Eggs and Taters
Freeze-dried scrambled eggs stirred into flavored mashed potatoes. One pour of hot water, no pan.
- calories
- 390
- weight
- 3 oz
- cal / oz
- 130
- protein
- 18 g
- serves
- 2, scales
- prep
- 2 min
- cook
- 5 min
- total time
- 7 min
- water
- 355 ml boiled
- cost
- $$
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Breakfast
- Canister stove
- Alcohol / Esbit
- Backpacking
- Thru-hike
- Bikepacking
- Basecamp
- Winter / snow
- Vegetarian
- Gluten free
- Nut free
- Eat in the bag
- Pre-mix at home
- Shelf stable
- Dump and stir
Ingredients
| Freeze-dried scrambled eggs | 1 pouch | must be precooked scrambled, not raw freeze-dried egg |
|---|---|---|
| Flavored instant mashed potatoes | 1 pouch | the kind where you add about 2 cups water; herb, cheese, or loaded work |
Method
- At home, dump both pouches into one bag and shake until the powders are evenly mixed. Split into two quart freezer bags.
- In camp, boil about 355 ml of water per bag.
- Pour the water in, stir hard until no dry pockets remain, and seal the bag.
- Sit it in a cozy or inside a jacket for 10 to 15 minutes. The eggs need the full time.
- Stir again before eating. It thickens as it rests.
Freeze-dried eggs on their own rehydrate into something loose and thin. Potato flakes fix that. They soak up the extra water, give the eggs a body to sit in, and bring their own seasoning, so nothing else has to be carried.
The potato flakes rehydrate in a minute; the eggs take ten or more. That mismatch is the whole reason for the cozy and the long wait. Pull it early and the potatoes are fine but the egg is gritty. Match the water to the potato pouch’s own instructions if it differs from what is listed here, since flake density varies by brand.
Packing
One quart freezer bag per person, premixed at home. A cozy matters more here than usual, since the rehydration is doing all the cooking.
Variations
- A sausage or pepper version of the egg pouch swaps in with no other changes.
- A spoonful of olive oil stirred in at the end pushes the calories up where breakfast needs them.
- Hot sauce packets or a shake of chile flakes cut the starch.
https://trailcooking.com/breakfast/eggs-taters