Quick meal for camping ideas?

[gillenkl]

I cook with the crockpot alot and just put it outside on the table:

Some of our favorite recipes:
Slow Cooker Lasagna

From the Kitchen of: Paz
Source: Taste of Home's Quick Cooking Magazine, Jan/Feb 2000

1 lb. ground beef
1 lg. onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can tomato sauce (29 oz.)
1 c. water
1 can tomato paste (6 oz.)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 pkg. no-cook lasagna noodles (8 oz.)
4 c. shredded mozzarella cheese (16 oz.)
1½ c. small-curd cottage cheese (12 oz.)
½ c. grated Parmesan cheese

In a skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato
sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano; mix well. Spread a fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased
5-qt. slow cooker. Arrange a third of the noodles over sauce (break the noodles). Repeat layers twice.
Top with remaining meat sauce. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender.

Yield: 6-8 servings.

These are easy ones:

I have also just salted/peppered a whole chicken put in some chicken broth/white wine and put it in crockpot on low 6 hours.

beef roast
1 envelope Ranch dressing mix
1 envelope Italian dressing mix
1 envelope brown gravy mix
1/2 cup water

Place roast in a slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine mixes and water. Whisk together. Pour over roast. Add some cut up celery and carrots to the pot. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours until tender.

 

[gillenkl]

For those who leave their crockpots outside -- is it because you don't want the camper to smell, or because you're worried about possible fire?

We have a popup and it would just turn it into a sauna while we were gone. Also worried about possible fire.

 

[KimIce]

For those who leave their crockpots outside -- is it because you don't want the camper to smell, or because you're worried about possible fire?

We have a 5th wheel, and I am more afraid of blowing a fuse while we are gone. Heck, my hairdryer even blows a fuse. And since we leave our dog in the camper, he would not appreciate not having air while we were away.

 

[sshudson99]

I just wanted to add a very quick food idea. I get a bag of frozen chicken from Sam's club for $9.98. It is mysquite grilled boneless chicken breasts. I love this chicken, it is not that minced stuff, it is very juicy and flavorfull. I take it to work and allow it to thaw in the fridge or you can heat it up frozen. I then cut it up into a salad, and yum, yum. My DH does not eat salads but he likes this chicken, you could heat it up and serve it on a bun, by itself with stringbeans, etc. LIke I said, it is frozen and you could take the bag and put it in the cooler and if it thaws before you serve it, you are fine, as long as it stays cold. I like to heat it from a thawed state anyways.

I love chicken and this is good as some restaurants if not better

Walmart does not sell this they do sell some cooked chicken but it is that minced chicken, no near as good.

 

[mamaloya]

Can anyone join Sam's club now or do you still have to meet certain criteria? I was a member years ago, but would like to join again.

 

[sdchickie]

Here is my kid's favorite.....
Walking taco salad.
1 individual size bag of Doritos per person
2-3 spoons of heated pre-made taco meat (we use the old el paso one in the yellow tub)
shredded cheddar cheese and what ever other taco toppings your family likes tomatoes, lettuce, ect.

Put it all in the bag on top of the Doritos and eat with a fork. No mess, no fuss!

 

[LarryJ]

Anyone have any meal ideas that are quick and easy to fix. I am looking for things that when we take a break from the park each afternoon. I don't want to spend my whole time cooking while everyone else gets to rest. Any ideas? Anything that you prepare before you leave home that reheats well? We have two boys so it needs to be kid friendly.


Also, my husband does not want me leaving a crock pot on in the camper each day. Have any of you put a crock pot outside while you were in the parks?

Seems like there use to be a thread about what everyone was cooking. I can not seem to find it. I may just be overlooking it.

Thanks for any ideas.

I'll bypass the standard like HDs, Hamburgers, etc. ... What the DW does is precook things like spaghetti sauce, cheese mix for like lasagna, generic pasta/marinari sauce, chile mix, taco mix, italian sausage for english muffin pizzas, breakfast sausage (for sausage biscuits or sausage egg McMuffins) and even bacon, etc. at home and freeze it in a ziploc frozen flat (The bacon needs to go into a container unless you like bacon bits for breakfast) and then it's simply thawing and heating and adding whatever goes with the frozen stuff. We also like things like veggie soup and chili and and even peel and eat shrimp that will be made at home and either frozen for use within like two days after storage in the refer or the next day if put into the refer unfrozen like the shrimp.

Doing the pre-made sauces really cuts down on the cooking and especially the clean up when doing things that require making a sauce and then adding to it the main ingredients.

Want to try bite sized pizzas, fry up some Italian sausage and freeze in a baggie or take some of the pre cut pepperoni slices (don't need refrigeration if unopened), get a jar of like Ragu or Contindina pizza sauce, take some Mozzeralla/Provolane cheese and using Thomas' English muffins (either regular size or the large size) make mini pizzas. This is one of our favorites and quite good.

While you might not have the room, bu the DW also makes up 10 or so burritos to heat up and maybe some Enchalidas, but we have an extra freezer and there are only the two of us so we can take more than twice the frozen stuff than most can.

You can make some of this stuff at home weeks even a month or so and then just put it in the refer/freezer.


Larry

 

[LarryJ]

For those who leave their crockpots outside -- is it because you don't want the camper to smell, or because you're worried about possible fire?

