Mountain House Spicy Southwest Style Skillet | Freeze Dried Backpacking & Camping Food | Survival & Emergency Food |Gluten-Free

Mountain House Meals are great. They taste good and are easy to prepare. Highly recommended.

Mountain House is a pretty good product. Been using them for years. There are a lot of freeze dried products out there that taste better, but are quite a bit more expensive. All of their products taste OK and are definitely great when you're hungry from humping a pack all day for miles. They are not the best at reconstitution, but still work. They are easy to throw in a backpack and take with you on your trip. Would I want to eat them for dinner every night while at home? No. But the convenience of just needing to add water and eat is awesome. They have an amazing shelf life and I have yet to get a bad product. I will say this, make sure the water is hot for best absorption..

These aren't the full size dinner packets. These are small, appetizer size. 300-500 calories...😑 But tasty

Always looking for quick easy meals on our boat. Heard about these, so we decided to try a few out.Overall it was very good. Can't get any easier to prepare.Alone, it might be a stretch to feed to adults. We did pair it with a salad before we had the meal. We actually had to struggle to finish it. Without the salad, it may not have been enough to be filling.Taste and texture was good. No complaints. Although lacking the feel of a real meal, the flavor and quality was quite good.Heard others complain about it being too spicy and too salty. We found neither to be true. Tasted just fine, with a bit of a kick but hardly noticeable, to us, anyway.Probably won't be having this meal EVERY time we go out sailing, but it is nice to have on board when I don't feel like preparing an entire meal in the galley.Considering it was a good size for 2 adults, the price seems reasonable.

I have tried quite a few Mountain House meals. this I would order again. I do not like the shipment being repackaged by Walmart. All it takes is one pin hole to ruin the package.

I love this stuff! I crave the Spicy Southwest Style Skillet all the time! I didn't need to add anything else (like hot sauce) to the pouch. It is great as is. I have to admit, the first bite was a pleasant, "Whoa, this is spicy!" It is by far the spiciest Mountain House product.This is great as is, on warmed tortillas, or if you need to have more food.....scramble some eggs and add this (already rehydrated with hot water) and some cheese! Can't go wrong!!!!Extra hint: It says to rehydrate for 5 min and let stand for 4 min. I add the water and put the pouch in a homemade reflectix koozie for 10 min. Then I let it sit open to cool for 4 min. The extra time while rehydrating makes sure that everything gets hydrated really well. Hope you enjoy!

I wasn't expecting this to taste like complete garbage or anything, but I was pleasantly surprised that this meal had some flavor. I'd definitely add some hot sauce or extra seasonings (except salt because its already kind of salty) but all in all I am happy with my purchase. These meals are supposed to last for at least 25 years if kept sealed and stored correctly, and I will definitely be buying a few more of these to have just in case there's an emergency.

I bought a single packet to see if I would like it. This is my first experiment with freeze dried food. I watched several videos and chose this brand based on ratings and the ability to buy a single portion to try it out. I was not disappointed. I followed the instructions exactly as written - removed oxygen absorber, added 1-1/2 cups of boiling water, stirred, sealed it up, let it rest for 5 min, stir and sealed again, let it rest another 4 min. Consistency/thickness was great. Nice subtle amount of spiciness (I love spicy food). Nutrition - too much sodium, but I don't plan to eat these often - only in an emergency. I will order more.