<p>A homemade dry stew mix perfect for your summer camping trip or for stocking your shelves in an emergency. You can even wrap it as a gift!</p>
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 ounces Ditalini
- 1/4 cups Lentils, Brown, Dry
- 1/4 cups Green Split Peas, Dried
- 1 1/4 cups Brown Rice, Short-Grain
- 1 1/4 cups Onion Soup Mix, Dried
- 1 pound Stew Beef
- 9 cups Beef Bone Broth/Stock
- 15 ounces Diced Tomatoes, Canned
Serving Day Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
Freezer Containers
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Nutritional Information
- 1 serving = about 2 cups
- 462 Calories
- 10g Total Fat
- 2g Sat Fat
- 0g Trans Fat
- 48mg Cholesterol
- 3759mg Sodium
- 66g Total Carb
- 6g Fiber
- 8g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
- 27g Protein
- 11 WW Freestyle
Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- Combine pasta, lentils, peas, rice, and onion soup mix together.
- Place a large pot over campfire burned down to coal bed or campstove at medium high heat with vegetable oil (cast iron conducts and retains heat well).
- Add meat and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes.
- Add a small amount of broth and scrape to deglaze pan (remove brown crusty bits).
- Add remaining broth and diced tomatoes and bring to a boil.
- Add in pasta mixture and simmer covered for 30-45 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes or so to make sure it isn't burning on the bottom.
Freeze For Later Cooking Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- Combine pasta, lentils, peas, rice, and onion soup mix together in a bowl. Divide among half of indicated number of quart freezer bags.
- Divide meat into other half of indicated number of quart freezer bags.
- Divide beef broth and tomatoes into indicated number of gallon freezer bags. Label and freeze all bags.
Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
- Place all freezer bags in cooler and allow to thaw.
- Place a large pot over campfire burned down to coal bed or campstove at medium high heat with vegetable oil (cast iron conducts and retains heat well).
- Add meat and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes.
- Add a small amount of broth and scrape to deglaze pan (remove brown crusty bits).
- Add remaining broth and diced tomatoes and bring to a boil.
- Add in pasta mix and simmer covered for 30-45 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes or so to make sure it isn't burning on the bottom.