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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

ONE SKILLET MEALS

It's camping season! But much of the upper Midwest and West are suffering severe drought, which means fire restrictions. No roasting wieners over an open fire, no fire roasted chicken or ribs, no flame broiled burgers or NY Strips. When I can't stick something on the end of a stick and cook it over a fire, I like to keep my meals as simple as possible. Which means one pot meals. I take liberal advantage of Vigo one package meals like Red beans and Rice or Santa Fe Rice. Add water and a little ham, smoked sausage and or chicken, and in twenty minutes you have a meal. Fried Spam and egg sandwiches are also a staple in dry weather camping. Add a slice of Muenster cheese and a little spicy brown mustard...mmmmmm, hog heaven!

Here are 3 extremely easy one skillet meals, perfect for camping.

Breakfast Skillet:
1lb breakfast Sausage
1 med Onion, chopped
1 med Bell Pepper, chopped (optional)
1 16 oz pkg Hash Browns, thawed (or if using dried, reconstituted)
1 doz. Eggs, scrambled
8 0z sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded (or 8 slices American cheese)

In a large skillet or Dutch oven, break up sausage and brown. Add onions and cook, stirring, until they start to soften. Add Hash Browns, continue cooking, turning occasionally, until potatoes start to brown. Stir in eggs, cover and cook about five minutes or so, until eggs begin to set and just start to brown. Use a spatula and turn eggs over in sections, pressing on whole mess lightly. Cover and cook till eggs are completely set. Top with cheese, cover, and cook till cheese is melted (around 90 secs or so). Serves 6 to 8

Vacation Hash:
2 T Butter
1 small Onion, chopped
2 cans Roast Beef (these are about the size of a large can of tuna)
2 16oz cans diced Irish Potatoes, drained

Melt butter in large skillet. Add onions, saute until just soft. Add roast beef with gravy, and potatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, till meat and potatoes start to brown. Serves 3 to 4.

Western Skillet Rice:
1 lb Ground Beef
1 env. Lipton's Onion Soup Mix
1 1/2 cp Water
3/4 cp long grain White Rice or Converted Rice (NO MINUTE RICE!)
1 16oz can stewed Tomatoes
1 6oz can Peas
1 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded

In medium skillet, break up and brown meat, stirring frequently. Stir in onion soup mix, water, rice, tomatoes and peas (with liquid). Simmer, covered, about 25 minutes or until rice is tender. Top with cheese. Makes 4-6 servings.





6 Comments:

  • At 3:22 PM, Blogger tshsmom said…

    Cooking over an open fire is MY favorite part of camping too!
    I've made the egg and hash brown meal before, but my recipe calls for baking it. Thanks for adapting it to the skillet!

     
  • At 10:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Western Skillet Rice is my kids favorite casseroles, and a great potluck dish!

     
  • At 11:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    yum, yum! just watch out for those bears!

     
  • At 9:36 PM, Blogger dbackdad said…

    You rule Mark. Thanks for posting these.

     
  • At 9:12 PM, Blogger S.M. Elliott said…

    The Western Skillet Rice sounds tasty. I'll have to try that, camping or not.

     
  • At 10:13 PM, Blogger mister anchovy said…

    When I was a kid, there was a TV cooking show up here called The Fry Pan man, hosted by a character named James Barber, who lived on a boat, and cooked these fantastic meals on a hot-plate with one cast-iron pan. Between this show and watching my mom make her traditional Polish recipes, I pretty much learned how to cook.

    Tuffy and I are doing a little BBQ this Saturday. My sister is coming over, and one of her kids, and my aunt. Any suggestions for a special BBQ treat (today, I'm leaning toward a brisket, but that could change overnight).

     

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