Dinty Moore """Beef Stew"""" is more like: hamburger soup.

[USMC6094]

I usually cook, I have home made chicken noodle soup down cold, and I can make vegetable beef with no issues, I've even gotten Italian pretty much solved, but sometimes LAZY trumps ability and two cans of Campbells soups, namely chicken and rice and chicken noodle (family sized cans, one of each) with diced chicken tenderloins added, a diced skin on potato of your choice ( russet is my favorite), diced celery, frozen(or canned) sweet corn, add water to get the consistancy you desire then bring to a boil, and add the extra ingredients once its all ready, and then chow down

 

[BigBill]

Mary’s kitchen corn beef hash isn’t bad if I simmer it to a crisp.

Dingy Moore beef stew we would add more carrots, peas to stretch it out. Over toast it wasn’t bad for a quick lunch. Haven’t had it in years.

The wolf chili from the dollar store was good. But again over toast and topped with cheese.

The chef boy canned raviolis wasn’t too bad my mom would laugh if she knew I was eating it. The worst part is for the people who never ate italian think it’s real italian food.

Another thing is there is a difference between American italian food and italian food from the homeland.

A lot of pizza places are operated by Greeks. I enjoy there style of olive oil/cheese/tomato pizza.

We interduce people to homemade italian pizza and they don’t get it. It’s worlds apart from American pizza.

 

[cmort666]

The thought of spam, vienna sausges, canned tamales, Campbells one piece of pork fat and beans, and chili con carne plumb ruins my appetite.

There are no good canned or in a jar tamales that I've ever seen.

On the other hand, there are some pretty good frozen ones. They seemed identical or similar to the ones I got at food stands.

Unfortunately, the only place I recall seeing them was in Chicago.

 

[cmort666]

I pretty much feel the same way about canned food. I'm by no means a trained cook but I can do pretty good with basic stuff

I'm by no means a cook at all.

There's nothing home made that I can't make inedible.

Food's expensive. There's no sense in me ruining it.

 

[BigBill]

I grew up cooking supper for the family when everyone was working. I was 8yo. I started supper cooking then mom took over when she came home.
My favorite was steak in the broiler with garlic salt, parsely. The trick when it’s almost done is to put two tabs of butter on it. Some fresh italian bread.

My sausage n peppers with onions doesn’t use tomato gravy or sauce as some call it. Every area in Italy cooks differently. I’m from naples(my people)

 

[dualsportdaddy]

I recently bought two cans of the stuff (before I realized it was made by Hormel (hell foods) and tried eating that garbage. It used to be good-but no longer is. I don't know who the jerk is who forced a change in their recipe? but--I'm completely done with ANY product they have except for an occasional SPAM. I am seriously thinking of suing them for false advertisement-the photo on the can shows large chunks of meat with the stew--no longer the case-at least with the two cans I bought. I MIGHT buy another can and see if there are actual meat chunks and actual gravy in it-instead of the terrible-tasting soup-like carp I got stuck with. Anyway, if that idiot who forced the corner-cutting STUPID change to what used to be a good tasting stew-is reading this? YOU, have one more shot with me-before you lose a long time loyal customer. However--ill never buy yer darned tamales again-as you ruined those years ago.

While I'm at it, I noticed that Wolf brand chili--did the same. It no longer is chili-but fragging SOUP!!!!!!!!!

IS there any alternates out there?? I don't cook from scratch chili or stews due to lack of time, energy and space.

Mre's A lot better

 

[rwsmith]

Has anybody seen....

Has anybody seen Bunker Hill Beef Stew around recently. I haven't seen any in about 40 years.

Castlebury's wasn't too bad. Nothing was as gross as Poss's. I opened up a can of Lassie Recipe dog food one time and thought looked better than most of the stuff I was able to buy out of a can.

 

[ralph7]

If youre looking for better than the average out of the can though, try Wolf Brand chili, with or without the beans, if you like good chili, its the BEST of the pre-made variety PERIOD.

They must not sell Stagg chili in your area.
The best I have ever had out of a can.

 

[meaneyedcatz]

Last time I had a can of that stuff the meat looked like dog food. I gagged on it since it was disgusting.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Frozen Tamales?
Try Walmart.
They are shipping SW food to the uninitiated.

 

[cmort666]

Frozen Tamales?
Try Walmart.
They are shipping SW food to the uninitiated.

None of the ones which looked edible were available in NE Ohio.

 

[the ringo kid]

I have not seen Franco American spaghetti on the shelves for several decades. Funny, I remember it well, because it was what my wife craved during pregnancy...... (That was VERY good luck.) Went looking for some quite a while back and the brand seems to have vanished (or is not distributed in my area, anyway).

Its still sold in certain areas here-depending where the poorer more unhealthier-eating residents live? Both HEBs and wally-world still sell it at some stores.

