What To Eat While Camping

One of the most fun times you can have while camping is cooking for the group. Cooking is generally done over a fire or on a grill. You should bring foods that are easy to store and keep fresh. You should include snacks for the trail and nutrition to prepare for each meal. Perishable items should be stored on ice in a refrigerator or a cooler.

Breakfast

Start your day with a breakfast that will prepare you for a day of hiking or exploring. Slice up some mushrooms, onions, bacon, and potatoes and grill in a skillet over the fire until done. Mix eggs with a bit of milk and pour over the mixture to heat until the eggs are fully cooked. This great skillet meal is easy to prepare and clean up. Another easy meal to prepare is a breakfast taco. Cook some eggs and place them inside a tortilla with cheese and Picante sauce. If you feel more adventurous, try a breakfast pizza with pre-made crusts and eggs. You can cook the eggs any way you like and add bacon, potatoes, or sausage. Heat the pizza crusts over the fire and top with your egg mixture and cheese.

Lunch

Keep lunch simple and easy to prepare and clean up so you return to your adventures. Sandwiches are a great lunchtime treat using easy-to-store and prepared foods. Sliced lunch meats with vegetables on bread make the perfect pick-me-up. For a hot side dish to accompany the sandwiches take some frozen French fries, chili, and cheese sauce; combine them in foil, wrapping it tightly. Throw the package on the fire, cook until the fries are cooked, and then enjoy your gooey chili cheese fries.

Dinner

Dinner consisting of a hearty stew is a great option. Mix equal parts of your favorites in a heavy pot using canned vegetables. These can include corn, peas, and beans. Also, add a can of chunk chicken and pre-made barbecue pork. Add two cans of tomato sauce and two cans of chopped tomatoes and simmer over an open fire for a filling stew. If you went fishing and were lucky enough to make a catch, fry it for dinner. After cleaning the fish, cut it into fillets. Combine one can of beer with two eggs until thoroughly mixed. Add twelve ounces of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Dip the fish in cornstarch and then the batter. Please place it in hot oil and fry until the batter puffs. This is a great way to enjoy the efforts after a day of fishing.

Trail Snacks

No camping trip is complete without snacks to prepare and bring while you are on a nature hike. Walking and hiking are hard work, so you should get some foods that will help boost your energy. Popcorn popped over an open flame is a fun way to prepare the next day’s snack. Trail mix is a traditional option and is limited to only your imagination. Use a combination of hearty ingredients with sweets. Combine granola, raisins, chocolate chips, M & M’s, cereal, dried fruits, and nuts. Use whatever combinations you like.

My favorite camping meals are made with bulky pie makers (also called pie irons). They are made of cast iron or metal and have long handles. Our family uses chubby pie makers to meal delicious treats for lunch and dinner. Bread is the staple ingredient in making a pudgie pie. My favorite is grilled cheese. To make one, butter two slices of bread. Place the buttered side down in the pudgie pie maker. This will prevent the bread from sticking. Place a cheese slice on top of each piece of bread. Close the pudgie pie maker. Place in the coals of your campfire. It will only take a few minutes for the pie to cook. Turn the pie maker after about a minute. Watch your sandwich closely. The sandwich will cook very quickly, depending on how hot your fire is. Ham and tomato are also perfect additions to your cheese sandwich.

Pizza pudgie pies are popular with our family too. Again, butter two slices of bread and place the buttered side down in the pudgie pie maker. Add your favorite pizza toppings (ours are canned pizza sauce, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese). Close the pudgie pie maker and place it in the coals of your campfire to cook. Be careful when removing pudgy pies from your fat pie maker. Both the pudgie pie maker and your sandwich will be very hot.

Another favorite type of pudgie pie that our family enjoys is dessert. Butter your two slices of bread and place the buttered sides in the pudgie pie maker. Spoon in some of your favorite prepared pie filling (cherry or apple are our favorites). Cook in the fire and enjoy.

And, of course, no camping trip is complete without making smores. They’re also straightforward to make. Start by roasting a marshmallow over your fire. Once your marshmallow is warm and gooey, stick it on top of a graham cracker and a piece of a chocolate bar, and then top with another graham cracker.

I was cooking while camping can be a lot of fun. Food preparation should be easy and require little clean-up and pots and pans. At the night's end, no camping trip would be complete without toasting marshmallows. Cut some branches and skewer large marshmallows. Hold each stick over the flame until brown and toasty. It makes a great, gooey dessert and an ideal end to your day.