Anyone have any good camping recipes? We are going in a few weeks. Last time, we brought food, so did the other family, and had too much. I am being more organized this time. It is only my 2nd time camping.

TIA!

It depends on what type of cooking you will be doing. Campfire with or without grate, camping stove, grilling, etc.

If you're looking for a recipe I really like Kabobs. I put the similar food on one skewer because I think vegies and meat need different cooking times. To serve push them off the skewers onto a plate and let people choose what they like. You werve with potatoes of with an instant rice We really like Uncle Bens quick cooking varieties. I don't really like to fuss with a recipe but kabobs are easy because you can marinate the meat while it's stored in the cooler. There are tons of bottled marinades on the market and I just use those most of the time. The next camping trip we go on I am going to try fajita kabobs. Meat, onions, peppers and tomatoes. Grill then put in a tortilla and top with cheese and salsa.

Don't forget the smores and jiffy pop.

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When we go (and it's always with another couple), we just bring meat (hamburgers, hot dogs and brats for lunches and steak and pork chops for suppers), potato chips. And i slice up some potatoes and wrap them up in foil with some butter and cheese.

We have gone camping alot this summer and we always bring alot of food home. So, we just bring the meat and potatoes and then some snacks.

The next camping trip we go on I am going to try fajita kabobs. Meat, onions, peppers and tomatoes. Grill then put in a tortilla and top with cheese and salsa.

Don't forget the smores and jiffy pop.[/quote]


I have been keeping my eyes open for the jiffy pop, I don't remember where I got it last year.

The fajita kabobs sound great! I was thinking kabobs, if I go get fresh chicken, not the frozen, I can add the marinade to my ziploc bag and freeze that way.

Thanks for all the tips! Oh, we do have a charcoal grill to take, and I also made potatoes over the grate on the campfire last time.

It is just two of us, but we take a taco kit, cheese and hamburger and are able to make it over a grill or fire pit.

We do hotdogs, smores, and hot dogs too.

A neat idea for breakfast is to put biscuits (from a can) on the end of the metal stick (like you use for hotsdogs). It will take longer than marshmellows so make sure you cook them all the way through so they aren't doughy..

I have been keeping my eyes open for the jiffy pop, I don't remember where I got it last year.

The fajita kabobs sound great! I was thinking kabobs, if I go get fresh chicken, not the frozen, I can add the marinade to my ziploc bag and freeze that way.

Thanks for all the tips! Oh, we do have a charcoal grill to take, and I also made potatoes over the grate on the campfire last time.[/quote]
we always wrapped the potatoes in heavy duty aluminum foil and stuck them down in the gray coals they cook up so tender.

we always made meat packs on scout camping trips. We still make them to this day my kids are 17 & 19 .
You take a hamburger pattie or boneless/skinless chicken breast sliced raw potatoe and sliced carrots.Wrap in in heavy duty foil and in about 30-40 minutes ,depending how big your meat is, you have a delicious meal withvery lil clean up.

We like to make omlets in a ziplock freezer bag. Sometimes I cook ground beef before we leave and make sloppy joes (hobo pies) or tacos. We also do hot dogs, brats, steak or chicken, thick slices of ham grilled with pinneaple is good too. If you cook with aluminum foil it's a good idea to double wrap you food. This keeps it from burning.
We've also taken the Grands biscuits and wrapped them around a dowel and cooked them over the open fire. Once they're done put butter and jam on them or cinnamon and sugar. You could also take a hotdog and wrap it with cheese then the biscuit and cook it over the fire or in aluminum foil. The kids will like that! HTH. Have a great time.

I admit it! When it comes to campfire cooking, I go easy. We go camping several times a year and I have the menu thing down to EASY. Breakfast is cereal or bacon (precooked at home),eggs, and toast on a gas camp stove. Coffee/hot cocoa, too. Lunch is cold sandwiches and chips. Dinner is less planned. If we catch enough fish for dinner, that's what we eat, grilled or panned fried over the campfire. Usually make skillet fries with that and make coleslaw. If no fish, then it's hot dogs, brats, hamburgers or steaks.

I used to cook every meal, but it seemed like all I was doing was cooking, cleaning, and getting ready for the next meal!! And that was with the help of my kids and DH. After we streamlined the meals, we actually got to enjoy the whole camping experience without spazzing over each meal.

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We went camping for the first time last month and brought too much food. I bought already marinated Jamaican Jerk salmon fillets, pre-made hamburgers, hot dogs and beer brauts. I also brought a few potatoes, small can of sliced mushrooms, margarine, an onion and pkg of onion soup mix. Dice up potatoes and onions, mix in other ingredients and I triple wrapped it in heavy duty foil. It didn't take more than 30 min and they tasted so good. We brought pancake mix and just made up a batch of that for breakfast, we had electricity at the site so we brought the griddle too- not really roughing it! I found a lot of neat recipes on google, but I wasn't that into making too much food.