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Instant Scalloped Potatoes: Can you cold soak or hot water in bag this?
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Sep 4, 2020 at 2:35 pm #3674734
I’d like to get cheesy scalloped Potatoes to top my ground turkey and veggie mix. Kinda like shepherds pie with scalloped potatoes instead of mashed. Has anyone made boxed instant scalloped mash potatoes in the field, using either cold soak or hot water in a bag? The directions call for baking, so I dont know how it turns out without baking.
THanks.
Sep 4, 2020 at 3:46 pm #3674742I don’t know about the scalloped potatoes. The $1, 440-calorie, Idahoan mashed potatoes at Walmart / Target do fine, in their original package with near-boiling water and being set aside in a cozy for a few minutes with no additional cooking. Thorough stirring initially helps avoid pockets of dry powder. A 9″ spoon is better than an 8″ spoon for that. Or, you know, a stick you found.
Adding additional cheese, oil and bacon bits ups the calories, of course.
Sep 4, 2020 at 4:14 pm #3674749“Has anyone made boxed instant scalloped mash potatoes in the field, using either cold soak or hot water in a bag?”
I have a couple of dinners that utilize dried scalloped potatoes. Just like dried beans or brown rice, I add boiling water to a bubblewrapped 3-cup ziplock storage container and let it sit for 15 – 20 minutes. Works fine. “Cheesey” too, or whatever that stuff really is.
Betty Crocker or the Walmart special, they are all the same.
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