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!
This recipe was created in collaboration with Jetboil and RightRice on our summer road trip through British Columbia. Check out their Instagram for the recipe video! We found some relief from the sweltering heat by heading on a short hike to a local waterfall for a nice lunch break.
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!