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Rated 4.8 out of 5
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Cuban Rice Bowl

$8.60
$8.60
$8.60
Black Beans, Plantain and Rice With Garlic Crema Sauce Read More
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Holy calories! Is that a typo?
Nope, it's true—540 cals per serving and a whopping 1,070 cals in an entire double serving. If you're embarking on a long-distance hike, or just burning a ton of calories, look no further. This is our highest calorie entrée.

Is this meal spicy?
Not so much hot, as it is flavorful. Poblano, black pepper and cumin come together to create big, bold flavors with a balanced spice. If spicy-hot just isn't your thing, have no fear! This is a mild dish.

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Cooking Directions

Cuban Rice Bowl Directions

X Tear pouch open and REMOVE oxygen absorber.
X SINGLE SERVING Add a little less than one and a quarter cups (275ML) of BOILING (yes, boiling) water to bag.
X DOUBLE SERVING Add a little less than two and a half cups (550ML) of BOILING (yes, boiling) water to bag.
X STIR and reseal. HANG OUT for 12 minutes. Think about how big the universe is.
X OPEN. STIR AGAIN. EAT. SMILE.
X Rehydration will take LONGER at higher altitudes.


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Black Beans, Plantain and Rice With Garlic Crema Sauce

Cuban food to go? You bet. Big, bold flavors with a balanced spice take this rice bowl to new heights. The combination of rice and beans creates a complete protein—providing you with the all the amino acids you need to go that extra mile. While this meal is vegetarian, even the hungriest of carnivores will appreciate the 15g of protein per serving, or 30g if you prefer a double serving. Garlic crema sauce and plantains create unique flavors you’ll find in no other camp meal.

  • Long grain rice and black beans provide a complete protein
  • Garlic crema sauce adds a flavor found in no other camp meal
  • Fast 12-minute cook time
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • 2-year shelf life

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Black Beans

Black Beans

Protein rich and loaded with fiber and antioxidants, black beans are highly popular ingredient in Latin American cuisine. They have a rich, slightly sweet and nutty flavor that pairs perfectly with rice—finished off with our own garlic cream sauce.
Long Grain White Rice

Long Grain White Rice

Mild in flavor, with less starch than shorter varieties, its the perfect foundation for our Cuban Rice Bowl. White rice is known to help stabilize blood-sugar levels, and is high in protein and carbs, and is considered easy to digest.
Plaintain

Plaintain

This starchier, less-sweet cousin to the banana is high in vitamin C, fiber and minerals. They have a rich, buttery flavor perfect for use in savory foods and are a staple in Cuban cuisine.

Nutritional Info

Cuban Rice Bowl

INGREDIENTS: (notice how many you can pronounce!)
Onion, Instant Long Grain Rice, Dried Black Beans, Poblano Pepper, Sour Cream Powder (Cultured Cream, Nonfat Milk), Plantain Chips (Plantain, Non Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Salt), Garlic, Dried Tomato Flakes, Grapeseed Oil, Sweet Rice Flour, Cilantro, Red Wine Vinegar, Dried Leeks, Ground Cumin, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Dried Cilantro, Crystallized Lime (Citric Acid, Lime Oil, Lime Juice)

CONTAINS: Milk

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41 Reviews
Reviewed by Brian W.
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Delicious and healthy

I have purchased many brands of dehydrated food and this could possibly be the best brand. The single size could be a tad larger, but is enough for me. The double portion is definitely too large for one person, at least me. I ordered both to figure out which size is best for me and the single will suffice.

I’m doing a 500 mile section of the PCT and just ordered a month’s worth of their dinners. The flavor, variety and cost were great, as compared to other brands, and I’m looking forward to trying all of them on the the trail.

Excellent company and products!

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Reviewed by David I.
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Cuban Rice Bowl

Excellent meal. Spicy but not too spicy. Enjoyed it!

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Reviewed by Susan G.
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Hiking
Rated 5 out of 5
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Tasty Cuban Rice Bowl

I really like this meal. It's got just the right amount of spice; not to hot, not to mild. Delicious and healthy. I would buy it again.

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Reviewed by Deneb S.
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18 - 24
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Backpacking
Rated 5 out of 5
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Favorite freeze dried meal

I tried dozens of freeze dried dinners doing the Appalachian trail and this was my favorite of them all, I ordered 18 for my PCT attempt next spring. So filling and delicious

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Reviewed by David B.
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Cross Country Ski
Rated 5 out of 5
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Satisfying

Substantial. Satisfying. Delicious.

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