Camping can be an amazing way to reconnect with nature, relax from modern life’s stresses, and form lasting memories with loved ones. A large part of camping experience includes enjoying tasty outdoor cuisine like delicious meals. But cooking while camping doesn’t need to be complicated or time consuming: with proper planning and preparation you can whip up tasty and satisfying dishes without spending much of your valuable outdoor adventure time preparing meals that satisfy. In this blog post we share some easy camping meal ideas guaranteed to delight both tastebuds and time alike!
Foil Packet Meals
These campfire classics require minimal effort while offering maximum flavor! Just prepare these meals ahead, wrap tightly in foil, and cook over the campfire or grill – here are a few ideas to get you going:
Grilled Vegetable and Sausage Packet
Ingredients for This Recipe: Assorted Vegetables (bell peppers, zucchini and onions), precooked sausage (or your preferred flavoring agent), olive oil, salt and pepper for seasoning as desired.
Instructions: Slice vegetables and sausage and place on a piece of foil, drizzle olive oil over it and season as desired with salt, pepper and desired spices (ie: basil). Seal tightly before placing over fire until vegetables become tender.
Ingredients of Campfire Nachos: Tortilla Chips, Cooked Ground Beef or Chicken, Shredded Cheese, Diced tomatoes with Sliced Jalapenos (for heat), Salsa Sour Cream & Guacamole are key elements.
Instructions: Layer tortilla chips on a large sheet of foil and top them with cooked meat, cheese, tomato slices and jalapenos to your heart’s content. Wrap the foil up tight, place over your campfire until all cheese has melted completely – delicious campfire dinner!
One-Pot Meals
Camping one-pot meals is an incredible time saver when it comes to making hot, comforting meals quickly and with little cleanup necessary. Here are a couple of ideas.
Campfire Chili Ingredients include ground beef, onion, garlic, kidney beans, diced tomatoes with tomato paste, chili powder, cumin seed and seasoning salt to create this hearty dish.
Instructions: In a large pot, heat ground beef with onions and garlic until meat has turned browned before adding any other ingredients for this dish and simmering over fire for 30 minutes while occasionally stirring it over.
Pasta Primavera
Ingredients include pasta of your choice, olive oil, garlic cloves, assorted vegetables (bell peppers, mushrooms and broccoli for instance), Parmesan cheese and optional finishing touches such as salt and pepper for seasoning.
Grilled Delights:
One of the greatest pleasures of camping is grilling over an open flame! Here are a couple of delicious meal ideas you might try:
Grilled Chicken Skewers
Ingredients needed are chicken breast, bell peppers, onions and cherry tomatoes accompanied by olive oil, lemon juice, garlic salt pepper as well as any additional desired flavors or herbs and spices of choice.
Instructions: Chop chicken into bite-size pieces. Thread them along with vegetables and cherry tomatoes onto skewers for grilling over an open fire until all chicken pieces have cooked completely through. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic cloves, salt peppercorns and spices into a marinade mixture in a bowl – brush over each skewer prior to brushing over.
Grilled Foil-Wrapped Fish
To add something unique and different, try grilling foil-wrapped fish on your barbecue!
Ingredients needed: fresh fish fillets such as salmon or trout, lemon slices, butter, garlic cloves, salt and pepper for seasoning as well as herbs such as dill or parsley for garnishing.
Instructions: Place each fish fillet onto a large sheet of foil. Top each fillet with lemon slices, butter, minced garlic cloves, salt pepper and herbs for seasoning before tightly wrapping and grilling over hot coals until flaky fish has formed and been completely cooked to your satisfaction.
Conclusion
Camping meals must be easy. With these simple meal ideas for camping trips, cooking becomes less of a distraction and more about enjoying nature! Whether it be foil packet meals, one pot wonders, or grill treats these recipes are sure to please all tastes on any camping adventure! So pack up your camping gear, gather ingredients and prepare yourself to feast upon delicious yet hassle-free meals under the stars!
