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Dutch Oven Biscuits and Gravy

Camping isn’t quite camping without cowboy-worthy biscuits and gravy, and this hearty recipe is super easy to rustle up even for a greenhorn. Prep these flakey-layered buttermilk biscuits at home in advance and freeze them until you bake them campside with the gravy.   Makes 8 [...]

Homemade Banana Bread in a Cast Iron Skillet

Dutch Oven Banana Bread

Treat your camping companions to freshly baked banana bread and brewed coffee when they wake. This simple recipe is fail-safe and delicious every time.  Makes 12 servings. Equipment: Ingredients: Steps:

Hand pouring icing over cast iron made cinnamon rolls on a boulder.

Cast-Iron Skillet Cinnamon Rolls

With most of the prep work done at home before you head out to the great outdoors, you can bake these breakfast-worthy Cinnamon Rolls to enjoy with your morning coffee by campfire. Make the rolls from scratch in your kitchen and pack them in a [...]

Crispy smashed potatoes roasted with garlic and parmesan.

Campfire Smashed Potatoes

These flavorful and easy-to-grill smashed potatoes topped with seasonings, herbs and Parmesan cheese are a guaranteed hit. The trick to making them the perfect crispy-on-the-outside, creamy-on-the-inside is placing them in cold water before boiling, so that the skin and inside cook at the same time.  [...]

Chicken Marsala in a Cast Iron Skillet

Cast Iron Skillet Chicken and Mushrooms

Show off your gourmet skills with this delicious chicken-and-mushroom one-pot meal. This dish gets a flavorful kick from a touch of Dijon mustard and red pepper flakes. Serve it with pre-made biscuits or pasta. Makes 4 servings Equipment: 12 inch cast iron skillet Ingredients: Steps: [...]

Kettle goulash is prepared over an open fire!

Campfire Beef Stew

Ivette Manners Feed your hungry group after a long day enjoying the outdoors with this hearty, one-pot dish. While prep is quick, cook time takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes, so get it going while you set up the rest of camp! The extended [...]

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Cheesy Campfire Nachos

Nachos are the perfect campfire finger food and inspire infinite variations. Making them in a cast iron pan means that the bottom and edges of your chips take on that perfect crispy char. Pile on your favorite cheese blend — especially after a day of [...]

Macaroni and cheese baked in a cast iron skillet.

The Best Cast Iron Campfire Mac & Cheese

This cheesy dish is perfect for campfire cookers and cast-iron skillets, as the noodles will pick up a nice smoky flavor from the fire and crispy edges from the pan. Experiment with different cheeses in this recipe, just think about flavors that play nicely together, [...]

biscuits and gravy

Dutch Oven Biscuits and Gravy

Camping isn’t quite camping without cowboy-worthy biscuits and gravy, and this hearty recipe is super easy to rustle up even for a greenhorn. Prep [...]

Camp Cooking

Dutch Oven Banana Bread

Treat your camping companions to freshly baked banana bread and brewed coffee when they wake. This simple recipe is fail-safe and delicious every time.  [...]

camping

Cast-Iron Skillet Cinnamon Rolls

With most of the prep work done at home before you head out to the great outdoors, you can bake these breakfast-worthy Cinnamon Rolls [...]

Bannock

Bannock: The Original Camping Bread – Unusual But Delicious Camping Foods

“Bannock”; it’s not just a made-up word that shows up as a stumbling block in a sixth-grade spelling bee. It’s the original North American [...]

Camping & Hiking

Campfire Smashed Potatoes

These flavorful and easy-to-grill smashed potatoes topped with seasonings, herbs and Parmesan cheese are a guaranteed hit. The trick to making them the perfect [...]

camping recipes

Cast Iron Skillet Chicken and Mushrooms

Show off your gourmet skills with this delicious chicken-and-mushroom one-pot meal. This dish gets a flavorful kick from a touch of Dijon mustard and [...]

Camping & Hiking

Campfire Beef Stew

Ivette Manners Feed your hungry group after a long day enjoying the outdoors with this hearty, one-pot dish. While prep is quick, cook time [...]

cheesy-campfire-nachos
Camping & Hiking

Cheesy Campfire Nachos

Nachos are the perfect campfire finger food and inspire infinite variations. Making them in a cast iron pan means that the bottom and edges [...]

Camp Cooking

The Best Cast Iron Campfire Mac & Cheese

This cheesy dish is perfect for campfire cookers and cast-iron skillets, as the noodles will pick up a nice smoky flavor from the fire [...]

Camp Cooking

You Can Cook Fish, Including Salmon, In Your Cast Iron Skillet

You are going to find “fish” as an answer in most every search result for ‘what not to cook in cast iron.’ It is [...]

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