This Apricot Chicken meal is Back Country Cuisine's take on the classic savoury casserole with freeze-dried chicken and apricots on rice. Just add boiling water, stir, and let the freeze-dried ingredients rehydrate for 10-15 minutes to enjoy! Gluten free and no added dairy.
Features
Add the required amount of hot water stated on the back of the pouch (1 cup for small serve, 2 cups for regular serve), stir and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes and enjoy!
Check out the added lower tear tab on the pouch and once the meal has been reconstituted just tear the lower perforation and use the pouch as a bowl.
Produced with a four year best before date
Made in New Zealand
How to recycle your pouch in New Zealand:
Be a tidy Kiwi and pack your used Back Country Cuisine pouches out of the bush.
When you get home wash and dry your pouches as part of doing the dishes
Drop your clean and dry Back Country Cuisine pouches into the Love NZ Soft Plastics Recycling bins
Allergens: May contain Crustacean, Egg, Fish, Milk, Soy, Almond, Cashew.
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Nutritional Information
Based on re-hydrated meal
per serve
Small Serve
Regular Serve
Energy
1530kJ/365 Calories
3000kJ/716 Calories
Protein
14.5g
28.7g
Total Fat
8.3g
16.7g
Saturated Fat
2.6g
5.2g
Carbohydrates
55.7g
108g
Sugars
12.1g
22.5g
Sodium
688mg
1360mg
per 100g
Small Serve
Regular Serve
Energy
450kJ/107 Calories
444J/106 Calories
Protein
4.3g
4.2g
Total Fat
2.5
2.5g
Saturated Fat
1.0g
1.0g
Carbohydrates
16.4g
16.0g
Sugars
3.5g
3.3g
Sodium
202mg
202mg
Technologies
Back Country Cuisine has this to say about their processes:
"In the freeze drying process, crystals of frozen ice in the food are sublimed (evaporated) to water vapour in a vacuum chamber. The result is a completely dry product that does not shrink during the drying process. When prepared for eating, the water quickly gets into the pores left by the ice crystals to give a juicy, tender food product.
"After packing, the food is heat-sealed in foil pouches from which all the air has been removed and replaced with nitrogen gas, keeping the food safe and flavoursome for at least three years.
"Back Country Cuisine meals are formulated to meet the high energy needs of outdoor activity and our products have a careful mix of the essential components needed for a healthy diet. This includes balanced carbohydrates and sugars for instant energy, protein to replenish exhausted muscles and oils and fats to keep you feeling full."
Benefits of freeze dried food:
Freeze drying removes the moisture from food making it much lighter and easier to carry
Freeze drying retains the natural vitamins in the food because of the low temperatures used in processing
Along with naturally occurring minerals and the addition of salt, the freeze-dried meals provide vitamins and minerals necessary to meet the high energy needs of outdoor activity
Flushed with nitrogen gas when packed, freeze dried products have a long shelf life, meaning you can have meals on hand at any time
Food does not shrink during the freeze drying process, or inside the pouch
You can make up the meals with cold water as well as hot water - the meal will take at least three times longer to rehydrate but you will get the same nutrition as when using boiling water.
