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If you love Cajun recipes like our Dutch oven gumbo, you need to try this jambalaya! This easy camping recipe only takes about 20 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook, and it goes great with our jalapeño cornbread recipe. This delicious recipe can feed six people during your next camping adventure. To prepare...

After eating a great dinner of camping chili or Dutch oven lasagna, it’s only natural to ask what’s for dessert. When exploring the great outdoors, you want to make sure you have easy campfire recipes that will work for you and your group. You may crave a sweet dessert on your next camping adventure, so...

Camping is a great pastime. Add cooking to the trip by taking traditional recipes and creating versions of easy camping recipes that can be done in your camping kitchen setup. With the proper preparation, you can make gourmet meals with ease. One recipe you may not have considered ideal for a campfire meal is quiche....

When choosing an easy camping recipe to cook in the great outdoors, gumbo, like Dutch oven jambalaya, is an excellent choice. Gumbo is the ultimate expression of Deep South Cajun Creole cooking. Its roots lie deep within the Louisiana Bayou country and is a staple of southerners and native Louisiana Cajuns alike. If you want...

Next up on our must try easy camping recipes is lasagna. One of the most famous Italian dishes is lasagna. People all over the world have come to love this rich, hearty dish and frequently cook it for gatherings and special events. There is no single recipe for lasagna, however. Over the years, people have...

Next up on our list of easy must-try camping recipes is this Dutch oven jalapeño cornbread recipe that goes perfectly with Dutch oven jambalaya and Dutch oven gumbo. Don’t let your cast iron Dutch oven languish in a pantry. Before taking out the ingredients, you need to get to know your cooking pot’s distinctive cooking...

On the list of must-try easy camping recipes, along with great recipes like bacon-cheese quiche and Dutch oven lasagna, is chili. Most campsites will have a fire pit or place to set up your camping kitchen outside. Charcoal and commercial fire starters make starting a fire easy. Some commercial fire starters even burn in all...

Regardless of whether you are going hiking, biking, or kayaking, a solid camping trip is going to require fresh ice. Most campers think about using a camping cooler to help keep the ice cool; however, not all large coolers and iceboxes are the same. While some iceboxes and coolers might look great on the outside,...

There are countless people who love to spend time cooking during a camping trip. While “roughing it” in the outdoors doesn’t mean that people have to eat cold food, one of the biggest challenges is heating food consistently, whether it’s with the help of a camping stove, a camping oven, or an open campfire. Nobody...

There is nothing that compares to the flavor of meat that has been freshly smoked. However, it can be difficult to smoke your own meat if you don’t know where to start, even with a beginner-friendly vertical smoker. If you’re ready to jump into the world of smoking meat, there are a few important steps...

Few things taste better than perfectly roasted marshmallows. Roasting a marshmallow may not seem that difficult, but if you’ve ever actually roasted one or watched others do it, you know that getting that just-right golden-brown crust and gooey inside isn’t easy. The following are the four steps to roasting the perfect marshmallows so you can...

Unlike other forms of food, fish has always needed multiple steps regarding preparation and proper eating. No matter the type of fishing rod or color of fishing line you’re using or the type of fishing you’re doing (anywhere from ice fishing to fly fishing), all fish need to be prepared the same way. This is...

When people go camping, one of the activities they most look forward to is eating. Whether they are keto camping, vegan camping, or foraging for food in the wilderness, this is an opportunity to enjoy time with family members and friends, relax underneath the stars, and savor the outdoors in all its glory. At the...

The major problem with camping today is that most of the food one would think to take is designed for fast-eating use and consumption – in other words, junk food. The other problem with this kind of food is that it’s also heavy on the gluten factor. Think about it: how many campsites have bagels,...

Out in the wilderness, an abundance of edible plants, insects, and mushrooms hides in the lush landscape. Unfortunately, many poisonous varieties are out there as well, so you must know just what you are dealing with before you take a bite. That way, if you ever need to survive in the wilderness — or just...

Cooking in the great outdoors is not only a primal way to enjoy a night, but it’s also a fun way to challenge campers to do more with a little less. The good news is that there’s no reason to compromise on taste just because the chef is miles away from their beloved double oven....

One of the best parts of camping is eating food cooked over a camping fire pit instead of trail rations or dehydrated camping food. Even if the food itself is simple, there’s something satisfying about enjoying it outside in the open air with all the natural elements surrounding you. Whether it’s hot dogs or marshmallows...