Austintacious Tortilla Soup :: Dinner :: Trail Meals

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Winner of the 2009 Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice Award! Tortilla soup is the TexMex equivalent of comfort food – good for whatever ails you! Our version boasts chunks of chicken breast, sweet bell pepper, tomatoes and cilantro. Toppers include Austin-made tortilla chips, Tabasco sauce and real freeze-dried Monterrey Jack cheese.

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Serves	Weighs	# Pots	Water Need	Heat Need	Cook Time	Prep Ease
1	3.6 oz	1	12 oz	Boil	10<	Super EZ
2	6.9 oz	1	24 oz	Boil	10<	Super EZ

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Cook-In Bag Meal

This meal requires boiling water when cooked in the bag
Rehydration time is about 10 minutes

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Single serving meal makes one large (14 oz) serving or 2 small (7 oz) servings
Two person meal makes two large (14 oz) servings or three small (9 oz) servings

Gluten Free
Dairy Free

The cheese in this meal is packaged seperately and may be discarded.

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Put this meal on the menu for any trip: It’s easy-prep trail food that will wow every palate... The tastiest trail soup we've ever eaten.
	"Sure, everything tastes better in camp. So we tried this dehydrated meal at home too, just to confirm our field findings. It is delicious. The soup is the perfect appetizer for hungry troops, a satisfying belly warmer in cold weather and substantial enough to pass for dinner when only a light meal is needed. Plus, it takes only 10 minutes to prepare. Ingredients are simple:
chicken breast, red peppers, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, spices and rice. But the result is gourmet. “It tastes like it’s been simmering in the kitchen all day,” summed up one satisfied tester. Serving size is legit for two hungry guys, and it comes with toppings that make it easy to customize according to taste: freeze-dried Monterrey Jack, tortilla chips, Tabasco sauce and lime juice." -Backpacker Magazine April 2009 Download Full Article

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Author: Campground Sally PERFECT! My boyfriend considers himself to be a Tortilla Soup Expert . . .and he really loved this soup. It was just what we needed after a long rainy and chilly day of hiking at Glacier National Park.
Author: Ray B. Ordered soup on Friday night, got it Tuesday. That's fast!! Tried tortilla soup as soon as I received it. It's great !! I always test a new product at home before hitting the trail. I'll take it with me to Mogollon rim, Arizona this weekend. Packing and fishing. I'm looking forward to eating tortilla soup in the back country.
Author: SectionHiker I’m not a big soup eater on the trail, so I was blown away when I tried a Packit Gourmet’s Tortilla Soup last week (2.7 oz) on a long backpacking trip. I made this meal on one of those nights when I was too tired to invest much energy in making an elaborate dinner. So instead, I just boiled a small pot of water on my alcohol stove, poured in the dry ingredients with a pack of savory choice chicken broth concentrate and let them sit with the lid on for about 10 minutes until the dried black beans were soft. When I tested the result, I couldn’t believe how rich the soup tasted. The chicken, corn, bell peppers, and tomatoes complemented each other perfectly. I added the crushed tortilla chips and cheese that also come in the package and wolfed the soup down. Yum. I can see why this dish won an Editor’s Choice Award in 2009 from Backpacker Magazine. I don’t agree with BM on most things but they got this right. I just discovered Packit Gourmet a few weeks ago, but I recommend you check out their selection of dehydrated backpacking meals. They can be cooked in the bag or in the pot, are reasonably priced, and contain wholesome ingredients. This soup will be coming in my winter backpacking food bag this year. That’s a definite. Originally posted on http://sectionhiker.com
Author: Opus Very tasty and easy. Even comes with cheese for the top! Better than any other backpacking soup/stew I've tried.
Author: Carla Hennes So tasty on the trail, I'm back to order some more for lunch at the office.
Author: Bob S. This was my favorite dish. This one I cooked using the optional Cook-in-Bag method by simply boiling water with my alcohol stove. I decided to have it for lunch because the day was overcast and a bit chilly. Soup just sounded good and warming. Preparation: I really like these types of dishes where all I have to do is boil water, pour it in and let it sit. I brought my insulated coozy that I slid the Cook-in-Bag inside while it rehydrated. It really helped hold in the heat. I let it sit for an additional 5 minutes and the beans were perfect. Taste: Very flavorful, spicy southwestern soup and the chips, cheese and sprinkle of lime just made it marvelous. Originally posted on BackpackGearTest http://www.backpackgeartest.org
Author: Thomas V. Stove used: MSR Simmerlite I am not a soup person during the summer. It is just too hot on most evenings to enjoy a soup and during lunch time it is just too blazing hot to think about it. I finally broke down and gave this meal a try on an evening in the Sam Houston National Forest. I cooked up the soup in my small pot, poured some into my cup and sat back and watched the sun set. Give me a cold afternoon and this would have been the perfect lunch or a great appetizer on a cold night before dinner. I just wanted to do a little dance after adding the lime juice/flavor packet to the soup. This meal was a perfect example of how Packit Gourmet handles their meals. They take something comfortable and easy to prepare and add just enough zing to make it a step above any other trail meals that I have used. While I would not claim that this was a meal by itself, at least at dinner time, it would make a great breakfast or lunch on a cold day. A great vista to enjoy while sipping would just be an added extra. Originally posted on BackpackGearTest http://www.backpackgeartest.org