Planning Makes For Easy Camping Meals
If you are planning on camping in the not to distant future you might find it very helpful to go through a planning process for your meals. There are so many options that you are likely to find it more helpful to plan then just grab stuff before you go. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
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Camping Food - Oh The Possibilities
When it comes to easy camping food, you have almost limitless options. You can bring almost any food that you want, as long as you plan for it. The Hobo Dinner is one of the most popular camping recipes, one that even a child could make.
For this recipe you will need 4 medium potatoes peeled and sliced, ½ medium onion sliced or diced, 1 lb. ground chuck, ¼ cup water, salt and pepper to taste, and aluminum foil.
To prepare this dish, you will want to add water to the ground beef and then mix well. Now you add the potatoes, onion and seasoning, and mix again. Separate into about four servings, and wrap in aluminum foil, placing seam side up on medium hot grill for 40 minutes. Make sure that you rotate periodically, but do not flip. Open carefully and serve with ketchup.
Burger Boat Dinner
Another great easy camping food recipe is called the Burger Boat. This is very quick and simple to make, and for it all you need is ground beef, barbecue sauce, onions finely chopped, potatoes finely chopped, and carrots finely chopped.
To prepare, lay out a square of aluminum foil, and take a handful of ground beef, shaping it into an oval. Now you make a well, or boat, in the middle of the ground beef, and spread about 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce in the hamburger well. This will allow it to really soak into the hamburger meat and leave you with the most delicious taste.
Add in vegetables, salt and pepper, and wrap up and cook until the vegetables have reached the desired tenderness.
Conclusion
These are just a couple of simple ideas to get you started. If you are interested you can get more ideas on the internet and also by talking with your friends and family about what easy camping meals they like.
It is not difficult it just takes a little time to plan ahead and get everything in order so you can have a more enjoyable camping trip. This will allow your meal time to be more enjoyable and less stressful as you will know just what to cook when.
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