COOLER Camping Meal Ideas! / Hacks and Tips for a BETTER VACATION.

Today we’re talking all about COOLER CAMPING! Learn how to use a cooler like a pro. I’ve got tips and tricks to make your camping meal prep a breeze. 😊 If you’re new here, welcome to the channel and please hit the red subscribe button. Jenn Least is an adoptive mom of six from Canada and loves to chat about how LESS can actually mean MORE!
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[@teresatyte9352]

Casually watching this video 2 days before our camping trip lol

[@tinaknutsen]

Start by rolling out your Puff Pastry (1 box comes with 2 sheets) I buy a big salmon from Costco; season it W/ S&P. Lay it on the first sheet of Puffed Pastry. Sauté fresh spinach (Costco) with some diced onions and minced garlic; once it has wilted down layer on top of salmon. Add shredded Greyer Cheese over spinach mixture. Cover with your second rolled out sheet of puff pastry. Bake 350/30m. Let completely cool wrap in Saran Wrap, place in ziplock bag and freeze. Just unwrap at campsite and warm up in foil or cast iron skillet. This feeds a lot of people so you can easily cut the salmon in half and just use 1 sheet of puff pastry. The prep is only about 15m. And bake for 30m. Truly a family favorite for years and it also has been a Christmas and birthdays tradition….its impressive, delicious and takes very little time to make.

[@annelaidlaw8634]

We take a second cooler which is just drinks and quick grab and go snacks. It helps keep the kids out of my food cooler, and that keeps things frozen longer

[@JennLeast]

lol - I totally hear you about kid getting into the cooler! I'm going to have to try your method - so smart!

[@SS-it7cr]

Ha! We do the same thing. We also freeze some of our water bottles and put into the food cooler and drink cooler so that we can use the water and not just melted yucky ice. Smaller cooler for foods and a larger cooler for the drinks.

[@hannahfoster7941]

Freezing pancake batter in a ketchup bottle is genius! I usually just make the dry mix ahead of time but freezing it sounds even easier! I'm just starting to meal plan for our camping trip next month. Thanks for the tips!

[@JennLeast]

Oooo - so exciting that you have a camping trip booked! Have a blast. I'd love to hear some of the meals you'll be cooking!

[@hanmo564]

This is some of the best mom-camping-advice/videos I have gotten off of yt. Thank you!

[@JennLeast]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@summermercier1901]

Great video! 😊

[@dfros1957]

I love the idea of using your food for ice.

[@JennLeast]

Thanks! It works really well :)

[@darksunshine5002]

I know this is an older video but just wanted to say "I love your energy". My husband and I go camping a lot like you said it's a cheaper way to take a break. We all need breaks from daily life. Going to check out your page now.

[@JennLeast]

Aw - thank you!

[@alexachen996]

You can freeze eggs ahead of time too! Just crack them all into a ziplock or a squeeze bottle and they are perfect.

[@JennLeast]

Oh, great advice! My mom has done this before :)

[@nadrosa]

Didn't know you could freeze pancake batter, Great to know!! Also, eggs are totally "freezable". I crack all my eggs into a ziplock bags (a bag per meal so you can thaw as you need them *double bag*) and I freeze them flat. I don't wisk them before freezing ONLY because some of us like sunnyside up eggs. They thaw out wonderfully.

[@JennLeast]

Oh, GREAT TIP about the eggs! Thank you!

[@SS-it7cr]

We crack ours and put into water bottles and I write on the bottle how many eggs are in each bottle....Freeze. But i love your ziplock bag suggestion. That will take up way less space in the cooler!

[@OMU_20067]

Thanks I really needed this

[@journeytogether6432]

Great video I'm camping in the mountains this weekend This video helped me a lot Thank you so much🥰

[@JennLeast]

Oooo - camping in the mountains! Sounds heavenly. Enjoy your time and thanks so much for watching - glad the video helped you. :)

[@shadydillinger1267]

Thank you mommy jenn for the ideas!

