Categories: Food & Wine

Easy Foil Pouch Recipes Perfect for Cooking Meals Over a Campfire

Campfire meals are the perfect meal to cook in a pouch. Pouch meals are contained in foil and perfect for cooking over an open campfire. Pouches also allow for easy preparation, good nutrition, and easy clean up. These are all perfect qualities for a campfire meal with your family and friends. So, skip the fatty, salty hot dogs ad opt for some of these healthy pouch campfire meal recipes.

For a hearty ham and potato main course try roasting this pouch recipe over the open campfire.

Ham and Potato Bake:

Canned Ham (Diced)
Potatoes
Onions
Carrots
Green Peppers
Garlic
Salt and Pepper
Grated Cheese

Brush heavy foil with butter. Add thinly sliced veggies and diced ham. Seal the foil into a pouch. Put on hot coals, turning often. Bake for about 25 minutes. After opening pouch, sprinkle with cheese.

For a vegetarian dish cooked over a campfire try this vegetable medley in a pouch.

Vegetable Medley:

Ingredients:

1 onion, peeled and quartered
12 baby new potatoes, quartered (Or you can use regular potatoes)
4 medium zucchini, cut into 1inch chunks
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced
4 sprigs rosemary, leaves removed
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

In a large bowl, combine the onions, potatoes and zucchini. Drizzle with the olive oil and mix again. Add the sliced garlic, rosemary and salt and toss to coat vegetables. Do not cook the vegetable in the pouch directly on the coals. Rest the on a grate or stone placed as close as possible to the coals. Allow to cook about twenty minutes or until done.
Directions:
Brush the foil with butter or spray with Pam. Tear off a piece of foil large enough to hold the vegetables. Place the vegetables on the foil and bring fold up the sides to form a room pouch. Place the foil pouch on a hot grill or in a preheated 425 degrees F oven and roast until potatoes are tender and caramelized, about 25 minutes.
For dessert over the open campfire try this baked apple dessert in a pouch:

Apple Dessert Bake:

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter
1 pound Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter

Spray your foil with Pam or spread some butter on the foil. Lay the thin layers of apple in the foil. Sprinkle with the raisins. Mix the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on top. Drop bits of butter on top of the whole thing. Seal you foil pouch and bake over your fire. Do not place on hot coals, it will burn. Try placing a grill over the coals and resting the pouch on the grill. Cook until the apples are as soft as you would like.

Be creative with these pouch campfire recipes. Substitute meats and vegetables you and your family like. Change out the apples for pairs, bananas, or even peaches. Make sure you travel with non-perishable foods that can survive without refrigeration. With a well-stocked pantry by your fireside you can put almost anything in a foil pouch and cook it over a campfire!