Recipes for you to try

Here are a few sample ideas that might help add a little flavor to your campout experience.

Hot breakfast ideas:

• Oatmeal - remember not all Scouts eat meat
• Eggs - plan for two each
• Sausage (brown and serve is easiest)
• Bacon - lots
• Fruit - Oranges or bananas are good for breakfast
• Hot chocolate, hot cider
• Milk, Juice (boxes, tang, etc)
• Egg McTed's
  • English Muffin
  • Eggs
  • Sausage Patti or Bacon
  • Cheese slices

 Cold breakfast

• Danish/Pop Tarts/Donuts
• Fruit
• Juice
• Milk
• Cold Cereal - remember that we normally aren't doing dishes on Sunday mornings before we leave camp

 Lunch

• Sandwiches
• Chips
• Cookies - Oreos are always a favorite
• Fruit - Apples, pears, grapes
• Soup - Check with Scoutmasters before planning this for a weekend
• Drink

 Hot dinner ideas

• Macaroni & cheese (& tuna or chicken)
• Ramen (with some protein and/or vegetable—sausage, egg, onion, etc)
• Pan-fried chicken thighs
• Spanish Rice & Fritos
• Chili w/grated cheddar & Oyster Crackers
• Canned peaches
• Hot Chocolate and/or Hot Cider
• Spaghetti & meatballs
• Burritos
• Personal Pizza's

Here are some links to some other recipes that are sure to go over good with the Scouts in your Patrol:

The Dutch Oven Cookbook

The Geezer's Cookbook

Dutch oven recipes

Yahoo Camping Recipes

Scouter.Com's Cooking Links

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