Hormel Blazing 8 Chili Recipe: Cooking Ideas for Camping or Boating

With summer around the corner, many families have already booked their camping spots and are counting down the days to departure.

My family enjoys both camping and boating, which called for some creative meals as often all I was limited to was a propane grill or single burner.  If you’re not experienced, trying to be a creative chef over an open probably won’t be a good idea if you bring your best cookware so you might want to bring older pots and pans or perhaps consider buying a camping cookware set. Think ahead about foods that will be easy to cook on a fire.

A rule of them when enjoying the great outdoors is KIS – Keep It Simple. Remember, you’re either going to be in the middle of the woods or anchored out. While it’s possible to cook a rack of BBQ Pork Ribs, French Fried Sweet Potatoes and Sauteed Asparagus Almondine, should you really attempt it? Remember where you are going to be and the mostly primitive utensils you will have at your disposal.

When boating, I always kept several cans of Dinty Moore on hand for those inevitable rainy days when we were at anchor and didn’t want to row or motor into shore.

There’s classic Hormel chili con carne and new premium Hormel Chili Master  varieties such as white chicken chili and roasted tomato.   Dinty Moore offer the new Dinty Moore HeartyMeals varieties such as chicken pot pie and noodles and beef.

You won’t run out of choices to eat, your family will enjoy tasty, creative dishes  and won’t bring home a ton of unused and possibly spoiled meat and other foodstuffs!  Most importantly dinner won’t be a chore while camping or boating.

To celebrate Hormel’s 75th Anniversary, here’s some suggestions and tips for easy family meals from hormel.

“Blazing 8″ Chili

Serving Size: 6

Total Time: More than 1 hour

Preparation Time: Under 30 Minutes

Preparation Method: Stove-Top

Meal Occasion: Dinner

Level of Difficulty: Beginner

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (15-ounce) can chili beans
• 1 habanero pepper, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 (15-ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons masa (corn flour)
• 3 tablespoons chipotle chile powder
• 10 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 can Hormel® Chili With Beans
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Ground red pepper (cayenne)

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