Easy to Store, Easy to prepare, Easy to EAT!

[LaOutbackTrail]

I've been bored as of late, and thought of an idea today. I'm going to put together (and hope you can add to it) this thread about food that is easy to store, easy to prepare, and like I said... EASY TO EAT!

So what I have in mind is stuff that is easily purchased at most grocery stores in the states, but I'm also going to work on ideas and recipes on what to cook. Each week I'm going to experiment with a new recipe.

I'm going to try and rate the meals on the above standards with a scale of 1-5.

I'll either use a 2 burner stove or -if I get it for Christmas- a dutch oven.

This week12-07-09 I cooked:
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Ease of Storage:3
Ease of Preparation:4
Ease of Consumption: 4

Comments:
The Tuna Helper requires a bit of milk and and butter (hence the '3' for storage), but the contents of the box (noodles and seasoning) can be stored in a different container beside the box. Takes 2 cans of tuna also. Definitely easy to store.
Cook time was only about 15 minutes



Next meal will be an Indian recipe, using Chicken Curry paste.
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Cooking instruction: "In a Pan, place 1lb boneless chicken pieces, entire contents of curry paste and 1 cup of water. Mix contents thoroughly, simmer for 25 minutes after boiling under closed lid. Cook for 5 minutes on a high flame. Serve hot.
Cook it up some rice with it, or go simple and use some wheat tortillas. Thats about 4 servings right there. :drool:

I'll report as to how it works out, I love me some Indian food.

:chef:


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Some Velveeta mac n Cheese mixed with:

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JUMBO (don't get regular sized) beef hot dogs.

It's thick, hot, homestyle cooking. No milk required. One pot required and strainer.

Boil water, add pasta and 2 full hot dogs. Towards the end of boiling put pack of cheese in water to heat up (special trick ;)).
Slice hot dogs and mix in to pasta with cheese sauce. Serve in bowls.

Feeds two. Add a third hot dog and it will easily feed 3, etc...

Ease to make: 5
Ease to eat: 5
Ease of storage: 5

not recommended for daily diet :chef:

edit: clean pot ASAP because once that cheese sauce begins to get cold, it gets real hard to clean out!

[Mr. Leary]

Yes. Good car camping food. Most of these are really high in sodium, but that seems unavoidable with packaged food. Looking forward to some more!

[wanderer-rrorc]

ease to make : 7
storage : 10 on cans..3 on turkey..so I guess a 6?
ease to eat : 8

a STAPLE with us is this....

3 cans white whole potatoes..
3 cans red kidney beans..
1pk frozen ground turkey..

brown the turkey in a 3qt pot..(very quick..so watch it!!)

add cans..water and all...

add bit of crushed red pepper flakes...

its THICK....(add water to thin)...TASTY...got nuff heat and stick to fill ya and make ya look for a cosy place to relax..feeds 4 HUNGRY guys!!

Im sure ya can use low sodium...but the turkey is SO low in salt you almost need whats in the beans to make it taste right...the red pepper helps with the "simulation" of salt..


FAMILY FAVORITE...CRISPY CHEESE n egg sammich!

ease to make : 4
ease to store : 2 (eggs)
ease eat: 8

8oz shredded cheese...(whatever flavor ya want!!)
1 egg..
2pc bread...

put about 8oz of shredded cheese in non-stick (not cast iron!) pan..
cook till all bubbly and just starting to crust on the edges...

put cheese "cracker" on bread...cook 1 egg in oil from cheese...

feel free to add whatever tomatoes/lettus..even bacon...just quick and tasty!!

[DaveM]

Cream of mushroom soup in a can. Add to this any of the following: ground beef, cubed chicken breast, boneless or bone in chicken thighs. It's quick and easy camp food. Serve over rice or with bread. If you want to get fancy add some fresh sliced mushrooms and carrots.

[LaOutbackTrail]

Cream of mushroom soup in a can. Add to this any of the following: ground beef, cubed chicken breast, boneless or bone in chicken thighs. It's quick and easy camp food. Serve over rice or with bread. If you want to get fancy add some fresh sliced mushrooms and carrots.

