A note about Bramble & Spice Backpacking Recipes: These recipes are intended for one or two night backpacking trips. I like eating real food when I’m hiking and I’m always willing to carry a little extra weight in order to eat well. Everything really does taste better in the mountains.

The herby chimichurri sauce provides a big flavor boost to the rice and tuna. In addition to just being delicious, tuna is very high in protein and makes a great meal while backpacking.

Look for a quick cooking rice at the grocery store. This means the rice has been parboiled and will cook faster than regular rice. The chimichurri sauce is fairly quick to put together at home. I like to triple bag it, just to make sure it doesn’t leak in my pack.

Backpacking Tuna and Rice with Chimichurri Sauce

Serves 2

Ingredients weight: 1 lb

Cooking gear required: pot, two bowls, eating utensils, spice container

¾ cup (6 oz) parboiled long grain white and wild rice blend

½ cup chimichurri sauce

2 3-oz packets tuna

At home:

Make chimichurri sauce.

At camp:

Fill your pot with water. Add rice, bring to a boil, and cook until rice is tender, approximately 25 minutes. Drain off any excess water. Add the chimichurri sauce and the tuna. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Divide into the two bowls.