One of my fondest memories from scouts were the many camp outs we had that involved Tin Foil Dinners. Could there really be anything more manly than cooking an entire meal with foil and fire? I loved the excitement of watching the foil pocket slowly cook over the amber’s of the fire, followed by the joy of opening the foil to find a hot, delicious meal ready to eat.

But as many of you have come to find out, there are two major setbacks to foil dinners. The first is that you have to prepare the meal at home. This means you have to carefully and awkwardly pack it up with your gear and hope the foil doesn’t rip apart before dinner time. The second setback involves time. Foil dinners take a long time to cook on a fire. This is not ideal if you arrive at your campsite long after the sun has gone down.

Well, we’ve got the solution for both these problems, and it involves your Honeyville Food Storage. Foil Meals in a Bag! Here are some of the benefits these Meals in a Bag offer:

  • They’re super light weight and easy to pack
  • They contain everything you’ll need to put your foil dinner together at the campsite
  • They use all Honeyville food storage products, so all you have to do is rehydrate and cook!
  • They cook up in minutes rather than an hour

These are the perfect meals for any boy scout or camping enthusiast, and they’re simple to make! We put together two Meals in a Bag (one for lunch and one for dinner) that you can make right now with all of your Honeyville Food Storage products. Each meal can serve 1-2 people. Check them out and see how easy it can be.

Lunch – Chicken Fajitia Casserole

Ingredients:
1 cup Honeyville Freeze Dried White Chicken
1/2 cup Honeyville Quick Cook Black Beans
1/2 cup Honeyville Freeze Dried Bell Peppers
1/2 cup Honeyville Freeze Dried Sweet Corn
1 1/2 tsp Chef Tess Southwest Fajita Seasoning

Directions:
Combine ingredients, starting with the chicken and working down on the list of ingredients, in a resealable sandwich bag.

Place Southwest Fajita Seasoning in it’s own resealable bag, roll up, and place on top of ingredients in the bag.

Cooking Directions:
Rehydrate ingredients in a separate bowl or in the bag. Once ingredients are hydrated, drain excess water and add ingredients to 12″ x 24″ sheet of foil. Season with Fajita Seasoning, then wrap foil to make a pocket shape, and seal off edges.

Bake on fire until ingredients are warm and ready to serve. Should take around 10-15 minutes, depending on how hot the fire is. Remember to flip the foil pocket at least once to ensure the meal is thoroughly cooked on both sides.

Dinner – Beef and Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
1 cup Honeyville Freeze Dried Beef Dices
1 1/2 cups Honeyville Dehydrated Potato Slices
1/2 cup Honeyville Freeze Dried Bell Peppers
1/2 cup Honeyville Freeze Dried Mushrooms
1/2 cup Honeyville Dehydrated Carrots
1 tsp Chef Tess All Purpose Seasoning

Directions:
Combine ingredients, starting with the beef dices and working down on the list of ingredients, in a resealable sandwich bag.

Place All Purpose Seasoning in its own resealable bag, roll up, and place on top of ingredients in the bag.

Cooking Directions:
Rehydrate ingredients in a separate bowl or in the bag. Once ingredients are hydrated, drain excess water and add ingredients to 12″ x 24″ sheet of foil. Season with All Purpose Seasoning, then wrap foil to make a pocket shape, and seal off edges.

Bake on fire until ingredients are warm and ready to serve. Should take around 10-15 minutes, depending on  how hot the fire is. Remember to flip the foil pocket at least once to ensure the meal is thoroughly cooked on both sides.

Both these meals cook up super flavorful and filling. These are definitely hearty meals, made for any outdoor adventure. And since you can make them right at the campsite, you don’t have to worry about carefully wrapping and packing your meal before you leave.

You can use these for scout camp-outs  family outings, overnight adventures, ore just a quick meal at home. Remember though, these ARE NOT long term food storage meals because they are not sealed in airtight containers. But when it comes to quick trips and excursions, these meals work just fine!

So, when’s the next camping trip?