No, the beef stew is in a packet instead of a can.
Mountain House makes a bunch of freeze dried stews and breakfasts and stuff that comes in packets, I bought a bunch of them, haven’t tried them yet.
Then there are these.
http://www.hormelfoods.com/brands/hormel/HormelCompleats.aspx
I don’t know how you’d heat em but they are dirt cheat.
They have all the downfalls of an MRE, but I keep several as back up.
Canned meat and veggies is superior, but this stuff is ready to go with some heat