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Backpacking Pesto Pasta with Chicken

Backpacking Pesto Pasta with Chicken

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.

This makes a pretty hearty meal, so I’ve scaled back just a bit on how much dried pasta I would typically bring for two people. The chicken, pesto, and cheese are filling and we found we just didn’t need quite as much. However if you know it’s going to be a high mileage day and you typically need a lot of food, bump the pasta back up to 8 oz total.

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

This soup is one of our favorites. The tortillas blended into the soup give the broth an added dimension and the chipotle in adobo adds a subtle but pleasant heat. If your heat tolerance is low, use less or if you want a spicier soup, use more. Make sure that you are pulling out a chipotle pepper to use and not just scooping up the adobo sauce (although the sauce is delicious, it won’t provide much heat).

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