Trail Fill-Up: Chicken Alfredo

If you’ve been eating dehydrated meals on backpacking trips for a while, you understand that the serving sizes listed don’t always match up. Especially after a long day on the trail, it’s not uncommon to find yourself fighting with your hiking buddy over spoonfuls of that two-serving pack of mac and cheese. However, making and packaging your own food helps get the amounts right, and having a filling, hearty backcountry meal goes a long way to making sure you’re ready for the next day.-

With this Chicken Alfredo recipe, one serving will be all you need. Ultimately, this meal is best on trips where you’re very active: backpacking, kayak touring, and multi-sport adventure weekends. According to the Mayo Clinic, a 160-pound person burns approximately 511 calories per hour while backpacking, which this delicious meal will more than make up for.