Gourmet gone wild: 17 outragously delicious camping recipes

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Skip the hot dogs and hamburgers. These 17 outrageously delicious camping recipes will make your next trip to the woods one to remember.

Cooking food at a campsite.
Campfire cooking. Photo credit. The Wilderness Collective.

Campfire Macaroni and Cheese

A skillet of mac and cheese over a campfire.
Campfire Mac and Cheese. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

Campfire macaroni and cheese: A little bacon, a little jalapeno, a lot of cheese cooked in just a few minutes over the campfire.
Get the Recipe: Campfire Macaroni and Cheese

Foil Wrapped Carne Asada Nachos

Foil loaded with nachos.
Foil-Wrapped Nachos. Photo credit: Girl Carnivore.

A perfect recipe for char-grilled carne asada layered into foil-packet nachos filled with cheese, beans and all your favorite toppings. Camping Recipe.
Get the Recipe: Foil Wrapped Carne Asada Nachos

Campfire Steak on a Stick

ribeye steaks on a stick over a campfire.
Steak on a Stick. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

Forget about hamburgers and hot dogs, glamp up your camping trip with campfire steak on a stick.
Get the Recipe: Campfire Steak on a Stick

Campfire Hobo Stew

Hobo Stew. Photo credit: Zestuous.

Hobo stew is a popular dish made by YMCA camp counselors. It can be cooked on the fire pit in your backyard or at a campsite.
Get the Recipe: Campfire Hobo Stew

Grilled Walking Taco Foil Packets

Walking taco ingredients in a foil packet.
Walking Taco Foil Packets. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

Make your backyard cookouts more experiential by offering a walking taco bar, using a variety of lean proteins, chips and foil packets.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Walking Taco Foil Packets

Homemade Granola for Your Campout

Homemade granola poured onto a picnic table.
Homemade Granola. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

Before your next camping trip, make a batch (or two or three) of this homemade granola with dried blueberries, cherries and almonds. Warning: It’s so good; it’ll get gobbled up fast.
Get the Recipe: Homemade Granola for Your Campout

Garlic Steak and Potato Foil Packs for Camping

Foil packet with cooked steak and potatoes.
Garlic Steak and Potatoes. Photo credit: Girl Carnivore.

Prep this classic steak and potato foil packet ahead of time and toss it over the campfire for easy recipe and quick cleanup.
Get the Recipe: Garlic Steak and Potato Foil Packs for Camping

Cast Iron Grilled Chicken with Rainbow Potatoes

Grilled chicken thighs and legs on cast iron with rainbow potatoes over a campfire.
Chicken and Rainbow Potatoes. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

With the Lodge Cast Iron Cook-It-All, you can grill and roast chicken over a campfire, creating crispy skin with juicy meat and a side of flavor-infused rainbow potatoes.
Get the Recipe: Cast Iron Grilled Chicken with Rainbow Potatoes

Quick Mojo Pork Bites in Foil Packet

Mojo pork on a platter with citrus.
Mojo Pork Bites. Photo credit: Girl Carnivore.

Easy Mojo Marinated Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin Bites recipe made in a foil packet for grilling, camping or baking in the oven.
Get the Recipe: Quick Mojo Pork Bites in Foil Packet

Chorizo Seafood Paella Foil Packets

A shrimp with rice paella cooked in a foil packet.
Paella Foil Packets. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

Chorizo seafood paella foil packets deliver the essence of being at the Spanish seaside. Instructions for a gas, charcoal or pellet grill, campfire or oven.
Get the Recipe: Chorizo Seafood Paella Foil Packets

Campfire Bacon

Bacon weaved onto two skewers over a campfire.
Campfire Bacon on a Stick. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

Just because you’re camping out, doesn’t mean you have to go without bacon. Skewer up America’s favorite breakfast meat to make campfire bacon.
Get the Recipe: Campfire Bacon

Easy Citrus Herb Foil Grilled Salmon

Salmon on foil with nuts and citrus on top.
Foil Grilled Salmon. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

Create a stunning seafood dinner in less than 30 minutes with this easy citrus herb foil grilled salmon recipe, using foil.
Get the Recipe: Easy Citrus Herb Foil Grilled Salmon

Fig and Brie 7-Layer Dip

Dipping a chip into fig and brie dip.
Fig and Brie Dip. Photo credit: Zestuous.

Try this French twist on 7-layer dip by using fig jam and brie cheese.
Get the Recipe: Fig and Brie 7-Layer Dip

Blueberry Fire Pit Flapjacks with Maple Blueberry Syrup

blueberry pancakes in a foil packet.
Blueberry Foil Packet Pancakes. Photo credit: Zestuous.

Enjoy pancakes while you’re camping, even if you don’t pack a pan.
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Fire Pit Flapjacks with Maple Blueberry Syrup

Peruvian Inspired Steak and Potato Kabobs

Kabobs with layers of steak and potatoes.
Peruvian Steak and Potato Kabobs. Photo credit: Girl Carnivore.

This easy camping recipe for Peruvian-inspired kabobs takes the flavors of lomo saltado and merges them for fun steak and potato kabobs!
Get the Recipe: Peruvian Inspired Steak and Potato Kabobs

Cast Iron Campfire Steak au Poivre

Sliced steak with a side of au poivre.
Cast Iron Campfire Steak Au Poivre. Photo credit: Girl Carnivore.

Umami and pepper crusted New York strip steaks in a creamy whiskey sauce make this cast iron steak au poivre recipe a must make.
Get the Recipe: Cast Iron Campfire Steak au Poivre

Campfire S’mores Cones

Melted marshmallows and chocolate in a waffle cone over a campfire.
S’mores Waffle Cone. Photo credit: Girls Can Grill.

S’mores cones allow you to enjoy ooey gooey, chocolaty campfire s’mores without getting your hands dirty. Mix and match flavors to create your custom recipe.
Get the Recipe: Campfire S’mores Cones

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