Best/Favorite/cheapest dirtbag meal?

Awesome thread!

I'm a red beans and rice kind of climber, it's true. Tuna and Crackers, Peanut Butter, and Ramen noodles are all staples as well. (Not mixed together, of course.

Price

One that I like for cold weather days...

To feed 3, or 4 hungry peeps

• Three, or four small (10 3/4 oz) cans of condensed tomato soup, or one big can. Substitute a bit of water for a dash of milk if you like it creamy.
• A splash of olive oil
• A loaf of bread
• Sliced cheese of your choice from a grocery deli -it'll be cheap if you're just getting enough slices for your grilled sandwiches.
• Optional- Some thin slices of ham -again, from the deli-it won't cost much if you're just getting enough for your meal.

Add the olive oil to your soup, and dip the grilled ham, and cheese sandwiches into the soup.

FYI: I like to grill the sandwiches in a thin layer of olive oil instead of butter. (a little better for you).

Yummy! : )

beer and potato full of calories to keep you goin and if you ration it can last you for weeks the potatos at least

Breakfast sausage, can of baked beans, and cottage cheese. Sounds gross, but it works.

I remember reading something somewhere about Yvon Chouinard living off of damaged canned cat food mixed with potatos, ground squirrel, and porcupines for one summer.

Kia Marie wrote:Oh, and i know ramen isn't supposed to be an option... BUT.... You can crack an egg in it while it is still boiling and it makes yummy delicious creamy protein soup.

How about the marmot youre holding? Could be pretty tasty with the right seasoning....

JLP wrote:At least 1 trustfunder and a bunch of others likely posting from $1k+ laptops with $50+/month internet connections...

300 dollar laptop and 20 dollar internet right here.

The best lunch is peanut butter and honey sandwich. Layer it as much as you can handle. Getting at least a triple decker is crucial. Nothing beats a quad decker. Compliment this with Little Debbie peanut butter bars. A pack of six costs a dollar and each one has 500 calories. If you did your sandwich right, that is about 1500 calories right there. I usually add in a pudding cup, but they don't really have that many calories.

The best dinner is those dollar cans of ravioli with a tablespoon or two of vegetable oil mixed with as much noodles as you can handle. Chopping the ravioli up gives you a passable meat sauce. The can has about 500 calories, and a good amount of noodles has that much too. The oil adds another 300 hundred. Pretty decent dinner.

rick gardiner wrote:Kevin got it right. Franzia all the way!!!!! I'm having a glass right now!

When did Franzia start being drunk from a glass?!

Penne pasta, Vodka sauce, sauteed onions, garlic, jar roasted red peppers, and sliced smoked sausage. salt pepper. fukin amazing and feeds 4 for like 1.50 each. colman stove and one skillet.

Penne pasta, Vodka sauce, sauteed onions, garlic, jar roasted red peppers, and sliced smoked sausage. salt pepper. fukin amazing and feeds 4 for like 1.50 each. colman stove and one skillet.

JohnWesely wrote: The best lunch is peanut butter and honey sandwich. Layer it as much as you can handle.

+1

I use spun honey (yes I know less dirtbaggy than normal honey but its worth it). That way you can really layer it up and the bread doesn't turn all soggy.

I got two... pretty much all I eat. Vegetarian if you eat eggs and cheese.

#1
Cook a half box whole wheat pasta shells (couple bucks), strain, add one small can of store brand tomato sauce (39 cents) and a third block of sliced colby or cheddar cheese (couple bucks). Scramble 3 eggs (50 cents?) and mix all together till cheese melts. Season. (I usually mix up a batch of salt, pepper, cumin, and garlic powder together before a trip).

Probably over 1000 calories. Can also add a half can of corn.

#2
Cook a batch of brown rice. I know it's a pain but cheap and hearty. Add either a half can of great northern beans or garbanzo beans. Scramble 3 eggs mix together. Shredded jack cheese on top is good. Season with soy sauce and seasoning.

Mac and Cheese

-Noodles
-Block of Cheese
-can of Campells Cheese Soup

Boil noodles. Drain water. Add cheese soup, and diced cheese. Heat up let cheese melt. Serve.

Choss Chasin' wrote: +1 I use spun honey (yes I know less dirtbaggy than normal honey but its worth it). That way you can really layer it up and the bread doesn't turn all soggy.

I always find that the honey crystallizes from oxidations, so it never really makes a mess.

-1 for no ramen

not extreamly cheep but tasty
meal 1-- spam single cut up into ramen, and flavored instant mashed potatos on the side. $2.50 725claories, 30g fat, 95g of carbs, 22g protine.

meal 2--- instant flavored mashed potatos with foil packet flavored tuna of your choice (cook potatos then add tuna) instant stuffing 1/2 a box on the side a one whole package of saltine crackers for the potato tuna contraption. $4.00 650 cal, 12g fat, 110g carbs,26g protine.

snacks--- cliff bar $1 , penutbutter and saltine crackers $1.00,

meal 3--- 1 lb of hamberger, box of mac and cheese, can green chile and tomatos $5.00 feeds a few people.

maybe i will add a few more later.

+1 for rattlesnake bake (organic snake, greens, shrooms) for elegance, originality, and cost. -50 for complexity and required planning.

+1 for the brook trout. Nutritionally packed full, and free after you get the equipment to fetch it. And if you ditch the shake and bake, you can boil it in the coffee pot after you've made coffee.

Kia +1 for eggs. Eggs are an awesome superfood. Ramen probably takes more nutrients to digest and shit out than you get from it.

Rob +1 for being the first to mention whole wheat and brown rice.

Eggs, potatoes, garden salsa: Super cheap, and almost nutritionally complete. Lots of protein and long-lasting calories. Although not as fun as catching rattlesnakes, brookies, or hedgehogs.

Elk

Cory wrote:I remember reading something somewhere about Yvon Chouinard living off of damaged canned cat food mixed with potatos, ground squirrel, and porcupines for one summer.

Let My People Go Surfing-think he mentions it in there

JohnWesely wrote: Compliment this with Little Debbie peanut butter bars.

+1 crazy cheap and tasty

sardines with mustard and chef boyardee total cost 1.69 just don't try to kiss anyone