Comfort Food is defined with our Vegetable Beef Stew. Simple and elegent, helping you with your dinner plans. Directions: add 2 cups of water to a sauce pan, add vegetable and sauce pack . Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer, cover and stir occasionally until the vegtables are cooked. (approximately 20-30 minutes). We like to added 1/2 pound of cooked stew meat or 1/2 pounds of browned ground beef. Enjoy with a nice dinner salad and some warm dinner roll.