Soups and Stews 11

Ah, what a wonderful day. You saw some wonderful old historic sites, hiked around the lake, took the kids to the park, rode the horses up the mountain, shopped the outlet malls or just lounged back in the lounge chare reading that great book and watching the wildlife wander through your campsite. You glance at your watch. Dinner! Ugh, that sounds like work and I'm on vacation! It's just time for that needed snooze.

Has this ever happened to you? We know you want to relax and enjoy yourself in camp so we have help for the "cook". These one-pot soups and stews are great time savers and they make sure the "cook" can join in at the campfire! Get creative and have some fun. Be sure to send us your ideas and successes! We would love to hear from you and share what you have with all fellow campers. Use the link below to share with others.

Depression Food, A One Pot Meal

Potatoes

Onion

Mushrooms

Ham

Butter

Corn

Seasonings (salt and pepper)

Cook peeled potatoes in large pot. Just before completely cooked, add sliced onion. Drain off most of the water. Add bite-sized pieces of ham, mushrooms, corn - fresh if available or any other vegetable your family likes. Cook until heated through. Add butter and seasonings and serve. We also love to cook this over a camp fire whenever possible.

Easy Homemade Chicken Soup

1 can of canned chicken

6 cups drinking water

3-6 chicken boullion cubes

Garlic Salt to taste

Dehydrated onion to taste

Dehydrated vegetable flakes

2 cups pasta or noodles

With the exception of the pasta, add all other ingredients to the pot, including the liquid from the canned chicken. Bring to a boil, then add pasta and cook for the amount of time recommended for the pasta on the back of the box. Salt and pepper to taste.
This recipe can also be cooked over a campfire.

Bean Soup

2 cans black beans (undrained)
1 can refried beans
1 large can tomatoes
1 can water
1 sauté onion

Chop onion and sauté. Dump contents of cans together and warm.