Sloppy Joe Noodles

A different “twist” on pasta

I made this meal on the 4th night of my recent section hike (first night out of Daleville) and it was one of my favorites during the trip. I used my 0.9L Evernew pot to make it, and the 0.9L was barely big enough. I’m still not sure how I managed to eat it all. If you want to make it for just one person, cut back a little bit on the noodles and sauce. If you want to make it for 2 people, add a couple more ounces of noodles and use a 1.3L pot.

The total package including an onion, garlic and tube of Amore paste was just under 20 oz. If you rig it to feed 2 people, it’s only 10-11 oz. per person. As it was, it was a bit of a heavy meal for just one person, but it was so good that it was worth it. Bonus- my pack weighed a pound less afterwards!

The ingredients are pictured below:

Make sure that you use egg noodles. If you use regular pasta it will take much longer to cook.

INGREDIENTS:

Packet of ghee

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1TB dehydrated diced red pepper in mini ziploc

4 oz. freeze-dried ground beef

3-4 oz. dehydrated tomato dices

1 1/2 oz. brown sugar (packed in mini ziplocs)

1 oz. Worcestershire sauce in dropper bottle

1 TB apple cider vinegar in dropper bottle

6 oz. egg noodles

1 packet of hot sauce of choice

1 cup equivalent of freeze-dried monterey jack cheese

One 4 oz. tube of Amore tomato paste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Saute onion and garlic in ghee
2. Add red peppers and ground beef. Splash water in their bags a few minutes before using.
3. Add tomatoes and tomato paste (again, rehydrate tomatoes a few minutes prior)
4. Add 12 oz. of water over medium heat.
5. Once hot, stir in brown sugar, worcestershire, vinegar and hot sauce.
6. Stir in noodles, simmer covered for around 8 minutes.
7. Add cheese to the top and stir to blend (rehydrate cheese prior to using).
8. Feast gloriously.