A camping recipe from David. Celebrate Thanksgiving at the campground. What could be easier than opening up a can and heating the contents or throwing some foil packs on the grill? Check out these menu choices for an easy Thanksgiving dinner in a can. I used fresh vegetables, where possible. I'm sure you can come up with a few variations of your own.
You'll need: a charcoal or gas grill, a 2-burner camp stove, aluminum foil and a can opener.
You'll need: a charcoal or gas grill, a 2-burner camp stove, aluminum foil and a can opener.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Meat:
- fully-cooked canned ham, i.e. Hormel or Smithfield
- SPAM Oven Roasted Turkey
- Potatoes:
- no cans here, use fresh Idaho potatoes
- sweet potatoes or yams
- Vegetables:
- canned green beans
- corn on the cob
- canned cranberry sauce
- Stuffing:
- Stove Top
- Dinner Rolls
- fresh baked bread/rolls of your choice
- Condiments:
- brown sugar
- butter
- canned turkey gravy
- vegetable oil
- salt and pepper
Preparation:
- Before anything else, start the grill.
- Cut Idaho and sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, place a pat of butter on each half, lightly salt and pepper, wrap tightly in foil and place on the hot part of the grill. Be sure to turn often to avoid burning. To candy the sweet potatoes, sprinkle a teaspoon of brown sugar on each half before wrapping.
- Shuck the corn, lightly butter, salt and pepper. Wrap in foil and place on grill.
- Open green beans, place in a pot and set on the cool side of the grill, stirring occassionally.
- Get the camp stove out. On one burner, prepare the Stove Top stuffing according to directions, and on the other burner, heat up the gravy.
- Wrap bread/rolls in foil and place on the cool side of the grill to warm up.
- Open the cranberry sauce and plate it up.
- Since the meat is already cooked, it won't take long to grill. Whether you are serving ham, turkey or both, slice the meat into half-inch slices. Figure 4-6 ounces per serving. Brush with a little oil and lightly salt and pepper. Grill for 3-4 minutes per side, or until there are some nice grill marks.
- Once the meat is ready, everything else should be too. Get out the plates and utensils, unwrap the foil from everything, and serve it all up.
Servings: as needed
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