Backpackers Pantry Vegetarian Hatch Green Chile Mac & Cheese

This zesty mac and cheese is a southwestern spin on a crowd favorite. Classic belgian elbow pasta is smothered in a delectable three cheese blend, and smoked green hatch chili and jalapeno give that extra punch of flavor and heat. It also boasts 22 grams of protein in just one serving.

• Elbow pasta, three cheese blend, and Hatch green chili
• Vegetarian
• 10-year shelf life (exact expiration date found on product packaging)
• 460 calories per pouch
• 21g of protein per pouch

Ingredients: Instant Pasta (Ground Durum Wheat Semolina, Water, Egg Albumen, Salt), Freeze-dried Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Coloring), Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)), Dried Parmesan Cheese (Cultured Part-skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Disodium Phosphate), Whole Milk Solids Powder, Dried Romano Cheese from Cow's Milk (Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Disodium Phosphate), Butter Sauce Flavor (Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Whey Solids, Non-fat Dry Milk, Maltodextrin, Butter, Sugar, Buttermilk Powder, Natural Butter Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid), Dried Green Hatch Chile Pepper Powder, Dried Green Hatch Chile Pepper, Dehydrated Onion, Sea Salt, Dried Green Jalapeno Powder, Black Pepper, Ground Turmeric, Ground Nutmeg.

Allergens: Contains: Egg, Milk, Wheat. Produced in a facility that contains: Peanut, Sesame, Soy, Tree Nuts.

*Please review packaging for the most up-to-date allergens.

Preparation & Storage:

1. Remove and discard oxygen absorber.
2. Add 3/4 cup (180mL) of boiling water.
3. Stir well, seal pouch, wait 8 minutes.
4. Stir again, reseal, wait 7 more minutes. Enjoy!

Rehydration time doubles every 5,000 feet of elevation gain. Directions are set for 5,000 feet.

Best By Date on packaging is 10 years from manufacturing date.