Copyright Janet Groene 2026
Unlike most recipes in this blog, this one requires cooking. It also needs to be eaten or kept cool after thawing. It's ideal for a day hike.
Turkey Dinner Gorp
One or two of these savory muffins add up to a substantial meal on the trail. Keep a batch in the freezer and thaw only enough for the day.
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon each salt and poultry seasoning
1 egg
1 cup each turkey gravy and minced, cooked turkey
3 tablespoons vegetable oil or melted butter
Optional: whole berry cranberry sauce
Prepare 12 muffin cups. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Whisk dry ingredients in a bowl or bag. Whisk egg, oil and gravy in a bowl. Add wet ingredients and mix just until everything is evenly moist, Fold in turkey.
Put some batter in each muffin cup. Carefully add 1/2 teaspoon of cranberry sauce if using. Top with remaining batter. Cups should be 2/3 full. Bake 16-18 minutes until they test done with a toothpick. Cool, wrap and freeze. Eat or refrigerate after thawing.
See Janet Groene's shortcut recipes for camping, boating and provisioning for land, sea or air. https://campandrvcook.blogspot.com
Extra food is travel insurance. Even a brief morning hike can turn into a longer-than-planned, hungry and even life-threatening adventure. For a book on provisioning your camper, boat , cabin or fish camp with familiar, affordable, shelf-stable pantry foods from the supermarket see Survival Food Handbook, published by International Marine division of McGraw-Hill. http://amzn.to/1WdYqbe
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