I actually had a really good time planning our week long camping trip to the Grand Canyon. Really, if you’ve ever been camping, you spend a lot of energy and time on planning menus. You want it to be good, but have easy clean up and easy storage. It’s not like you can bring your giant kitchen pantry and refrigerator with you. I found the perfect camping recipe for Chicken Fajitas that is both delicious and (almost) mess free.
Supplies needed:
- boneless/skinless chicken breast (1 for each camper)
- taco seasoning (1 tsp per chicken breast)
- your favorite salsa (2 tbls per chicken breast)
- can of black beans
- can of corn
- cooking spray
- ziplock baggies
- heavy duty foil
At Home:
Buy however many boneless/skinless chicken breasts you need for your group. While still at home, prep your chicken. This way most of the mess it left in your kitchen.
Slice or cube your chicken breast. Place 1 chicken breast in a ziplock baggie, add 2 tablespoons salsa and 1 teaspoon taco seasoning to the baggie. Mix, seal and freeze.
I put all my individual baggies inside of a larger ziplock bag to keep them together. I’m thinking of perhaps wrapping the chickens in the foil while at home so that I can skip the transfer step at the campground. I think it should work, it’s something to consider.
At Camp:
It should only take a day or two for your chickens to thaw in the cooler. So just don’t plan on eating these day 1 and you should be fine.
Remove your thawed chickens from your cooler. Place 1 chicken breast onto a square of heavy duty foil (I folded it and doubled it up) sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Add a spoonful of black beans and corn to the top of your chicken. You could get creative with your veggies here if you like, but taking a can of corn and a can of beans is much easier than bringing fresh veggies.
Fold your foil into a “packet” and make sure the ends are sealed tight.
Place chicken packets onto the fire. We were lucky at our North Rim Campground that we had fireplace grates over our fire. But you could place the packets directly in the fire if you had to. You could also use a bar-b-que.
Cook for approximately 30 minutes. The time will completely depend on how hot your fire is and if the chicken is in direct flame or not. Check them after 20-30 minutes to see if they are done.
When done, carefully unwrap your HOT foil pouches. Wrap up your chicken fajitas in tortillas and top with your favorite toppings (we had cheese and sour cream).
Enjoy!
Rhea, I didn’t think it looked like barf until I read the word BARF in your post (LOL). You make me want to go camping though, just so I can have a reason to cook your cinnamon rolls and chicken recipes
LOL! Maybe my photography skills are better than I though…because when I opened it up I laughed at how ugly it looked. But it sure was good!
Hey, your picture looks better than my lasagna picture at http://www.thismomcancook.com/recipes/dinners/crockpot-lasanga-recipe/
aw, that doesn’t look bad! It’s just dark lighting, but at least it doesn’t look like barf. LOL I’ve always wanted to try a crockpot lasagna, I might have to try that recipe!
That sound super simple! I bet it would be really good with some bell peppers too…Thanks for sharing!
I was willing to give those a try until you put the barf image in my head….~shiver~
LOL! Maybe I should take that out…maybe it’s just me. haha
Haha! Yes, now maybe people will actually try your recipe (unless they read these comments
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You should make a cook book for boys and the first recipe should be for Barf Chicken.
A total boy cookbook would be fun! I have a recipe for something called “Barf Dip” too because it looks even more barfy than this. LOL! oh, but it’s so delicious!!