Start with a good cooler and end with a whole lot of fire-cooked campfire recipes
There’s nothing like waking up on the first morning of Dads and Kids Camping weekend to the smell of bacon and eggs. You see, when there’s have a fire pit at your disposal all weekend, you should take full advantage. There is nothing dadlier than “going caveman” for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
There are a lot of campfire cooking recipes that be just as fun to make as they are to eat. Making anything during the weekend is going to require a good cooler to keep the food fresh, but it’ll be worth it on that first morning when you can start firing up your first meal. Even kids who skip breakfast at home, tend to enjoy breakfast when camping.
Breakfast: Eggs in a Tortilla
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Bacon or sausage
- Cheese
- Green Chilis
- Onions
- Flour tortillas
Preparation:
- Fry the bacon and sausage in a pan. Remove the eggs and bacon along with some of the grease. Scramble the eggs, cheese, chilis and onions. Once they are almost done, add the cheese and cook until melted. Spoon this mixture onto a flour tortilla and fold over. It makes a great breakfast that includes almost all your food groups.
Lunch: Pigs in a Blanket
In general, this is made in an oven at home and often pulled out for cocktail parties or get-togethers. When you’re camping, finger food makes for great meals. Pigs in a blanket work great for lunch because they’re simple and will fill the kids up nice and quick so that they can get back to fishing, throwing frisbees or whatever else is going on.
Ingredients:
- Hot Dogs
- Pre-made biscuits
- Sticks for cooking
Preparation:
- Put the hot dog on a stick. Open the biscuits and cover the hot dog with one. Once the hot dog is covered in a biscuit, hold it over the campfire while turning slowly as it cooks. Take a lesson from your experience roasting marshmallows and keep your dogs away from the fire. Once the biscuit is brown on all sides, it will be ready to eat.
A can of baked beans goes great with this meal. Just open a can and put it on the fire. Use an oven mit when handling the can because it will be hot.
Dinner: Hamburgers & Veggies
One of the most popular campfire cooking recipes is a simple hamburger and veggie combo using a foil pouch. All you need is some aluminum foil, the food and a campfire. Tear off a fairly large piece of aluminum foil and add the following.
Ingredients per foil pouch:
- 2 sliced potatoes
- 2 sliced carrots
- One hamburger patty
- Any other vegetable that is desired
Preparation:
- Make a hamburger patty and put it in the foil. Add potatoes, carrots and other veggies and then salt and pepper to taste. Fold the foil up so that it makes a pouch for all of the food. Put this in the campfire and leave it for about an hour. Once the meat is cooked through, it is ready to eat.
Do you have any campfire cooking recipes you enjoy? Share them in the comments!
If you want to learn more about how to keep kids entertained and start your own Dads and Kids Camping Weekend, check out my 45-page Dads & Kids Camping Handbook.