I've got a good one to post whenever I get around to halving the recipe..... and cooking it up with my camp gear.... My mom calls it hamburger caserole.

[Mr. Leary]

Well... if its going to be THAT kind of party, I've got a bunch of recipes that would adapt well to car camp cooking. I guess I should get to work on that...

[dirty Bakers]

We have had Chicken Enchiladas at least twice while camping. we use canned chicken but we bottle our own so its a little better than regular canned chicken.

Chicken Enchiladas
-Green Enchiladas sauce
-Canned Chicken
-Hatches diced green chile
-Cream of chicken soup
-Corn tortillas
-Grated Cheese
-Yellow onion
-Favorite seasonings/spices
-one dutch oven
-optional: butter for sauteing Yellow onion
-optional: your favorite hot sauce
-optional: sour cream for topping
-optional;green onions for topping

Pretty much you mix the canned Chicken, Hatches diced green chile, Cream of chicken soup, Favorite seasonings together. warm up D.O. and pour a little Green Enchiladas sauce in bottom then layer of Corn tortillas, next pour some more Green Enchiladas sauce, throw a layer of mix on then onions then cheese then tortillas and repeat til oven is full. Cook until everything is warn and cheese is melted. Serve and share with fellow Campers or save for breakfast.

[4 play]

stuffed pepper soup:chef:

1lb hamburger
2-3 bell peppers
1 small onion
1 large can tomato juice
spices to your taste
1 cup rice or barley

brown hamburger with pepper and spices
add tomato juice and let it boil for a few minutes
add rice or barley and let simmer for 30 minutes

[LaOutbackTrail]

Come on guys, lets try and stick to how I have my first one up there, give your recipes a rating on how to store, prep, and eat.

We cooked up the Indian food last night, I need to do my write up (with action shots) for that meal, after the cable guy leaves.

[JKDetonator]

Really easy to store and prepare.........Beef Jerky and Mountain Dew! :victory:

[LaOutbackTrail]

Really easy to store and prepare.........Beef Jerky and Mountain Dew! :victory:
Always a fave for me and road trips... although, I've found MD makes me pee a lot and shortly after consuming!:sombrero:

[SWbySWesty]

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Some Velveeta mac n Cheese mixed with:

http://www.hebrewnational.com/images/products-promotions/beef-franks/jumbo_beef_franks.jpg

JUMBO (don't get regular sized) beef hot dogs.

It's thick, hot, homestyle cooking. No milk required. One pot required and strainer.

Boil water, add pasta and 2 full hot dogs. Towards the end of boiling put pack of cheese in water to heat up (special trick ;)).
Slice hot dogs and mix in to pasta with cheese sauce. Serve in bowls.

Feeds two. Add a third hot dog and it will easily feed 3, etc...

Ease to make: 5
Ease to eat: 5
Ease of storage: 5

not recommended for daily diet :chef:

edit: clean pot ASAP because once that cheese sauce begins to get cold, it gets real hard to clean out!

[LaOutbackTrail]

Good one. Similar to that is to add Tunafish. If you like the flavor of Tuna, add the juice to the mac, if not, drain the tuna.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Sometimes before a weekend trip, I make a frozen pizza the night before for dinner.

I bring the extra slices with me the next morning for the trip. They are fine in the cooler.

I wouldn't normally eat cold pizza at home.

But out during a hot day in the middle of a trip on the trail, a cold pizza and brew, will do!....:chef:....:beer:





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[Black Dog]

One of my favorites is couscous and jerky. Just make the couscous according to the directions, but add some beef bullion and some shredded jerky (as much as you want), you could even throw in some fresh or dehydrated vegetables if you wanted. The dried veggies will reconstitute pretty well in the boiling water for the couscous.

Storage: 3-5 (depending on if you use fresh or dehydrated veggies)
Preperation: 5 (just mix it all in boiling water)
Consumption: 3 (its good but not thrilling, may require more food to satisfy you)

[LaOutbackTrail]

One of my favorites is couscous and jerky. Just make the couscous according to the directions, but add some beef bullion and some shredded jerky (as much as you want), you could even throw in some fresh or dehydrated vegetables if you wanted. The dried veggies will reconstitute pretty well in the boiling water for the couscous.

