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Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry

Hiking & Camping > FoodRated: **** by 7 reviews.

USOutdoor.com

Whether climbing the most demanding peak, kayaking the most tumultuous river, or cycling across the great divide, vigorous exercise depletes your body of crucial vitamins and minerals. Our Performance Products were designed to meet the needs of the most active outdoor enthusiast. Another Backpacker's Pantry first, our Performance Products are enhanced with an all natural vitamin supplement designed to provide you with the recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals. Consisting of entrees, drinks, and herbal supplements these all natural products will provide the optimal nutrition needed to boost your energy and enhance your experience in the backcountry.

REI

A spicy entree of brown rice, cashews, oinions, mushrooms, celery and chicken in an Indian curry sauce.

  • Easy to prepare--just mix contents with boiling water in the pouch provided, let stand a few minutes, and serve!
  • All-natural entree has no artificial colors, flavors, additives or preservatives--vitamin fortified
  • Nutrition facts displayed here and on packaging may differ; information on packaging reflects actual contents
  • May contain traces of peanuts and/or tree nuts
  • *Discount will be applied when you check out. Offer not valid for sale-price items ending in $._3 or $._9

SummitHut.com

Chicken Cashew Curry by Backpacker's Pantry is a spicy entree of instant brown rice, cashews, onions, mushrooms, celery, and chicken in an Indian curry sauce. Very satisfying after a long day's hike.

Features:

  • **May contain traces of peanuts and tree nuts.**
  • All Natural
  • Dry Weight: 6.25 oz
  • Fortified with vitamins and minerals
  • Serves Two
  • Serving Size: 11 oz
  • Spicy

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)

A satisfying freeze-dried Indian curry entree with chicken, vegetables, rice, and cashews. Just add boiling water to the stand-up pouch. A delicious hot meal that's ready in minutes!

Features:

  • Fortified with a natural multivitamin supplement
  • Makes two 13-ounce servingsS30 calories
  • Weighs 6.2 ounces.

Altrec

A spicy entree of instant brown rice, cashews, onions, mushrooms, celery, and chicken in an Indian curry sauce.

Features:

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Calories from fat:45
Calories per serving:340
Carbohydrates per serving:54 grams
Cholesterol per serving:15 milligrams
Dietary fiber:3 grams
Net weight:6.2 ounces
Protein:15 grams
Saturated fat:2 gram
Serving size:1/2 package
Servings per container:2
Sodium:800 milligrams
Sugar:6 grams
Total fat per serving:9 grams

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  •     - Altrec
  •     - Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
  •     - SummitHut.com
  •     - REI
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Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Cashew Curry Reviews Summary:

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Positive Reviews:

I liked it.

Rating:****
I actually like this product. I find it tastes fine when out on the trail and it has a high number of calories compared to the amount of sodium when compared to other comparable foods. Still, it is what it is, and it can be watery and may take longer to cook at elevations over 10,000 feet. My recommendation is to add half the hot water to the bag to begin cooking the dried food, and then before you go to eat it add the last half. That way your food will be warm or possibly even hot since cook time can be long and it tends to get cold in those thin bags.
Jim in Flag at REI on 03/06/2009

Freeze dried never tasted so good.

Rating:*****
I had this meal for dinner on my final night of a 3 day trip in Shenandoah, and it was amazing. Making it was an extremely low maintenance affair, and cleanup was so easy it was a joke. Aside from a bag of GORP I brought along, all of my food was freeze dried or dehydrated and I can easily say that this was the gastronomic highlight of my trip. It's like a good Indian restaurant in a bag. This will definitely be a mainstay of future multi-day trips.
The Gazebo Jumper at Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) on 09/18/2008

Negative Reviews:

There are better choices!

Rating:*
My wife and I tried out four different Backpacker Pantry meals on a recent trip, and this was not one of the better ones! The curry flavor was bland and uninspiring, and the overall effect was lackluster and barely edible. It was a challenge for us to finish the bag, and if we weren't down to our last meal on the trip (and last bit of food) we'd have fixed up something else and packed out the leftovers. The general consensus was that this has a ways to go to catch up with military issue MRE packets, and that is not a compliment by a long shot.
Tennessee Hiker at REI on 02/23/2009

Stay Away

Rating:*
This tasted like a package of dried weeds. Probably one of the most disgusting things I've ever eaten. Although I put the correct amount of water in, and actually let it sit for longer than necessary, the food never fully reconstituted. I couldn't really identify most of the "food" in it. The flavor was horrible. I would feed this to a dog, but not to a human. I had a similar experience with another Backpacker's Pantry meal. Just stay away from this brand in general. Mountain House is the only way to go! I will never buy a Backpacker's Pantry meal again.
kcn at REI on 03/07/2008

HOT HOT HOT!

Rating:**
When I got this item, I really didn't think it would be that hot, but it is. It fed me, but it was one of the worst meals I have had from BP. If you can't eat spicy, then STAY AWAY.
olvegrn at REI on 09/12/2007

Maybe not. . .

Rating:**
I didn't mind the level of spicyness (the red peppers came in a separate bag, so you can titrate to taste), but it just didn't really taste very good. I did fill me up, all the same.
Dano TR at REI on 10/08/2007

Neutral Reviews:

okay, but too watery

Rating:***
okay flavor but we were disappointed by how watery it was. The ingredients didn't cook well and the rice was hard. Also, it caused some heartburn and bloating.
offpiste2 at REI on 09/01/2008