Textured Vegetable Protein, Vegan Meat Substitute, 100% Hexane Free, Made with #1 Graded Yellow Soybeans, Plant Based, Made in USA, Gluten Free, Just Like Chicken, Unflavored (1 Package)

First I am not a Vegan, I eat fish and chicken. My Doctor put me on an vegan eating plan for heart reasons. I just made chicken tacos with this product using an air fryer. They were absolutely delicious. I wanted to add a photo but my carnivore family grabbed them and wanted more. They didn’t believe me it wasn’t real chicken.

I love TVP and this is a great purchase. This is a staple in my house.

Although I am not vegetarian, I am trying to eat less meat and ran across this product when doing a general search for meat substitutes. I like this product a lot and will order it again when I run out. It has a good texture and I use it in everything from slow cooker recipes to burritos and stir fry. It requires no special storage and the long shelf life is good for folks that cook for one person most of the time. My one caveat is that if you use this product, reconstitute it in broth with salt and pepper and whatever seasoning that is appropriate for what ever you are going to use it in because it is very, very bland. The upside to this is that in things like slow cooker dishes it takes on the flavors of the other ingredients.

My friend made a dish I asked her “where did she get the meat from” she told me “from Amazon.” She showed me the one she purchased it was another brand I started to see other brands that was less expensive and more for your money after reading some reviews I decided to try this brand. I ordered this yesterday and it came 5am this morning. I followed the direction on rehydrating it and it turned out perfectly. I rehydrated it with some vegan chicken seasoning then sautéed it in a little olive oil vegetables then added some sweet and sour sauce and it came out fantastic. The texture is good although it has a somewhat little bean taste but overall I like it and will be buying again.

I've bought this before and will get it again. Easy to use.

last long in fridge

The photo's of the package show the individual pieces as fairly large, at least 2" in diameter. The actual pieses are about 1/4". I wanted to use the stuff in making a fake pork belly dish. This stuff is useless for what I ordered it for. That leaves me with $18.00 for nought.

I’ve been a vegetarian for 30 years and frequently use TVP in my recipes. I was hopeful for this being “like chicken.” To be clear, for vegetarians, at least this vegetarian, having a sub for meat is about texture and variety and flexibility. It’s not about having the taste of meat, per se.The texture and flavor is pure TVP and that’s it strength and weakness. It’s crunchy when dry and when fully hydrated looks like a casted/molded reconstituted flakes.It’s easy to use small pieces of TVP in recipes calling for ground beef such as chili and tacos. Just Like Chicken is mostly big pieces and some small (broken?) pieces that you can rehydrate with bullion or your own mixes and then added to stir fries or burritos or that would be nice. If you use it in stews or the crock pot only add them at the end. They aren’t anything like chicken but they can be a nice part of a healthy, well-rounded diet.