When my wife and I used to put around in our 1974 VW Westfalia Campomobile, we would keep cans of Dinty Moore Beef Stew in the cubbards because we could easily crack open the can, heat it up on the burner, and then dump the can out onto our plates. VERY portable food. Great for camping.
There's a chicken and dumplings that's the same way. Sweet Sue, I believe.
Those were the good ol' days. The van actually ran, We didn't have a kid to keep track of..... *sigh*
Now, we only get to eat like that if there's a hurricane. 😉