Vegetarian for non-vegetarians?

[Groomporter]

I'm a confirmed carnivore most of the time, but I've seen some Youtuber campers who are vegetarian and it has crossed my mind that some vegetarian meals might be easier to travel with when just relying on just a cooler and ice compared to having to keep meat cool and "food safe" for several days. Any recipes to share?

 

[kitphantom]

How complicated a meal do you make when camping? and for how many folks?
When we were camping with a cooler only, we did a lot of canned and packaged meals. We're not vegetarian, although I've made good meatless chili with just beans, along with the usual ingredients. I can't seem to make it in small quantities though, so we take it frozen. In the ccooler, it was good for up to several days. (We have a freezer now that works well.)

 

[Econ]

confirmed carnivore.. vegetarian meals might be easier to travel....a cooler and ice compared and "food safe"

Study Anthropology and find out what humans ate before the invention of a statin producing pharmaceutical industry. Fat is the macro that satiates. Sugar, in it's many different forms, causes obestity. End of rant <GG>

That said. We have a propane refrig so have no direct experience with your problem. A fellow camper told me they used to freeze hamburger patties and they kept well in an ice chest for days.

 

[Tonya Harding]

No recipes, but as I get older, I lean more toward more legumes/chicken/fish/fruit/veggies; love Morning Star black bean burgers, usually do broc. salads w/ foil pack tunas in various flavors...

 

[Dingit]

One we like for camping (or at home) is basic vegan shorbat adas AKA lentil soup (red lentils, onion, lemon, cumin, olive oil with water as the cooking liquid). Most recipes add additional things and finally after 18 years, my kids are becoming open to additions. Potatoes, carrots, rice, tomatoes, kale...well, I can't add some of those, but they are often in recipes as well as more spices. But you don't NEED them. The cumin/lemon combo is nice.

(It's basically add 2C lentils and a chopped onion to 7C water, cook til squishy, add glop of extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, salt, pepper to taste and cook a few minutes more. Can add a bit of flour with the oil to thicken if you want.) (Onion powder is ok if you don't want to mess with chopping or have a kid who will pick out onions...)

 

[Sjm9911]

I have a few, but they need vegetables. I make a pasta fagiolli thats just onion, cannenellie beans, some butter, chicken broth, salt pepper, oregeno, hot pepper flakes, can of crushed tomatoes and pasta. Prette easy. Simmer onions, and spices, add drained can of beans. Cook a bit add tomatoes, broth , cook a little add pasta. Top with grated cheses ( a lot of the cheap kraft stuff). Easy, and the stuff dosen't really require refrigeraton.

 

[Mark CASTELLANI]

No recipes, but as I get older, I lean more toward more legumes/chicken/fish/fruit/veggies; love Morning Star black bean burgers, usually do broc. salads w/ foil pack tunas in various flavors...

bone-a-fide "meatatarian" here [see what I did with the BONE-a fide?...bona fide... I crack myself up!!]

yep!... those Morning Star burgers are pretty dang good!!!... don't know if they keep unrefridgerated

DW raised us on PLENTY of veggies... many a meal could have/could BE called "Vegan" I suppose but, the other night she turned to me and said "I need to chew on some beef.. and NOT the ground stuff!!"

She pretty much makes sure we bring veggies on all our trips and we're good with that... heck, one of our sons would want (and eat) a salad for breakfast when his was young

Happy Trails!

PS: some of these recipes posted has got salivating