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Dehydrated Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies on a plate, ready for long-term storage and use in homemade backpacking meals.

How to Dehydrate RoTel Diced Tomatoes

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This is our step-by-step guide on how to dehydrate RoTel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies. Dehydrating these RoTel diced tomatoes is real easy to do.  Just like in our everyday cooking, many of our dehydrated camping meal recipes use them.  So it just makes good sense to dehydrate what you use day-to-day and have it on hand in your pantry for when it’s needed.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Dehydrating Time 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 30 minutes
Course Dehydrated Food Ingredient
Cuisine Backpacking, Camping, Dehydrated Food, Hiking
Servings 2.5 from one 10 ounce can
Calories 25 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

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Instructions
 

Process the RoTel Diced Tomatoes

  • Open and drain excess liquid from the tomatoes using a strainer.
    several cans RoTel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies
    Draining the excess canning liquid using a mesh strainer from these diced tomatoes that we will dehydrate and use in our homemade dehydrated camping meals and to stock up the pantry. Dehydrated diced tomatoes are among the best foods to dehydrate for long-term storage because they are used in so many of our recipes.

Prepare the Dehydrator

  • Spread and layer the drained RoTel diced tomatoes on the fruit roll sheets; two 10-ounce cans will fill one 13.5-inch round dehydrator tray. If it’s too crowded, prepare another tray.
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Dehydrate the RoTel Diced Tomatoes

  • Set the dehydrator thermostat temperature to 160 °F (71 °C). Dry for 8 to 10 hours until done.
    dehydrator temperature control is set to 160 °F / 71 °C

When is the Dehydrated RoTel Diced Tomatoes Done

  • When done, the dried RoTel diced tomato pieces should be crisp and brittle, with no wet or mushy pieces. When bent, they will snap into pieces like potato chips.
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Equalizing and Conditioning the Dehydrated RoTel Tomatoes

  • After a short cooling period, loosely pack the dehydrated tomato pieces into a clean, dry canning jar with a tight-fitting lid, leaving some headspace.
  • Every day, for 7 to 10 days, check the jar for moisture. Roll the jar contents around and note any clumping or sticking. If seen, put it all back on the dehydrator for several more hours.
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  • If you notice any mold at all, even the slightest bit, throw it all out.

Storing the Dehydrated RoTel Diced Tomatoes

  • Use appropriate-sized canning jars for storage. Depending on how well you dehydrate them and your pantry storage conditions, the dehydrated tomatoes should keep for at least 12 months.
  • An optional food-safe desiccant packet will aid with moisture control.
    Six cans of dehydrated RoTel diced tomatoes with green chili peppers in a 1-quart canning jar are ready for the camping food pantry. The common foods you eat every day are the best foods to dehydrate for long-term storage and for your homemade dehydrated camping food recipes.
  • Attach or include a label describing the jar contents and the date the product was dehydrated. The label identifies the canning jar contents, and the date helps with the rotation schedule.  A first-in, first-out rotation helps us to use items that have been on the shelf the longest, so we're using the oldest food first.

Notes

Drying times will vary depending on your dehydrator and environmental conditions. Refer to your dehydrator owner’s manual for recommended temperatures and times for dehydrating specific foods. Remember to use drying times as a guide.

Nutrition

Serving: 5gCalories: 25kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gSodium: 15mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g

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

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