Healthy Campfire food?

jasperann

I am going camping in about 3 weeks and I was trying to find healthy recipes that I can cook on a campfire. Besides Baked Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes. When I looked it up on the internet I kept finding desserts and such..

Any ideas?

nessat18

Tinfoil dinners pick your meat and any weg you want season the food wrap in tin foil and let it sit in coals not actual flame until the meat is coked and the veg is good I usually do hamburger with onions carrots beans but you can add tons of other veg and chicken is really good in it too!!

TammyLegattJohnson

Prepare black bean burgers ahead of time. All you have to do is heat them up and you have your meal prepared and do not have to worry about keeping meat cold since it is a vegetarian dish. I would pair the burger with any desired vegetable and fruit for dessert. Have fun!

sculley

You can make a foil dinner...I make these in my oven at home but mine usually consist of nothing but veggies with alittle pam spray

http://camping.about.com/od/recipes/r/ucrec258.htm

jasperann

Those are really good ideas!! Thanks so much! Last time I went camping I weighed really close to 300 lbs so I really wasn't worried about what I ate.

tuiccim

Kabobs are usually pretty easy. Just a matter of slicing up a bunch of veggies and a meat to roast over the fire.

Laurayinz

Kabobs would probably be good. Chunks of chicken or lean steak, peppers, onions, mushrooms, pineapple. You'd have to tend to them and turn them - don't know if you're looking for more of a hands-off thing? You could also grill up some fish.

rf1170

I made campfire cabbage rolls a few weeks ago - the comments others have made are good direction for these too! I mixed a filling (I searched my fridge for veggies and ended up with onions, carrots, celery, asparagus, and a can of tomatoes, along with pork sausage, bacon, and a little leftover cheese), blanched a head of cabbage, peeled off the leaves, and made the rolls. I put the rolls (and the leftover filling/chopped cabbage) in some aluminum foil, and stuck it on a bed of coals for about 30 minutes. They were perfect, and my husband, friend, and brother stuffed themselves. We reheated the leftovers later, and they were great too. Good luck!

margieward82

Choose the right ones and hotdogs are a great option! Find all all natural with no fillers or addatives, read the ingredients carefully! And choose buns w/o HFCS in them and you are good to go!

Lesley2901

Tinfoil dinners pick your meat and any weg you want season the food wrap in tin foil and let it sit in coals not actual flame until the meat is coked and the veg is good I usually do hamburger with onions carrots beans but you can add tons of other veg and chicken is really good in it too!!

Sounds yummy I might try this on our BBQ

janalayn

Get some cast iron and you can cook anything over a fire. Walmart sells some great camping accessories including a combo grill with charcoal box and griddle that can be used over a fire. Or use a coleman stove. We always have eggs, pancakes, roasted vegetables, chili, beef stew - almost anything we can cook at home, we can cook while camping.

kappyd

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Onesnap

cooking in foil packets.

You can do chicken, fish, and veggies in foil packets. Easy cleanup. Use olive oil and a splash of lemon pepper (sold in bottles in the spice section)

llenadadelgozo

I love corn on the cob over a campfire or grill.... peel off the outer husk, leave all the inner leaves on... or wrap it in aluminum foil and cook...so good!

Merrychrissmith

Salmon/Fish cooked over campfire in a wire holder basket.

crudd123

This isn't for the campfire but I made a 7 layer salad for our camping trip this past weekend! It was a big hit! 1 cup is 5 carbs! I'll be making this again! Just google 7 layer salad and lots of recipes come up! Good luck!

jasperann

I love corn on the cob over a campfire or grill.... peel off the outer husk, leave all the inner leaves on... or wrap it in aluminum foil and cook...so good!

I love this as well!! It is one of the things I am looking forward too!

You guys are all awesome, thanks for all the great ideas.

jasperann

Get some cast iron and you can cook anything over a fire. Walmart sells some great camping accessories including a combo grill with charcoal box and griddle that can be used over a fire. Or use a coleman stove. We always have eggs, pancakes, roasted vegetables, chili, beef stew - almost anything we can cook at home, we can cook while camping.

I was also thinking of getting a dutch oven, I've heard good things about those.

now_or_never12

Kebabs are great! Pieces of chicken and veggies! Roast over the flame or on the grill.

Tin foil dinners are good too! You can put anything in them! I usually do chicken with veggies!

Any salads are great as well! You can even cook chicken over the fire/grill and add that.

klkoehn

Camping omelets - Chop all the ingredients you'd like in an omelette, scramble a bunch of eggs ahead of time (egg whites only if you prefer). Boil water over your fire, combine a scoop of egg and your other ingredients in a ziplock Freezer bag and throw it into the boiling water until it's cooked. Must be freezer bags, because thinner bags can't tolerate the boiling water.
Enjoy!

Cyngen

I've camped since I was about 3 years old and that makes it at least 10 years now (grin).

As was mentioned you can do foil dinners, taking ground turkey, veggies and spices and putting them in foil over a fire to cook. Excellent and healthy. I found in the Weber Grill section of stores the mesh grates to put over a fire. Works great for making fire grilled veggies, fish, shrimp and other foods that would fall off or through a normal grate.

Chicken breasts, turkey breasts ... heck almost anything you can think of can be prepared over a camp fire.

