[sarbar]

So what kind of protein do you want? Animal? Vegetable? There are not many out there outside of the same ol' same ol'........ Stove Top can be prettied up but in the end it is still stuffing - and due to the heavy sodium content it can over power everything else.

[kbatku]

I forgot a sack of food on our last trip to Airplane Lake. We didn't EXACTLY run out of food, as I usually over-pack, but for breakfast the last day we had StoveTop & SPAM (the hickory smokey flavor). I cut the SPAM in to slices and fried it in the ordinary way. Then I diced it up and fried it a little more to make it extra crisp (YUM!!) and stirred it into the StoveTop Stuffing that I prepared. The kids were, it goes without saying, appalled. But they were also hungry, and ate all of it. And, it was an instant "classic" (read memorable) backpacking meal. Believe it or not, they have requested it as part of the tradition (once is a tradition?) when we do Airplane again this year. Bon apatite! PS to Sabar: The sodium in the SPAM overpowers the sodium in the StoveTop, so in the end they cancel each other out, more or less.

[sarbar]

[wamtngal]

Being a vegetarian...I've added almonds to the stuffing, as well as TVP (I know, I know, not the greatest). I've been thinking about dehydrating tofu and adding it. Have also added nutritional yeast to meals and would assume it would work well in the stove top. Finally, I've added things like Tofurkey jerkey and those round soy jerkey bites with the cowboy guy on the package (can't remember the name). Those actually soak up water pretty well and soften up nicely.

[Backcountry]

What about StoveTop and chicken from a foil pouch? http://www.tyson.com/Consumer/Products/ViewProduct.aspx?id=101

[sarbar]

On chicken - Valley Fresh is much better tasting and has a more pleasant texture than Tyson. Safeway and Target carry it (most stores do as well). It is pricier than Tyson but well worth it - and it is gluten free as well (canned and pouched meats can contain stabilizers).

[Backcountry]

I misread what you posted about chicken earlier Sarbar...I thought you had misspelled poached...derrrrrrrrr....

[sarbar]

[Allison]

Pouched chicken's too heavy for me. If I'm going on a short enough trip for pouch chicken, I'll be eating better than that. I like the turkey lurkey jerky idea. I'll have to mess with rehydrating at home to get the hang of it. I'd imagine it rehydrates better if it's chopped up a bit. Is turkey jerky doable in the home oven, or should one buy it?

[marzsit]

[Allison]

I'm trying to come up with food for a weeklong trip, so yeah, need to find some lightweight proteins.

[dicentra]

How would some shelf stable bacon bits taste in stuffing... Hmmm... bacon stuffing?

[marzsit]

[ldyblade]

New favorite for us is a twist on the Thanksgiving on the Trail: 1/3 box Stuffing 1/2 pouch mashed potatoes 1/2 pouch chicken gravy mix a good handful of freeze dried chicken pepper The gravy doesn't really come out as gravy being all mixed together with the ingredients, but is just there to add flavor. I think it came out to about 4-5 oz for a two person meal, but the portions weren't huge and due to the quick rehydration, I use this as a lunch anyway. I think it would be too much for one person, so you could portion it down to 3-3.5 oz, I think, but don't quote me on that. Is yummy, that I can pretty much promise!

[RayD]