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BonitaApplebum:
Since it's just about camping season, anybody want to talk about outdoor cooking?

I think my all time crowd pleaser is burritos. They are flexible enough that kids and picky eaters will enjoy them, and they work for carnivores and veggies.

I usually have a camp stove, a grill (either hibachi or weber), and a campfire, but you can usually make this work with some combo of the above.

I will grill up a protein (generally pre-marinated chicken, sometimes beef). While that's happening I'll make minute rice or one of those rice pilaf in a box mixes on the stove. I also heat up some canned refried beans and/or black beans on the stove. You can make all this stuff as seasoned or as plain as your crowd likes.

I put out shredded cheese, salsa, guacamole, hot sauce, sour cream, along with all of the above when it's ready. Plus the big size flour tortillas.

Holler for the crowd. Everyone gets to build their own burrito as they like. Wrap in foil and heat on the coals. I put out shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes to add after the fact.

It's a bit of prep up front but the beauty of this meal is everyone makes their own and once you've done the prep your work is finished. Great for a crowd or for people that aren't eating all at once.

seattlegirl:
Yummm...

Last summer we enjoyed sweet potatoes wrapped in foil baked on the coals. 

diablita:
That sounds good BA!  What else do you like to make?  What do you make for breakfast?

I suppose I need to buy a good cooler for car camping this summer.  We've not done much so I have a tiny one (mostly for beer) but if I'm going to bring several days' worth of protein, I'll need bigger.

BonitaApplebum:
We make all the breakfast foods! Last summer when cooking for a crowd DH made omelettes to order, but he's the omelette king. I like doing French toast. I almost always try to do something you can do on the camp stove for breakfast, because nobody wants to mess around with the grill or a fire in the morning. But if you don't mind starting coals of some sort, breakfast casseroles in a Dutch oven are good, and super easy. I also always have cereal and yogurt on hand for early risers (aka kids) that can't wait for the chef. And, of course, coffee!!!

BonitaApplebum:
Last summer my friend did meatball subs for dinner -- so easy. She prepped the meatballs and sauce at home so she just had to heat them up onsite. She had crusty rolls and sliced provolone and toasted the sandwiches a bit on the grill, served with a salad.

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