A family camping menu should be:
- Easy and fast to prepare.
- It requires only a few ingredients and
- Those ingredients are easy to store at camp—they’re not prone to spilling, spoiling, or taking up space.
Here is our family’s 4 day camping menu plan. We’ve tweaked it over the years and I’m sure you’ll tweak it some more to suit your family’s style and needs.
4 day camping meal plan 1st Night: Lloyds BBQ Ribs, Corn, Coleslaw and Potato Salad Wrap ribs in heavy-duty aluminum foil, heat, open a can of corn, and serve with prepared coleslaw and potato. The first night is the celebration night. You pitched the tent, built a campfire, unpacked your gear. So kick back and relax. By the way, Costco is my favorite place to buy a big tub of potato salad and coleslaw. DAY 1 =========== Breakfast: Blueberry Sausage and Egg Pancakes Lunch: Chili dog and leftover coleslaw/potato salad Dinner: Grilled marinated steak tips, baked potatoes and free-range onions. If there is no grill: easy pork chops and biscuits Dessert: s’mores DAY 2 =========== Breakfast: Cereals and fruits, cheesy cakes Lunch: Tortellini and tomato sauce Dinner: Meatloaf Sandwich and Italian Wedding Soup (canned) Dessert: mini cakes for camping DAY 3 ========== Breakfast: French toast, sausage and eggs Lunch: Chowder in a bread bowl or grilled burgers and hot dogs Dinner: Baked Ham, Beans, and Sweet Potatoes Dessert: peach hollyhocks DAY 4 =========== Breakfast: Pancakes, sausage and eggs Lunch: Surprise wrapped in foil (whatever is left in the camp kitchen) Do we religiously stick to this menu plan? Of course not. But being prepared gives me the freedom to be more creative and flexible.
The recipes are pretty easy to guess. If you need camping recipes, tips, and shortcuts for this 4-day family camping menu, email us at [email protected] and we’ll send it to you automatically.
The menu calls for a camping stove. If you don’t have a camping stove, watch our video on the 4 criteria to look for in a camping stove [http://www.joyofcamping.com/camping-gear/camping-stoves/camping-stove-criteria/].