10 Great Camping Recipes & Tips To Get You Through Camping Season... - Echoes of Laughter (2024)

June 10, 2011 by Angie 70 Comments

2. Wash & PrepHealthy SnacksAhead of Time. I alwaysfind it easier to have snacks such as fruit & vegetables washed & cut up before I leave home. I pack everything in ziploc bags or containersand into the cooler it goes. This way when the kids are looking for a snack…I can domy mom duty and say “Eat some fruit! Have some vegetables!”.

3. Containerize Condiments. Save yourself time & money by packing small containers of condiments made up from the bigger sizes you already have in your fridge. This saves you from having to buy small sizes of condiments…saving you money. The smaller sized containers from home also fit into a cooler better. I like these little Tupperware containers.

4. Label, Label, Label Your Food Ingredients. This makes it much easier when rooting around the cooler looking for certain things! I like these containers from Ikea…they are so sturdy!

5. Have Side Dishes Ready to Go. I like having our little sides ready to go on the barbeque. These are mushrooms & onionswashed &sliced for our steak night.

6. HaveLunch Ready For Set-Up Day. I like having this SPECIAL PICNIC SANDWICH ready for us on the first day of camping when we are busy setting up tents, inflating mattresses, making beds and setting up. It’sbusy for the first few hours and it is so nice to not have to stop and make lunch. I makethe sandwich theday before we leave for our trip and wrap it in plastic wrap, then tin foil and tuck it into the cooler. You just need to add drinks, veggies & fruit and presto….lunch is ready! You can find the recipe for this PICNIC SANDWICH HERE.

7. Recipe Share: Chicks on Sticks. This is one of my favourite recipes for camping….chicken kabobs. I cut & marinate the chicken at home, freeze it and place it in the cooler for a meal. On the day we are eating this,I take it out of thecooler to thaw for a few hours.We just need to thread the chicken on skewers withveggies and bbq. You can find the recipe for ‘Chicks on Sticks’ here.

8.Marinade & FreezeYour Meats. If you like to switchit up from the ususal hot dogs, hamburgers and beans…….simple marinade recipesformeat… preparedat home, tossed in the freezer and taken on your trip for meal are just the ticket. Just take themeat out of the cooler to thaw on the morning of the day you plan to serve it.

For a recipe fordelicous steak marinade, click here.

9. Pack A Salad That Is A Travel Trooper. It’s always handy to have a make -ahead salad ready to eat with hamburgers, hotdogs, steak or chicken. One salad that travels really well is this bean salad whichis full of healthy ingredients and tastes better as it ages.It doesn’t get soggylike a lettuce salad would.For this bean salad recipe, click here.

10. Try Camp Cookers For Quick Meals & Desserts. Last summer we purchased some camp cookers from Canadian Tire and we had a blast using them at night time for snacks & desserts. They are perfect for grilled cheese, pocket pizzas or toasted s’more sandwiches.Just simply butter 2 slices of bread, add whatever you like inside and toast in the camp cooker over a fire.We tried: pizza sauce with ham, pineapple & cheese.Desserts combinationsare endless. My daughter’s fav was blueberry jam with cream cheese, but we also made nutella with banana slices and lots of other gooey stuff.

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