Hot dogs - Easy to portion, cook and serve

• • Vegetarian option need testing. Some are better than others

  • Boil hot dogs or grill

  • condiments: Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, Onions, Chilli

Pasta Bar - Harder to Portion, Cook ahead of time, Easy to serve

• • Cook spaghetti ahead of time and chill in cooler. Dip in hot water to warm

  • Provide Sauce options: Thai Peanut Sauce, Meat Sauce, Alfredo or Pesto

  • Serving Sizes;

    • 2oz of Spaghetti(dry) per person

    • 1/2 cup(4 oz) of Sauce per person

    • Camping Tips:

      • Precook spaghetti, rinse well add olive oil and reheat in boiling water for 45 seconds

      • Use precooked frozen meatballs - Boil in food safe bag for 20 minutes, or simmer with sauce for 20 min.

Taco Bar - Easy to portion, Cook meat ahead of time, easy to serve

• • Reheat meat with Immersion Cooker and large tub

  • Use diced baked tofu as beef alternative

  • Crockpot Taco Meat Serves 40

    • Ingredients

      • 5 Pounds Lean Ground Beef or Baked Tofu

      • 2 Tablespoons Garlic Powder

      • 1 cups Taco Seasoning,

      • 1 liter water

      • 40 Corn or Flour tortillas

      • Condiments

        • 2 heads of lettuce

        • 1 Yellow Onion

        • 1 bundle cilantro

        • 24 oz Salsa

        • 1 bottle hot sauce

    • Instructions

      • Place ground beef into slow cooker. Top with the taco seasoning, garlic powder, and salsa. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.

      • When the meat is finished cooking, drain any liquid from the crockpot and break up the beef as desired with a fork.

      • Serve with your corn or flour tortillas

Sandwiches and Vegetarian Chili - Easiest to prep and serve

• • Sandwiches

    • Loaf of bread(20 ppl), 3 pack Costco Turkey (21 ppl),

    • Tomato(6 ppl), Onion(15 ppl)

  • Vegetarian Chili (9 Servings)

    • 2 Cans(16oz) chili beans

    • 2 Garlic Cloves

    • 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatos

    • 2 cans diced tomatos,

    • 4 tsp chili powder

    • medium onion finely chopped

    • 1 cup baby portobello mushrooms

Drinks - Instant drinks with less clean up is easiest. Instant coffee and single serving drink mixes are easier than finding and managing a container to serve and prep the drink.

You can mix dehydrated food with other ingredients.

• Spaghetti with meat sauce - Use Mountain House Beef crumble so you don't have to chill hamburger.

• Uncle Ben's boil in bag rice is a great alternative to regular rice. You can use this in conjunction with canned or dehydrated beef stew for a hearty meal.