Mary's Dutch Oven Tomato-less Chili

This is for a large cast iron Dutch Oven-

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground beef

1 large carton of Beef Stock (32oz)

1 can (15oz) Black Beans, 1/2 liquid drained

1 can (15oz) White Northern Beans, most liquid drained

1/2 large Sweet Onion, sliced

2 - 5 tablespoons of Chili Powder (some like it hot!)

Cayenne pepper to taste

Topping:

1/4 large Sweet Onion, chopped

Thick Low Fat Plain Yogurt (Greek is good)

Salt and cayenne pepper to taste

Method:

Saute' lean ground beef with desired amount of chili powder in small amt of olive oil over med heat in dutch oven 'til slightly browned. Push meat to side of pot and add 1/2 onion slices and saute' til starting to get limp. Stir meat and onions together. you may add more chili powder if you like.

Add black and white beans, then pour in beef stock to cover. Add some cayenne pepper, to taste.

Bring to boil, then turn to simmer, uncovered. Stir occasionally until the stock has reduced to desired consistency, about 30 min. You should taste occasionally as well and add more chili powder or cayenne, if desired.

Serve topped with thick yogurt, sea salt, cayenne and chopped onions.

Next day, serve atop of Spaghetti, with the yogurt and chopped onions.

Yummy!!

Mary's Korean Style Sweet Potato Stew

I was at an Asian Grocery store right before I got to the campsite and that is why I had the Kimchee.

This recipe is for the 1.5 liter pot.

Ingredients:

1 large sweet potato cut into quarters, then 1/2 inch cuts.

1 small onion, sliced

1 can low sodium chicken broth

Garlic Powder or Fresh Garlic, to taste

1/4 jar of Kimchee (14 oz jar) with some juice

1-2 teaspoons of Low Sodium Tamari

1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil

Method:

Put cut sweet potatoes, onions and garlic into chicken broth in pot and bring to boil.

Turn down heat and simmer until sweet potatoes can be cut through easily with the stirring spoon.

Stir Kimchee into pot. Put some of the juices in for extra flavor. Bring back to the simmer.

Turn off burner.

Stir in 1 - 2 teaspoons of Low Salt Tamari sauce.

Stir in about 1 tablespoon of Sesame Oil.

Drizzle a little extra Sesame Oil on top, if desired.

Serve immediately.

Yummy!

Rules of Thumb for Mary's One-Pot Luck Meals

For the Car Camping Recipes, I have a 1.5 liter pot that I use with my Jet Boil, so recipes are enough for 2 moderately hungry campers or 1 very hungry camper.

You will need to adjust recipes to your pot size and number of hungry campers.

For the Kitchen Recipes, I use a Cast Iron Dutch Oven or a 3 - 4 qt saucepan. These recipes will feed 2 - 4 and sometimes one person for 3-4 days!

I don't measure, because everything is in cans.

Mary's One-Pot Luck Recipes--How I got started

Ever since I hiked 800 miles on the Appalachian Trail (AT) back in 2004, I have been stuck on one-pot meals. They are real easy to make and you don't have too much to clean up, which I believe is the BEST part of the one-pot meal.

When I hiked on the AT, everything that went into the pot was freeze dried, packaged or Pasta. And, I ate directly from the pot! So, Cleanup was simple...a pot and a spoon!

So, now when I go car camping, I take cans or packages of stuff from my pantry...a good way to use up whatever I have stocked up:

Beef or chicken broth and/or stock, cans of chicken, cans of beans (refried, black, white)

I also take along my oils: olive, walnut, sesame, lemon-olive;

My spices: cayenne pepper, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, wheat-free, reduced salt Tamari, Sea Salt

My Pasta and rice: Thai Rice noodles, boil-in-bag brown rice

And I always take: fresh onions, carrots, garlic and sweet potatoes

I should note that all of my canned or packaged items are low or no salt and organic, when possible.

For my heat source, I use my wonderful Jet Boil. This was the single most amazing purchase I ever made for backpacking and car camping!! www.Jetboil.com