These vegan boil in a bag omelettes are the best vegan camping food hack that I’ve found in a very long time!
What is a vegan omlette made of?
You can easily replace the egg in an omelette with a chickpea flour and water mixture. It cooks up and taste much like an egg.
Why these vegan boil in a bag omlettes make great vegan camping food…
- Chickpea flour is light weight and doesn’t need refrigeration.
- They are high in protein and give a nutritious alternative to bars or other quick camping meals.
- They are easy to make.
- You can mix up the dry ingredients ahead of time.
- Everyone can choose their own flavors to add so even picky eaters will love them.
- Boil in a bag omlettes make clean up almost nothing.
- They don’t burn and stick to your skillet.
- They’re simply delicious!
Where did this idea come from?
My grandmother is one of the most creative people I have ever met! She always looking for unique, interesting ideas and an inspiration for getting imaginative in the kitchen.
She attended an event where they made boil in a bag omelets and asked me if there was a vegan equivalent that I could make. It was such an interesting idea and such a great solution for vegan camping and backpacking, I knew that I had to figure it out.
I’ve been making vegan chickpea omelets for years using chickpea flour. I had always fried them in my iron skillet but thought that they may work boiled in a bag as well. My family was thrilled when it worked and they are now our favorite vegan camping food!
How do I make vegan boil in a bag omelets for camping?
- Measure out the chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, and salt and store it in a large jar or plastic water bottle with a wide lid like a Nalgene.
- Bring along any veggies or vegan cheese that you would like in the omelets. Cut them up ahead of time and store in baggies or dice them at the campsite.
- If camping with children or a lot people, set out the ingredients in buffet style and let people make their own.
- Give everyone a sandwich bag with their name on it and allow them to fill the bag about 1 inch deep with veggies of their choice.
When you’re ready to make your omelets… - Pour the water into the jar of the dry mixture and give it a stir. (Shaking alone unfortunately doesn’t get out the clumps).
- Pour about 2/3 cup of batter into each bag, squeeze out excess air from the bag and seal completely.
- Drop the bag into a large pot of boiling water and boil for 12-15 minutes until it becomes firm. (Use a wooden spoon to keep the bags from touching the hot edge of the pot).
- Take out of the water and allow to cool for about 5 minutes before opening the bag.
When you’re ready to make your omelets…
What are some good things to put in boil in a bag omelette?
- Onions
- Peppers
- Mushrooms
- Spinach
- Bacon bits (Most brands bacon bits are vegan or you can easily make your own bacon bits).
- Vegan cheese
- corn
- beans
Worried about boiling in plastic?
There is some debate out there about if it is safe to make boil in a bag omelettes. I’m not thrilled about the idea of plastic leaching into my food, but this is what you can do to solve the problem…
- Make sure to use BPA free bags.
- Boil them at a slow boil so the water temperature doesn’t get much higher than 212° F or 100° C.
If you don’t want to use plastic bags, you can…
- Boil your omelettes in these reusable silicon bags instead. (Better for the environment too)!
- Boil your omelettes in mason jars. (just boil for a few extra minutes to make sure that they cook through).
- Fry them instead follow this recipe to make vegan chickpea omelettes in a skillet.
A vegan omelette using chickpea flour and boiled instead of fried for easy vegan camping food.
- 1/4 cup chickpea flour
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp water (for a total of 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp water for each omelette).
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
- 1/4 tsp salt (black salt for a more egg like flavor)
- 1/2 cup vegetables of choice
- Measure out the chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, and salt and store it in a large jar or plastic water bottle with a wide lid like a Nalgene.
- Bring along any veggies or vegan cheese that you would like in the omelets. Cut them up ahead of time and store in baggies or dice them at the campsite.
- If camping with children or a lot people, set out the ingredients in buffet style and let people make their own.
- Give everyone a sandwich bag with their name on it and allow them to fill the bag about 1 inch deep with veggies of their choice.
- Pour the water into the jar of the dry mixture and give it a stir. (Shaking alone unfortunately doesn’t get out the clumps).
- Pour about 2/3 cup of batter into each bag, squeeze out excess air from the bag and seal completely.
- Drop the bag into a large pot of boiling water and boil for 12-15 minutes until it becomes firm. (Use a wooden spoon to keep the bags from touching the hot edge of the pot).
- Take out of the water and allow to cool for about 5 minutes before opening the bag.
- Make sure to keep the tops of the bags from touching the edge of the pot. The plastic will melt if it rests against the edge of the pot.
- This recipe is for 1 omelette, adjust the number of servings to the number of omelettes that you want to make.
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We just tried it in a open pot (instead of bags) but it stayed liquid and did not got firm at all. Not even after cooking for over 30 minutes. Any ideas? Comments what could potentially went wrong?
Hi Joerg, It has to be sealed in something to lock in the steam and get hotter. If you don’t want to boil it, you can make my skillet version… https://thehiddenveggies.com/chickpea-omelette-the-best-vegan-omelette/