Mexican Rice Bowl or Tacos

Ingredients:

• Taco seasoning packet (from store or DIY with home spices in a baggie)

• Tuna or chicken packet

• Fast cook rice (RightRice or other pre-parboiled rice) or Corn Tortillas

• Sundried tomatoes

• Foraged greens and/or dried veggies or dried kale snack

• Cashews or other nuts for crunch

• Mini packaged guac if you are feeling extra fancy, or string cheese

Instructions Mix protein packet and taco spices Cook “rice” and/or veggies if needed, otherwise just lay out your tortillas Soften sundried tomatoes and veg into a sort of “salsa” with a small amount of cold water Add your guac or some shreds of a cheese stick Mix it all together- it’s surprisingly pretty good.

Specific Recommended Ingredients and where to find them:

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“Rice” (RightRice was/is the perfect gf camping food base. It just requires hot water, no extra boiling and no straining and has veggies in it and tastes great with a good texture. Unfortunately, they are being (hopefully temporarily) discontinued because big rice argued that it is not actually rice and therefore shouldn’t be able to use the word rice. Can still find in many grocery stores on sale, will updatewhen the new version comes out. Regular rice takes too long to cook in the backcountry.)

Taco Powder (Look in the baking or spice aisle, usually $1.50)

Sundried Tomatoes (Trader Joes has these in a convenient little package and you can add them to any meals!)

Stove and Pot (Soto Amicus with cookset- it juuuust fits the noodle packets, was the cheapest option at ~$50-60 at REI when I started backpacking and has proved reliable and easy to use!)