Easy Camping Meals

Easy camping meals are always the best choice for a relaxed vacation. Though you can certainly whip up a gourmet meal using only camping cookware and a fire, it takes some real effort. If you rather spend your time playing and not cooking, use recipes that balance great taste with great ease.

Easy Camping Meals
If you're planning a trip to a wilderness location, make sure you take all the food you'll need with you. If you're heading to a commercial campground or RV park, check if they have a camping store. Though most camping stores are rather expensive, they do have a wide selection of food perfectly suited to your needs.

Easy Raisin Oatmeal Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need

8 cups water
4 cups rolled oats
1 cup raisins

Pour water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir in the oatmeal and raisins. Either reduce heat to low or move saucepan to indirect campfire heat. Let the oatmeal simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Once water is absorbed and oatmeal is soft, your breakfast is ready. Add butter, milk, sugar or cinnamon as desired. Serves four to six people.

Chili Dogs Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need

4 hot dogs
1 can chili (8oz)
4 hotdog buns

Cook hot dogs using a stove or campfire. Open can of chili and pour it into a small saucepan. Warm chili up. Place cooked hotdog in a bun and pour 1/4 of the chili over it. Repeat process with three remaining hot dogs. Add ketchup and/or shredded cheese as desired. Serves four people.

Baked Potato and Beans Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need

4 large russet potatoes
1 can pork and beans (16oz)
aluminum foil

Wash potatoes well and spear each potato a few times with a fork. Wrap potatoes in foil and place on grill or next to the fire. Let potatoes bake for 30 to 40 minutes, turning every ten minutes. When potatoes are soft in the middle, they're ready. Warm up pork and beans in a small saucepan. Split a potato open and place it on a plate. Pour 1/4 of the pork and beans over the potato. Repeat process with three remaining potatoes. Serves four people.

Quick Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need

6 cups water
1 box spaghetti noodles (12oz)
1 can spaghetti sauce (16oz)
1 can chicken breast in water (6oz, drained)

Place water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add noodles and cook until al dente, about eight minutes. Drain excess water from pasta. Pour sauce and chicken into cooked pasta. Keep saucepan over low or indirect heat and stir frequently as the sauce heats up. Takes about five minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add grated parmesan cheese as desired. Serves four people.

Beef and Corn Mush
Ingredients You Will Need

2 cans beef stew (16oz each)
2 cups crumbled cornbread

Pour beef stew into a large saucepan. Place saucepan over heat and let soup heat up, stirring occasionally. Once stew is hot, stir in the crumbled cornbread. Let stew cook for two to three minutes longer, or until the texture turns to a slight mush. Serves four people.