Comments on: Broccoli Cheese Orzo

By: Bailey

Bailey — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:49:01 +0000

Do you think that just adding everything to the aluminum pouch and pouring boiling water in instead of cooking the Orzo in the pot a little first would cook it all the way?

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:02:25 +0000

In reply to Amanda. I used a soup mix that made 2 servings of soup. This was stretched a bit with the orzo addition, but I still wouldn’t call it more than two servings in the backcountry, since you’re usually extra hungry.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:01:49 +0000

In reply to Marianne. Orzo is actually rice-shaped pasta. It cooks more quickly than other pasta shapes because of its size. Rice or any pasta would work just as well here, but you’ll have to adjust cooking times.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:00:44 +0000

Great question, Kris. Sorry I didn’t specify. I have used the foil pouch or canned style pre-cooked chicken, which is shelf-stable so it can last your whole trip if kept away from extreme heat. You could also choose dehydrated chicken which will last as well.

By: Kris M

Kris M — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:00:29 +0000

How long can precooked chicken last backpacking? Do you have to do anything different for it?

By: Marianne

Marianne — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 10:31:18 +0000

As I am not American, could you please tell me what on earth is ORZO.? I can’t find it in any dictionary. Is it rice or perhaps a kind of pasta? Please, enlighten me.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:12:47 +0000

What size soup mix do you use?

By: emily

emily — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:55:26 +0000

In reply to Sue P..

Miss ya, sista!

By: emily

emily — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:48:23 +0000

In reply to Bryan.

Bryan, if you eat the broccoli cheese orzo in your backyard, you can get close. But not close enough to cross Yosemite off your "need to see" list.

By: emily

emily — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:46:48 +0000

In reply to Uncle Steve.

Sounds fabulous, Uncle Steve. Wish I had some King's grits right now!