30 Easy Camping Recipes for Your Campfire
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If you’re going camping soon, you’re not alone. This is the summer for camping. Whether it’s your first time, or you’re a pro, we’ve gathered easy recipes and camp kitchen tips to eat deliciously on your next adventure.
These easy camping recipes will cover breakfast, lunch, dinners, and snacks. From Dutch Oven recipes and skillet recipes to foil packets and desserts. Classic tried and true camping recipes you’ll love!
Camp Cooking Tips
If you’re new to camping, or it’s been a while, here are a few camp cooking tips to refresh your memory from Fresh Off The Grid.
- Make a menu, write out your grocery list, and go shopping a day or two before your trip. We find it way less stressful to go about it this way, rather than showing up at the grocery store without a plan on the way to the campsite. If needed, print out any recipes you need so you don’t have to rely on cell service in the woods.
- Prep as much of your food ahead of time as possible—you’ll appreciate not having to chop veggies or put together marinades or sauces at the campsite.
- Learn how to pack a cooler so you can safely transport perishable items like meat and eggs—a lot of your cooler’s performance comes down to how you pack it, not which cooler you use!
- Try out your camp stove before your first trip. Set it up out on your patio or other outdoor space and cook a dinner or two on it. This way, you can get a feel for how it works without the high stakes of being at a campground.
- Organize your camp kitchen in a bin before your trip, referencing your camping checklist, so that you don’t forget a critical item at home. If you plan on going camping a lot, you may consider picking up duplicates of common items, like spatulas, knives, and a can opener, so that they are always in your camp bin and never left behind.
- Start cooking a bit earlier than you think you need to. If all goes to plan, you’ll just eat dinner a little early, but if there are any hiccups along the way, at least you won’t be eating and cleaning up in the dark!
What to Pack for Camping Cooking
Allrecipes put together this handy camp cooking packing list I’m saving on my phone.
30 Easy Camping Recipes
Camp Breakfast
"This is a recipe my mother used to make when we were camping. It's warm, hearty, and a good way to start a cold day in the morning, camping or otherwise. Serve in a bowl with toast and coffee for a warming and hearty breakfast."
6 Great Ways To Make Camping Coffee
"What’s the best way to make camping coffee? Well, that’s the source of prolonged debate among experienced campers. Everyone has a favorite recipe or technique, but if you have an open mind here are some you might want to try yourself."
Campfire Skillet Breakfast
"With roasted potatoes, ham and eggs, this easy Skillet Breakfast is perfect for the campsite or the kitchen."
Best Hot Dogs With Quick Cast-Iron Beans
All you need is a trust camping skillet and 30 minutes for a delicious camping meal.
Breakfast Cookies: Easy and Healthy Morning Starts
These healthy Breakfast Cookies are gluten-free, low in sugar... and taste amazingly good. Guilt-free soft and chewy cookies for breakfast! Perfect for quick breakfast or healthy snacks at the camp site.
Campfire Cinnamon Roll-ups
"Campfire Cinnamon Roll-ups are a must have camping recipe! Perfect for a camping breakfast or after dinner treat."
Dutch Oven Campfire Biscuits
"I can’t believe I wasted all those years on canned biscuits. Scratch biscuits are easy and super delicious!"
Mark Klever's Dutch Oven Biscuits Recipe
"Mark Klever, the general manager at Belcampo Farms near Mt. Shasta, California, learned to make these biscuits from his grandmother. He renders his own lard from Belcampo's free-range pigs, and he bakes up a batch for his family nearly every week, just like his family used to do. You'll need to pack a 2 1/2-in. biscuit cutter; or use a small glass and cut around it with a knife."
Campfire Banana Boats 9 Ways
"Learn how to make campfire banana boats: a classic camping dessert and beloved campfire tradition."
Foil Pack French Dip Sandwiches
"Foil Pack French Dip Sandwiches made easy in a foil pack. Perfect for grilling, taking camping, or even cooking in your oven! (Great make ahead option)"
Dutch Oven Mac & Cheese
"Quick, easy, and super cheesy, this Dutch Oven Mac & Cheese is a great way to make this comfort food classic when camping."
Skillet Fried Rainbow Trout
"Salt, lemon, herbs, and olive oil are still all you need for exceptional campfire trout."
Camping Chilaquiles Recipe
"This camping chilaquiles recipe is so simple and comes together in a snap. Everyone who has tried this sensational recipe is hooked for life."
Grilled Everything Burgers
"If you love the charred, smokey flavor of grilled burgers, then why stop at the patties? For this Grilled Everything Burger, we grill the buns, tomato, onions, and even the lettuce!"
Fiery Campfire Veggies
"Fresh sweet veggies are placed on the grill in a cast iron skillet, drizzled with olive oil and sriracha, and then sprinkled with more fire with crushed red pepper flakes, before being toasted to perfection. The end result is sweet and spicy tender veggies with a hint of the grill and a bit of crispity crunch."
Quick and Easy Skillet Baked Beans
A quick and easy skillet baked beans recipe that tastes even better outdoors!
BBQ Chicken Foil Packs
The flavorful barbecue chicken and colorful veggies cook up beautifully in foil packs. They make for a super easy clean-up and that’s always a bonus!
Cast Iron Brats with Peppers and Onions
"Get into the summer spirit with these pan-fried campfire brats with caramelized onions and peppers."
15 Minute Super Easy Foil Packet Fish Dinners
15 minutes to a delicious seafood dinner made super easy at the campsite or grill.
Best Chicken and Black Bean Nachos
Made in a foil pack, these loaded nachos can be enjoyed just about anywhere.
Summer Sausage Foil Packets with Potato and Vegetables
These super easy Sausage Foil Packets with potatoes and vegetables bring summer camp fun to your backyard… or campsite… or even… your kitchen table.
Foil Wrapped Baked Sweet Potatoes and Chili
A hearty meal perfect for fall camping trips, this chili stuffed baked sweet potato recipe is easy to make around the campfire.
Easy Foil Packet Cod with Greens
Transform the catch of the day with a few simple ingredients and made in minutes at the campsite.
Rainbow Trout in Sage Butter Foil Packets
If you're fishing lakeside, this easy foil-packet rainbow trout recipe is delicious!
Energy Boosting Trail Mix
"A delicious homemade trail mix full of healthy nuts and seeds, plus dried cherries and dark chocolate to satisfy your sweet tooth. It's the perfect" camping snack!
Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler | Oven or Campfire Recipe
This easy Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler is our favorite peach dessert! Make it in your oven or over campfire. It doesn't get any better than this classic recipe!
Berry Crisp Foil Packs
Berry crisps are delicious all year round, but you probably didn't think it was something you could throw on the grill. These foil packs are stupid-easy to make. Top with vanilla ice cream and grab a spoon.
Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler
"This delicious and easy Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler will be the perfect end to a long day of camping."
Dutch Oven Caramel Apple Pie
"A sweet treat to make on your next outdoor adventure."