Storage: 3-5 (depending on if you use fresh or dehydrated veggies)
Preperation: 5 (just mix it all in boiling water)
Consumption: 3 (its good but not thrilling, may require more food to satisfy you)

I like that one! One of my future recipes on here is going to involve couscous. Its an easy to cook, healthy grain!

[off.track]

check out this thread by a guy who does stop by here once in a while: http://www.upoverland.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=118

[Rockrunner]

Store 5
Prep 5
Ease to eat 4-5

We prepare breakfast burritos at home, 40-50 at a time. Use your own ideas.

Several ways to do this but we either bring them frozen and let them thaw during the trip. Then heat in a skillet with some butter or Pam to a semi crunchy texture. Either eat it out of a napkin or heat some chili and serve on a plate.

When I am on the go I heat up the burritos on my engine. Stop for lunch and I have an awesome hot burrito.

[Black Dog]

Ramen noodle stir fry

Store: 1 (lots of ingredients, some frozen)
Prep: 1 (requires a bit of attention and multiple pots)
Edibility: 5 (yum)

I make this at home some times, but I guess you could do this in the woods too. If you want meat, use any kind cut into small chunks (chicken, beef, pork, lamb, shrimp) and get them browning in some oil in a wok or similar pan. Then in a pot cook the ramen noodles according to the directions in boiling water, then drain and set aside. Now add a thawed bag of frozen veggies, or whatever fresh veggies you want, and keep stirring. Pour in some stir fry or teriyaki sauce, and add the drained noodles, cook until the meat and veggies are done. I've even added in some orange marmelade and other things.

It doesn't rank too well in storage or preparation, but it sure beats the socks off any canned or freeze dried food as far as palatability is concerned. I've made a wannabe yosenabe soup out car camping too that is kind of similar to the stir fry.

Yosenabe soup: Oriental flavor ramen noodles, cooked according to the directions. Add in a dribble of Braggs Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce) to taste, then a bag of frozen veggies. Have your favorite steak on the grill next to it, and cook the soup until the veggies are good and hot. Cut the steak into strips, and at the last minute crack an egg into the top of the soup and let it cook, lay the steak strips on top and serve.

Storage: 1 (lots of ingredients, some frozen, some breakable (eggs))
Prep: 2 (easier than the stir fry, but still not quite fast and easy)
Edibility: 5 (See above)

[Black Dog]

I like that one! One of my future recipes on here is going to involve couscous. Its an easy to cook, healthy grain!

Cous cous is actually a noodle. I forget exactly how it is done, but I saw a tv show once that showed how Morroccans rolled it around to create the tiny little cous cous noodle pellets.

[Mike_rupp]

One of my favorites is couscous and jerky. Just make the couscous according to the directions, but add some beef bullion and some shredded jerky (as much as you want), you could even throw in some fresh or dehydrated vegetables if you wanted. The dried veggies will reconstitute pretty well in the boiling water for the couscous.

Storage: 3-5 (depending on if you use fresh or dehydrated veggies)
Preperation: 5 (just mix it all in boiling water)
Consumption: 3 (its good but not thrilling, may require more food to satisfy you)

I had a couscous and jerky recipe on a backpacking trip last year. It was the best food I've ever had in terms of being easy to pack in and prepare. I need to track the recipe down.

[Black Dog]

This recipe is called "Anarchist Oatmeal Cookies". It comes from a group called Food Not Bombs, and their mission is to feed the world's hungry people rather than blow them up (obviously). This kind of makes sense for ExPo because of expeditions through Ethiopia which has a big food shortage/hunger problem.

3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

Mix oil, sugar, water, and vanilla in a bowl very well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Put on a greased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees.

Store: 3 (no refrigeration required, but long list of ingredients)
Prep: 3 (requires baking capabilities, but otherwise really easy)
Edibility: 5++ (damn good cookies) :drool: