LovetoCamp 9 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 On our last weekend of trail pounding, the crew planned spaghetti, which sounded great, but when exercised came in way way too heavy. We had to lug a big pan, extra water, and 2 quarts of ragu. Did I mention who had to lug that pan and one of those Ragus? What are some of your favorite lightweight one pot meals geared for the trail. Link to post Share on other sites
LovetoCamp 9 Posted October 8, 2003 Author Share Posted October 8, 2003 Alrighty, I'll start this one. My first idea is Chicken Fajitas. There are the new tear open packages of chicken. It tastes just like canned chicken, but at three times the price. How about using the canned chicken and placing it in a ziplock bag for the trail. Instead of dicing the peppers and onions prior, leave them intact until it's time to use them. Take some tortillas, salsa, and seasoning and your in business. How light is that? Sounds a lot lighter than those 2 quarts of Ragu. Link to post Share on other sites
LovetoCamp 9 Posted October 8, 2003 Author Share Posted October 8, 2003 Good one, Trail Pounder, I'm ready to cinch up my pack just thinking about it! Okay, next great Trail idea.(This message has been edited by Trail Pounder) Link to post Share on other sites
buffalo2 14 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 We did mac&cheese once, stirred in (originally) frozen ground beef and some peas. Nonstandard to be sure but interesting idea and I don't take those lightly... Pretty good stuff but a challenge to clean it up! Maybe try it in a turkey bag next time for easier cleanup? Anybody trying out reflector ovens? What happens when you make it a challenge by removing freeze-dried packages from the choices??? Link to post Share on other sites
KA6BSA 10 Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 In our crew we have a wide range of skills and experience with outdoor cooking... from boys with Eagle and 150 nights camping in a tent, to girls who have never prepared their own outdoor menu. So it is interesting to see them together skipping over the usual plateau of learning a Tenderfoot goes through with peanut butter-and-jelly or the no-protein meals of top raimen. It is really important that the "young adults" be allowed to do the planning and reach their own conclusions on the success or failure of a meal on the trial, teaching each other. Anyway they don't generally pay much attention to us Advisors and we are not there to be their surogate parents cooking and cleaning! Whoops, I think I started a whole new topic! Link to post Share on other sites
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