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05/13/2022 09:41AM
Just curious to see if anyone uses those shelf stable chicken or tuna packets. I've had them before but never on a trip. Do you fry them up to add flavor? Add to a sauce or pasta mix? Use as a topping?
I like the idea of being able to add a protein to a meal if we don't catch fish, but I'm having a hard time figuring out a good recipe that would work with either fish or one of these packets. I have some ideas and one that would work fine with either option, but I've been skunked before on trips so it would be nice to have more than one backup option.
I like the idea of being able to add a protein to a meal if we don't catch fish, but I'm having a hard time figuring out a good recipe that would work with either fish or one of these packets. I have some ideas and one that would work fine with either option, but I've been skunked before on trips so it would be nice to have more than one backup option.
05/13/2022 01:52PM
I bring the tuna salad packets all the time. Putting them on a burrito with some string cheese is one of my favorite power lunches on big paddle days.
I think I brought chicken once, and should probably do it more. I specifically like adding it to a tortellini dish I like to make, but that lacks enough protein.
I think I brought chicken once, and should probably do it more. I specifically like adding it to a tortellini dish I like to make, but that lacks enough protein.
05/13/2022 02:41PM
We brought the tuna on our last trip for fish fillet insurance, but brought them home again. :-) Ate it up after getting back and it was just like out of the can. Will for sure bring either or both for future menus.
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05/14/2022 07:44PM
I put a recipe on the fish recipe thread for fish cakes using a tuna packet. If we had only gotten a smaller fish we might have used this recipe for fresh fish to stretch it enough for both of us. I really liked it with the tuna, though. We bought tartar sauce packets from the outfitter to go with whatever fish we had. It was much better than I expected.
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05/15/2022 08:22AM
straighthairedcurly: "I love the tuna ones for lunch. "
+1.
I eat it right out of the packet so no dishes. It also makes lunch easy and convenient on a travel day, day trip, or out fishing. They have tons of different flavors but I have settled on the sunflower oil as my favorite.
+1.
I eat it right out of the packet so no dishes. It also makes lunch easy and convenient on a travel day, day trip, or out fishing. They have tons of different flavors but I have settled on the sunflower oil as my favorite.
Ride EZ
05/16/2022 05:16PM
We use it as a supplement to rice or soup dishes. Try this:
Make a pot of Knoor vegetable soup per the packet directions. Once it starts to warm up, add the packet of chicken. While it is cooking, mix some Bisquick with water to make a thick batter. Very thick. When the soup starts to boil, add spoonfuls of that mixture to the soup. In a few minutes you will have dumplings!
Another way to do it is to mix the Bisquick and water in a Ziploc bag and cut one of the corners off. Then you can squeeze the dumplings into the pot of soup.
Mike
Make a pot of Knoor vegetable soup per the packet directions. Once it starts to warm up, add the packet of chicken. While it is cooking, mix some Bisquick with water to make a thick batter. Very thick. When the soup starts to boil, add spoonfuls of that mixture to the soup. In a few minutes you will have dumplings!
Another way to do it is to mix the Bisquick and water in a Ziploc bag and cut one of the corners off. Then you can squeeze the dumplings into the pot of soup.
Mike
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07/24/2022 10:59AM
If in Canada, Metro grocery stores (there’s one in Thunder Bay if you are travelling through there, on Arthur Street about 1km east of the airport intersection Hwy 61 ) usually carry Cloverleaf brand yellowfin tuna in a pouch.
I eat it with Kraft Dinner (macaroni and cheese). You need to bring a little milk powder to mix up about a quarter cup of milk and some oil/butter to make the Kraft Dinner. Butter at home, oil when camping.
Important note [Dont be naive and buy Kraft brand Kraft Dinner. Like all true Canadians, we know the best Kraft Dinner is actually not made by Kraft. We just call all macaroni and cheese ‘Kraft Dinner’. Like saying Kleenex instead of ‘facial tissue’. The best brand is President’s Choice (PC brand) White Cheddar macaroni and cheese. Luckily you can buy it across the street from Metro at Shoppers Drug Mart (Mountdale and Arthur st.) , or at the Real Canadian Superstore at Carrick street and the Harbour Expressway.]
Cloverleaf yellowfin tuna pouch PC white cheddar macaroni and cheese
I eat it with Kraft Dinner (macaroni and cheese). You need to bring a little milk powder to mix up about a quarter cup of milk and some oil/butter to make the Kraft Dinner. Butter at home, oil when camping.
Important note [Dont be naive and buy Kraft brand Kraft Dinner. Like all true Canadians, we know the best Kraft Dinner is actually not made by Kraft. We just call all macaroni and cheese ‘Kraft Dinner’. Like saying Kleenex instead of ‘facial tissue’. The best brand is President’s Choice (PC brand) White Cheddar macaroni and cheese. Luckily you can buy it across the street from Metro at Shoppers Drug Mart (Mountdale and Arthur st.) , or at the Real Canadian Superstore at Carrick street and the Harbour Expressway.]
Cloverleaf yellowfin tuna pouch PC white cheddar macaroni and cheese
08/06/2022 08:04AM
We always carry a pile of random tuna + chicken flavors. Easy lunch/snack if youre out and about as they pack down flat. Chicken salad pack with some cheese on a tortilla is a good chunk of calories fast on the go. Can sometimes help to add some lemon juice juice & salt to the tuna packets but otherwise we've never done much.
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