About Our TEXAS MESQUITE CHICKEN SALAD
- 1 Serving Backpacking Meal
- Dietary Considerations: meat dish (chicken); gluten conscious
- all-natural dehydrated and freeze-dried ingredients
- 400 calories
- 40 g protein
- equivalent to 1/3 lb of fresh chicken
- Meal Net Weight: 2.9 oz | 82 g
- Meal Includes: seasoned chicken salad mix with veggies & fruit; mayonnaise packets
- Required: cool water
- Recommended: long-handled spoon; 2-3 tortillas
Remove
condiment packet and natural desiccant.

Add
2/3 cup (5 oz / 147 ml) of cool water to the pouch and stir.

Press
air from pouch; seal and lay flat.

Steep
for 10 minutes - flipping over occasionally.

Stir
in mayo.
STEEP
an additional 5 minutes.

ENJOY!
your Curry Mango Chicken Salad on its own or as a wrap in a BYO-tortilla!
Ingredients & Nutrition
Ingredients:
Cage Free Chicken (white meat), Mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, eggs, vinegar, egg yolks, lemon juice, salt, sugar, dried onions, dried garlic, paprika, natural flavor, calcium disodium), Parmesan Cheese (partially skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, disodium phosphate), Organic Apples (apple, ascorbic acid, citric acid), Green Bell Pepper, Mesquite Seasoning (sea salt, spices [black pepper, chili pepper, red pepper, oregano], dehydrated vegetables [onion, garlic, red bell pepper], demerara sugar, natural mesquite smoke flavor, citric acid, silicon dioxide [to prevent caking]), Natural Mesquite Smoke, Spices, Ranch Dressing (buttermilk, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, yeast, chives, guar gum, dill, parsley), Red Pepper Spice (salt, spices, garlic, silicon dioxide), Onion Powder, Sea Salt, Lemon Juice (corn syrup, lemon juice, lemon oil), Celery, Diced Sweet Onion, Diced Red Shallots, Bell Pepper Granules, Organic Chives, Green Onions, Parsley
Special Notes:
CONTAINS: Egg, Milk, Soy
PROCESSED IN A FACILITY THAT HANDLES WHEAT, EGG, MILK, SOYBEAN, PEANUT AND TREE NUT PRODUCTS.
This meal includes two optional packets of mayonnaise. Our mayonnaise is packaged in a separate pouch so that customers are able to opt out of consuming the following ingredients:
Mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, eggs, vinegar, egg yolks, lemon juice, salt, sugar, dried onions, dried garlic, paprika, natural flavor, calcium disodium)
Press Articles
Break from the uninspired trail meal and reach for this modern twist on chicken salad. "I loved the big, juicy hunks of meat with peas and currants, seasoned with mango and fragrant curry powder," says one tester, who rehydrated this cold-water-prep wrap on-trail in Washington's Wenatchee Mountains. "I stopped for one minute to add water to the bag so it would rehydrate while I hiked. Twenty minutes later, I sat down for a gourmet lunch." Mix in the included packet of ranch dressing to add creaminess - and an extra 11 grams of fat per serving. Great for chilly weather. BYO bread or tortilla.
— Backpacker Magazine Spring Gear Guide, April 2013
Reviews (16)
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Very tasty! Everything hydrated very well and turned out to be a delicious meal. I find myself loving this for a filling, savory breakfast. If you like chicken salad, you'll probably like this.
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Another great chicken salad. Great taste and versatile cold soak meal for the trail. Thumbs up
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I travel and use this as my lunch inflight, just bring my own crackers.
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Smell is absolutely fantastic! I love cold soaking my lunches. They are fantastic. Gives a much needed protein punch to my trail. I’ve tried quite a few of these cold soak lunch options and I think this one is my favorite. Great on tortillas or on Triscuits
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Delicious! Different than a lot of lunches. Miles better than a tuna or chicken packet. Good portion size. Rehydrated perfectly! Loved this on Black Pepper Triscuits!
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This is one of my all time favorite freeze dried meals and is one of my regular “go-to” meals. I enjoy it with spinach tortilla / wraps. I especially appreciate the cool water option.
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My kids and I all love every variety of the Chicken salad meals - we add the cool water before we head out for the day and then put on either crackers or small street taco size tortillas. Every time we head out on an overnight trip my kids ask if we are bringing these for lunch. They are filling and tasty.
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I used the cold water method in the morning to have this re-hydrated by lunch to have with my tortillas. It really is a personal preference but this one had a little to much "mesquite" flavor for me. The consistency and preparation instructions were spot on.
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Just finished 5 day hike. Tried each of the chicken salad meals. They are perfect! 3oz trail weight, 400+ Cal and 40g protein and great tasting! Best part, just add water without heating. Thanks PackitGormet!
Cooking Method
just add water
Water Required
5 ounces
Temperature
cool water
Cook time
15 minutes
Serving
8 Ounces
Bring Your Own
tortillas or hearty crackers