Hobo Stew (Foil Dinners) Recipe.

Here is my recipe for the best camping food known to man! It's one of those a little of this a little of that recipes so just take what you want and leave what you don't.

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This is what you need:

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ground beef (we use 1lb for a family of five)

bacon

potatoes

carrots

mushrooms

onion or bell pepper (I like both)

dales steak seasoning (Moores if you are too far north to get Dales)

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First you tear off sheets of foil about 12" by 12" (I like to use a little more so that I can cram them full). Cut all the veggies up small enough that they will get done about the same time the meat does, I usually slice my potatoes like potato chips about 1/4" wide (in these pictures I had used a tater twister I got for Christmas and it worked great! It makes curly fries). Then you roll your ground beef into little balls (a little smaller than a golf ball) and wrap those balls in bacon. put the meat balls in the center of the foil, put about a cap full of Dales on, pile on the veggies, then another cap full of dales, add some salt and pepper and wrap those babies up. If you are cooking over a fire add another layer of foil.

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They cook much faster over the fire. You just get a good bed of hot coals then lay them on the coals with a shovel and check one of them about every 5-10 minutes. I think ours were done within 15 minutes.

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If you are cooking them in the oven, I like to put them on a pan with ridges all the way around. That will keep the juice from leaking into the oven. What I cook them on depends on how late I was starting supper. LOL! I have cooked them on 350 for a couple of hours, and on 500 for 20-30 minutes. You decide!

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When they are done we like to add shredded chedar cheese to the top. YUMMY!

If you have any questions feel free to ask! I will add the info to the post so that everyone will benefit.

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My friend Nell asked: If we can't get Dale's or Moore's, do they compare with any brand of steak sauce? I can't find anything like it, but I did find where you can get dales online! Try HERE.

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Do you suppose this could be made ahead of time, and popped into the oven after work? My friend Kim has tried it layered in her crock pot during church and she said it worked well for her. You could also just make them up the night before, refrigerate them, and pop them in the oven when you get home.