Beef / Pork

Quick Beef Stew for Backpacking is for Dinner.

Quick Beef Stew for Backpacking takes several minutes to prepare.

Quick Beef Stew for Backpacking takes several minutes to cook.

Quick Beef Stew for Backpacking makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Quick Beef Stew for Backpacking are:

1 TBS olive oil
1 lb lean ground beef
1 onion, minced
1 carrot, grated or minced
3 cups stock
28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes
1 whole bay leaf
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
15 ounce can of small white beans (or navy beans)
3/4 cup whole wheat cous cous

Here is how you make Quick Beef Stew for Backpacking:

Heat olive oil in a dutch oven on medium heat. When hot, add the ground beef, minced onion, and grated carrot. Cook, stirring frequently, until light brown (4-5 minutes). If there is grease in the pan, try to pour it out or dab out with paper towels (carefully.)Add the following and bring to a boil:Stockcrushed tomatoesbay leaf, thyme, salt, chili powdersmall white beanscous cous.After bringing to a boil, reduce heat and simmer (Covered) for 12 minutes.Serve or dehydrateServing Size: Makes 4 servings. When dried, each serving dries to 4.5 ouncesNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MCMLXIV.

The nutritional information for Quick Beef Stew for Backpacking is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 589.2

• Total Fat: 23.8 g
• Cholesterol: 78.2 mg
• Sodium: 2,132.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 18.5 g
• Protein: 33.9 g