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$Backpacker\'s Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings$

Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings

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With chicken, peas, dumplings and gravy, the Backpacker's Pantry Chicken and Dumplings meal is sure to hit the spot!

This meal takes a little time to prepare, but it's worth it!
Mix water, chicken, peas and sauce together and bring to a boil; in a separate container combine dumpling mix and water and stir well
When the sauce boils, add dumpling dough by spoonfuls; cover and simmer over low heat for 10 - 15 min.
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

Ingredients: biscuit mix (bleached enriched wheat flour (flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (soybean and/or cottonseed oil), leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulphate, monocalcium phosphate), dextrose, modified food starch, salt), chicken (cooked, diced and freeze-dried), sauce (wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cream (cream, lecithin, tocopherols and ascorbyl palmitate (to help protect flavor)), nonfat milk, salt, torula yeast, natural vegetarian chicken soup flavor (maltodextrin, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, yeast extract, onion powder, turmeric extract (color), sunflower oil), dextrose (from corn), sugar, garlic, onion, corn starch, maltodextrin, soy sauce (soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin and salt), pepper, sage, marjoram, rosemary, thyme), peas.. Allergens: peas, milk, soy, gluten, wheat.

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Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings Customer Reviews

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Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings

3.8

(based on 8 reviews)

75%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Flavorful (7)
Nutritious (6)
Lightweight (4)

Cons

Long cook time (4)

Best Uses

Backpacking (7)
Extended trips (4)
Car camping (3)

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Sep

2008

(3 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Misleading description

By Montana Woman

from Clancy, MT

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Flavorful

Cons

Difficult To Prepare
Long Cook Time
Requires cooking

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

We were not prepared to do any cooking on a 7 night backpcking trip in Glacier National Park. We were very dismayed to discover that this product required cooking to be edible. All the other meals we took only required boiling water to be added but this one had to be cooked! Luckily one member of our party had a metal bowl so we managed to get this meal prepared .....barely! The package states "add boiling water".

Jun

2008

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Best camp dinner ever.

By David Connolly

from Austin, TX

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

I love bread and this meal is one of the best I've ever tried. I prepared this at around 9,700 ft above sea-level and I went by the directions on the package and it turned out perfect. The dumplings (bread) was fluffy. Add a few more items to this (diced carrot, little more onion, etc.) and you've pretty much got chicken pot pie.

Apr

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Well Worth The Extra Effort

By San Juan Climber

from In The Mountains, CO

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Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

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Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

With a little preparation, this meal is one of the tastiest you'll ever experience in the back country. FYI, you'll need your 1 liter pot & a little extra fuel. This is not your typical add water, stir, let sit for ten minutes, & enjoy meal. REI currently has the preparation description wrong. Cooking over a low heat for a short period is required to prepare the chicken, peas, & gravy. While this is simmering, add water to the dumpling mix & stir in their own pouch. Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the chicken gravy as soon as it boils. This step forms the dumplings. Total cook time is about 15 minutes. WELL WORTH THE EFFORT!

Jan

2011

(1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Not worth the time.

By Racer_X

from Philadelphia,PA

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Pros

Cons

Long Cook Time
Not worth the time
Sodium Bomb
Unhealthy

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Fertilizer

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

This thing tasted like I had found an untapped salt mine. Gummy gloppy slop that requires too much water,long cook time, extra pot and fuel to be considered something I''d bother hiking the weight in. Save your money and don't buy this excrement.

Jun

2011

5.0

one of the best

By chillville

from hayward, ca

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Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

Chicken and Dumplings has been our favorite backcountry meal for over 15 years. It is the one meal we all look forward to on weeklong trips. Why cause it tastes real good and the dumplings taste like real bread.

Jul

2009

5.0

One of the Best Backpackers Pantry Meals

By Fun Dad

from Arizona

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Nutritious

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

Good Meal, tastes great. Easy to prepare. I would suggest preparing in the Outback Oven which makes it easy, dumplings come out golden brown and the peas get cooked without being hard or dry. Worth the effort of packing. Wonderfull reward after hiking all day.

May

2009

5.0

Yum

By sin1134

from Twin Cities, MN

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Pros

Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

When you're out there it doesnt get any better food wise, makes plenty for 2 people and just really hits the spot after a long day of exploring. I will be back for seconds!

Jan

2009

3.0

Good if you have the time to cook

By emalia

from Lake Worth, FL

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Flavorful
Lightweight
Nutritious

Cons

Long Cook Time

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Extended Trips

Comments about Backpacker's Pantry Dumplings with Chicken - 2 Servings:

We had this our last night out. It was pretty good, it needs to cool a bunch so you don't burn your mouth on the hot doughy dumplings, but that is user error, we were way too hungry to wait. It doesn't take horribly long to prepare, and doesn't even really require a bowl to mix in. We used a zip lock baggie to make the dough in then cut the corner off and plopped it in.

It was pretty good, filling and not too bland.