My husband and I love to watch Kent Rollins. He’s funny, country, conservative, and knows how to cook up some mean camping meals right over an open campfire! He makes cooking at the campground look like child’s play. If you are intimidated by the thought of preparing an entire meal over the campfire, keep reading because I found 10 dutch oven camping recipes that will make you a camp cooking start this year.
If you dream of being known as the campground “cookie” this season who is dishing out some delish grub for the whole crew, then these dutch oven camping recipes for camping will give you a head start.
One of the beauties about dutch oven cooking over a campfire is that it’s not a super-fast process. It takes patience, and time, and is a bit of an art form.
However, the great thing about camping is the quality family time spent outside around the fire so dutch oven camping meals are the perfect opportunity to increase your time outside by spending time with the camping crew.
What Can You Cook In A Dutch Oven Camping?
The answer is, “What can’t you cook in a dutch oven?”
As you can see, Kent loves to cook up some mighty fine cornbread in his dutch oven.
But, there’s so much more you can cook in your dutch oven at the campground.
- Chili
- Cobbler
- Whole Chickens
- Beef Stews
- Dump Cakes
- Sloppy Joes
- Bell Peppers
- Potatoes
- Beer batter fish and chips
- and so much more….
If you can dream it, you can probably cook it in your dutch oven at the campground.
How Do You Cook With A Dutch Oven On A Campfire?
You may be wondering how you cook with a dutch oven on a campfire.
You can actually put your dutch oven directly on a grill or over your died down coals from the fire.
The way you cook a stew in a dutch oven will be different from how you bake a cake or bread.
With a stew or casserole, you will be able to see from the top how things are going, but with something you bake, it’s hard to see how it’s doing and you can burn it if you have the oven too close to the coals or too small of a dutch oven.
Kent and Shannon offer some great tips in this video to help you get started.
It takes time and experience to be able to judge temperatures and cooking times.
While there are some dutch ovens that have thermometers on them now, the beauty of dutch oven cooking on a campfire is the art of learning how to know when the food is finished.
Most experienced dutch oven campfire cooks will tell you to apply the hand rule to judge temperature.
If you can hold your hand over the pot for more than 5 seconds, you are probably not at 350 degrees.
10 Dutch Oven Camping Recipes
These dutch oven camping recipes are a great way to get started with your foray into dutch oven cooking at the campground.
Start off the morning with this scrumptious dutch oven french toast casserole.
Classic beef chili is a perfect dutch oven camping meal on those cooler camping nights.
How about a Friday fish fry down at the campground? What a fun way to enjoy some delicious fried fish while camping and have a good old fashioned shindig with your camping buddies.
Another delicious chili recipe with a smoky kick. What a great chance to get the most out of your electric smoker with a night of smoked brisket and another night of smoked brisket chili made in a dutch oven over a campfire.
Low Country Boil - Perfect for Large Cookouts or a Family Campout
Everyone will be stopping by your campsite when they catch wind that you are cooking a low country boil in your dutch oven.
Another hearty dish for those colder gather round the campfire nights.
Campfire Dutch Oven Recipe: Spiced Red Lentils + Spinach. Vegan Campfire Recipe!
Meatless Monday at the campground? Try these vegan dutch oven spiced lentils.
Believe it or not, you can even make pizza in your dutch oven!
Finish dinner with a delicious dutch oven dump cake or have it for breakfast or just a snack. Either way, you're gonna love it.
If you want a super easy dessert, try making brownies in the dutch oven using a mix.
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