soy protein, rendered beef fat, dextrose maltodextrin [from corn], natural flavor, yeast extract, onion, monosodium glutamate, caramel color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), Beet Puree, Mushrooms, Lemon Juice (corn syrup, lemon juice, lemon oil), Red Burgundy Wine (maltodextrin, corn starch, wine, corn syrup, malic acid, natural flavor, sorbic acid, sulfites, potassium sorbate), Minced Shallots, Organic Chives, Green Onions
Special Notes:
CONTAINS: Milk, Soy
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 (27)
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There’s only one thing you can say about this meal, delicious!!
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Delicious. this is a delight at lunch or at the end of many trail miles
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After a little prep was as good as you can get at home. Stew was excellent. Flavorful and filling. Highly recommended.
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This meal is as amazing as advertised. Tasty, textured, and filling… I love this meal after a long day hiking
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One of my favorite meals from Packit Gourmet!! Love the Polenta on top. Super great flavor. After a long day of hiking, it is nice to look forward to a yummy, delicious hot meal!
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The combo of the stew and polenta is out of this world! Can't believe this is an option in the wilderness. Thank you creators!
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Absolutely delicious, but too many steps for my fast and lite backpacking style. Better suited for the rare instances I am doing short hikes or car camping. Polenta is by far my favorite part!!!
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I love the texture and flavor of this meal, and the polenta topped it off beautifully! after reading multiple reviews talking about how it was more 'soup like', I purchased a bag of potato cubes and a bag of mushrooms to add to the mix. These additions filled out the meal and absorbed the extra water making it perfect!
Cooking Method
just add water
Water Required
14 ounces
Temperature
boiling water
Cook time
15 minutes
Serving
16 Ounces