What's Cooking? Our Favorite Camp Side Recipes (What About When We Can't Cook?)

Hey Y'all!

Let's talk food!

We both have found a new love for cooking, and trying new things. Here's our top 3 recipes right now!

I'm using the word recipe loosely and assuming you know the basics of cooking. 

1) Taco Salad

There's a lot of different taco salad recipes out there, but we don't like any dressing with ours so here's our ingredients list:

1lb Ground Beef (or Ground Turkey, whichever was cheaper)

1 Mild Taco Seasoning Pack

Lettuce (again whichever we have on hand)

16oz Black Beans

12oz Corn

Rice, sometimes, other times we omit it (Depends on how hungry we are, and what we have on hand.)

Tortilla Chips

Shredded Cheese, typically the taco or Mexican blend of the store brand

Avocado, or guacamole

Sour cream

Tomatoes

Salsa

Bell Pepper 

To start we brown the meat, then add the seasoning packet along with the beans and corn to the skillet (or grill it all up together on the Blackstone) and let that simmer while we cook the rice. Once both of those are done we  slice, chop, and assemble all the ingredients in our bowls and enjoy! 4-6 servings.

2) Buffalo Chicken Mac 'n Cheese

Neither of us loves anything too hot, so this recipe is perfect for us.

Ingredients:

Chicken Breast (1lb)

Pasta, we like either the shells or elbow mac (1 box/bag)

We, more often than not, cheat with the Velveeta cheese sauce packet or something similar. (We 1. Don't have a lot of space, and 2. Don't have a lot of refrigerator space.)

This Buffalo Sauce (2oz):

To put it all together: Cook your chicken and shred it up, cook your pasta, drain. Add chicken and pasta to same pot, add in cheese and buffalo sauce, stir. Dish out, and eat! We always have leftovers, so I'd say feeds 4 easily.

3) Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry

 

This one is a little different every time we make it. Sometimes we add more or less vegetables, different ones, etc. The carrots and broccoli are always there, as well as:

1lb Chicken 

Teriyaki Sauce (Which ever you like. We like a thicker sauce, not a marinade.)

Other potential ingredients:

Bok Choy

Cabbage

Brussel Sprouts

Onion

Cauliflower

Sesame Seeds

Etc

This one comes together pretty easy, we get our chicken all cooked up, then add some of the teriyaki sauce. We leave it alone while we: Cook those veggies, low and slow with a lid on the Blackstone, or in a skillet. Once they're done add them to the chicken with some more of that teriyaki sauce. Stir, serve, and eat. Sometimes we add rice, but usually we eat it as is and are plenty full. 

Do you have any favorite recipes? Share in the comments below!

When we can't cook?

We still enjoy trying out local cuisine, if we're somewhere that allows for that. We also keep a box of "it doesn't need cooked" foods on hand. We like the Tuna Smart Bowls from Startkist, and we almost always have the fixin's for some type of sandwich. 

Thanks,

The Outlands

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