Top Ten Greatest Campfire Recipes
The key to great camping meals is simplicity - just a few ingredients, minimal tools and cookery, and a roaring campfire. The best campfire recipes maintain the rugged, naturalist spirit of camping, for delicious results that are easy for anyone to achieve. These ten great campfire recipes can be used to build an ideal menu for your next camping trip with friends and family - or use them as inspiration, and come up with your own unique and tasty ideas. Click the recipe name to view.
- S'mores - No camping trip would be complete without this classic. Kids of all ages love gathering the perfect roasting sticks upon which to skewer an endless supply of marshmallows. S'mores couldn't be simpler - place your marshmallow near (or, if you like them burnt, in) the campfire; once they're reached the perfect level of gooiness, place them between two graham crackers with a piece of milk chocolate.
- Grill Potatoes in Foil - Recipezaar.com. This super-simple recipe requires only three ingredients: 1 potato, 2 slices of onion and 2 teaspoons of butter. Slice up the ingredients, roll them up in foil, seal the ends, and place in the charcoal or on the grill top for about 45 minutes. Simple and delicious!
- Campfire Baked Apples - Recipezaar.com. Cored apples are filled with a tasty mixture of butter, sugar and cinnamon and baked to perfection in aluminum foil. Perfect for camping breakfasts!
- Easy Campfire Pot Roast - Camping.about.com. All the comforts of Mom's classic pot roast can be found in this simple camping meal. An oven bag is used to contain the roast, veggies, seasonings and soup mix; let it sit in the campfire for an hour and a half, and you'll be all ready for a hearty meal in the great outdoors.
- Biscuit on a Stick - Camping.about.com. Nothing could be simpler than this tried and true camping breakfast. All you need is a can of biscuits, some squeeze butter, and a stick. Wrap the biscuit around the stick, hold it over the fire, and watch as it puffs up and turns golden brown.
- Easy Corn on the Cob - Camping.about.com. The old camping essential, aluminum foil, is the only tool needed to achieve the perfect ear of grilled corn. Simply pull the husks back to remove the silk, close the husks, dunk the corn in a bucket of water, wrap in foil and throw into the fire.
- Campfire Steamed Vegetables - Camping.about.com. This recipe can be customized according to your veggie preferences; the potatoes make it hearty enough to eat as a main dish if desired.
- Campfire Beans - Camping.about.com. All you need for this simple yet satisfying camping recipe is ground beef, onion, 2 cans of pork and beans, and a frying pan.
- BBQ Boneless Pork Loin - CampRecipes.com. Marinated and grilled pork ribs will come out tender and juicy with this delicious camp recipe.
- One Skillet Chili - CampRecipes.com. This is the perfect camping recipe for those cool nights of autumn and spring, or in cooler climates. Ground beef, veggies, beans and seasonings combine in a skillet, simmered over the campfire. Vegetarians can omit the beef for a satisfying dinner.