This homemade one pot backpacking meal is worth washing a dish for - it combines rice, veggies, and summer sausage with a spicy and flavorful sauce that will fill you right up after a long day of exploring.
Ingredients
1cuporzo pasta
½cupfreeze dried or dehydrated vegetables
2tablespoonstomato powder
1tablespoonCreole spice
1teaspoonsalt
1tablespoonolive oil
3ozsummer sausage or jerkyoptional - omit to make this meal veg friendly
2cupswater
Instructions
Pre-Trip: Place the rice, freeze dried vegetables, tomato powder, Creole spice, and salt in a resealable bag. Pack along the olive oil and summer sausage.
At Camp: Empty the contents of the bag into your cook pot. Add the water and olive oil and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the veggies are tender, making sure to stir fairly often (especially towards the end) to prevent the food from scorching and sticking to the bottom of the pan.
In the meantime, cut up the sausage or jerky and add to the pot as the rest of the meal is cooking to heat through.
Remove from the heat and enjoy!
Notes
Ingredient Substitutions:
We often make this dish with 1 cup of orzo pasta instead of the instant rice since it's what we usually have in our pantry, AND it has double the protein as well as some extra calories.