Camping Food

[Bad Catcher]

It seems that when we go out camping we eat the same things. The typical burger and dogs, soup and sandwiches, steak or chops. Does anyone have any ideas on cast iron cooking or campstove recipes? The wife and I have great ideas, but if I go too extravagant they (camping friends and family) won't let me cook anymore. Thanks FMers.

[IFallsRon]

Bake a whole, flavor-injected chicken in a stove-top oven.

[jegerjack]

I have always had fun cooking a pasta dinner while camping... buy some shrimp or other seafood and make up an easy sauce (garlic and butter, or any red/marinara) and enjoy... I was on a trip in the bwca and we did a lemon and butter cray fish pasta with rotini noodles...Pretty easy to make and most everyone will enjoy the change of pace... p.s. don't forget your favorite wine

[Scott K]

Some of the things I have made in the past were easy to make and is always talked about.

1. Bring a big kettle and make lobster, or crab legs this way you can make it in the outdoors and not smell your house up with it, and its easy and awsome !

2. If your fishing, save a few fillets for breakfast, make walleye omelets. Scramble eggs, add cheese, slice walleye into 1/2 cubes, add your favorite ingredients fry walleye in pan, pour eggs and cheese and stir it in.

3. Something new to me this year, omelet in a bag, crack eggs into a zip lock bag, add cheese , meat, or whatever you want and throw the bags into boiling water, and cook them in the bag.

4. shis- kabobs, lay out sticks, and have a buffet of food and have everyone put their own food on the sticks and cook them on the grill.

[Lund4ver]

You could also try a cast iron dutch oven....

We have made beef pot roast in it, line it with tin foil (easy clean up), add the roast, carrots, potatoes, onions, and some water, get the charcoal going good, set it over a bed of coals, and add some coals to the lid, and forget about it, other then checking every once in a while to make sure that it isn't too done. Easy meal to make if you are going to be doing something else.

You can also make a dump cake, cobbler, or Apple Crisp in the dutch ovens as well, and if you camp close to a town, you can top that off with some ice cream as well. Always a hit around our campsite....Sometimes we even offer it to other campers around us if too much left over.

I have heard of pizza being made, but never tried that, but might be doing that this summer for a change.

[Powerstroke]

We have many one pot recipes that are great tasting and easy and they only require one pot to clean.

I have done omelet in a bag. Only thing is you need a pot large enough to hold a couple cause htey take about 10mins to cook. You also need to be able to boil enough water to fill the large pot.

Hobo dinners. Super easy and little cleanup. You take your meat of choice, usually hamburger for ease of use, place on sheet of foil. Add seasonings, chopped vegies and a pat of butter of some olive oil. Fold up foil so its pretty leakproof. Add second sheet of foil as protection and set in colas of the fire. Do not put on flame. After 10mins, flip. 3-5 mins check for doneness. Its amazing and juicy. Cleanup involves throwing away foil.

[Bad Catcher]

Well we are going to try to make a beef stew in the dutch oven and some walking tacos (or taco salads) also the kabobs. Thanks for all of the great ideas, now I have fuel for our other trips

[BLACKJACK]

I will second the omelets in a bag and hobos in foil. A lot of the chopping and dicing can be done before hand for the omelets, and the hobos can be done at home before you go. In fact, we're going camping this weekend and the wife has the hobos made up already.

[Jackpine Rob]

Watch those "omelet in a bag" things fellas. If you are boiling the bags, you had better have the right type of bag. Both the University of Minnesota and the bag manufacturers (like Ziploc) have issued warnings that use of the wrong kind of boiling bag may not be a good idea healthwise.

Certain plastics aren't designed to handle the heat of the boiling water, and you could be introducing some plastics into your food that you really don't want to be ingesting.

Google it, and you can find the articles quite easily.

[bwtrout]

Some vacuum sealers make boilable bags for this purpose.

[Bad Catcher]

Well Camping was great. The weather was good and we ate like kings. We did the burgers and dogs and also made stew in the dutch oven. It turned out pretty good for the first try. It only needed some salt and pepper, but the meat and veggies were tender and it smelled great. We also did kabobs and I had a delicious egg scramble with the leftovers. The fishing was dump, but we ate well. Thanks Friends!!

[duckcall]

When you try your beef stew in the dutch oven, try putting some bisquits on top of the stew in the oven. The kind that come in the tube that you pop open. They make great dumplings and are easy. Dave

[Big Dave2]

Speaking of bisquits in a can, The people camping in the site next to ours last weekend made what they called "camp donuts". They took the bisquits out of the can, poked a hole in the middle and fried them in oil, then rolled them in sugar. They were good!

[fishermn]

On a similar note, I like to make fried bread. Just pull a small piece of bread dough out very thin, and drop into the hot oil. Cook until each side is golden brown, then pat off oil and roll in sugar... MMMM Mouth is watering just thinking about it

[Dragonsm]

Whenever my wife and I go camping, we try and at least use our "pie irons" for at least one supper/evening meal. One of our favorites are the ol' pizza pockets. (loaf of bread, butter, and all the pizza toppings you enjoy) The loaf of bread can also be used for dessert and making pie pockets (a little cinnamon, sugar, butter, marshmallow and your favorite pie topping)

Since we are talking about desserts also....S'more's are always good.....but if you ever want to really try and step it up....instead of graham crackers, use shortbread cookies, instead of hershey bar, use a peanut butter cup....and marshmallow all the same. WOW!!!

There have been other recipes that I have tried and we actually got a "pie" iron cookbook as a wedding gift with TONS of recipes.....I really should read it sometime and try out more of the recipes.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

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3. Something new to me this year, omelet in a bag, crack eggs into a zip lock bag, add cheese , meat, or whatever you want and throw the bags into boiling water, and cook them in the bag.

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Hey 'eyes, don't the zip lock bags melt, or open from the heat? I've cooked with bags from a vacuum sealer, but not the less expensive zip lock bags.

[Scott K]

They havent yet for me, I havent done it much, but never had a bag melt, or open up.

[Powerstroke]

I've done the omelet in a bag several times and the only concern with regular ziplocks is making sure they don't hang on the rim of the pot. The bags do fine, but they will met if they sit on the metal.

[fishermn]

Make sure to use bags rated for freezer duty, they work much better!

[wally20]

Papa Murphy Pizza on the grill is always good!! Can be done on gas or charcoal grills. Be sure to keep an eye on the crust. They come with cooking instructions. Give it a try

[Curly]

For those that have done the omelet in the bag using a foodsaver vac bag, are you pre-packing these at home and then freezing them or just throw them in a cooler?

Thanks

[Hammer Handle]

Like someone already said, the "omelet in the bag" can make you sick and can not be very good for you. I think it is less hassle just to put the stuff in a pan and fry it.

Cooking over a campfire is so easy or you can buy a tiny portable stove to cook on.

I love to cook over a campfire and like to experiment with things. I have seen some people that camp that have the same things over and over...how boring.

Last weekend, I fried fish in butter and added mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes, and seasoning. I then added Pizza Sauce. It was quite good and was eaten in no time. The people camping with me couldn't get enough.