The type of food I like to prepare when camping completely depends on the type of camping I’m doing. If I am out car camping or RV camping, I like to prepare more elaborate meals. For backpacking, bike camping, or canoe camping, I like easy and filling meals.
Wilderness stew is the perfect camping meal that can be prepared and enjoyed on any type of camping trip. You can bring along the ingredients and prepare it on-site, make it ahead of time and freeze it, or even dehydrate the ingredients and reconstitute it in the backcountry.
Why Wilderness Stew Is Perfect For Camping
Wilderness stew is full of all kinds of benefits for campers who are working hard such as hiking for miles, paddling, or biking all day.
First off, beef is full of protein, fat, and is a calorie-dense food. All things that you are going to need after a hard day.
Wilderness stew is also full of great vegetables. The Kidney beans (I’m counting them as a veggie for simplicity sake), bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes are full of fiber, protein, minerals, vitamins, and carbs.
The potatoes have health benefits as well, but more than anything, they are incredibly filling and help the stew feed more people.
Last, salting to taste is actually important when your body is working hard. Keeping sodium in your diet is essential when you’re working hard. When you sweat, your body loses sodium, and maintaining sodium in your body helps your body rehydrate better, prevents cramping, and perform better overall. So don’t be shy about adding in the salt when you’re working hard.
How To Prepare The Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 Lb Ground Beef
- 1 Can Kidney Beans
- 1 Can Black Beans
- 2 Potatoes Diced
- 1 Red Pepper Diced
- 1 Green Pepper Diced
- 1 Onion Diced
- 5 Tomatoes Diced or 1 Can of Tomatoes
- 2 Cups Water (16 ounces)
- Salt To Taste
Instructions:
- Start by browning the beef in a large pot over medium heat.
- Once the meat has started browning, add 2 cups of water (16 ounces), diced potatoes, peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add in black beans and kidney beans, return to a boil and simmer 1-2 more minutes while salting to taste.
- Let cool and enjoy.