Easy Camping (or Weeknight) Meal

2022 been the summer of camping, hiking & backpacking…all of which I love!  One of the best parts of being in the outdoors is enjoying a hot meal at the end of the day.  When prepping for outdoor cooking, I take two different routes:

  1. Dutch oven meals for more laid-back sit-around-the-campfire trips (here’s my Chicken Goulash with Biscuit Dumpling recipe!)
  2. Quick, easy pull-together meals for trips where the activities are the focus

This last weekend was the later.  We focused on multiple longer hikes & I knew that by supper time I’d be tired & hungry with minimal energy available for cooking.  So, what did I do?  I threw a protein, some veggies & a carb into the cooler.  And voila!  Here’s my easy camping (or weeknight dinner) meal! Serves 2 hungry people!

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chorizo (or your fav sausage), cut into bite-size pieces
  • Olive oil
  • 1/2 c onions, chopped
  • 1/3 c green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 garlic gloves, chopped
  • 1/2 med potato, chopped
  • Salt & Pepper
  • 1/2 c cotija cheese, crumbled (could also use feta or shredded pepper jack or cheddar)
  • 2 flour tortillas
Heat olive oil in frying pan.  When hot add chorizo & potatoes.  Sauté until potatoes are about halfway cooked through, about 3-4 min.  Add onions, peppers, garlic & salt & pepper.  Continue to cook until potatoes & onions are cooked through, another 3-4 min. Put chorizo filling into tortilla.  Top with cheese.  Enjoy!

NOTES:

  • For easy cooking at camp, I prep all my ingredients ahead of time.  Things like onions, peppers, garlic & salt & pepper can all be put into 1 Ziplock bag.  Chopped chorizo goes into its own Ziplock bag.  Crumbled or shredded cheese goes into another Ziplock bag.
  • To keep cut potatoes from browning (due to oxidation), put cubed potatoes into a Tupperware & cover completely with water (here are 2 additional methods to prevent oxidation).  Drain off water before cooking.

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