Spanish Rice, Chicken, and Corn with Refried Beans

Advance Preparation

  1. In advance, measure into a baggie:
    • 1¾ c. rice
  2. Combine spices and tomato powder into a baggie:
    • ¼ c. dried onion
    • ½ tsp. garlic powder
    • ¼ tsp. pepper
    • 2 chicken bouillon cubes
    • ½ c. tomato powder (or 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce)
  3. Measure freeze-dried corn into a baggie:
    • 1 c. freeze-dried corn
  4. Measure dried refried beans into a baggie:
    • 2 c. dried refried beans
  5. Place in a large baggie:
    • 1 can (12.5 oz.) chicken
    • the bag of rice (from a previous step)
    • the bag of spices (from a previous step)
    • the bag of freeze-dried corn (from a previous step)
    • the bag of dried refried beans (from a previous step)
  6. Add a label “Requires 5 c. water (plus 2 c. water for refried beans).” to the large bag.

Cooking Instructions

  1. Saute rice in oil. (You can skip this step if oil is not available.)
    • 1 tbs. oil
    • 1¾ c. rice
  2. Add water, spice baggie, can of chicken (with liquid), and freeze-dried corn:
    • 5 c. water (For instant rice, decrease water to 3¾ c.)
    • the bag of spices
      • ¼ c. dried onion
      • ½ tsp. garlic powder
      • ¼ tsp. pepper
      • 2 chicken bouillon cubes
      • ½ c. tomato powder (or 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce)
    • 1 can (12.5 oz.) chicken
    • 1 c. freeze-dried corn
  3. Cover and simmer the rice until tender. Don’t stir too much.
  4. Separately bring water to a boil and add the dried refried beans:
    • 2 c. water
    • 2 c. dried refried beans
  5. Cover and simmer beans until thick.