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Our dehydrated sweet potato black bean quinoa bowl is one of the best dehydrated camping meals for flavor, nutrition, and convenience. With quinoa, sweet potatoes, and black beans, this dish is ready to eat in minutes at the campsite or when out in the field. Practice making this at home using your outdoor cooking gear, so you’ll know what to expect when you're in the field.

Dehydrated Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Bowl

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Looking for something different? Try our dehydrated sweet potato black bean quinoa bowl.  It’s a good mealtime option when heading out to the field or to the campsite. This dish combines quinoa, sweet potato, and black beans with bold flavors from RoTel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, chili powder, and a hint of cilantro. Customize it with optional jalapeno peppers or a crushed chipotle pepper for some extra spice. Lightweight and shelf-stable, this homemade dehydrated camping meal is easy to prepare in 30 minutes or less.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dehydrated Camping Meal
Cuisine Backpacking, Camping, Hiking
Servings 1
Calories 546 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

  • quality cooking oil, such as avocado or olive oil (stored in a leak-proof container)

Instructions
 

At Home Preparation

  • Add the dry ingredients to a food-safe 1-quart quality name-brand zip-top bag. Label the zip-top with the contents and the date.
    45 grams dehydrated quinoa, 25 grams dehydrated sweet potato, 30 grams dehydrated black beans, 10 grams dehydrated onion, 5 grams dehydrated RoTel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon dehydrated cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, 3 grams dehydrated jalapeno pepper slices, 1 chipotle pepper
    homemade dehydrated sweet potato black bean quinoa bowl ingredients in a 1-quart zip-top bag
  • Store the leak-proof container of cooking oil in your cooking pot or with your camp kitchen spices and condiment packets.
    quality cooking oil, such as avocado or olive oil

Packaging

  • Wrap the zip-top bag with a heavy-duty paper towel to help guard against punctures, leaks, and water penetration due to the sharp edges of the dehydrated ingredients and to protect the food's integrity. This way, it remains viable in the field or pantry storage.
  • Add the paper towel wrapped dry mix bag to the last food-safe 1-quart quality name-brand zip-top bag and label it with the contents and the date.

In the Field Preparation

  • Empty the dry mix contents of the zip-top bag into a suitable-sized cooking pot. 
    dehydrated sweet potato black bean quinoa dry mix ingredients in our MSR Stowaway 1.1 liter cooking pot
  • Add enough water to cover the dry ingredients. Then add a tad bit more water, Dehydrated quinoa will absorb a lot of water. Cover, and let the dry ingredients hydrate for a minimum of five minutes.
    adding water to the dehydrated sweet potato black bean quinoa bowl ingredients in our MSR Stowaway 1.1 liter cooking pot
  • After five minutes, add more water if the mix is still too thick.
  • Next, on your cooking stove and over medium flame, bring the hydrating mix to a boil, frequently stirring to mix. After coming to a boil, turn the flame down to a simmer to reduce the chance of burning.
  • After two or more minutes of simmering and stirring, turn off the stove and move the pot into an insulated wrap or cozy to rest, hydrate, and steam for 15 to 20 minutes or more for the flavors to blend and the ingredients to fully reconstitute.
  • If desired, add a bit of the healthy cooking oil from the leak-proof container. Stir to combine.
    quality cooking oil, such as avocado or olive oil
    dehydrated sweet potato black bean quinoa bowl is ready to eat in only 30 minutes

Notes

Canned ingredient used in this recipe may include added salt. It is assumed that some, but not all, of the sodium content would be drained away with the canning liquid when processed for dehydration. So the actual sodium may be less than shown.

Nutrition

Serving: 140gCalories: 546kcalCarbohydrates: 107gProtein: 21gFat: 4gSodium: 172mgFiber: 18gSugar: 21g

Nutrition information is only an estimate and may differ depending on the ingredients you use.

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