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Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings

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You can depend on this all-time favorite to satisfy everybody--as a side dish, or a main meal.

Stand-up pouch creates an easy way to cook and eat your meal; made from high-barrier foil, the pouch keeps your meal hot
Just mix contents with boiling water in the pouch provided--let stand, and serve
This entree's simple carbohydrates give you immediate energy, while the protein and complex carbohydrates offer sustained energy
Nutrition facts displayed here and on packaging may differ; information on packaging reflects actual contents
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Ingredients: enriched macaroni (durum semolina, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), dehydrated cheddar cheese blend (cheddar cheese [milk, milk cuture, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto], cream, salt, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, yellow no. 5 and yellow no. 6), nonfat dry milk, modified corn starch, corn oil, salt, and spice. Allergens: wheat, milk, sulfites

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Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings Customer Reviews

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Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings

3.4

(based on 18 reviews)

71%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to prepare (14)
Lightweight (11)
Flavorful (10)
Quick cook time (3)

Cons

Lacks flavor (3)
Long cook time (3)
Unhealthy (3)

Best Uses

Backpacking (10)
Extended trips (4)
Car camping (3)
Weekend trips (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (8), Casual/ recreational (5), Casual adventurer (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (4)

Reviewed by 18 customers

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Nov

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Like Stoeffer's, but with a better view

By Jon in SC

from South Carolina

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

feeding kids on the trail

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

This seems to be one of the faster "cooking" MH meals. I won't tell you it's good for you or low in salt. But, if you like the good brand of frozen mac'n'cheese, you'll like this. It also has one of the highest calorie levels of the MH meals. Kids will eat it up.

Sep

2007

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Tasty

By Steve the hiker

from Baltimore, MD

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

This is by far one of the tastiest quick meals that mountain house makes. At the end of a hard day on the trail, this is good stuff.

Sep

2007

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Didn't cook all the way through

By nwbackpacker

from Seattle, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

I prepared this meal at 6000 feet, with temperatures in the high 40s F. This could explain why it just didn't cook all the way through. I gave it extra time too, but still the macaroni was too chewy, and no it wasn't "al dente", it was under cooked. I think it may be be due to the temperature of the boiling water (10F cooler at 6000 feet).

The sauce tasted good though and I still ate it all (was hungry!). I didn't find it to be too salty, and I believe the reason that pretty much all dehydrated food is salty is that it's intended for those that are backpacking and/or hiking and could use the extra salt for hydration purposes. I could be wrong...

Oct

2009

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good flavor

By Nanjoh

from diamond Bar, California

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

Took this backpacking and as with the chile mac the 20 oz meal for two was watery while the single serving pouch turned out nice and thick and yummy. Also would try adding less water next time. It did require longer than stated cooking time for tender noodles.

Apr

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Classic mac & cheese - a good one

By mia67n

from Oregon

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Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

This is really good. The only thing I'd change is give it less sauce, and more noodles...and of course less salt.

Sep

2007

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

A bit too much salt

By Chipmunk Whisperer

from Milford, MA

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Unhealthy

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

There's nearly a daily dose of sodium in just one of the two servings. My companion didn't like the excessive salt, so I ate the 2 servings. I generally don't mind salty foods but this one was over the top. This one meal put me over 100% of the recommended sodium for the day. I don't think you need that much salt for flavoring this meal.

Jul

2011

2.0

Gloppy, unsatisfying

By hsenior

from Portland, OR

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Pros

Easy To Prepare

Cons

Lacks Flavor
Too much sauce

Best Uses

NONE

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

We took this on a trip with a variety of other foods, and it stood out as the absolute worst. Tasteless and way too much sauce.

Jul

2011

5.0

better than atk mac n cheese

By fred bare

from Monroe, MI

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Pros

Creamy light and fluffy
Easy To Prepare

Cons

Absolutely None

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

Don't listen to the bad reviews on the mac. I've used several mountain house items over the past couple years and trust me when I say, this is the only one that is worthy of replacing your favorite home recipe. Sure, there are many other good MH dishes, but when I (who is not a mac n cheese fan, ask my wife) am only putting one review out here and only for the mac, you know it's gotta be good. Even if you don't like mac n cheese, you've gotta try this! Even if only for at home! You'll be like... WOW!

Jul

2011

4.0

Good stuff

By Whopper

from Washington, DC

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

I buy a lot of Mountain House meals for backpacking; this is another good one in their line. The noodles are nice and plump and the cheese coats them pretty well, particularly if you use a little less water than MH suggests (about 2 oz. less seems about right). Like most of their other products, one "two-serving" pouch is too little for two people but just right for one, though watch out for the sodium content--as I recall this one was particularly high in sodium, though you also get a lot of protein for muscle recovery.

Apr

2011

4.0

Good alone and with extras

By Scoutmaster T55

from Iowa

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Mountain House Macaroni and Cheese - 2 Servings:

We used it on a 50 mile backpacking trip and loved it. For variation, we added a foil pack of tuna to it. Plan to use it again when we're on Isle Royale this fall! It does need a bit longer cooking time.