iwillgo2extreme

We are going camping August 1st to Garner and I want to make it simple so we have time to spend doing other things any good ideas for simple meals that are easy and hot? sandwiches are a given but not for every meal I think they would pack up and leave me there lol. Anyhow just looking for any ideas and if anyone holds the keys to time hurry up that August 1st date I need a break need a break.

P.S I only have a camp stove.


Thanks,
Connie

srds

Hey iwillgo2extreme,
Go to quietjourney.com/recipes and see if any of them will work for you.My daughter loves the hamburger packs(boy scout dinners).these are all pretty simple meals.Good luck.
srds :cool:
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campermom

If you aren't picky, canned is easiest. We go thru the french cut green beans. They are even better if you add real bacon crumbles you get for salad. Salad in a bag is good the first night out, with a loaf of fresh bread, and either beef raviolis (frozen), or spaghetti and a jar of sauce. OR raw peeled frozen shrimp, fettuchini, and a jar of Alfredo sauce.

We re-package meats into the portions we need for the two of us. Pork tenderloins are great in a skillet. Pre-seasoned southwestern, lemon/herb, or fajita chicken make supper easy. Add BBQ beans, cornbread muffins from home, couscous in a flavor you like, spanish rice, black beans, whatever.

When it comes to the meat, we use pre-seasoned chicken, unseasoned pork, precooked bacon, and pre cooked meatballs.

Grains- Coucous is the fastest and easiest grain to cook. Pasta takes a while but still comes out good. Rice is a little more difficult to get the heat just right.

Other fun stuff, bisquick pancakes, the kind you pour out of the jar once you've added water. Jiffy pop popcorn is fun.

We find the non-perishable stuff makes life easier, less stuff to keep cold. When you are camp-cooking, charcoal counts as a spice and dirt is a condiment, there is no 3-second rule.

rockhill

I love that statement!:cool:

iwillgo2extreme

Thats great all of this is great I will use these ideas. Thnks everyone Any I had ideas but they were no fun. now I can not wait August 1st can not get here soon enough just hope the weather holds up How do you handle rain in a tent last year we opacked up and left I dont want to do that agin if it rains shall I make another post? I am a new camper just getting ideas and learning this stuff.

Thanks,
Connie

rockhill

Folks deal with rainy weekends in different ways. Try to prepare as best you can for inclement weather. The more rainy days you experience, the more you learn how to deal with them and to react based on circumstances. I have pulled up and gone home and stuck it out, just part of the experience. Through trial and error we learned how to pack and prepare that worked best for us.

Troop198

A very good website for camp meals of all kinds is

http://www.chuckwagondiner.com/categories.php?id=2

riverrat

Thanks for the link! Sure wish I'd have had some of those recipes when daughter was in Girl Scouts... we ate a lot of pancakes cooked on a coffee can! A little variety would have been welcome but our imaginations were limited.