In this episode of Everyday Cooks Recipe Club, Stephanie shares tips, tricks and recipes for cooking during your camping trips. Whether you are cooking over an open campfire, need fast and efficient ideas for a portable camp stove or have the luxury of electricity and a small kitchen in a motorhome or RV, Stephanie has you covered. In this episode, we talk about: 9 recipes that work with an open fire or a camp stoveIdeas for getting the kids involvedTips for prepping before you leaveTips for what to bring for a smooth cooking experience5 recipes for cooking in the RV or Motorhome Resources & Links OPEN FIRE OR CAMP STOVE Roasted Crescent Roll Hot Dog on a Stick Ingredients: Hot dogsCrescent rolls or biscuit dough in a canRoasting sticks for the fireOpen fireOptional: ketchup, mustard, shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella) Instructions: 1. First boil hot dogs in water on a grill or camp stove. This step is optional because the hot dogs will cook over the fire. 2. Lay crescent or biscuit dough out and add any optional hot dog toppings 3. Wrap the dough around the hotdog in a spiral 4. Place the hot dog on the roasting stick all the way 5. Roast slowly over the hot coals for 8-10 min, rotating until golden 6. Let cool slightly before removing from the roasting stick and enjoy! This is a big hit for campers of all ages! Naan Pizza’s These naan pizzas can be made either on an open campfire, on a camping grill, or in the air fryer. Ingredients: NaanBBQ sauce or Pizza saucePizza toppings: ham, pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, olives, PINEAPPLE)Shredded mozzarella cheese or mozzarella mini balls Instructions: 1. Lay out all the naan 2. Put a layer of BBQ or pizza sauce 3. Add your favorite toppings – everyone can make their own 4. Camp stove or open fire: use a grill, pizza stone, or a sheet pan to cook the naan pizzas. Air fryer 350* for 7-9 min. Watch for cheese to melt Campfire Shrimp Boil By: SPaswaters and inspired by IG campinerin and Old Bay Seasoning Ingredients ½ stick butterRed potatoes chopped into small piecesSmoked sausage or kielbasa sausageRed onion chopped3 lemons quartered and juicedCord – fresh or frozen cobsOld bay seasoningRaw shrimp1 beer or 8 oz water Instructions 1. Chop the red potatoes, sausage, and onion then put into an deep aluminum baking pan 2. Cut the fresh corn in ½ or use frozen corn cobs and add to the baking pan 3. Sprinkle generously with Old Bay Seasoning 4. Quarter the lemons and squeeze the juice into the mixture. Place the lemons into mixture after. 5. Chop the ½ stick of butter into pats and place along on top of mixture 6. Add beer or water to steam and keep from burning 7. Cover tightly with aluminum foil 8. Bake over the coals for at least 30 min. 9. In a separate bowl mix shrimp and more Old Bay Seasoning 10. After 30 min, open foil (be careful it will be HOT) and poke potatoes, are they almost done? If so, add raw seasoned shrimp. 11. Add foil back tightly and cook for another 10 min. 12. Check by poking all the ingredients to see that they are cooked through and serve. For added extra fun, bring along disposable plastic tablecloths (think dollar store), lay the tablecloth out and pour the whole shrimp boil out on the table for everyone to enjoy! Clean up is easy once everyone is done – just roll up the disposable tablecloth and toss! Other ideas: Cheeseburger Bites on a Stick Similar to the hot dogs on a stick, take ground turkey and make mini hamburger balls and put a couple on the roasting stick. Cook over the fire 10 min, turning to ensure all sides are cooked thoroughly. Serve with all the burger fixins: lettuce, tomato, ketchup, cheese. Also check out an earlier episode for our potato salad recipe, at the 29:45 mark. https://everyday-cooks-recipe.captivate.fm/episode/5-quick-summer-recipes Grilled Chicken Drumsticks Instead of using BBQ sauce, try marinating your chicken with soy sauce, or teriyaki sauce for a different taste. If you don’t like drumsticks, this can also be made with chicken breasts or tenders. Served with roasted veggies on the side. Jalapeno Poppers Costco sells a tup Jalapeno Artichoke dip and mini sweet peppers. Cut the tops off the mini peppers, stuff with the dip, and grill over the coals for 10 min – this doesn’t take long at all. Then let them cool and enjoy! Grilled Sausage