10 Must-try Mouthwatering Campfire Recipes

Imagine this: You have your ideal camping destination planned, your bags are packed, and you know exactly which sites you want to visit. Now, it’s time to head to the supermarket and prepare all of your food for your trip – and you aren’t too sure where to begin. Let us inspire you, with these 10 delicious camp cooking recipes!

Bushman’s Breakfast Wraps

Ingredients:

Serves 4

• 4 large wraps
• 8 rashers of bacon
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of grated tasty cheese
• 1 avocado (sliced)
• 1 cup of baby spinach
• Tomato chutney or tomato relish
• Olive oil or butter for cooking

Method:

1. Cook bacon in a pan or over the campfire grill until crispy. Set aside.
2. Fry eggs to your preference (sunny-side-up works well).
3. Warm the wraps briefly over the heat or in the pan.
4. Assemble wraps with spinach, bacon, egg, avocado, cheese, and chutney/relish.
5. Fold tightly and toast lightly if desired.

Aussie Beef Sausages (Snags) on the Grill

Ingredients:

• 8 beef sausages
• Soft white sandwich slices or rolls
• Caramelised onion
• Tomato sauce and BBQ sauce
• Optional: grated cheese, coleslaw

Method:

1. Cook sausages on a grill until browned and cooked through.
2. Toast bread or rolls lightly.
3. Assemble sausages into bread or rolls, topped with onion, sauces, and your choice of extras.

Pineapple and Ham Foil Packs

Ingredients:

Serves 4

• 2 cups of diced pineapple
• 200g sliced ham
• 1 capsicum (chopped)
• 1 cup of grated mozzarella

Method:

1. Lay out 4 sheets of aluminium foil.
2. Divide pineapple, ham, and capsicum evenly between the sheets. Top with cheese.
3. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and seal the foil packs tightly.
4. Cook over the hot campfire or on a grill for 10–15 minutes.

Campfire Damper

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of self-raising flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp butter
• ¾ cup water
• 1 tsp golden syrup

Method:

1. Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Rub in butter with your fingers.
2. Mix water and golden syrup, then add to the flour mixture. Knead lightly into a dough.
3. Shape into a round loaf, wrap in foil, and cook over a hot campfire for 20–30 minutes, turning halfway.
4. Serve warm with butter and honey.

Sweet Potato and Wattleseed Veggie Burgers

Ingredients:

• 1 large sweet potato (roasted and mashed)
• 1 cup of cooked chickpeas (mashed)
• ½ cup of breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp of ground wattleseed
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 4 burger buns
• Toppings: lettuce, sliced tomato, avocado, beetroot
• Sauce: aioli or bush tomato relish

Method:

1. Mix sweet potato, chickpeas, breadcrumbs, wattleseed, and a pinch of salt. Shape into 4 patties.
2. Heat olive oil in a pan or on a BBQ plate and cook patties for 3–4 minutes per side until golden.
3. Toast buns, assemble with toppings and sauce, and serve warm.

Anzac Biscuit S’mores

Ingredients:

• 16 Anzac biscuits
• Marshmallows
• Milk chocolate pieces

Method:

1. Toast marshmallows over a campfire until golden and gooey.
2. Sandwich marshmallows and a piece of chocolate between two Anzac biscuits.
3. Gently press to melt the chocolate slightly.

Campfire Loaded Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 4 large potatoes (russet or sweet potato)
• 1 cup of shredded cheese
• 200g cooked Australian bacon (chopped)
• ½ cup of sour cream
• 2 green onions, sliced

Method:

1. Wrap each potato in foil and bake over a hot campfire for 45–60 minutes, turning occasionally.
2. Once cooked, carefully unwrap and slice open.
3. Fill with cheese, bacon, sour cream, and green onions.

Skewers (Campfire Style)

Ingredients:

• 500g of beef steak (cubed)
• 1 zucchini (sliced)
• 1 red onion (quartered)
• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
• 1 capsicum (cubed)
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 tbsp of bush spice mix (e.g., lemon myrtle or wattleseed seasoning)

Method:

1. Toss meat and veggies in olive oil and bush spice mix.
2. Thread onto skewers, alternating between meat and veggies.
3. Grill over a hot flame, turning until meat is cooked through and veggies are tender.

Wattleseed Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of self-raising flour
• 1 tsp of ground wattleseed
• 1 tbsp of sugar
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup milk
• Butter for cooking
• Maple syrup or honey for serving

Method:

1. Combine flour, wattleseed, and sugar in a bowl.
2. Whisk egg and milk, then stir into the dry ingredients until smooth.
3. Heat a pan over medium heat, add butter, and pour in batter to form pancakes.
4. Cook until bubbles appear, then flip and cook until golden. Serve with syrup or honey.

Bush Tomato and Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 500g of diced beef (e.g., chuck or blade)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 carrots (diced)
• 2 cups of beef stock
• 1 can of crushed tomatoes
• 2 tbsp of bush tomato relish or dried bush tomatoes
• 2 tbsp of plain flour
• Olive oil

Method:

1. Coat beef in flour and brown in olive oil over medium heat. Remove and set aside.
2. Sauté onion and carrot until softened.
3. Add stock, crushed tomatoes, bush tomato relish, bring to a simmer.
4. Return beef to the pot, cover, and simmer gently for 2–3 hours until beef is tender. Serve with damper or mashed potato.

These 10 recipes are guaranteed to be a success around the campsite! Whether you’re after classics like the Bushman’s Breakfast Wrap, or tasty favourites like the delicious skewers, there is a dish to suit almost every taste!

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