Dinner ideas for the trail

[mich4076]

I was wondering what everyone normally eats for dinner on the trail... I have Ramen Noodles, Spagetti, Oatmeal, and grits, and granola bars.... but to my husband it's too many noodles.... He's really picky too...    Hope everyone has a great rest of the week and enjoys the weekend!!

[auwesman]

Mac and Chesse.....I guess thats still noodles   I like to try the Mac and cheese with bacon bits/boccilie as well

[Graceless]

Food and usually ALOT of it! heehee
 Mostly stuff like Burritos,biscuits with sausage gravy,beans n rice with hamburger mix n brocoli. hm well I could do on but really I should PDF this and then just link. I have spent waaay to much time getting meal ideas this past spring!!! sheesh!

[Lostsheep]

Wow.

May I recommend a few books for you:
1. Freezer Bag Cooking I've used plenty of her free recipes from her site, and even more from her book. You should consider it. (Her recipes require a good bit of dehdrating too)

Ex. Chicken wraps, Chicken fajitas, Cheesy Beef & Rice, Tuna casserole, etc.

2. One Pan Wonders I just ordered her book, but have not received it yet. From her site, it looks fantastic, and I know she works with the author of the first book. One Pan Wonders does not use a dehydrator for anything from what I've read.

3. A fork in the Trail Another awesome book using a dehydrator. Breakfast, lunches, dinners and deserts. Fabulous. Also requires a dehydrator.

Those are just some books. But we've cooked shrimp, steaks, and burgers on the first night. Fish and fixings on second nights, and whatever else we can prepare.

Ask away!

[mich4076]

Thanks for the suggestions! I was thinkin mac and cheese too!! lol... It's going to be like pulling the teeth out of a whale to get my husband to go backpacking with me.... he just wants to go hiking...    I guess he can either come with me or stay home... lol...

[Lostsheep]

Mich, check out those sites! I love them and it was a huge reason for me to buy a dehydrator.

I have stock meats in the freezer for my trips ready to go! And surprisingly, I've had omlets w/ bacon on day 2 and sometimes day 3....

I like to eat good!

[Cuffs]

Beef Stroganhoff
Shepherds Pie
Tuna Casserole
Lasagna
Biscuits & Gravy

[highlife]

Spaghetti
Fajitas
Salmon cakes or even crab cakes  < first night usually, due to the weight. use canned or foiled pack
Fettuccine with chicken

Some books we have also that find useful are...

Backpack Gourmet by Linda Frederick Yaffe

LipSmackin Backpackin by Tim and Christine Conners

Trail food  by Alan S. Kesselheim

Mary Bells Complete Dehydrator Cookbook

The Back Country kitchen  by Teresa Marrone


get a dehydrator and you can make and take all kinds of yummy foods.
I also recommend a vacuum sealer

[Magic City Matt]

Recently Lesley and I have been getting the Bear Creek brand potato soup. We usually add some carrot and pre-cut leeks and top it with some cheese and dry sausage. It's truly one of the best things you will ever eat.

[Nalgene Ninja]

There's a mexican style Knorr's Sides Plus that makes a tasty taco w/  foil pouch chicken.
We also do Tuna noodle caserole, mac-n-cheese (recipe from Hungry Hiker's Guide to Good Eating), Freezerbagcookin g.com has some tasty rice and cous-cous recipes as well.

Just go into the grocery store and check out your rice and noodle sides. Prctically anything that has less than 15 min of simmer time can be cozied instead, and is suitalbe for bP-ing.

[MississippiRob]

I make a vegatarian chilli that I dehydrate and take on most backpacking trips. I also do red beans and rice (dehydrated). I only do food that I dehydrate myself, so all I have to do is boil water. Easier and less clean up. And by the way, check out the sites LostSheep reccomended, they are all great.

[WolfVanZandt]

Now that they are packaging fish in pouches, Try mac and Cheese but add a pouch of tuna and a cap of Ms. Dash.

Most of my experience cooking outdoors is for a static campsite. for that, my website has a lot of quick and easy gourmet ideas that work well with little modification (one of my favorites is the Sauerkraut Stew). Some of them could probably be modified for hiking, though.

http://community-2.webtv....nZandt/TheTherianTimeline

The recipes are in theh sections labeled "Stuff Files".