MRE Recipe Contest

**Roguish Lawyer** · 06-12-2006, 13:44

Who has the best recipe using only MRE ingredients? Winner gets a prize from me. We will have a poll to decide the winner from among the best entries.

Simple Simon · 06-12-2006, 14:12

How many entries? 1 per person??

jbour13 · 06-12-2006, 14:40

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Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer

Who has the best recipe using only MRE ingredients? Winner gets a prize from me. We will have a poll to decide the winner from among the best entries.

Mine is fairly simple and nothing special, but requires at least an MRE with ham slice (don't remember if it's made anymore?), 1 pack of buttered noodles and 2 packs of cheese.

Heat and mix all three main ingredients in the outer MRE wrapper to make a simple ham casserole. You can add tobasco if you'd like but this is not bad.

I've only had the oppurtunity to eat a whole MRE a few times. Most other times it's bits and pieces and cold. I'm sure a troop or two here can relate.

**Roguish Lawyer** · 06-12-2006, 14:49

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Originally Posted by Simple Simon

How many entries? 1 per person??

Correct. Pick your best one.

sf11b_p · 06-12-2006, 14:58

Oops, never mind.

Simple Simon · 06-12-2006, 15:13

Apple Cobbler: Heat one packet spiced apples, add one pack regular crackers(not vegetable), add 2 packets creamer, and 2 packets sugar, stir and add water for desired consistancy and to soften crackers, stir vigorously and you will think your back home eating you mother's apple cobbler minus the vanilla ice cream.

x SF med · 06-12-2006, 16:12

hey RL - will you accept recipies for multiple C-Rats - I've got a great 'Ranger Stew' recipe - can you even find C's anymore, or LRRPs.

C's did make for a heavy Ruck, and noisy too if packed wrong. But, Chocolate Nut Cake or the Peaches, Quartered in Heavy Syrup almost made up for it, almost....

We only had Gen 1 and Gen 2 MREs while I was in, tasted like the wrappers.

**Roguish Lawyer** · 06-12-2006, 17:52

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Originally Posted by x_sf_med

hey RL - will you accept recipies for multiple C-Rats - I've got a great 'Ranger Stew' recipe - can you even find C's anymore, or LRRPs.

C's did make for a heavy Ruck, and noisy too if packed wrong. But, Chocolate Nut Cake or the Peaches, Quartered in Heavy Syrup almost made up for it, almost....

We only had Gen 1 and Gen 2 MREs while I was in, tasted like the wrappers.

Sure, can't discriminate against the FOGs!

mffjm8509 · 06-12-2006, 18:58

Take one main meal pouch (insert your favorite here).

Tear open along one side.

Eat with included spoon.

mp

Goggles Pizano · 06-13-2006, 00:03

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Originally Posted by mffjm8509

Take one main meal pouch (insert your favorite here).

Tear open along one side.

Eat with included spoon.

mp

......hungry is hungry-could care less how it's prepared!

12B4S · 06-13-2006, 00:07

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Originally Posted by x_sf_med

hey RL - will you accept recipies for multiple C-Rats - I've got a great 'Ranger Stew' recipe - can you even find C's anymore, or LRRPs.

C's did make for a heavy Ruck, and noisy too if packed wrong. But, Chocolate Nut Cake or the Peaches, Quartered in Heavy Syrup almost made up for it, almost....

We only had Gen 1 and Gen 2 MREs while I was in, tasted like the wrappers.

I had a case of C's up until a year ago. I had them since 1970.

The Pound Cake was a favorite. I thought the LRRP's were pretty good. Whether it were C's or LRRP's, Tabasco was the fix all. Is that still common today with the MRE's? Well at least it's a simple recipe. Almost as simple as mffjm's.

x SF med · 06-13-2006, 10:27

Ok, my favorite recipe-
open one can "Eggs, Chopped with Ham" (ususally green and smelling sulfurous, like the food from hell it was), overturn can, dump into slit trench / cat hole, bury. Find something else to eat. Save can for use as a C-4 stove.

**Team Sergeant** · 06-13-2006, 10:36

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Originally Posted by mffjm8509

Take one main meal pouch (insert your favorite here).

Tear open along one side.

Eat with included spoon.

mp

The only thing I'd add to that recipe:

for a hot meal, place main meal in pocket for 1 hour, remove and serve immediately.

brewmonkey · 06-13-2006, 13:30

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Originally Posted by mffjm8509

Take one main meal pouch (insert your favorite here).

Tear open along one side.

Eat with included spoon.

mp

Save spoon for later on!

x SF med · 06-13-2006, 14:41

Brew-
drill / burn hole in spoon handle, and hang on dog tags next to P-38 (that pokes holes in your chest, but is indispensible if you ever need to open any type of can) and St Michael Medal.

Now for an old MRE recipe:
beef stew, crushed crackers, cheese and tabasco - actually pretty good