[@roxanneholt-abernathy3698]

Pre cook and freeze foil meal packets. You can easily make breakfast and dinner foil packets. I line my foil with parchment paper though and place my food on parchment paper. Freeze your water bottles and place in a drink cooler with your other drinks. You can also pre cook spaghetti and meat sauce and place in food saver bags and freeze. Then boil the bag in water to reheat, or place in whatever cooking pot you like. I love meals camping that are no mess and no fuss, ready in minutes.

[@JennLeast]

These are amazing tips, Roxanne! Especially the one about boiling the bag of sauce in water to reheat - genius!

[@funhouse3127]

We make chili and then freeze to use as ice cubes. We also will use food to freeze.. but that batter in a ketchup bottle is amazing. I am totally doing that!!

[@amyt7537]

Amy here... changed my name from fun house to my actual name. My kids had made my KZbin name years ago and never knew how to changed it.. lol Another thing I do as a treat for kids when camping is they get juice boxes. The only time I buy juice boxes so it's a treat for them. So I will freeze them as ice packs as well. Well also will make fajitas. Cut up the peppers, onions and add cooked chicken to a ziplock. Add some water and seasoning and ready to freeze and then cook over a fire. Another treat for our family that we only get when camping is potatoes in a can!!! They are so good but I will never buy them for eating at home. So camping treat (which goes back to my childhood. Only time I got them was camping). We also do a big camping trip in the summer (7-10days) and then a 5 day camping trip late September.

[@JennLeast]

@@amyt7537 Mmmm...fajitas! Great meal idea :) We are going to try doing Qeusadilla's over the fire this summer. Kind of a similar idea. Camping really IS a great time for those "treats" that we don't normally do at home.

[@joniejohnson1022]

Thank you . I learned some new tips

[@JennLeast]

So glad you learned something new Jonie :) Thanks for watching...

[@tarrytwocents]

Thanks. This is awesome, We're camping at Honeymoon pool in Western Australia this Christmas

[@JennLeast]

Oh, Jealous!!! Sounds amazing. Enjoy your time!

[@Skullz2112]

We use dry ice to keep our cooler like a fridge

[@trishacrystal1352]

I was so worried about ice! Or finding ice for our camping trip. I didn't even think to prefreeze items. Thank you.

[@JennLeast]

Happy to help, Trisha! Have a wonderful trip :)

[@pattybeltran4470]

Very helpful tips.

[@JennLeast]

Thanks for watching, Patty! :)

[@Bushcraft242]

Great thank you dear

[@judithmartin1970]

Im going camping in a few weeks so im glad I found this video lol

[@JennLeast]

You will have so much fun!!

[@pamelabowman3314]

My husband and I have a trailer but meal planning totally helps us not overpack! For meat, we'll buy in bulk, separate into vacuum seal bags and add a marinade, then freeze (zesty Italian salad dressing or any vinaigrettes for chicken, steak marinades for steaks, etc...) then the meat is seasoned and it's pull and go 🙂

[@JennLeast]

Such great advice. Love it!

[@dariannalao8400]

If I'm not mistaken, I think you can even freeze scrambled eggs in an old creamer container (as long as it is 3/4 full). Just make sure they are scrambled and add 1 tsp of salt per cup before freezing. I'll be trying this before camping to make sure it works.

[@JennLeast]

Yes, I believe you are correct! My mom has frozen scrambled raw egg and cream in large gallon ziplocks before, so I don't see why it wouldn't work. 🙂

[@andrewdrudge7878]

You had me at "cooking steaks over a fire"...😁😋

[@JennLeast]

Your favourite thing to do!

[@christinerutherford1780]

U can freeze spaghetti in the sauce as well mix it all together so when u do have it stir and heat up

[@JennLeast]

Ooooo...great idea, Christine!

[@arturocabral8232]

I pre scramble our eggs like your pancake idea. Don’t have to worry about raw eggs all over your cooler. Good video thanks

[@JennLeast]

Oooo - awesome tip!

[@christinerutherford1780]

Banana boats are always fun while camping

[@JennLeast]

YES!!! We love those :) Especially with butterscotch chippits...

[@julia_ok]

Thanks for the great tips! What cooler do you use?

[@JennLeast]

Hi Julie - I use a coleman hard sided cooler. I think I've linked a similar one in my amazon links in the description :)

[@susantaylor8554]

Put ice in zip lock bags