Monday, March 26, 2012

MRE Monday - Chicken, Pulled with Buffalo Sauce (+ Recipe)

My Third MRE is Chicken, Pulled with Buffalo Style Sauce for $2.60.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Calories: 260 Calories for entire package (from fat 70)
Total Fat 8g or 12% Daily Value
Saturated Fat 2.5g or 13% DV
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 80mg or 27% DV
Sodium 1460mg or 61% DV
Total Carbohydrate 20g or 7% DV
Dietary Fiber 0g or 0% DV
Sugars 2g
Protein 28g
Vitamin A 25% DV
Vitamin C 10% DV
Calcium 2% DV
Iron 8% DV

Expectations: I really didn't have any major expectations. They were actually quite low.

Reality: The package once heated and opened didn't look very appetizing. The pulled chicken tasted like a shredded hot wing. The spice was too hot for the boys, so I wouldn't give it to any kids. I didn't care for it, but my wife thought it might be good over rice mixed with cream cheese and ranch as a dip ( I  had to correct this glaring mistake ).

Final Thoughts: I will not be buying this MRE again. In my opinion, this is a lousy product. I might not eat it, even if I didn't have anything else. The MRE did not get any votes from the family, so I would call this one a loser. If you do happen to like this, I have an easy solution to recreate this MRE for about the same cost, but with more yield.

RECIPE: Pulled Chicken with Buffalo Sauce

Favorite Hot Sauce
Butter ( dehydrated butter may be used - hydrate as directed)
Canned Chicken 

Start by mixing 1 oz. Hot sauce to 1 oz. melted butter. Make about  2-4 ounces to your preference. Open can of chicken then dump into mixture. Heat or microwave until it reaches 165 degrees F. Serve.

5 comments:

  1. The MRE menu comes with fried rice, which you gave "Stellar" reviews. Mixing the two actually resulted in a slightly (and only slightly) more palatable meal option.

    I chose to mic them because the FMR didn't do a very good job of heating BOTH the chicken and the rice.

    Not a favorite...

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    1. mix, not mic. ALso, the Menu option came with Choccolate chip cookies (which were delicious) and peanut M&Ms(brand name too), as well as a mocha drink mix that was awesome

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    2. Ian, thanks for visiting. These reviews basically originated from the my wife and I discussing what our two young boys would actually eat on an extended backpacking/canoeing trip or SHTF scenario. We try to review at least one a week to post, and to see what the boys will eat. Your mileage may vary per each MRE, and our reviews are non-combination MREs since the variations would be astronomical and costly!

      Any ways to improve an MRE are greatly appreciated for our readers. Tabasco anyone?

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  2. I personally loved it for an MRE that is to say, as a meal it was alright could do much better. Thanks for the recipe as this is the hardest MREs to come by and I want to make some myself.

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  3. Frank's Hot sauce is the best for buffalo sauce IMO.

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