Need suggestions for quick and easy dinners

[Roy_Lynne]

I like to cook, but not when I'm camping. When I'm camping Id rather hike in the woods, watch the sun set, photograph birds, sit in front of a fire, well you get it anything but cook. We are off on a winter/spring adventure and I'm thinking on meals that I can just put on the table. I have no oven and many of our planned stops are either dry campgrounds or just boon docking. Can anyone give me some ideas on what to cook?

[toedtoes]

Bring along a bunch of tortillas. Easy to put together burritos, tacos, etc., with stuff you have on hand. And other than heating up the meat, there isn't much to do. You can also use them with eggs and sausage in the mornings. AND, wrap them up in tinfoil and take them on your hikes.

[lots2seeinmyrv]

Chicken soup in crockpot.

1 carton Chicken broth
1 carton water
Dice up carrots
Dice up celery
Put two raw boneless chicken breast
1 bay leaf

Cook on Low for 7 hours.

You can add cooked rice or cooked noodles

[GordonThree]

If you have an inverter, slow cooker is great for the day you arrive or the day you depart too. Stew, chili, roast beef, corned beef, pot roast, ribs, whatever.

After breakfast, throw something in there. Turn it on low and sit it in the sink or wedge in between something on the floor and hit the road. After six to eight hours of driving your dinner is ready and waiting.

[theoldwizard1]

Panera baget, cheese, cold cuts.

[theoldwizard1]

Campbell Chunky Soup and rice. Some of the microwave rice packets are acceptable.

[theoldwizard1]

If you like Mexican (not that this is really a Mexican dish), buy some cherizo sausage (lots of variations some very spicey, some not). Cut into bite size piece and fry. Place in separate bowl. Rice-a-roni Spanish (requires canned tomatoes). 5 minutes before it is done, add back the sausage and finish.

[garmp]

I like to smoke meat when we're home and when I do, I always do more than we will eat. Example is to smoke six pork chops, our favorite, and that'll leave four to freeze. Freeze them in the seal a meal vacuum type sealer in serving sizes. Then when on the road, relaxing at the campsite or just in a hurry for a good meal, pop them into the micro wave and it will puff up like a balloon and steam them to perfection. Almost better than the day they were cooked.
We do this with anything we grill or smoke. Super meal with little to no effort.

[Super_Dave]

Costco Kirkland pulled pork is really, really good. I love it for nachos, tacos, sandwiches and spaghetti.

[Roy_Lynne]

Ive never seen corned beef at Grocery Outlet but its pretty far from me so I don't go often. Before we leave I'll check them out.

[donn0128]

Roy&Lynne wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
Get a slow cooker. Load a corned beef, turn it on and go. Come evening boil,up some cabbage and potatoes. Next morning corned beef hash. Then if there is anything left corned beef sandwiches or rubens.

Ooo, that is a great idea. I could even cook the corned beef at home and then just warm it with the cabbage and potatoes. I love suggestions that make more than one meal. WHAT COULD BE EASIER

Grocery Outlet always has the best price in town for corned beef. We usually cook two at a time at home. Slice and package for a meal for the two of us and freeze them. Microwave two mediun potatoes 2 and a half minutes. Dice them and into a large cast iron skillet with oil and seasonings. Fry to nearly done, add corned beef. While thats cooking fry eggs to suit.

[Roy_Lynne]

D.E.Bishop wrote:

The old(50 years at least)McCalls Cook Book and Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking for One or Two both have great recipes.

I remember that cookbook. I think I even owned it at one time. Maybe Ebay has it. Thanks D. E.

[DutchmenSport]

There's always lunch meat with bread, some mustard, mayo, lettuce, and a fresh tomato. Add some chips, a couple Little Debbies, a Pepsi Cola and you've got a meal.

If you have a working microwave, there's always TV dinners, frozen ready-to-eat lasagna, spagetti meals, and any can vegetable. Shoot, just peel the label off the can, open the can with a can opener, and just set the can on top of the stove. After it's hot, eat and just throw the can away. No need to dirty up a pot. And fyi.... this works great!

[D_E_Bishop]

Lynne, I hope it's the DW and not the DH, our grandkids love hamburger helper. We buy some sauce from our favorite Italian restaurant, freeze it in amounts for two or four, four when DGKs are along. I make a batch of machaca(Mexican style shredded beef) and freeze that.

Really easy but sounds chee chee is Chicken Taragon. One skillet meal and start to table is about 20 min, can be done ahead and warmed in a pot. Recipe on request. Swiss Pork Chops with Mustard sauce, recipe also on request. Maybe 40 minutes, 15 to assemble and 20-25 simmering. Both those served on rice. We do Uncle Ben's and one cup is enough rice for two dinners for two.

There are a lot of recipes in the archives for this forum. Make searches using different parameters. The DW and I share kitchen duties but on the road she doesn't mind cooking, at home she really dislikes cooking.

Another easy one but it requires a campfire is a hamburger patty, sliced potato and onion, season to taste, wrap in heavy duty aluminum foil, shiny side in or out, you decide, I've heard arguments on that for over 65 years. We have several flat grill sheets and use them on the fire, can be done on the stove.

The old(50 years at least)McCalls Cook Book and Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking for One or Two both have great recipes.

[gbopp]

Roy&Lynne wrote:
We belong to Costco and you can't beat those $4.99 roasted chickens.

They're very good. The roasted chickens from Walmart are also pretty good.

[Roy_Lynne]

donn0128 wrote:
Get a slow cooker. Load a corned beef, turn it on and go. Come evening boil,up some cabbage and potatoes. Next morning corned beef hash. Then if there is anything left corned beef sandwiches or rubens.

Ooo, that is a great idea. I could even cook the corned beef at home and then just warm it with the cabbage and potatoes. I love suggestions that make more than one meal. WHAT COULD BE EASIER