Easy THRIVE Beef Stew

My daughter-in-law made a very nice beef stew for me one day. As I was looking for something to make with my new product I decided this was the recipe to try.  Now as the name suggests I am using mostly Freeze Dried products.  If you have food storage you want to rotate this is a great recipe for you. If you want to go camping this is easy as well, since it all packs up and is very light.

Ingredients:
2 1/3 cups THRIVE Cooked Roast Beef + 2 cups warm water
2 cups THRIVE Green Beans
2 cups THRIVE Potato Chunks
1 cup THRIVE Sweet Corn
1/2 cup THRIVE Sweet Peas
1/2 cup THRIVE Carrot Dices
2 8-ounce cans Tomato Sauce
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons Beef Bullion
1 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
1 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
1 teaspoon pepper (more to taste)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
7 cups water


Directions:
1. Measure out your Cooked Roast Beef and put in a medium bowl, add 2 cups warm water and set aside for 5 minutes, drain.
2. Measure out all your THRIVE ingredient, set aside.
3. Add oil to stew pot over medium heat. Add your reconstituted beef to the pan, season with salt, pepper, garlic and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine.  Since your beef is already cooked this step is just to incorporate the flavors.
4. Add the rest of your ingredients at this time. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for about an hour for flavors to meld.  Taste broth and adjust seasonings to your personal taste. Remember you may need a bit more salt than you would normally use since all your vegetables are salt free.

* This would also be an excellent base for Shepherd's Pie.
* If you don't want to fry your beef first, simply omit the olive oil, and add the beef and the additional 2 cups water at the same time.