Easy Burrito Bowls
Create your own easy burrito bowls using quick-cooking RightRice (or minute rice)! Enjoy for a delicious and satisfying lunch or dinner while camping or out on the trail!
Let’s chat RightRice!
This blog post itself is not sponsored by RightRice, but I did want to take a moment to chat a bit about the product!
RightRice creates “rice” from a blend of different flours, like lentil flour, chickpea flour, pea fibre, rice flour, etc. The product itself looks and tastes very similar to rice, and cooks super fast (10-12 minutes) so it’s really convenient, especially for use in the outdoors! The blend of different flours adds fibre and protein (which typically white rice does not have a lot of). Specifically, 5g fibre and 10g of protein per 50g of rice. If we’re talking nutrient-density, RightRice’s products are more nutrient dense than your typical white rice.
For the record, I have nothing against white rice! I believe all foods can be part of a healthy, balanced diet, and no foods should be labeled as “good” or “bad”. There are definitely foods that are more nutrient dense, but that doesn’t mean we have to label or assign a moral value to eating certain ways. Take away the food rules and restriction and just eat food that makes you feel good and that you enjoy! That’s my philosophy at least.
Anyways! RightRice is a great product if you’re looking to add some fibre and protein to your meal, especially if you’re not including a protein or meat item.
To dehydrate or not to dehydrated?
If you’re heading out on a backpacking trip or long day-hike, I would suggest dehydrating your vegetables to reduce the risk of food-borne illness from potentially “off” foods and to reduce the weight of the food itself (lighter backpack = happier hiker). You can find detailed instructions on home dehydrating in my blog post Dehydrating at Home - The Basics.
If you’re just going on a short day-hike, then pre-portion your vegetables/toppings into a resealable container and pack that in your backpack for reheating once you’re ready to cook! This is what I did for our hike as it was very short.
You can obviously play around with the different toppings you’d like! Try chickpeas instead of black beans or include some zucchini or bell peppers. Get creative and let me know your favourite combos below!
More Backpacking Meal Ideas
Easy Burrito Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 package RightRice, Spanish or Cilantro Lime flavour OR 200g minute rice
- 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/3 cup (58g) whole kernel corn
- 1/3 cup (58g) black beans
- 1/3 cup (68g) sweet potato, peeled and diced
- handful of fresh cilantro
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 lime
Instructions
- If bringing on the trail, portion out the toppings into a resealable container ahead of time. Layer tomatoes, corn, black beans, sweet potato and cilantro. Store in the fridge or cooler until you’re ready to head out or start cooking.
- Once you’re ready to cook, bring 1 1/3 cup water to a boil. Turn off the heat and immediately add the rice. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes.*see below
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in the skillet. Add the sweet potatoes and cook until tender. Then add the corn and black beans and heat up all together. You can add some taco/burrito seasoning here if your rice is not flavoured. (I used Spanish rice and decided not to spice my vegetables/beans).
- Add the cooked toppings and RightRice to a dish together. Garnish with fresh avocado slices, cherry tomatoes, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
Notes:
*if using an alternative minute rice, follow package instructions for preparation. These instructions are specific to RightRice
