Bob's Red Mill TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) - 12 oz (Pack of 4), Gluten Free, Vegan, Made in USA, Unflavored

Love this product. Use it in a lot of my recipes as a meat substitute or combined wit meat as a stretcher to a meat meal

Depending on how I am working with it, I dont soak it ahead of time. In fact, I rarely do. I often use it in taco filling or meat sauce. I sometimes only use TVP, but more often I use it to CUT back on meat. It really helps STRETCH a meal, bulk it out, by adding in the TVP. It blends seamlessly in with ground meat. So instead of using 2 lbs of meat, I use 1 lb plus the equivalent volume of this, or any ratio. No tight rules to follow. In the above applications usually I just add extra water or broth to rehydrate it. I love adding beef bouillon or broth to give it that beefy flavor. So I will cook the meat, then add in the TVP. Add in some water or broth. It will retain same shape, but get soft and expand to typical size of ground cooked beef. From there I then add in whatever seasons and other liquids. Just want to reiterate: Keep in mind this expands! It doesnt look like much directly from the pouch, but once it rehydrates is grows quite a bit. Get a lot of bang for the buck. Really lovely way to get extra nutrition, fiber, cut costs on meat, or way to cut back on meat if not fully vegetarian (ie meatless mondays), and helps bulk up a meal for cheap. If you happen to use a lot of ground meat, and want to shave some money of grocery bill, I highly recommend adding this in. I really havent worked with it much beyond what I mentioned. I do enjoy non meat meals most of all, so I will look up some recipes using this style of TVP. But usually use other "forms" (strips, curls, chunks) for other dishes. I once bought their 25 lb behemoth of a bag (great savings) but I find working from the pouches from this box easier. But nice option if you want to save even more and are willing to repackage into smaller containers. Love Bob's Red Mill products. Been using for a couple of decades, all sorts of stuff. Trusted brand for me. I also like Anthony's texturized vegetable protein crumbles .

If made with beef broth and spiced for your recipie you can not tell it isn’t ground beef. Excellent in tacos, spaghetti

Good product to extend ground beef. I mix it with the recommended hot water or broth, then mix well with ground beef, cook the beef with chopped onions in a large electric skillet, let it cool then package it with my vacuum sealer in one meal amounts. You add protein with no added fat to dinners like chili, spaghetti sauce, goulash, vegetable soup, etc. just toss chunk of frozen beef into crock pot with sauces, beans or vegetables and dinner is ready that night. Very easy and convenient if you need inexperienced cook to help with cooking a meal.

I heard about TVP and wanted to try it. I’m a fan of Bob’s brand for other things so I tried this. First recipe I made was vegan meatballs. Turned out great! Seems like a great way to avoid premade vegan meat replacements with your own homemade versions. I’ve got a meatloaf in the oven now. 🤞 The texture seems ok, it’s like a taco meat size of bits, maybe a little larger. I’m surprised at the protein content and the low calories.