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07/14/2016 10:42AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
In a couple of weeks I will be doing a short 5 day trip with a group of 6. It is myself, my daughter Allie and 4 of her friends (none who have ever been to the BW before except Allie!). These are all recent HS grads, and the 3 boys are big guys. Here is my question:

I need one simple meal idea. Allie came up with 3 of her favorites (chili, burritos and spag), and I really am kind of stuck for the last meal. I have never been in with a group this big (have not traveled with a group larger than 2 for a good 10 years), and I do not want to bring in any fresh food-not even for the first night. So, any suggestions for an easy meal would be much appreciated.

Thanks!
 
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tarnkt
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07/14/2016 11:16AM  
I know you already have one pasta meal but this easy one pot meal is a hit with our group every year:

Pasta sides plus pouch chicken. If you are feeling ambitious you can add some dehydrated peppers and mushrooms.

The pasta sides call for milk but taste just fine without it. Add a little extra butter for a creamier taste. Not sure if you classify butter/margarine as a fresh food....
 
07/14/2016 11:35AM  
Can't go wrong with steaks on the first night...
 
Savage Voyageur
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07/14/2016 11:40AM  
Make a pot of chowder from a mix, dump in 3-4 fish, add a few spuds and onion and cook. Then make a pan of biscuits. Done, easy and always a crowd favorite.
 
BobDobbs
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07/14/2016 11:44AM  
Can't go wrong with Mt House Lasagna - price isn't terrible if you buy a #10 can. Parmesan cheese on top...mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Cheaper option off the shelf would be mac and cheese. While we almost never eat it at home, its one of our favorites in the BW. A couple of tuna or salmon pouches really bulks it up and adds a lot of protein for the money and weight.
 
07/14/2016 11:47AM  
Spaghetti. If you have a dehydrator, turn 2 cans os sauce into leather, dehydrate 2 lbs of ground beef and take two boxes of noodles. Enough carbs and protein to fill up 5 young adults. I like to dehydrate some canned corn to go with it as well.

EDIT: Looking at your post again and it says Spag which I'm guessing means Spaghetti. So if you are planning to fish then I'd suggest fish tacos. I made some that require a little effort on my last trip, but everyone agreed that it was the best meal of the trip.
 
lundojam
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07/14/2016 12:02PM  
Get two or three Bear Creek Potato soup packets. They call for 8 cups of water, so they make quite a bit. If you catch a fish or two, throw them in their and call it bass chowder. If you catch enough, have fish and soup.
More labor intensive, but I've pleased a crowd or two with quesadillas. Simple if your pan is big enough. Pouch chicken.
 
07/14/2016 12:26PM  
An easy option our crew likes is the Bear Creek Wild Rice Soup mix. We start the soup mix according to the directions, then add 2 extra cups of Minute Rice and a couple foil pouches of chicken. It ends up much ticker than soup and is a nice tasty Chicken Wild Rice casserole. Our crew is 4 adults (old men), so for your group you would need 2 packs of the soup mix, 4 cups of Minute Rice, and 3-4 foil packs of chicken.

Good luck with all the newbies and have a great trip.
 
07/14/2016 12:40PM  
That chicken tacos is a good one I think.
 
07/14/2016 01:13PM  
Easy... Pizza
 
07/14/2016 01:19PM  
This is really good. Taken from the bwca.com recipe book for dinners in the cooking forum.

This makes a lot, but maybe not enough for 6. Would be enough if you had a side dish of some sort. My kids both like it (ages 8 and 17)

This is not my recipe; it was first posted by The Lorax. I'm adding it here so I will always know where to find it without searching. Because I like it that much. :) I added in the part about the red/pink salmon and the quantity of salmon. Pack the two quart baggies and the salmon together in one gallon baggie, and your meal is all packaged up and ready to pack.
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Isle Royale Salmon (aka, "The best backcountry dinner you will ever have")

I thought I would post this, as my buddy who developed the recipe wouldn't mind.
This won first place at Titanium Chef 2002 and I have to say as far as back woods cuisine, it's the best I've ever sampled. Many agree.I'm guilty of even making this at home for dinner. the only thing I haven't done is try fresh fish (poached first) in it. I plan to this upcoming trip.

First off, the credit goes out to "Prosecutor". A friend of mine who is lucky enough to enjoy 100+ nights a year in woods and on the water. He's very well known to a lot of outdoors type people as a world class outdoorsman.

He came across the wife of a great lakes fishermen and was chatting with her up at Isle Royale. He asked if she ever got tired of eating fish.She explained how creative she is and described a recipe. He started scribbling and asked if he could adapt the recipe. She said yes and he's a nice enough guy to share it with everybody.