and Peppers I like to get the chicken apple sausage and grill these with sliced yellow and red peppers, and onions in a cast iron over the fire. This doesn’t take too long, maybe 15-20 min. When the mix is almost done, toast your buns over the fire, watch them so they don’t burn! Then serve the sausage and peppers and onion in the toasted bun. Also bring that jar of pepperoncini or banana peppers! Baked Potatoes Wrap your pre-washed and oiled potatoes in aluminum foil. You can prep this ahead of time and bring the foiled potatoes in a Ziploc bag. Toss them on the grill or in the coals. Cook for about 60 minutes. Let cool and serve. Grilled Watermelon and Peaches What is camping without watermelon? Slice your watermelon into triangles; this works best if you can get an oblong watermelon and leave the rind on. That will come in handy later. Then place your watermelon, or even peach halves on a grill over the fire for a few minutes. Don’t forget to roast each side. Then serve w/ lime or lemon juice or Tajin. Oh, and that rind, that’s where you can hold the watermelon slice and no dishes! Tips and Tricks: Chop veggies and sides ahead of time.Marinade your meat ahead of time.Hard boil eggs ahead of time and peel them at home.Pre-cook rice and bring for a side dish.Don’t bring your whole seasoning jars, pack smaller amounts in containers.Pre-cook meals that you can head over the fire. Freeze them and put them in an ice chest.Foil packets are easy to make but can take a little longer to cook depending on the meat.Bring a cast iron skillet/grill and proper cooking utensils to cook over the fire. Don’t use plastic.Bring extra aluminum foil.Bring extra snacks.Extra disposable plastic tablecloths. CAMPING WITH ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY Slow-Cooker Meatballs: In a large slow cooker add 2-3 lbs. of frozen meatballs (turkey, beef, Italian) and over with a can of whole cranberry sauce and a jar of bbq sauce. Cook high 3 hours or low 6 hours. This gives you the softest and flavorful meatballs. Serve with pasta, rice, or on rolls. Slow-Cooker Wings: In a large slow cooker add a bag of frozen pre-cooked buffalo wings. Either get the pre-seasoned wings, or add your own buffalo sauce, teriyaki sauce, or keep them plain. Cook high 3 hours or low 6 hours. This is easy and fun to have when there is a big group camping and it’s a potluck. Serve with potato salad. Pre-made Taco Meat: This is an all time favorite for me. Make your taco meat at home and warm up in a microwave. Bring all the fixin’s and sit back and enjoy the great outdoors. BBQ Chicken Sandwiches: This is easy to put some chicken in your crockpot, add a bottle of BBQ sauce, and cook on low for 6 hours. Go out and enjoy the camper life either fishing, hiking, off-roading and come back to your campsite and turn off the slow cooker. Shred your chicken and serve on soft warm buns and a bag of chips and a veggie tray! Skillet Spinach – Artichoke Dip with Fire-roasted Sourdough Bread: Buy a tub of spinach artichoke dip or jalapeno artichoke dip at the store and bring a really good cast iron skillet. Either warm the dip up in the microwave and air fry the sour dough slices or toss it all outside on the fire or camp stove. Make sure to get the grill marks on the slices. Either way, this is an easy snack or dinner option and serve with a glass of wine! Airfryer Ideas: Tater Tots, hot dogs and brats (score them first), grilled cheese sandwiches Bang Bang Shrimp handheld sandwich (air fry frozen breaded shrimp, then coat with bang bang shrimp sauce. Put lettuce or a bag of salad mix in the tortilla and fill it with shrimp.) Bang Bang sauce recipe: ½ cup mayo or miracle whip, 2 tablespoons sweet Thai chili sauce, 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce, and 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar. Serves 5-6. See Everyday Cooks Recipe Club episodes about: Slow cooker Chicken TacosSummer Potato Salad w/ ApplesSlow cooker LasagnaRibs in the slow cookerFrench Toast Bake (bake ahead, warm in the microwave or air fryer) Tips and Tricks: Pre-cook some meals so you just can warm them up at campBuy Kevin’s or Factor meals ahead of time and bringPre-make pancake mix and bring it with you in a squeeze bottle. Cook in the RV or on a grill outsideSkewer bacon and cook on the grill, the fire, or in the...
