Frontier Deluxe Vegetable Soup, 1-Pound, Mixed Dried Vegetables For Soup, Stew, Stir Fry, Onion, Carrots, Peas & Potatoes

I can't get enough of this vegetable soup mix. I had purple hulls in the freezer, some left over smoked link pork sausage, and i put it in a pot with 2 cups of water and a half cup of the vegetable mixture and simmered for about an hour on the stove, while i made cornbread. It was fabulous! I ordered 2 more bags. No preservatives or msg. I stored the rest of the bag in a jar. I didn't have to add seasonings or anything. It was perfect, just like it was. Stretched my meal. I recommend.

It is always better to eat fresh vegetables grown and sold locally. For many people the dehydrated versions make great emergency food in areas where electrical power can fail regularly or is non-existent as on many Indian reservations. But they also are better than canned food nutritionally (tell that to food banks). They are easier to store, weighing less. But most brands are truly expensive, making them less desirable. Usually canning factories get the best of the harvest, for some unknown reason, since all canned food tend to be cooked to more or less a degree during the canning process, degrading vitamins A, C and E. But, though dehydrated foods are often of poorer quality, they are not subject to too much heat during the process. So they hold more nutrients than canned food. They also weigh less because of the loss of the water. Many are pretty much the same as fresh when rehydrated. This makes them very desirable for long term storage. Amazon used to be the place to go to buy bulk for long-term storage, but their prices have been skyrocketing. This product has maintained the same price all year round for several years, remaining at a truly competitive price in the market for organic dehydrated produce. And being produced by Frontier, it has been kept at high quality. The price actually puts these vegetables into the "bargain" category.. I weighed dry amounts and again after full hydration. Then figured out the percentages of each of the ingredients in a cup of well mixed contents of this product. Then I priced each of the vegetables in the local grocery store. The vegetable mix rehydrates to about 2.97 times the dry weight. This means that if I were to replace this bag of vegetables with only fresh ones, I would spend about $0.12/lb less than this dried mix. That is a bargain when you buy vegetables at summer prices, and considering that dehydration is a cost that will not be covered entirely by that $0.12/lb. There may be less of a difference in price in winter. Because the price of the fresh vegetables rises in winter, these dehydrated versions may cost less than the fresh. You do not have to make a soup with this product, either. Just throw some into water to rehydrate, cook them with other vegetables and/or animal product for a one-pot casserole, taco or sandwich filling, or make them into a sauce to pour over pasta or rice. It is difficult to get tired of this product because of the diversity of vegetables in it. Because the bag is not resealable, I usually pour the contents into a glass jar. Since large glass jars are getting to be very scarce, it is easier to keep them in the mylar bag and reseal with a Euro-seal-like instrument. Plastic containers are never fully resealable because plastic "breathes." They should be a last resort only. Thus, the way this product is packaged puts them ahead of the line of other dehydrated vegetable brands.

I got these as an emergency staple to make with ramen noodles. Despite boiling for 4 minutes, the carrots still don't get 100% soft, but they're close enough. The flavor is good, and they're convenient.

Arrived in black packaging as expected. Used it to add vegetables to ramen. Very easy, added 1/4 cup at the same time as the noodle squares went in the boiling water. Very Easy. Very Effective. Very Edible. Will buy again when I run out. I poured the open bag into glass canning jars to store in the cupboard.

I'd seen freeze-dried soup mixes a couple of times when hiking in groups, but hadn't paid much attention (I was sticking with meals-in-a-cup, much less volume and nutrition for the money, but there you go). I had to isolate myself very early in 2020, and a series of unlucky circumstances meant I was dying for vegetables - plus, I have one cupboard and no freezer space. I'm a vegetarian who uses loads of veggies, I cook all the time, and I habitually cycle through about 20 very different curry/sauce/roasting spice mixes. I think the cooking style has really helped me become a fan of Frontier's soup veggies, because I just don't get tired of them - they can taste wildly different depending on recipe. I think that might be the trick, if anyone's considering them as pantry supplies rather than wilderness food. I've tried a couple of other similar products, and this has hands down the best variety (peppers, onions, peas, potatoes, carrots, I believe); the best volume (no powder or unusable flakes in the bag, moderate amount of parsley); and the best price for the quality. I couldn't believe it when I first rehydrated them - they increase to 2.5 times, and start looking exactly as if you just painstakingly diced a huge pile of vegetables. So I'm saving a lot of space for a couple of month' worth of eating. And nutritionally, freeze-drying vegetables are as good as fresh ones!! Huge thumbs up. Highly recommend.

I do not care for this product. It does not taste good to me.

I loved the ease of using this all ready to use vegetable soup dried vegetables! It makes cooking a breeze and tastes great! I'll definitely be buying this from the seller again soon!

I could not believe how potent the smell and taste of these dehydrated veggies was! I was skeptical about the positive reviews, because MY only experience with dehydrated veggies has been with the half teaspoon you get in a serving of Cup-O-Noodles--which have no flavor and only serve to add color to the noodles. :) I immediately added these to a Pasta Roni cup, added more water and nuked them for 3 minutes. The flavor--mostly carrot--was so strong that I really knew that I was eating something of high quality that had been dried and packaged promptly. I normally only eat fresh or frozen vegetables, but needed these in a temporary living situation. These would make a superb addition to any soup, stew, chili, etc., that called for cut up "regular" or commonly-used vegetables. I am moving from the city where upscale markets are all around me, to a more isolated spot in the country that is not very close to any markets and it is nice to know that these are available as an option, when I want to eat something that has "lived." Highly recommend. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a soup mix, as some reviewers have mistakenly assumed; it is only a package of very flavorful dehydrated vegetables (that I hope you will enjoy as much as I). ALSO: if these were pulsed a bit in a food processor in their DRY form, they would serve as a good seasoning blend--almost identical to my Spice Hunter Salt-free Chefs' Shake Blend. :)

Awesome made a great soup base that has a long shelf life great for camping !!

Making up dried soup mixes for family and friends this selection of dried veggies worked a charm. Our test soup was superior in taste with these ingredients.

Great product. Multiple uses

i added bouillon and it really enhances the flavour, no salt or spices needed

Made a huge container of soup, was absolutely delicious & knew it was so healthy to boot!