Add a beef bouillon cube when you add the water to it...soak for at least 4 hours...helps thicken it more and give it lots of flavor! Beef Stew is my favorite hot meal!.

Yeah, the stew is my fave, too... add one of your celery stalks chopped to it...along with some Sriracha sauce...yum.....

H.

I used to soak for 4 or 5 hours but I think soaking overnight makes a huge difference!.

Srirarcha sauce is a new one for me. I'll look for that in the store. Thanks for the suggestions I need to try some of these..

Thanks,.

Patti.

Great tips - I just ordered the beef stew and can't wait to try it. I ordered the chili too - is it better if you soak it overnight?.

Soak all the soups overnight! I hope you like it. I love beef stew, chili and the sloppy joe in that order..

I've always liked it as-is. The only difference is I let it steam for longer than the suggested 3-5 minutes at the end. Usually more like 10 or sometimes even 15..

I was kinda disappointed that both the chili and sloppy joe packets only took a half cup of water instead of a full cup..... it already is sparse when it's a full cup, but with those, you're getting "half" the regular soup. Am I missing something?.

H.

Try some Liquid Smoke in the Beef Stew. It has 0 cal/0 fat/0 carbs..