No trip is complete without great camping food!
Our Dutch oven camping recipes can be cooked in cast iron Dutch ovens using …
… charcoal briquettes, propane camp stoves or over campfires using tripods, grates and other cool pieces of campfire cooking equipment.
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55+ Recipes To Make On Your Next Trip!
This is camp oven cooking made easy! Scroll on to find yummy recipes for breakfasts, sides, dinners, desserts and appetizers.
Dutch Oven Egg Bake
This camping breakfast requires NO chopping and is a simple recipe that is put together in a flash!
Cast Iron Dutch Oven Chicken Enchiladas
These simple chicken enchiladas start with pre-cooked shredded chicken to make them really easy to prepare at the campsite!
Dutch Oven Cinnamon Bread Camping Recipe
When you measure and mix the dry ingredients for this cinnamon bread at home, you just need to mix and bake at the campsite!
Check out all of our Dutch oven baked goods for breakfasts, desserts and snacks!
Dutch Oven Beef Stroganoff Camping Recipe
If you are camping in cooler weather, there is nothing better than warm comfort food for dinner!
This beef stroganoff is a quick and simple one pot meal that does not skimp on flavor!
Savory Dutch Baby Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
Got bacon and cheese lovers in your camp crowd?
This Dutch baby is soooooo good and easy too!
You don’t even have to serve it with forks because you slice it like a piece of pizza and enjoy the slightly crispy crunch of the pancake crust.
Campfire Roast Beef Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
If you want an easy recipe that cooks fork-tender roast beef over your campfire, this is it!
Dutch Oven Bread Camping Recipe
We like serving a nice warm bread with a little butter on top alongside our campfire roast beef as well as soups and stews!
Campfire Stew Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
When it comes to warm and hearty camp oven suppers, this stew gets 5 stars!
It has a thick sauce and veggies making it a yummy one pot camping meal!
Chocolate Lava Dutch Oven Cakes
Chocolate Lava Cakes are not just for 5-star restaurants!
Pour this lava cake batter in your camp Dutch oven lined with cupcake foil wrappers and bake for 10 minutes … Ta Da, dessert is served!
Camping Nachos
You won’t believe how easy these Camping Nachos are to make! They are the perfect start to a Mexican-themed dinner at camp!
Meals like these make camping fun for your eaters and make you a camp cook hero!
Dutch Oven Biscuits
These easy biscuits are flaky and savory … add a spoonful of jam to turn them into a sweet snack or dessert!
Dutch Oven Bacon Scramble
Got bacon?
This Dutch oven bacon scramble is an easy camp breakfast that can be scaled up or down depending on how many hungry campers you need to feed.
Stuffed Baby Bells Dutch Oven Campfire Appetizer
You can’t eat just one when it comes to enjoying these stuffed baby bells.
These little appetizers disappear right before your very eyes!
Campfire Donuts Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
Enjoy this warm sweet treat for breakfast or dessert!
These campfire donuts use just 3 ingredients and only take minutes to make.
Want Campfire Only Recipes?
Not all camping Dutch oven recipes can be cooked directly over the fire but these campfire recipes can!
Dutch Oven Thai Campfire Chicken Recipe
I don’t do tons of make-ahead freezer meals for camping trips because I really do enjoy cooking in the great outdoors!
BUT, when I don’t have much time to cook after a full day of hiking, I want to be able to come back to camp and just “dump, simmer and serve”.
This Thai chicken is perfect for that kind of simple camp dinner.
Campfire Dutch Oven Jalapeño Cornbread Camping Recipe
I’m not kidding when I say some of our recipes are so good, you will need to fend off your campsite neighbors if you share them.
This jalapeño cornbread is one of them!
Dutch Oven Pizza Camping Recipe
This “from scratch” pizza is made simple by using a batter-based crust rather than a traditional dough crust.
One reader comment made me laugh: “Thank you for this recipe! I am now a camp cook hero to my pizza-loving husband!”
Dutch Oven Scrambled Eggs Camping Recipe
This super simple breakfast is made with your Dutch oven and can be cooked using the heat from a campfire, charcoal briquettes or propane stoves like your camp stove or RV stove.
