Camp food

one thing to remember is make sure you have some fast meals handy.

nothing worse then having tons of fun doing whatever, come back and EVERYONE is starving LOL

kid yelling when is dinner, hubby yelling when and what is for dinner while putting away fishing equipment etc...lol...and Mom has to 'make them all happy' FAST

ugh
LOL

edited to say oh yea hubby bbqs and many meals are quiet, but when we spend that big day having fun, pushing the food limits, everyone is chomping at the bit for food the minute we return to the camper...this is when your pre-made frozen meals from home sure come in handy!!!

Shishkebab with marinated steak, pork or chicken. Cut up peppers, onions, mushrooms, pre-cook (to soften) potatoes, yams.

We grill fish, and meats, etc. We use the shish kabob sticks for shrimp or vegies. I buy those individually wrapped fish pieces for $1, tilapia, salmon, etc. We also like those smaller unseasoned pork tenderloins. You can grill whole, cut up for shish kabobs, slice and cook in the electric skillet with onions and peppers for fajitas. We have a veggie skillet with holes for making grilled veggies for a group. We buy a large package of ground chuck and grill many hamburgers at home and vacuum seal them individually. These make an easy first night dinner after setting up camp. I keep all of this in the freezer so I just transfer it to the cooler or rv fridge for trips. I recently bought a bag of Tyson grilled chicken slices to keep in the freezer. I thought it would be handy to make a quick chicken salad for lunch. Buy a bag of spinach or ready to use bag of salad greens for a quick salad. We make eggs and pancakes outside in the electric skillet. Very handy! I keep a book of food ideas in the trailer for reference. Lots of great food ideas in this thread!

I usually buy a roasted chicken at the grocery and take that along. Its good just like it is or you can make sandwiches, fajitas, chicken salad. And a container or two of pre cooked ground beef has good options.

We generally eat what ever is local and in season where ever we are. We camp on the eastern coast and along the gulf a lot so we eat seafood most nights. Oherwise we eat as many fresh veggies from local produce stands with our meals.
Oh, by the way, check out our Webervn blog link for a few foodie pictures from our latest trip down to the gulf!

Some good sounding recipes here. I won't give a recipe, but here are some ideas:

-Sounds like you are now planning on getting a grill. That is a good start. Propane works, but a charcoal grill always tastes better. There are plenty of small portable charcoal grills out there. You can grill almost anything you want. Peppers, zucchini, squash, asparagus, and corn are easy and particularly good grilled and don't necessarily need to be wrapped in aluminum foil. Always use olive oil on any veggies you will grill. For other ideas, there are tons of good websites and cookbooks out there for grilling, but it can be as simple as slapping down just about any cut of meat and it will be good (though a rub or marinade will make it better).

-Camp stove. If you don't have one, you really need to get one. A quality basic model without any bells and whistles will run about $50. You'll probably go through one $2 canister of propane in one or two weekend camping trips. You can do anything you can on your stove at home.

-A cast iron Dutch oven is a great addition to your camp kitchen. Get one with legs and you can cook with it quite easily in your campfire. You can buy a tripod and hang one without the legs, or you can get a grill top with legs to go over your fire. You can use the Dutch oven on your stove, but you will end up using a lot of propane for slow cooking (you may want a 5lb or 10lb propane canister if you do that).

With those three options (or really, any two of them) you can cook almost anything you would at home and variety will certainly not be an issue.

I like a favorite from my childhood we called Hobo Dinner. Start with a large square if aluminium foil, place a meat starter, hamburger, steak, chicken, chop, whatever you like in the center. Pile it high with veggies, we used onion, celery, carrots and potatoes, sometimes mushrooms, salt and pepper. You can experiment with what you like. Pull up all 4 corners and twist to close foil packet. cook on grill or right in hot coals, 30 minutes to an hour, depending on meat, pass them out, enjoy!

If you have a large crowd while camping here is what we do for one night. Tacos but we buy the stand up kind, put newspaper down on table and lay out 50 taco shells. Each person has a job, the first person puts cheese in each shell, the second puts in the meat (hot meat will melt cheese), next person puts onion, next does lettuce and next does the tomatoes. All the tacos are finished at the same time and everyone gets to eat at the same time. The sauce is optional as some like mild or hot, their preference. We figure 5-6 tacos per person and everyone contributes meat, veggies and shells. Our crowd looks like a bunch of beavers before and during the meal! LOL!

Went tenting earlier this week and wanted super easy since we were camping without electricity. BBQ'd chicken breasts on the grill at home, shredded it with a fork, put it in a ziplock bag. At the campsite, all I had to do was warm it up with some BBQ sauce in my cast iron skillet and serve it on hamburger buns with coleslaw and roasted corn. Only 1 pan to clean and it was different from the usual easy foods.

We like to make grilled pizzas. Very simple just get some small pre-made crust, shredded cheese, and sauce. Sometimes we make a alfredo sauce grilled chicken pizza. We take different ingrediants for everyone to make there own.

We also take left over taco meat from home and make grilled quesodillas. Soft shells, cheese, and taco meat real simple and easy clean up.