Dinners without a refrigerator

spaghetti with canned sauce. Or Linguine with clams.

chicken rice casserole using canned chicken. tuna casserole too.

clam chowder using canned milk and cream of mushroom soup.

tacos. in crock pot put canned chicken, a can of black beans, a can of corn, a diced onion, and taco seasoning. cook on high to warm. Shred chicken. Makes great tacos.

MREs

Shelf life >25 years.

There are also "real" cured meats (ham, bacon, corned beef, etc.), cured the old way before there was refrigeration.

I like a can of Hormel Chili mixed with cooked Ramen noodles! Fast and easy.

Tiger4x4RV wrote:
Cheese without refrigeration?

When did it need it? I'm talking real cheese like cheddar.

Cheese without refrigeration?

Canned Hormel tamales with a can of chili over them and some cheese.

Revisit the canned/prepared food isle in your grocery store. Add vegetables to bulk up the meal.

canned chili + rice + veg

Indian meals (come in shelf-stable pouches) + rice

Hormel compleats (shelf-stable meals) + veg

Fantastic Foods tabouli mix + veg + chunks of shelf-stable tofu (MoriNu is one brand)

Breadsticks on the side
Fruit (fresh or canned) for dessert

In my back packing days we made lots of rice dishes and caught a few fish day to day.

12 volt cooler works as a temporary substitute for a frig. .

If you have a dehydrator all manner of foods can be dried to use short term and rehydrated with boiling water, including stews, chili, spaghetti. You would know what is in the dishes. Even different dessert items can be prepared.

These are for relatively short term. You can also make prepackaged jars of foods with the individual dried items layered in and prepare at camp. These last much, much longer.

http://www.dehydrate2store.com/recipes/
http://www.backpackingchef.com/backpacking-recipes.html

terry r.