Outdoor Cooking

Camp Potato Packets

Prep Time: 20 to 60 minutes     

Cook Time: 25 to 30 minutes 

Servings: 6

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 medium baking potatoes

  • 1 to 1 1/2 pounds thick-sliced bacon

  • 30 (1-inch by 1-inch) slices of cheddar cheese

  • 1/2 cup minced or sliced olives

  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced chives or green onion

  • 12 (12-inch by 12-inch) sheets foil

Dutch Oven Venison Chili

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound venison, ground or cubed

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 onion, chopped

  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced or minced

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder

  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 2 teaspoons cumin

  • 1 teaspoon coriander

  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

  • Salt and pepper to taste

  • 1 6-ounce can tomato paste

Dutch Oven Breakfast

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound bacon, ham or sage sausage

  • 1 26-ounce package of frozen hash browns, or equivalent

  • 1 dozen eggs

  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

  • Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Grits and granola will do the trick for a day or two, but after just a few mornings in the woods I'm ready for a breakfast hearty enough to get me over the mountain or around the next river bend.

One Pot Chicken, Rice and Veggies

Prep Time: 10 minutes 

Cook Time: 25 minutes 

Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 large chicken breasts (1 ½ pounds of chicken)

  • 2 tbs. of your favorite chicken rub, such Hi Mountain Poultry Rub

  • 1 package Knorr Sides Rice Medley

  • 12 oz. bag Vegetable Medley or 1 cup each of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots

  • 4 tbs. olive oil

  • 2 cups water

  • ½ tsp. salt

  • ¼ tsp. pepper

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Whether you’re willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a roto-molded cooler or your budget is more in line with a traditional double-walled cooler – we all want the same thing. We want a cooler to keep our food and drinks cold for as long as possible!
 

Here are some common sense tricks to help maximize your cooler’s cooling capacity even in the warmest weather camping season will throw at you.
 

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