Backpacker's Spaghetti and Meat Sauce for Two

thanks to Howard Holtman

Recipe Ingredients:

• 1/2 cups dried ground beef (1-LB original weight)
• 1 cup spaghetti sauce leather (dried from 24 oz jar of liquid)
• 1/4 cup dried mushrooms
• 1/4 cup dried zucchini
• 1 glove fresh garlic
• 200 grams spaghetti noodles
• Parmesan cheese

Cooking instructions:
1. Mix beef, chopped garlic, leather, mushrooms and zucchini in 2+ cups of water and simmer for 30 minutes or until reconstituted (note: add veggies to cold water and then heat)

2. Boil pasta in water (with a little salt and oil) until soft. Drain and put on plates

3. Pour meat sauce over top

4. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. 

Comments:
Dehydrated meat and sauce makes this light and store-able on the trail for weeks. Once you serve this it will be required eating on all future trips.