Camping Menu - Day 1

 **This is the first portion of a three-day camping menu.**

Day 1

Arrival Fire-Toasted Sandwiches:

You will be very busy setting up camp and un-packing. This easy campfire sandwich can be a life saver when hungry kids are jumping around.

Ingredients:

6 slices American cheese
12 sliced maple smoked turkey breast
3 large sub buns

3 tbsp (45 ml) margarine or softened butter

6, 8 inch squares of aluminium foil

Instructions:

Slice the buns in half and lay two slices of cheese and four slices of turkey breast on each bun

Butter the outside of the buns and cut in half

Wrap each half in a square of foil and store in your cooler until ready to use

Toast each sandwich for 30 seconds on a hot fire and serve

Arrival Supper:

BBQ Ribs
Foil-packed veggies
Summer Turkey Pasta Salad


BBQ Ribs:

Ingredients:

Two large racks of ribs cut into four bone portions
1\2 cup barbecue sauce
2 tbsp (30 ml) grill seasoning

Instructions:

Combine all the ingredients in a large Ziploc bag and put in your cooler

When ready wrap each rack in aluminium foil and set into the fire pit

Flip packs every five minutes for forty-five minutes

Serve with additional BBQ sauce

Foil-packed veggies

Ingredients:

16 mini yellow gold potatoes
20 green beans
1 zucchini squash, quartered
1 green onion, diced
1\2 tsp (2.5 ml) salt
1\2 tsp (2.5 ml) pepper
4 tbsp (60 ml) olive oil

4, 8 inch squares of aluminum foil

Instructions:

Lay each square of foil out on your table

Distribute the vegetables evenly on each square of foil

Season the vegetables with salt and pepper

Drizzle a tablespoon of oil on each bundle and fold up to seal

When ready roast packages in the fire for 5 minutes on each side

Summer Turkey Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

400 grams of penne, cooked al dente
1 pint grape tomatoes
1\2 cup (125 ml) shredded carrots
1\2 cup (125 ml) sugar snap peas
1\4 cup (68 ml) Cesar salad dressing
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp (5 ml) freshly cracked pepper
2, 1 inch slices of smoked turkey breast, diced into 1 inch cubes

Instructions:

Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl or Tupperware and store in your cooler until ready to serve

This meal plan is designed for a family of four. Increase portions for larger family.

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