Good Old Mac N Cheese
Good Old Mac N Cheese
There are lots of Mac n Cheese versions available now on the web. But I’ve tried to develop recipe that would be suitable for prolonged backpacking trips and thru-hikes. I wanted it is lightweight, tasty, quick and easy-to-cook, preferably in one pot, and with long shelf live. I wanted to use also as more natural, non-harmful ingredients as possible.
To minimize the cooking time on the trail, I cooked the pasta in advance and then dehydrated it. For sauce I used whole milk powder (Nido), ghee, flour and freeze dried Cheddar cheese that has been ground in a coffee grinder into a powder. As a result, I’ve got silky smooth Macaroni and Cheese.

nutrition info:
calories: 656, protein: 19.1 g, carbs: 82.4 g, fat: 26.3 g, sugars: 8.7 g, sodium: 996 mg
you'll need:
3 tablespoons Cheddar cheese powder
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
2/3 cup pre-cooked and dehydrated pasta
Salt, to taste
1 tablespoon ghee
at home:
Mix heavy cream powder, cheese powder and cornstarch in a small-sized zip lock bag.
Pack the remaining ingredients separately.
on the trail:
Pour pasta into a pot; add in 1/3 cup water.
Bring to a boil and season to taste.
Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring regularly, for about 5 minutes, or until rehydrated.
Take the pot off the heat.
Stir in cheese sauce powder from the bag.
Add ghee and mix well until it melts.
Enjoy!
Note: You can make this recipe also with regular, non-dehydrated macaroni too. Just cook them in salted, boiling water according to package instructions. Drain the water off reserving about ¼ cup for sauce, then follow original recipe.
How do you mix? Lightly or quick?
You can mix depending on your preferences
How do you mix? Lightly or quick?
Attempted this recipe twice, when i pour in cheese mix it clumps together into tiny cheese clusters leaving noodles bare… any ideas?
What kind of cheese mix do you use? Is it fine enough? Try also to stir your macaroni constantly while adding cheese powder.
Mix the cheese powder with a small amount of cold water to make a paste first.