Camping Food

[kareng]

Here are a couple of recipes that make good camping food. My Boy Scout sons and Boy Scout dad like them. While they don't need to be gluten-free, they realized that these would work for mom or gluten-free Scouts.

Cobbler:

Disclaimer: They have not used the gluten-free Betty Crocker but someone told me they work well. I think you may need 2 gluten-free mixes (I don't have one to check the size)

Line a Dutch oven with several layers of foil. Our troop's Dutch ovens have never had food touch the surface as they are too lazy to wash them so use foil and more foil.

Put in 2 cans of pie filling. Sprinkle 1 cake mix (might need 2 gluten-free) on top. Cut up half a stick (1/4 cup) of butter or margarine and drop on top. Put on lid. Cook 30-45 minutes with hot coals on the bottom and the top).

OR:

Make cake mix according to directions (maybe 2 Betty Crocker gluten-free). Put the 2 cans pie filling in and then pour batter on top and just barely stir.. Bake 30-45 minutes with coals on top & bottom.

Good combos are : Cherry pie filling with chocolate cake. apple with spice cake (add cinnamon to powdered yellow mix.) Yellow cake with peach.

Hub wanted you to know about the best foil dinner any of the adults have ever had.

Chicken Fajita:

2 raw chicken tenders or chicken breast cut (1/4 to 1/2 lb.)

1 cup frozen pepper & onion mix (could do fresh but this is less CC potential)

1/2 cup quick/minute brown rice

3-4 tbsp salsa

Stir Fry:

Same as above but use stir fry frozen vegs and gluten-free (LaChoy) Soy sauce & chicken broth or water for 4 tablespoons

And of course the classic foil dinner:

1/4-1/2 lbs hamburger patty

1 cup froz or fresh veggies

1 cup thin sliced or small square cut potatoes

1/4 -1/2 cup gluten-free BBQ sauce, broth or salsa

Cook these foil packets on top of the coals for 20-30 minutes. Don't even need plates!

Have also known people who do these in the home oven or grill.

[love2travel]

I like your classic dinner in foil. I have never done that with ground beef, though I have camped often. So with the addition of the other ingredients it would bake rather than steam. Great idea!

[love2travel]

Banana boats - slice a banana lengthwise, place in tinfoil and place marshmallows and/or chocolate on top. Seal. Place on grill.

Smores - the usual only use gluten-free graham crackers.