Crockery Cookery & other meals

[R_Judy]

I am amazed at all the crock pot users out there. I loved someone's idea of meatball subs. Since we have a pop up camper my problem is food storage space. Or lack there of... OK, so no freezer and a very small fridge. What do you folks with limited space bring and cook? I'm tired of spaghetti, chili, beef stew, ect... We have a family of five. The 3 teenagers must have food. In addition, we are trying to eat healthy. Then we don't feel so guilty about those marshmallow thingies in the park!

Thanks,

 

[We4mickey]

R_Judy, We have a pop up also. Do you have a gas/electric refrigerator? We set our refrigerator to gas on high and put all of our frozen things into it. It will freeze. We have a portable (dorm type) refrigerator we keep all of our other stuff in. I will have frozen meat for a good week doing it this way. All the opening and closing of the refrig. door is done on the outside refrigerator.

 

[lmcclure65]

Use dry ice instead of regular ice when you pack your "freezer" cooler. Also, pre-freeze any items that you are putting into your freezer cooler and put them in, in reverse order of when your going to eat them.

Example: Chicken- 1st day, on top
Meatballs - 2nd day, beneath chicken etc.

Works great!

LGMº0º

 

[sltrawick]

I just posted this recipe a few topics down under "what will I eat":


Cream Cheese Crockpot Chicken
1pkg. good seasons italian dressing mix
3-4 chicken breast, skinned, boneless, cubed
1 stick of margarine
1 can cream of chiken soup (undiluted)
1 reg. size cream cheese
combine dress, chicken and margarine in crockpot. cook for 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low. Take chicken out and add remaining ingredients, mixing well. Return chicken to crockpot & cook on high for 1 hour. Serve over noodles or mash potatoes or rice.


Enjoy!

 

[Lisa P.]

We find that the crockpot is great for throwing together frozen beef or chicken, a can of soup & milk/water and some seasonings or favorite salad dressing. We add a can of corn or peas to the pot as soon as we get back and it's ready to eat by the time we've all washed our hands, gotten drinks and whatever other little errands we need to do before sitting down to eat. A late lunch or early dinner is very easy this way. Keep some of your favorite crusty rolls, chips and/or salad handy too.

We bring two coolers on long trips, one for frozen food/drinks, one for cooled foods, condiments, drinks & leftovers. We pack the frozen foods cooler FULL of all pre-frozen items and it stays frozen for 5-7 days, with minimal opening the lid. We just add ice when it's less full. Keeping it in the shade or covered with a mylar "emergency" blanket ($2 at WalMart) helps. If you stack the drink cooler on top of the frozen cooler, it makes the drink cooler easier to access too.

Almost anything can be frozen and as it slowly defrosts over 5-6 days, it can be used later in the trip. So if the frozen cooler isn't full enough, add blocks of frozen juice boxes, a gallon of frozen milk (yes it's fine after defrosting slowly in the drink cooler), frozen cheese and extra frozen meats or veggies.