Backpacking Meals - 3 Cheese Mac With Spam

Recipe Type: Scratch Servings: 1 Calories: 694 Prep Time: Boil + 17 Min Water: 2 c Boiling Complexity: Medium Rating: 4.5/5 All In Cost: $3.81

At Home:
Cook in Bag: Combine the following ingredients into a 25 oz OpenTip hot food preparation bag.
Cook in Pot: Combine the following ingredients into a ZipLock bag.

	Amnt Ingredient 1/2 c Elbow Macaroni (I use whole wheat. Store in a small ZipLock bag.) 6 T Cheese Blend Powder Link 3 T Freeze Dried Shredded Colby Jack Cheese Link .5 t Salt

Also add the following items to the bag.

1 Pkg	2.5 oz  Spam Single Lite  Link
1 Pkg	6 g Kraft Parmesan Cheese Packet  Link
1 Pkg	6.5 g Thick and Easy Packet (Honey Consistency)  Link
1 Pkg	9 g CF Sauer Canola & Olive Oil Packet  Link

1 Pkg

3-5 g Food Safe Desiccant packet Link

Print the following bag insert and include it in the bag for preparation instructions and other handy data. (Highlight everything within the dashed line, starting with the space above it and ending with the space directly below it. Then right click the highlighted area and select "Print".)

3 Cheese Mac With Spam

Recipe Type: Scratch	Servings: 1
Calories: 694	Prep Time: Boil + 17 Min
Water: 2 c Boiling	Complexity: Medium
Rating: 4.5/5	All In Cost: $3.81
Cook In Food Bag Directions: Remove desiccant, Thick & Easy, oil packet, Kraft Cheese, Spam Single and separate macaroni bag from the food bag. When water is close to boiling, empty macaroni bag in to water pot. Continue to cook macaroni for 2 minutes after water boils. Stir often. Open oil packet and Kraft Cheese and add contents to food bag. Add 2 cups of boiling water with macaroni to food bag. Mix well. Open Spam Single and cut in to bite sized pieces and add them to the food bag. Seal food bag and place in bag cozy for 10 minutes. Add Thick & Easy to food bag. Mix well. Place food bag in bag cozy for 5 minutes. Stir well. Serve. Cook In Pot Directions: Remove desiccant, Thick & Easy, oil packet, Kraft Cheese, Spam Single and separate macaroni bag from the food bag. Add 1.5 cups of water to cooking pot. Add pasta to the pot. Bring to a boil stirring often. Add .5 cup of water to the food bag to rehydrate the cheese powder. Mix well. Boil pasta for 2-3 minutes after initial boil. Add rehydrated cheese mixture to the pot. Add chucks of Spam, oil packet and cheese packet to the pot. Mix well. Let stand covered in a pot cozy for 10 minutes. Add Thick & Easy to pot. Mix well. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve.

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