What's your not so typical camping meal?

[eldasilma]

all i have to say is hobo pies. i take like 2-3 loafs of bread, eggs, cheese, any meat you want, pbj, pizza fixings, and of corse my kids fav when were in the yard pie filling and the ever improtant HURSHEY's bar's. other then that any thing that can go between bread and fresh fruit. but my absolute fav is hot sausage grilled on a stick!!

[Popupper]

Hot dogs, baked beans and beer

[srds]

I once made the mistake of frying shrimp and hushpuupies,now my wife makes sure we have it every trip.

[haroldPE]

we still use the campfire to cook all our meals, when possible.  so, keeping with that, our favorite oddities include:
- marinaded london broil (flank steak) with fried onoin
or
-marinaded sirloin tips with onoin and potato wedges, hobo-style cooked in aluminum foil
-seasoned, fresh lamb chops on the grill

[CajunCamper]

Homemade pizza cooked on a brinkman smoker, seafood gumbo, jambalaya, fried oyster po-boys, smoked brisket, shrimp creole, boiled shrimp, crabs and crawfish. Ya know just typical stuff.

CajunCamper

[AZsix]

Homemade pizza cooked on a brinkman smoker, seafood gumbo, jambalaya, fried oyster po-boys, smoked brisket, shrimp creole, boiled shrimp, crabs and crawfish. Ya know just typical stuff.

CajunCamper

I want to camp with you!!!!!!!!!! :!

[MotherNature]

We are lucky enough to live near an Italian bread bakery and market - we always have sandwiches with their bread & store-made sausage (cooked over grill or fire).  We bring peppers, zucchini, and tomatoes from our garden and grill them in a foil packet with a little olive oil.  I also try to stop at a farm stand along the way and buy some fresh fruit (to try and counter the effects of all the roasted marshamallows that follow the sausage).  Also did I mention cold beer to wash it all down?

[fallsrider]

Homemade pizza cooked on a brinkman smoker, seafood gumbo, jambalaya, fried oyster po-boys, smoked brisket, shrimp creole, boiled shrimp, crabs and crawfish. Ya know just typical stuff.

I want to camp with you!!!!!!!!!! :!

Ain't that the truth!!! When and where are you camping next, Cajun?   :p

['tiredTeacher]

Hot dogs, baked beans and beer

Yeah, I'm down with that.
I've been through my "camp gourmet cooking" period doing complicated recipes with elaborate ingredients in out-of-the-way places. Been there -done that.
I think the real challenge is eating well using fewest ingredients, least prep time, least clean up and shelf-stable foods.
Here're two from my canoeing days. (Notice they're over-a-fire, one pot using foods that don't need refrigeration or special care.)
Crab Alfredo : Mix up a pack of Lipton's Alfredo mix with two cans of canned crab. Add two tbl. of dry sherry (NOT cooking sherry, the drinking kind).
Beef stew: Saute onions and garlic in olive oil, add a can or two of beef stew (your choice), can of carrots and peas.
I also dehydrate cooked ground beef in quantity to add to canned sauces for no-frig spaghetti, tacos and sloppy joes.

[JustBob]

For us it seems every time we go camping we have spaghetti. I'm hoping I can get some ideas of some new things to try while out camping.

Many years ago we discovered the ultimate POWER BREAKFAST while camping. After having spaghetti for dinner we packed the extra pasta in the cooler. The next morning we fried the pasta in bacon grease along with some onions and peppers. Top this with a couple of eggs with runny yokes and you have the ultimate in tasty high carb meals to start the day.

[ScouterMom]

Being a long-time scouter - I LOVE my dutch ovens.  Two - one larger, one smaller, they nest inside each other to travel.

Some classic favorites - easy and yummy!

Lasagna - trick to this one is cook the noodles at home, drain and store in a plastic baggie. Make the sauce at home, too - and 'baggie' it.  (these can actually be made way ahead and frozen!)  When you get to camp, line the DO with heavy-duty tinfoil (easy clean up) and layer the sauce, cheese, pasta; sauce, cheese, pasta - make sure you start and end with sauce.  put the DO on a few coals with a few coals on top, and THEN set up camp.  take the 2nd (smaller) DO and put in some ready-to-bake crescent rolls inside a round cake pan,  Stack the smaller DO ON TOP of the coals on the big DO lid, and place a few more coals on the smaller lid, Dinner is ready in about 15 min after the rolls go on.

Easy Dutch Oven apple pie -
two frozen, uncooked pie shells,
3-5 granny smith apples,
1 stick of butter,
Cinnamon,
1/3 c sugar. (or, we keep 'cinnamon sugar' pre mixed in a shaker, we like it on toast with peaches, on french toast or on oatmeal, good for cobbler, too)

Take one pie shell, still in it's aluminum pie plate.  peel and core apples.  slice apples VERY THIN (1/4 " or so) and layer not too thick to cover bottom of pie shell. slice thin pats of butter over these apple slices, and sprinkle with cinamon & sugar.  Keep layering apples, butter pats, and Cinnamon sugar until mounded about 1 1/2" or 2 " above top of pie shell edge.

Take 2nd pie shell in pan and invert over apples.  remove the aluminum pie plate, pinch the edges sealed, and cut 4 or 5 slits in top  crust for escaping steam.

take the EMPTY aluminum pie tin and put it in the bottom of your DO upside down, place the pie on top of this. (the empty tin raises the bottom crust off the hot bottom of the DO, so your pie doesn't burn)  put coals under the bottom and the top of the DO to raise to approx 350 degrees.  Bake approx 40 min, or until top crust is golden brown and juice bubbles thru top slits.

Eat when cooled enough that you don't burn your mouth & fingers - it'll be hard to wait! the smell will bring your camping neighbors over, so be prepared with extra bowls & forks.  Esp good if you pick up a pint of french vanilla ice cream to go with it!

I often cook at home in the summer with my DO's and coals in the backyard firepit, or my small tabletop weber grill, rather than heat up the kitchen.  Cleanup is so much easier, and we usually eat in our screen house on the back porch. When the neighbors smell a sweet cobbler or cinnamon-y pie, they know it's an open invite to come over for dessert, ice tea and a visit!

Laura