Camping Dutch Oven Campfire French Toast Recipe
To balance the sweetness of this camping Dutch oven breakfast, I serve it with a side of pepper bacon.
Much of this French toast recipe is simple to prep-ahead so you just have to “dump and bake” the morning you are serving it!
Sausage Sauerkraut Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
Only have 10 minutes to make dinner?
This sausage, sauerkraut and dumplings only uses 3 ingredients and needs no prep!
Camping Dutch Oven BBQ Ribs Recipe
These tender mouth-watering BBQ ribs require a little time and attention … the meat simmers in sauce about 6 hours.
So … read a book or play a game of horseshoes around camp so you can easily maintain the charcoal briquettes or campfire throughout the day.
You won’t be disappointed in these ribs!
How To Slow Cook Ribs In Dutch Ovens
It is easy to slow cook ribs in a Dutch oven if you know how!
Campfire White Chili Recipe
This chili is a slight twist on the traditional tomato-based chili; it uses ground turkey, white beans and chicken broth as its base.
It’s easily adaptable to a camp stove if you are dealing with fire restrictions too.
Lemon Blueberry Topped Campfire Dutch Baby Recipe
Fresh berries and a simple batter create this Dutch baby.
It’s not too sweet making it a great go-to breakfast but works as a fabulous camping dessert too.
Dutch Oven Tomato And Avocado Frittata Camp Recipe
Dutch oven breakfast recipes are my favorite because everyone can eat at the same time rather than cooking individual eggs to order.
Dutch Oven Sausage
This yummy recipe only takes about 5 minutes to prep and provides a hearty one pot dinner meal.
Asian Beef And Broccoli Camping Dutch Oven Recipe
You can’t get much faster when it comes to camping recipes!
This recipe is a make ahead freezer meal … prep work at home, then “dump and cook” over your campfire!
Dinner Camp Cooking Tip:
When you are cooking your dinner meals, you may not have sufficient lighting to complete the cooking process so be sure your camping lights are strategically positioned before the sun goes down!
Mountain Man Breakfast Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
Our mountain man breakfast is cheesy, meaty, moist and has slightly spicy flavors of the southwest.
Dutch Oven Pork Chops Campfire Recipe
Simmer these slightly sweet and totally tender chops in your Dutch oven using campfire coals, charcoal briquettes or even a camp stove!
Easy Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake Camping Recipe
Five of our family members have birthdays within one month so we celebrate “combination” birthdays at one campout.
All 5 agreed on this “birthday” cake!
Hot Italian Sausage Soup Campfire Recipe
Typically, we consider soup a first course rather than a main course, but not with this hearty one.
Serve it with a loaf of crusty bread and call it a meal.
Camp Dutch Oven Coffee Cake Recipe
The best part about making this coffee cake for breakfast is having leftovers later in the day!
The cinnamon and brown sugar are not overpowering and the powdered sugar is a nice finishing touch.
Lemon Feta Campfire Chicken Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
You gotta love using an inexpensive protein … like chicken … for cooking at the campsite.
This dinner only takes 15 minutes to prep for cooking over your campfire!
Dutch Oven Lasagna Camping Recipe
Just like at home, making lasagna is always a bit of a chore, but I’ve made it stress-free at the campsite by using ready-to-bake (no boiling required) pasta.
Dutch Oven Breakfast Pizza Camping Recipe
If I am cooking for a bigger crowd, I make this breakfast pizza and my coffee cake … then … stack the ovens to bake both recipes at the same time.
Easy Campfire Dutch Oven Dijon Mustard Sauce Chicken Recipe
This easy, tangy, creamy, mustard sauce recipe is a super-simple way to dress up a standard budget-friendly chicken breast without a lot of effort!
Blueberry Lemon Dutch Oven Muffins Camping Recipe
These slightly sticky muffins just might make you forget your table manners and lick your fingers!
Campfire Dutch Oven Chili Recipe
Take your time and let the flavors simmer in this “I can’t resist a second bowl chili!”
It is easy enough to make at the campsite or it can be made at home, frozen and then just reheated.
Southwestern Dutch Oven Breakfast Casserole Camping Recipe
Our family seems to always reach for Southwestern flavors and that is NOT just because we live in Arizona!
