After thoroughly enjoying my backpacker burrito bag camp meal recipe, I decided to have a go at making a dehydrated zucchini noodles Alfredo for the upcoming backpacking season. Planning for big and small trips is in the works and I am very much looking forward to getting out in the bush, keto backpacking meals in hand. This one turned out perfect on the first try, so you can’t go wrong with this one!
Backpacker’s Dehydrated Zucchini Noodles Alfredo (with Chicken or Salmon) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3 cups zucchini noodles
- 1 large can of chicken or 2 small cans of salmon (with bones and skin removed)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 3 tablespoons butter powder
- 5 tablespoons heavy cream powder
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Himalayan pink sea salt, to taste (*depends on salt content of your canned chicken or salmon)
Directions:
Before getting started, Please note that this recipe makes 2 meals, so all your ingredients will be divided in half to go into 2 separate bags.
Season shredded chicken or salmon flakes with garlic powder then spread it out on one side of a dehydrator roll sheet.
Add all the zucchini noodles to a second dehydrator sheet. Turn on the dehydrator and run for 4-5 hours, until everything is completely dry.
Add half the dehydrated chicken and half the zucchini noodles to 2 different pint-sizes ziplock freezer bags. Add half all the remaining ingredients to each bag and seal until ready to use. If I’m not using them right away, I’ll store them in my freezer with a food-safe oxygen absorber (like the ones that come in seaweed packages), then remove the oxygen absorber before prepping it.
Around 20 minutes before you plan to eat, add 1/4 cup water to the bag and stir. When ready to eat, add boiled water, little by little, stirring to combine until it’s at your preferred consistency. Seal the bag or cover the container if using one and let sit for a couple of minute to let water fully absorb before eating.
This dehydrated zucchini noodle Alfredo camp meal recipe is an easy one to make, even easier than my dehydrated burrito in a bag camp meal recipe. If you try it, let me know what you think in the comments. Or if you share a pic of your creation on Instagram, tag me so I can see it. :)