Neither, in today's environment there are just too many crazies or unsupervised teens thinking it would be cute to mess with something and if I'm eating it I want to know what conditions it was cooked in and leaving something unattended outside violates that rule of mine.

The smell can mitigated by putting the crockpot on the top of the stove and as far as a fire worry, a lot of folks leave one on in the 500K homes so why are you concerned about a 20, 30 or even 50K TT.

Larry

 

[liv luvs disney]

Can anyone join Sam's club now or do you still have to meet certain criteria? I was a member years ago, but would like to join again.

For $40, you can get a membership.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Can anyone join Sam's club now or do you still have to meet certain criteria? I was a member years ago, but would like to join again.

For $40, you can get a membership.

Well, yes , it does cost $40. bucks,,but you also have to have a green thumb,,like to fish,,and can juggle chain saws while they are running.
Okay,,so maybe not chain saws,,just ping pong balls.

Or if you can do a really good Moon Walk then $40.bucks will get you a membership.

 

[disney92]

Here is my kid's favorite.....
Walking taco salad.
1 individual size bag of Doritos per person
2-3 spoons of heated pre-made taco meat (we use the old el paso one in the yellow tub)
shredded cheddar cheese and what ever other taco toppings your family likes tomatoes, lettuce, ect.

Put it all in the bag on top of the Doritos and eat with a fork. No mess, no fuss!

My family loves this!!! I like that everyone will eat the same thing!

 

[mamaloya]

For $40, you can get a membership.

Thanks for the info. I may check it out Wednesday.

Well, yes , it does cost $40. bucks,,but you also have to have a green thumb,,like to fish,,and can juggle chain saws while they are running.
Okay,,so maybe not chain saws,,just ping pong balls.

Or if you can do a really good Moon Walk then $40.bucks will get you a membership.

Thanks Franks. As usual, more than helpful!!!

 

[liv luvs disney]

Well, yes , it does cost $40. bucks,,but you also have to have a green thumb,,like to fish,,and can juggle chain saws while they are running.
Okay,,so maybe not chain saws,,just ping pong balls.

Or if you can do a really good Moon Walk then $40.bucks will get you a membership.

Oh no! I have mine illegally as I don't meet all of these requirements.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Oh no! I have mine illegally as I don't meet all of these requirements.

Thats okay,, send me the $40. bucks and I'll put inna good word for you with Sam,

 

[lathamary]

If you are able to boil water, dry soup mixes are great. My favorite are Bear Creek Soup mixes. Typically, you boil 8 cups of water, add the mix, simmer for 15 minutes, and it's done.

You can add easy stuff like canned veggies or canned chicken to make it heartier, too.

 

[ajcolorado]

I'm just learning to use a crock pot so my cooking leans towards the use of an electric skillet or camp stove.

Frito Chili Pie is about as easy as you can get. Slit open the front face of a bag of Frito corn chips. Heat a can of chili and pour it over the top of the Fritos. Top with cheese & onions.

We usually have tacos when camping so breakfast burritos become a good way to use any left-overs. We've even thrown the left-over meat in with the scrambled eggs, rather than sausage.


Birds-eye or green giant skillet meals are overpriced for every day use but we do use them at WDW because they certainly cost less than a restaurant.

If you're depending on a cooler, canned ham or canned chicken works remarkably well in pasta alfredo (use a sauce in a jar)...this is a great option for later in the trip because nothing requires refrigeration. Canned ham also works well at breakfast, when scrambled with eggs.

Hot dogs, baked beans, pototo chips, and carrot sticks is a camping classic.

Wraps: we usually take these in the cooler to the water parks. You can do just about anything but we like to mix grated cheddar and chopped green onions (again, taco night left-overs) with cream cheese and spread that on the tortilla, then we top with sliced ham and roll up. You could add a bit of onion. You can also make chicken salad using canned chicken, celery, etc. and put that in a wrap. Remember - absolutely no glass containers are allowed at the water parks.

We hard boil eggs before we leave. Put them in a zip lock bag near the top of the cooler so they don't freeze. The first morning's breakfast is hardboiled eggs, bagels & cream cheese or peanut butter, and whatever fruit will spoil first (cantelope, bananas, grapes, etc) with juice. It's quick, filling, relatively healthy, and lets us get on our way to the park by rope drop.

We're usually eager to get into the parks in the mornings so breakfast is anything fast & easy so we sometimes do "Breakfast for dinner"....pancakes, sausage, hashbrowns, fruit, etc.

If you have a refrigerator and you're going when it is hot - jello can sure be refreshing and a good way to get a little extra fruit into the diet. Our favorites are lemon jello with mandarine oranges, lime jellow with crushed pineapple or sliced pears.

Instant pudding works well later in the trip if you're using a cooler because you can always get a pint of milk from the camp store. Slice bananas into a cup, top with banana or chocolate pudding, & garnish with a "nilla wafer".

Quesadilla are super easy...tortillas & shreaded cheese and whatever else floats your boat. We like strips of grilled chicken & onions in ours. We buy the tyson grilled chicken strips for camping. I use green onions or red onions chopped fairly fine. I saw Martha Stewart make a quesadilla with sardines or anchovies once but that's not my family's idea of good eating.

 

[Lyndria]

I saw Martha Stewart make a quesadilla with sardines or anchovies once but that's not my family's idea of good eating.

me either. Yuck!!

Thanks for the good ideas!