Camp Meals

Me and a couple of friends are going on our annual canoe/camping trip. There are six of us and each are responsible for a meal. I am responsible for lunch one day.

Does anyone have a favorite camp meal that is easy to prepare or recommended?

Couple things to keep in mind:
This is a lunch meal
Must feed 6 people/men
Must be fairly easy to put together and to cook

 

Hot dogs.

sub'd for more opinions.

 

If you have a griddle, you can do a lot with ham or eggs. Ham steaks are pretty good, or you could add bacon to your favorite sandwich. And who doesn't love fried eggs?

 

Haha, yeah, I want to mix it up a bit though. Hot dogs and burgers are nice, but we seem to have that a lot.

 

Cranberry chicken salad....

season your chicken, grill it... peel it/cut it to pieces and toss it into a salad bowl.. throw in some dried cranberries, some slivered almonds and use a cranberry vinagrette

 

korean bbq

go to your local asianmarket, buy a bottle of korean bbq sauce and your favorite meat (short ribs, beef ranchero, chicken etc) keep it marinated until ready to cook on the grill.... give it at least 1 hour to marinate.

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sandwiches

go to the deli section and buy some fresh cut ham/turkeyham/roast beef and cheeses.. you can even get salami or pepperoni...

buy your bread and a head of lettuce... go crazy - sandwiches galore! zip it up in a small ziplock and take it on the go

 

snack sacks

pre-made trail mix or make your own trail mix... put together a ziplock bag of some jerky, maybe some granola bars and some nuts and dried fruit to snack on... keeps your energy up while you are out

 

pasta with red sauce and a some basil.. wins every time

 

lamb chops/riblettes

get some lamb meat, korean bbq satay sauce and honey... marinate the meat until ready to cook... TASTY!

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btw, what things do you have to cook?? portable butane stove? grill? etc??,

 

My camp hash burritos i make them every time i go camping

eggs
Red Potatoes
red bells peppers
Onions
Garlic
apple wood smoked bacon
Tapatio
And spices
wrapped up in a hot tortilla

 

kielbasas and rice

 

carne asada is always fast and easy and cheap.... throw in some onion rings on the grill or wrap it up in a tin foil and set it to low-med heat and let it slow cook to bring out the sweetness get some tortilla of your choice and wrap it up for a meaty wrap

 

go to your local military surplus store and get some M.R.Es hahaha

 

bacon wrapped hotdogs/sausage

and finish off the meal with a fruit bowl... strawberries, melons of all sorts, grapes...

itll help you wash down all that grease and give you some natural sweetness for energy!

 

^This. Chicken comes in cans like tuna. The other items are dried and easy to carry. Bring some trail mix, pretzels, or whatever and call it a meal.

I'm not sure how you guys travel but lunches that are packed with nutrients and no or minimum cooking were always the rule when i went out on the trails/rivers. If you end up behind the plan or whatever you can work with a no-cook lunch to catch up...but as soon as you need to cook something...it takes way longer.

 

or my recent experiment:

garlic infused in steak...

slice garlic and slice the steak to insert the garlic in... use your favorite dry rub and let it steak sit out till room temperature and then grill it!

 

MREs

 

indeed it does, yet it tastes funky too me.. but hey it works !, theres always alternatives