I make breakfast over the fire as well using the 'pudgy pie' makers. Eggs and turkey bacon between bread, grilled/toasted over the fire.

kinsellae

I just got back from camping over the weekend. I did have some junk but also managed to fit in some healthy things!

A couple items: omelets (egg whites, peppers, soy sausage or any other meat cooked ahead, cheese if you'd like) add to zip lock bag and mix. Add baggies to boiling water cook about 10-15 min. They turned out perfect! No dirty pans or spatulas to
clean up!

Fajitas- I cut up and marinated steak and chicken ahead of time. Also cut up all my veggies ahead. I cooked it all on a grill but I suppose you could cook it at home first. Anyway we had a bit left over from dinner so I individually wrapped them in foil paper and we ended up putting them on the hot rocks that surrounded the pit for a late night snack.

I also took cut up watermelon, apples, bananas, pistachios, and peanut butter and celery.

jasperann

I just got back from camping over the weekend. I did have some junk but also managed to fit in some healthy things!

A couple items: omelets (egg whites, peppers, soy sausage or any other meat cooked ahead, cheese if you'd like) add to zip lock bag and mix. Add baggies to boiling water cook about 10-15 min. They turned out perfect! No dirty pans or spatulas to
clean up!

Fajitas- I cut up and marinated steak and chicken ahead of time. Also cut up all my veggies ahead. I cooked it all on a grill but I suppose you could cook it at home first. Anyway we had a bit left over from dinner so I individually wrapped them in foil paper and we ended up putting them on the hot rocks that surrounded the pit for a late night snack.



I also took cut up watermelon, apples, bananas, pistachios, and peanut butter and celery.

I love the omelet idea! I think Breakfast is the hardest for me, because I'm not a fan of cereal. I was planning on fruit and yogurt for breakfast, but having an omelet would be awesome! I found a recipe for bacon and eggs. You lay three slices of bacon next to each other across a Y shaped stick and make a 'bowl' shape with it and cook until it sticks together, then you put an egg in the bacon bowl and cook until the egg is the done the way that you want. I was going to try that, but it sounds a little hard..lol

I was planning on Fajitas, we cook them on the grill at home, so I figure the campfire isn't to far of a stretch.

SlvrStarr

With a little thought you can cook almost anything over a campfire. It's been few years since I've been camping (no since i threw my back out and had to stop sleeping on the ground) but here are a couple of out traditional recipes.

Garlic marinated shrimp skewers. Before you leave, puree 1/8 to 1/4 c olive oil (amount depends on how many shrimp you need to coat, most of the oil will drip off into the fire so don't worry too much about it) and 6-10 cloves of garlic (depending on your tastes), add salt and pepper to taste. Place in a freezer bag with large raw peeled shrimp. Toss the shrimp well to coat and get all of the air out of the bag before sealing it. When you are ready to prepare the shrimp, put them on metal, or well soaked wooden skewers. Add whatever vegetables you like, chunks of onion, peppers, cherry tomato, zucchini, mushrooms all work well. Grill them a few minutes on each size until done. Variation - reduce the garlic and add ginger and a splash of tamari for a more asian flavor.

Herb roasted turkey breast - In a large sheet of heavy foil place 1/2 boneless turkey breast, 3 ice cubes, 1 tbsp butter and stems of whole fresh herbs. I usually use lots of chives, 2-4 stems of tarragon and 4-6 sage leaves. Don't chop them, leave them whole. Make sure the herbs are arrayed around the turkey breast as you wrap it in the foil. Make sure to seal all the edges well so no juice leaks out. Wrap the turkey in about 4 layers of foil. Can be placed on a low grate directly over the fire or over coals. Every so often rotate or turn over the turkey so it bastes in the juices. Cooking time will be anywhere form 15 to 20 minutes per pound but this will vary greatly with the temperature of the fire. I usually allow 15 min per pound, pull it off and let it rest for 15 minutes near to the fire but not over it. If you slice it and find that there is little pink in it, cut it into thicker "steaks" and grill them for a minute.

amanda52488

If you want simple-- buy chicken or turkey sausages or kiebasse (however that is spelled)

Corn on the cob... baked potatoe (with healthier toppings)

Eggs, turkey bacon

FitForLife81

breakfast I would just bring a yogurt and granola. I also second the tinfoil meals. We do this at home a lot on the girl. I measure out like 3oz of turkey burger and a ton of veggies. Peppers, onions, carrots, potatoes etc. spray the foil with olive oil spray and voila!!

Corryn78

A great evening dessert instead of smores, banana boats. You take a banana that's still in the peel, slice down the middle. Stuff some natural peanut butter and a few dark chocolate chips in there. Wrap in foil and lay near hot coals to cook. Delicious!

Ashatack

Corn in foil!!!

garychristy25

Black bean burgers from Costco are really easy and good too!

garychristy25

Yum..that sounds amazing!

TGKvr

You can take the fixings for pizza (premade shell - Freschetta has some great whole wheat crusts!) and throw it on the grill if you have one. We do this camping all the time and it's great!

I always take a lot of fruits and basic meats & veggies to grill. You can build a small grill over the fire if you don't have one - just take a small grate with you.