food for camping trip

[rockriver]

some folks have scheduled a camping trip soon, and i'd like to go. it's one of those deals
where you "do for yourself!" no one's going to do my cooking, bring my food, and splash it on my plate for me!!
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i like to eat.
i'm going to do my own cooking.
even though this is close to what some folks call "car camping" --we can drive our vehicles real close to the campsite.. i'd like to try out some easily transportable foods.
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so here's the question.
what are some easily cooked/prepared, groceries for a weekend campout?
it sure would help if they tasted good.
suggestions? instructions?
rr

[protus]

when we family camp, we just lug the dutch oven out and cook our main meals in that. Lunches we do sandwhichs( easy thats why) and b-fast is coffee and normally eggs and a meat. If not just some granola bars and ceral.
There are several old books out dedicated to this and outdoor cooking that have sample menu's if you want i can get the title's and post them for you to find.( i got them at local thrift stores) I think even BSA manuals have menus as well.

Long long ago i gave up trying to think of "camp" only foods and started cooking just like i do at home.It makes it so much easier when planning. Especially if you have the means to have a cooler/ice chest and the other luxuries that are lacking on backpacking or rustic trips.


One meal we like that is easy is curry chicken and cuscous and veggies.
Put a little oil in the dutch oven, pour in the cuscous, add chicken( peices or whole) cover with veggies of choice( we se green,red peppers, carrots, cerley, mushrooms, peas) sprinkle in your spices ( we use a home made maylasian style curry powder)...put a few coals under the oven and cover the whole top. check in 30 mins to make sure you dont need to add any h20 to the cuscous..then let cook for another 30 ( if its a whole chicken i cook for least 2 hours to get nice and tender..)
scoop it out into bowls or plates...and eat ;p

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Spagehetti precooked or at least the meat, ham (canned if needed) and beans premade possibly or packed in dry and cooked onsite and stew are easy for car type or close to campgrounds camps. All of these can be bagged and moved easy if not ice chested. make a big pot and eat it for several meals. this is what i do at deer camp when by myself or with a large group both.

[Boyd]

If you are only going for a few days, I'd pack what you'd normally like to eat cooked quick in a 1 pot or pan type mentality. My favorites for cooking is SOS ... er....... Stuff ON a Shingle ;) My recipe calls for chopped venison, chopped onion, 2 cans of beer (one for cook, one for recipe), can of mushrooms, dutch oven/big skillit ....... loaf of bread and a splash of butter..... My daughters make me pack either pita or tortilla for them as they like to burrito style it.

Want to get fancy get green peppers n such ;)

Breakfast is usually cereal/granola/fruit. Depends on where you are going to be. If you are planning on walking at 5am, I'd take fruit and granola... if you are rolling out of a shelter half I'd rather have cereal or eggs.....

Warning............. BTW, old school coffee pot... Swinging the pot around to separate the grounds is an art... Don't try to teach inexperienced daughters with boiling hot coffee. When they splash half a pot on your crotch, you no longer need caffeine to wake you up for the day.

[Jerry D Young]

Add water only pancake mix
Precooked bacon
Eggs (fresh or powdered)
Add hot water only Oats/grits
Milk powder
Canned/pouch meat/pork/fowl/fish
Add water only bread/bannock mix
Potatoes
Stove top stuffing
Packaged Soup/Stew
Commercial Freeze dried meal
Jerky
Gorp

[protus]

RR second one fer you.

canned chicken.
chicken broth
can of mild rotel( tomatoe/green chili mix)
yellow rice.

mix in dutch oven all at once. and cook till rice is done.

You can spice it up as needed with dried ancho's, jalopenoes or chipoltes.
Add extra broth ,h20 some fresh or canned pico de gallo ( optinal black beans and corn)
and you have a "south west" chicken soup that you can add crunched up nacho chips or tortillias in ( cut into strips,toast/fry in skillet and use to dip,granish, thicken)


hope that helps.