So I present to you all......Isle Royale Salmon

At Home:
Package in a quart or half gallon ziplock bags the following,

Ziplock 1:
1 package Knorr Vegetable Soup Dip& Recipe Mix
1 ounce dried sliced potato taken from a box of scalloped potatoes
1/2 cup dehydrated onion
1 tsp chicken bullion
1/4 tsp ground thyme
1/4 tsp fresh ground white pepper
1/2 tsp salt

Ziplock 2:
1 cup powdered milk
2 Tbs flour
3/4 cup dehydrated mashed potatoes

Stick in with the two Ziplocks: 1 7-ounce pouch salmon (some prefer the red salmon over pink if you can find it)

On the trail or water:
Bring 6 cups water to a low boil. Flake the fish (7 oz. foil pouched salmon)and add to the boiling water with the first ziplock bag of potato, onoin, soup and spice mixture and cook at a low boil for another ten minutes.Turn off heat and slowly add contents of the second ziplock bag of powdered milk/flour/potato mixture, stirring constantly. When the flour is mixed in without lumps, turn down to a low simmer and heat for two minutes. Serve with croutons.
 
billconner
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07/14/2016 02:07PM  
Foil pack chicken - or other version of chicken but foil packs easy; chicken gravy mix; and stove stop dressing. I usually ad some freeze dried vegetables on the side - the re hydrate in packet type. Nice to have some cranberries - even dehydrated. I usually heat water for the vegetables and dressing in a pot, and then make the dressing in the pot; then make the gravy in a fry pan and add chicken.

You can substitute instant mashed potatoes for the dressing.

Another favorite is like this but uses home dehydrated ground beef and beef gravy and mixture on top of instant mashed potatoes. FD vegetables on the side.

Last and very simple and filling - beans and rice. I like Zatarains. I add a ounce or two per person of cut up summer sausage. Hot sauce to taste.

Instant pudding made with Nido and maybe ginger snaps for dessert.
 
07/14/2016 02:22PM  
quote lundojam: "Get two or three Bear Creek Potato soup packets. They call for 8 cups of water, so they make quite a bit. If you catch a fish or two, throw them in their and call it bass chowder. If you catch enough, have fish and soup.
More labor intensive, but I've pleased a crowd or two with quesadillas. Simple if your pan is big enough. Pouch chicken."


A Bear Creek potato soup is exactly what I was thinking when I read the OP.

Another easy one is a box or 2 of Kraft tuna helper and foil packs of tuna to go with them.
 
mr.barley
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07/14/2016 02:24PM  
pizza
 
woodsandwater
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07/14/2016 03:22PM  
Question on the pizza... I will also be out with a group of six soon. I love making pizza using my reflector oven and the pre-made pizza crust where we just add our sauce and toppings. However, we can only make one at a time and for six would be quite time consuming. How do some of you make your pizza ?
 
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07/14/2016 03:33PM  




Fish tacos. Does require bringing in a little fresh food though (onion, cilantro, red pepper and tomato), tortillas (or pitas) and catching fish.
 
billconner
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07/14/2016 03:41PM  
quote woodsandwater: "Question on the pizza... I will also be out with a group of six soon. I love making pizza using my reflector oven and the pre-made pizza crust where we just add our sauce and toppings. However, we can only make one at a time and for six would be quite time consuming. How do some of you make your pizza ?"


JMO but for six, with large JMO, you'd still need to make two. I use jiffy or betty crocker dough mix.

 
07/14/2016 04:10PM  
Lots of good ideas: thanks, all! I love trail pizza, but I do not want to hassle with making it for 6. With this group, it would easily take 3 of the JMO pizzas. Probably will just stick with another pasta dish.
 
07/19/2016 10:44AM  
You can check out the bear creek soups. I like the creamy wild rice with some foil pouch chicken thrown in. Very hearty and one pouch makes 9 servings I think.
 
wingnut
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07/20/2016 07:58AM  
Pizza made with peta bread for the crust, cooked in a frying pan would be doable. It's much better if you can heat the pepperoni before it goes onto the crust.
 
07/20/2016 09:58AM  
Shepherds Pie

Maddy The Goose how to video

I stumbled upon this from the recipe section here and have made it 4 times. Just need to scale it up for 6.
 
07/20/2016 12:50PM  
quote hooky: "Shepherds Pie


Maddy The Goose how to video


I stumbled upon this from the recipe section here and have made it 4 times. Just need to scale it up for 6."


I love all the Maddy the Goose vids!
 
07/20/2016 12:50PM  
quote wingnut: " Pizza made with peta bread for the crust, cooked in a frying pan would be doable. It's much better if you can heat the pepperoni before it goes onto the crust."


Good call, esp is we have a fire. Then I could use the embers to set on top of an inverted pot placed over the pizza to melt the cheese. I do always cook the pepperoni first and then drain the fat. Along with caramelized onions and garlic, yummy!
 
07/30/2016 06:13PM  
Decided to go with pesto and pasta on night one as I have a boatload of basil. Homemade pesto...Yummy!
 
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