 

[the ringo kid]

Kind of surprised that they still make the stuff. I used to eat that stuff now and then when I was in a hurry and on my own and too hungry to get anything else goin'. It was alright with bread or rolls or cornbread. I'm sorry but not surprised to learn that it has lost some quality though.

I used to like Sweet Sue's Chicken and dumplin's too. Do they still make that? Has it gone to pot as well? Just wonderin'...

Its Sue Bees? or something similar to both names we use? and still made. As a matter f fact, I had some last night. They are starting to cut corners with the meat-small square chunks of chicken about the size of small dice-instead of chicken chunks. I added in Tyson"s chicken--to make it have some actual chicken. Tasted ok, but I peppered the hell outta it so's Sandy wouldn't want any. I gave her left over ham instead.

 

[the ringo kid]

Ringo:
You, like I, are a victim of the times. I don't know if the Bob Evans food lines are available in your area, but they are a lifesaver, to my wife, and I. We are "Old Poops", and don't want to cook large portions of food, so we rely on the great, ready prepared, food offerings of Bob Evans. The Kroger stores in our area, carry a large offering of their products. The young folks on TV have changed most all of the old established cooking methods familiar to us. Such as making a joke of the Old Time fruit cakes, that take us a full year to prepare. another gripe that I have with today's cooking, is, that anything baked, be it crackers bread, or biscuits, has to be baked until it is almost burned dark brown. Well, enough of my griping. Hope this helps.

Chubbo

They have a few of their products here, but limited to potato products last time I looked. However, I need to shop a little later, and will take another look see in case more products are available.

 

[the ringo kid]

Dinty Moore was barely edible when I was a kid heating it over a campfire. Ditto canned ravioli, spaghetti o’s and canned tamales.

Over the last 55 years, all that stuff seems to have sunk to the level of canned calories: it will sustain life if it can be consumed with enough hot sauce to disable the taste buds.

Pretty grim stuff.

That's why I use (not all in the same dish of course) a LOT of salt, pepper, salsa verde-and cheese) to help kill and or better the taste.

 

[the ringo kid]

Hey Ringo, my wife buys the Bear Creek brand soups from the local Dollar Store. Mostly creamy potato types but they have much more variety where adding some chicken or stew beef would work.
I've alson seen the brand in Walgreen's, Wal Mart and some other stores.
Try it, you'll like it...

Thanks for the reminder!! I actually have some, just never made any. I think I will soon as I make some room in the pantry. 10+ likes if the mods would allow it?

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Gave up on Dinty Moore years ago, had a peculiar taste to it.

 

[Iggy]

As my Uncle said as we fed some 40 year old hay to some cows during a blizzard. "Well, It'll make a terrrd."
That's kinda how I feel about canned food these days.

 

[the ringo kid]

My brother, this excuse is lame. You can do this better than any industrial food company with a one-burner hot plate and a small 4 or 6-quart slow cooker.

Get 2 pounds of chuck roast, well trimmed, and cut it into 2-inch cubes. Salt and pepper them well. Brown the meat over medium high heat in a little olive or canola oil several pieces at a time. You just want to brown the surface of the meat on all sides, not cook it all the way through. This might take five minutes per batch. Do the whole two pounds and put the meat aside.

Get five or six carrots and cut them into rounds a half inch thick. Two or three yellow onions cut into 1/16ths. Six or seven celery stalks (green part only) cut into 1/2 - 1 inch pieces. Two medium Russet potatoes cut into half-inch cubes. Wash them well, but leave the skins on.

Take the meat and the vegetables and put them in the slow cooker. Cover the pieces with a 32 ounce container of Swanson's low sodium beef broth. You may need part of a second container depending on how many veggies you included.

Put the slow cooker on Low and let it go 6 to 8 hours. Get some chewy thick peasant stye bread, a little butter if you like that, and a large bowl and spoon, and enjoy.

You'll never settle for the canned poison again. I promise.

Id like to, just recently have no time due to double work schedule. I'm about to start a tough six-day schedule and often I cant eat before 9:30 pm. Besides-its the best excuse I have till I can think of another. However, I will be trying a Bear Creek one soon-as I do have the makings for a good meal idea thanks to SoFlanative-- Ill be trying to make a chicken and dumplings type meal from their offerings (what I have on hand) and the few things ill need. Been wanting to try the type where you bake the "dumplings" and set it on top of the stuff.

 

[the ringo kid]

Ringo, If you got time to bake you have time to cook simple meals.

I can make a chili or spaghetti in an hour or so. I freeze the rest in meal sized containers for when I feel like it again.

Trust me. If you learn to do so and take a pot to work those ladies there are gonna fight for you.

Truthfully, I lost interest in baking about Feb. I still want to, just haven't, and now have lack of time. The ladies at work have been teased by my mentioning my various (approx. 20 diff) muffin recipes, and several cornbreads etx.