Awesome Hot Cheesy Spinach Artichoke Dip Dutch Oven Campfire Recipe
This dip is one of our best recipes to serve as the happy hour snack and to take to camping potlucks!
Upper Crust Apple Pie Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
We have celebrated Thanksgiving on camping trips and this pie is always on the menu!
Dutch Oven Breakfast Eggs Baked In Avocados
These eggs have to be one of the cutest breakfast camping recipes of all time!
Middle Eastern Inspired Chicken Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
It is so refreshing to do flavors from around the world at your campsite!
Carla, a reader, made a comment about the guy who was shocked to find out he was eating fruit and loved it!
Bacon And Cheese Quiche Camp Dutch Oven Recipe
My husband thought quiche should only be served at “lunch events for ladies” until he tried this one.
I am not kidding when I say I have NEVER met a person who loves bacon as much as my husband does!
French Dip Beef Sandwiches Dutch Oven Campfire Recipe
This is a ”dump and cook” meal that is prepped at home … then … frozen in a freezer bag for quick defrosting and cooking at the campsite.
It satisfies the hearty hot sandwich fan as well as the low maintenance camp cook!
Asian Inspired Cast Iron Dutch Oven Campfire Shrimp Recipe
When you are in the mood for shrimp at the campsite, you don’t have to make the standard shrimp boil foil packets … get outside the box and try this one!
Campfire Dutch Oven Gumbo Recipe
Simmer layers of flavors for hours and then feed a crowd with this gumbo!
Dutch Oven Drunken Meatballs Over Spaghetti
Adding a little wine to the sauce made this dish one of my best dinner recipes and my regular camping crowd begs for it to be included on my camp menu!
Italian Chicken Cacciatore Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
When you are in the mood for a simple Italian dish that is a healthy alternative to using a sausage-based meat sauce, try this one.
Chicken Pesto Pizza Easy Camp Recipe
Our family likes putting anything on top of a pizza (especially my homemade pesto).
Spicy Steak Chili Camping Dutch Oven Recipe
This chili WON’T have your camping crowd asking “Where’s the meat?”
It’s in this campfire chili!
Forget the hamburger, this recipe calls for steak!
Berry Cobbler Dutch Oven Dessert Camping Recipe
Prior to a cross-country move, I was faced with using the few ingredients remaining in the freezer and pantry.
That’s how this cobbler was invented.
Easy Chicken Alfredo Pizza Recipe
Combining prepared ingredients with fresh ones is just one way I make great meals at the campsite without tons of effort.
Spicy Chicken And Corn Chili Camping Recipe
This is one of our camping food recipes using no refrigeration because the ingredients are all from your pantry!
Caramel Nut Brownies Camp Recipe
I’ve made these brownies at the campsite as well as at home … they freeze well if you cut them in advance, then, you can easily defrost only the number needed to end your meal.
Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipes
One of the simplest things you can make in a Dutch oven is sandwiches with shredded meat like pulled pork, beef and chicken.
You simply simmer the meat in a liquid (like broth), shred it then toss it with a good BBQ sauce for serving on a bun!
What Size Dutch Oven Should I Buy For Camping?
Most of our recipes are made with a 12-inch classic Dutch oven but that is not the only size available.
You can easily decide which size Dutch oven is best for you with our buying guide!
Best Dutch Oven For Camping
You can’t make great recipes without the right gear!
Find YOUR personal best Dutch oven that is designed for the way you camp.
Lodge Dutch Oven Accessories
For cooking and cleanup, you’ll love these really awesome Lodge accessories!
How To Use A Dutch Oven
Cooks who know how to use a Dutch oven properly, really enjoy the art of Dutch oven cooking when they are out in the wilderness!
Dutch Oven Temperature Chart
If you are cooking with charcoal briquettes, it’s a good idea to keep our chart handy.
Dutch Oven Camp Cooking Tips
Get camping Dutch oven cooking secrets from the pros.
Camp Dutch Oven Accessories
Accessories make the cooking process easier, more fun and make unique gifts for your favorite outdoor Dutch oven chefs!
Cleaning And Seasoning Cast Iron Dutch Oven Cookware
Get all the information you need to maintain your gear in tip top shape!
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