Hearty, satisfying, easy but most of all delicious backcountry jambalaya you can enjoy while on the trail!

Backcountry Jambalaya – Trail Food

Backcountry jambalaya is my attempt to stay on schedule with my once a month backpacking meal series.  I think I’m doing great so far…two straight months in a row.  Yay me!  I only made this declaration of a once a month meal series about, oh, 10 months ago, so… Yeah. But I’m here for month two and I’m telling you, I’ve outdone myself.  Seriously.  Jambalaya doesn’t seem like something one would have while out on the trail, I know, but once I got this recipe right, I feel bad for myself that I’ve not made this sooner.  The wife and I…

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Bean bark stew, one of my favorite backpacking meals. It's heart, totally satisfying, and completely delicious!

Bean Bark Stew – Backpacking Meal

BEAN BARK STEW INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup instant rice 1/4 cup bean bark* 1/4 cup pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce leather* 1/4 cup dehydrated ground beef* 1/4 cup dehydrated mushrooms* 1/4 cup dehydrated mixed vegetables of your choice taco seasoning, 1 pack per pound burger seasoning to taste salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS For each of these, the bark, leather, ground beef, and veggies, I like to make a large batch and store for future meals. To make the bean bark: Pureé a large can of vegetarian baked beans. Spread it out on your fruit roll up/plastic tray in your…

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Tasty red lentil and sweet potato dal is a perfect nutritious backpacking meal. It's also perfect for tonight's dinner! It dehydrates like a champ and is packed with nutrition!

Red Lentil Sweet Potato Dal

I have another lovely, truly lovely backpacking meal that you can dehydrate or…yes…Eat it for dinner tonight! When I make food to take hiking, a few of my go-to’s are vegetarian.  Meatless meals just make my body happy and they dehydrate really well.  They weigh practically nothing and when you’re hiking 15, 20 miles a day, that’s a biggie. But taste counts too…alot.  After hiking all day the last thing I want to do is eat rehydrated cardboard because real talk – I’m crazy-man hungry! This dal is something that I may cook for lunch or supper at home and…

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