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Chicken enchiladas:
12.5 oz can or cooked Chicken
1/2 c.Sour cream
sm. can Green chili
1/2 c. water
14 oz. Cream chicken soup
Corn tortillas cut up bite size
1 cupCheddar cheese
1/2 chopped Onions
Green sauce to top

Cooking can be very challenging when you are camping out of your car. Having everything within easy reach will make your life much easier. I prefer one dish recipes that don't have a huge list of ingredients. Most of these happen to be great comfort food too. I usually either boil/cook my chicken before we go or use canned chicken when I need to resupply our food. Handeling raw chicken while camping is not something I like to do. I also prefer to bake my bacon (350 degrees/~25 min) at home on a stoneware bar pan, then just rewarm in the pan for breakfast. It saves a ton of time, and again, you are not handeling raw meat. Hope you enjoy some of my basic camping recipes.
Tailgate Cookin'
Saute onion in a cast iron skillet (or pan). When soft add green chilis, and chicken-heat through. Combine sour cream, cream of chcken and water together, pour on chicken mixture, heat until bubbling. Serve it topped with cheese and green sauce. Makes about 4-5 servings.
Chicken & dumplings:
Bisquick pouch or box
12.5 oz or 1 1/2 c. Chicken
48 oz. Chicken broth
1/2 chopped Onion
grated med. carrot (optional)

Add onion (and carrot) to chicken broth. Bring to a boil. make dumplings per instructions and drop spoonfuls into broth. Boil 10 minutes uncovered, then 10 minutes covered. Salt and pepper to taste. Makes 5-6 servings.
Frito Pie:
Fritos
Chili
Cheese
Onions

Heat chili. Fill your bowl with Fritos then top with cheese and onions. Smother with hot chili and enjoy!
option: Chili dog Frito pie- cut up hot dogs and add them to the chili
Quesadillas:
flourTortillas
Chicken
Onions
Cheddar Cheese
Hot sauce

recipes for: chicken enchiladas * chicken & dumplings * Frito Pie * Chicken Quesadillas * *ZoAnn Special * Pizza * Trout-in-foil * Breakfast Tacos * Mac & Cheese & chili * Migas *
Warm tortillas in a cast iron pan (this helps the cheese melt faster) add cheese then chicken, onions and anything else you like. Top with a second tortilla. Lightly brown one side, flip and brown the other. Cut in 4 pieces and serve with hot sauce, sour cream or guacamole if you have it.
ZoAnn Special:
2 packages Knorr Noodles (parmesan)
Lg pouchTuna
1 can Peas (w/onions & mushrooms)

Note: This recipe can be made a variety of ways. I prefer the Knorr flavored noodles, and if you don't have milk you can subsitute water and it doesn't effect the flavor-Parmesan is my favorite.
Cook noodles per instructions. Add tuna, then gently stir in peas. Heat till warmed through. Serve with Ritz crackers.
Pizza:
Spaghetti sauce
Boboli pizza crust
toppings: pepperoni, ham, onions, olives etc.
Mozzarella Cheese

Place crust face down in a heated cast iron skillet. When warmed, flip over and add sauce, 1 cup cheese and toppings of your choice. place lid on pan and heat till cheese melts.
Note: keep heat med-low so you don't burn the bottom before the cheese melts.

Mac/cheese/chili:
Deluxe Mac & cheese
2 cans Chili
Onions (optional)
Ritz crackers

Make macaroni according to directions. Add cheese pouch and stir. You can heat the chili in a separate pan or just move the mac over to one side to heat the chili. Serve topped with onions if you like, and a side of Ritz crackers. Serves 4
Note: the deluxe mac&cheese doesn't use milk, so it's easier to make camping
Bacon Breakfast Tacos:
6 eggs
6 tortillas
Thick sliced Bacon
Cheese
Hot sauce

Warm precooked bacon in cast iron skillet. Set aside. Crack eggs in pan and scramble. Warm tortillas on extra burner (if you have one) flipping several times. Add bacon, cheese then eggs. Top with hot sauce. makes 6 tacos.
Put eggs on top of cheese to keep cheese in the taco. Also can add refried beans first.
Trout-in-foil:
fresh trout
(gutted, cut of head/tails)
lemon-pepper
fresh lemons
salt
butter
Place prepared trout on foil. Sprinkle inside with salt, lemon-pepper, and butter. Slice lemons and place inside fish. Seal pouch and cook over campfire grate or near coals, turning a few times. Check for doneness after 10-15 minutes, meat should flake easily and be white. Garnish with lemon and eat while hot!
Migas:
6-8 slices thick bacon
oil
8-10 corn tortillas (cut up bite-size)
1 can ro-tel (drained)
6 eggs
cheddar cheese
hot sauce
Cook bacon and remove from pan. If bacon is precooked you may need to add some oil to the pan. Over med-high heat cook tortillas till crispy, drain on paper towel and set aside. Add rotel to pan and cook off any liquid. Add eggs and scramble till half way cooked, then add in bacon and tortillas. Cook till eggs are set. Top with cheese. Serve in tortillas or a bowl.
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