Mountain House Freeze Dried – Chili Mac with Beef
Posted by Freeze Dried Food | Under Freeze Dried Food Sunday Jun 7, 2009
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Description
Chili Mac with Beef
Net Wt. 4.06 oz. (115g)
Rating
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Category
Entree
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 1 Package (115g)
Amount per Serving: Calories: 500, Calories from Fat: 120
Ingredients
Cooked Beef (beef, flavoring, salt), Enriched Macaroni (durum semolina, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine, mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Kidney Beans, Tomato Paste, Chili Seasoning (chili pepper and other spices, dehydrated onion and garlic, hydrolized soy protein, potassium chloride, paprika, sugar, maltodextrin, beef extract, disodium inosianate and disodium guanylate, autolyzed yeast extract, caramel color, natural flavors, citric acid), Modified Corn Starch, and Contains 2% or less of Salt and Dehydrated Onion.
Contents
Wheat, Soy
Shelf Life
7 years.
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Preparation
Makes one 16 oz. serving.
- Open package at tear notch. Remove and discard oxygen absorber from pouch (the enclosed oxygen absorber contains powdered iron oxide to ensure product freshness).
- Carefully add 1 3/4 cups (14 oz.) boiling water to pouch.
- Stir thoroughly and close zipper. Let stand 8-9 minutes. Stir and serve. For your convenience, eat right out of the pouch.
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Taste
This entree has a nice spicy sauce, but it’s not overly-spicy. I really liked the seasoning, because I like spicy food and think they added just the right amount of spice for this one. If you are not fond of spicy dishes, then you might skip this entree. But of course, you’ll be missing out.
The combination of macaroni, beef, kidney beans, and spicy sauce create a winning dish in my opinion. Also, I thought it had just the right proportion of sauce to the other ingredients.
I prepared it according to the directions, and the macaroni turned out to be perfectly-cooked, as did the other ingredients.
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Leftovers
Even though there this was a one-serving pouch, I saved some to have leftover the next day. As is typical of Mountain House entrees, it seemed to be even better the second time around. The dish settles into itself when leftover.
Delicious.
Bottom Line
I thought this was a great dish. Perfect for backpacking, as part of a food storage program, or during a disaster. You’ll find that your kids will like this one too.
An all-around winner in my opinion.
Click here to read the article, “How Freeze-Dried Food is Made – Mountain House Freeze Dried Food”.
Click here to read the article, “The Shelf Life of Mountain House Freeze Dried Food”.
