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Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken
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Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken

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Full of flavor, quick and easy--this spiced up meal is sure to please.

  • Instant brown rice and an array of vegetables all come together in this favorite dish
  • Just add the boiling water, let stand and your meal is done within minutes
  • No artificial ingredients
  • 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

Ingredients: brown rice, sauce (soy sauce [wheat, soybeans, salt, maltodextrin], corn starch, onion, brown sugar, garlic, salt, sesame oil, balsamic vinegar [maltodextrin, balsamic vinegar (juice of grapes & wine vinegar), modified food starch, natural flavor, molasses and caramel color], chicken soup base [hydrolyzed soy protein, natural flavor, autolyzed yeast extract, soybean oil, silicone dioxide (to prevent caking), and extract of turmeric], sherry wine, white pepper, dextrose, sugar, red chilis, citric acid, maltodextrin, fructose), textured vegetable protein (soy flour, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed corn protein, natural flavor, thiamin hydrochloride, disodium uanylate, disodium inosinate), dry roasted peanuts, freeze-dried cooked chicken, carrots, onions, celery, parsley, red and green bell peppers, red chilis, vitamin supplement. Allergens: soybean, peanuts, wheat, gluten

Made in USA.

Item 670341

Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken Specs

Specification

Description

Net weight7.8 ounces
Serving size1/2 package
Servings per container2
Calories per serving420
Calories from fat80
Total fat per serving9 grams
Saturated fat1.5 grams
Cholesterol per serving15 milligrams
Sodium1,340 milligrams
Carbohydrates per serving67 grams
Dietary fiber7 grams
Sugar10 grams
Protein23 grams

Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken Customer Reviews

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Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken
 
2.4

(based on 8 reviews)

25%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to prepare (7)
  • Nutritious (3)
  • Quick cook time (3)

Cons

  • Lacks flavor (5)

Best Uses

  • Backpacking (5)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Casual adventurer (5)

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Dec

27

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

Spicy, Tangy, Tasty...

By Getaway Geek

from Colorado Springs, CO

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

  • Easy To Prepare
  • Flavorful
  • Nutritious
  • Quick Cook Time

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Car Camping
    • Weekend Trips

    Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

    Tasty and filling backpacking food is a must and Backpacker's Pantry does it right.

    The Kung Pao is awesome! Peanuts, vegetables, and rice with spicy peppers. Yum! I found myself licking the bag.

    Backpacker's Pantry meals are slick and easy to prepare. Just boil (purified) water, add to bag, and stir. Hardest part is waiting...

    Sturdy bag holds up to the heat and doesn't burn your hands. A little messy to eat from but you can just pour it out on mess kits.

    If you've been hiking all day this 2-person meal is probably enough for just one (average adult male)

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jun

    26

    2008

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Good stuff

    By jah rib

    from Temecula, CA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Easy To Prepare
    • Flavorful

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking

      Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

      A good meal, although sodium level was higher than other meals. I'll be taking it again on my next trip!

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      13

      2007

      (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      Better than horrible

      By C-Dizzle

      from Portland, OR

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Pros

        Cons

        • Lacks Flavor

        Best Uses

          Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

          After climbing Mt Adams and returning to camp, I looked forward to a great meal. Unlike the Backpacker's Pantry Pad Thai I had the night before, I was able to finish it, but I would equate this dinner with the flavor of Ramen noodles. That is being charitable.

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

          (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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          Aug

          20

          2009

           
          1.0

          Terrible

          By 68black

          from seattle

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Easy To Prepare

          Cons

          • Lacks Flavor

          Best Uses

          • Fish food

          Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

          This dinner was really bad. The rice was mushy and the sauce was thin and runny. It was spicy in the sense that it burned on the way down, but it was practically flavorless. Couldn't finish it.

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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          Jul

          17

          2009

           
          3.0

          Kung Pao Chicken is OK

          By CuzzDaddy101

          from Campbell, CA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Easy To Prepare
          • Lightweight
          • Nutritious
          • Quick Cook Time

          Cons

          • Lacks Flavor

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking
          • Car Camping
          • Extended Trips
          • Weekend Trips

          Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

          This is pretty good. I love Kung Pao anything. The way they spiced it up though it would have been better with Tofu.

          • Gift:
          • No

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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          Jul

          17

          2009

           
          2.0

          maybe i wasn't hungry enough...

          By Rhiannon

          from Boston, MA

          About Me Casual Adventurer

          Pros

          • Easy To Prepare

          Cons

          • Lacks Flavor

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking

          Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

          the kung pao chicken has decent flavor but the texture was very mushy. the added packet of peanuts did help it a bit but i'd avoid this particular meal in the future.

          • Gift:
          • No

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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          Jun

          28

          2009

           
          2.0

          Disappointing

          By Little Oz

          from Monument, Colorado

          About Me Casual Adventurer

          Pros

          • Easy To Prepare

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking

            Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

            After a 15 mile day in Rocky Mountain NP I was looking forward to this meal. The rice just lacked texture and flavor and i ditched it after forcing myself to eat half. It's good that you can adjust flavor with peanut and red chile packets, but the rest of it was liking eating mealworms. Better than going without a meal, though.

            • Gift:
            • No

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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            Mar

            28

            2009

             
            2.0

            Flavor, PLEASE!?!

            By WeShuffle

            from Eastern Washington

            About Me Casual Adventurer

            Pros

            • Easy To Prepare
            • Lightweight
            • Nutritious
            • Quick Cook Time

            Cons

            • Lacks Flavor

            Best Uses

            • FIRE STARTER
            • Maraca

            Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Kung Pao Chicken:

            I used this on day 8 of a 25 day hike. It was the least flavorful of the 15+ variety I had between Backpackers Pantry and Mountain House. It may be because I didn't add the red peppers (6 year drought area and I was forced to ration water). Did BP think the peppers would be hot enough that any flavor they might add would go unnoticed? Maybe I just got a flavorless batch, who knows?

            • Gift:
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            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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