Zaatar and Lemon Grilled Chicken
Zaatar and Lemon Grilled Chicken
Recipe
We love this live-fire version of a recipe from our archives because it gives camp chicken a complex flavor with minimal ingredients. The key is the Mediterranean seasoning blend called zaatar. You can start marinating the chicken at home, and even freeze it ahead.
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Eggs in Jail
Eggs in Jail Recipe
Outerlands restaurant in San Francisco serves this take-off on the classic eggs-in-a-frame. We borrowed the idea for camp. You'll need to pack a bread knife and a 1 1/2-in. round cutter or a tricked-out Swiss Army knife.
Outerlands restaurant in San Francisco serves this take-off on the classic eggs-in-a-frame. We borrowed the idea for camp. You'll need to pack a bread knife and a 1 1/2-in. round cutter or a tricked-out Swiss Army knife.
Pressed Italian Sandwiches
Pressed Italian Sandwiches
Recipe
These hearty pressed Italian sandwiches are weighted to compress the layers, but we’ve found that stuffing the filled ciabatta loaf into a pack to tote to the beach or on the trail also does the trick nicely. If you’re taking these sandwiches camping, fill and cut the loaf before you leave the car or camp, then wrap the loaf in foil followed by a large resealable plastic bag.
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Oatmeal with the Works
Oatmeal with the Works Recipe
Add-ons, including zingy pomegranate molasses, elevate the common camp breakfast to a delectable event.
Add-ons, including zingy pomegranate molasses, elevate the common camp breakfast to a delectable event.
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Paella-Style Chicken and Rice
Paella-Style Chicken and Rice
Recipe
You can get a jump on the prep before you leave home. If you pack the chicken and shrimp frozen in your cooler, they'll keep longer.
You can get a jump on the prep before you leave home. If you pack the chicken and shrimp frozen in your cooler, they'll keep longer.
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Dutch Oven-Braised Beef and Summer Vegetables
Dutch Oven-Braised Beef and Summer Vegetables Recipe
After a day of hiking or swimming, Adam Sappington of The Country Cat in Portland, likes the simplicity of cooking a one-pot meal like this for his wife and their two young sons. "Gramma" is the perfect tool for checking the meat's tenderness.
After a day of hiking or swimming, Adam Sappington of The Country Cat in Portland, likes the simplicity of cooking a one-pot meal like this for his wife and their two young sons. "Gramma" is the perfect tool for checking the meat's tenderness.
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Beef Stew
Beef Stew Recipe
Serve this Mediterranean-inspired stew with mashed potatoes. Make and keep it warm in a Dutch oven or slow cooker. If you don't want to use the red wine, replace it with low-sodium beef broth.
Serve this Mediterranean-inspired stew with mashed potatoes. Make and keep it warm in a Dutch oven or slow cooker. If you don't want to use the red wine, replace it with low-sodium beef broth.
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Campfire Raspberry Double Dutch Baby
Campfire Raspberry Double Dutch Baby Recipe
Over the years, we've published many versions of the golden, custardy pancake called Dutch baby, but this is the first one we've done in a dutch oven in camp. It's easy! The Dutch baby puffs way up as it cooks, then sinks down when you cut into it.
Over the years, we've published many versions of the golden, custardy pancake called Dutch baby, but this is the first one we've done in a dutch oven in camp. It's easy! The Dutch baby puffs way up as it cooks, then sinks down when you cut into it.
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Campfire Apple Crisp
Campfire Apple Crisp
Recipe
Cooking this homey dessert in your campfire is as simple as moving the low-burning logs out into a frame to create a bed of embers in the center. Whipped crème fraîche gives it a touch of sophistication.
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Berry Camping Cake
Berry Camping Cake Recipe
Any berry or berry combination works in this cake, which has a dry, crumbly topping that combines with the berry juices for a rich, sweet treat. You'll need a 12-in. (6-qt.) camp Dutch oven (with feet). Pack the frozen berries in a cooler and make this on the first night of camping, before they thaw completely.
Any berry or berry combination works in this cake, which has a dry, crumbly topping that combines with the berry juices for a rich, sweet treat. You'll need a 12-in. (6-qt.) camp Dutch oven (with feet). Pack the frozen berries in a cooler and make this on the first night of camping, before they thaw completely.
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Chunky Vegetarian Chili
Chunky Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This vegetable chili recipe is a great way to get kids to eat fiber-rich foods. It can be taken on camping trips or packed in a thermos for school lunches.
This vegetable chili recipe is a great way to get kids to eat fiber-rich foods. It can be taken on camping trips or packed in a thermos for school lunches.
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Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls
Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
If anything could get a reluctant camper into the woods, it would be the promise of these oversize sticky rolls. Carolyn Beth Weil, author of Williams-Sonoma's Pie & Tart and a professional baker from Berkeley, California, shared the recipe, which dates back to her days as a Girl Scouts leader. Shape the dough into logs at home and freeze, then thaw them in your cooler and bake in camp. You'll need a 2-gal. resealable plastic bag and a couple of wooden skewers to test for doneness.
If anything could get a reluctant camper into the woods, it would be the promise of these oversize sticky rolls. Carolyn Beth Weil, author of Williams-Sonoma's Pie & Tart and a professional baker from Berkeley, California, shared the recipe, which dates back to her days as a Girl Scouts leader. Shape the dough into logs at home and freeze, then thaw them in your cooler and bake in camp. You'll need a 2-gal. resealable plastic bag and a couple of wooden skewers to test for doneness.
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Camp Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Sausage, and Fontina
Camp Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Sausage, and Fontina
Recipe
Just the thing you crave after a long hike, this pizza was inspired by the one that Alan Rousseau, a guide with Seattle-based Mountain Madness mountaineering company, makes for his exhausted trekkers (his go-to version is pepperoni, green pepper, and onion). Bring the olive oil in its bottle, and pack the other ingredients in sealed containers, grouped according to their use. You'll need a large frying pan and large cutting board for this recipe.
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The Ultimate S'more
The Ultimate S'more Recipe
What does a grown-up Girl Scout turned chef serve in camp? The ultimate in campground dining, made with homemade graham crackers and marshmallows. This recipe comes from Cindy Pawlcyn, chef-owner of the legendary Mustards Grill in Napa, and she says it's actually far easier than it looks. You make the bundles at home and then just heat them in camp.
What does a grown-up Girl Scout turned chef serve in camp? The ultimate in campground dining, made with homemade graham crackers and marshmallows. This recipe comes from Cindy Pawlcyn, chef-owner of the legendary Mustards Grill in Napa, and she says it's actually far easier than it looks. You make the bundles at home and then just heat them in camp.
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Chicken Enchilada Nacho Bowls
Chicken Enchilada Nacho Bowls Recipe
At home, prepare the chicken mixture and freeze in a resealable plastic bag. In camp, just reheat on a camp stove. You can also use Fritos or other bagged chips instead of tortilla chips in the recipe.
At home, prepare the chicken mixture and freeze in a resealable plastic bag. In camp, just reheat on a camp stove. You can also use Fritos or other bagged chips instead of tortilla chips in the recipe.
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Breakfast Shakshouka
Breakfast Shakshouka
Recipe
To scoop up every bit of this spicy egg and tomato dish, popular in North Africa and Israel, we brushed slices of pain au levain with oil, then toasted them on a grill pan set on a camp stove. After breakfast, we cleaned the cast-iron skillet by scrubbing it with hot water and a nylon wash pad (no soap). We set it back on the stove to dry and wipe with a thin film of oil. For more: sunset.com/cleancastiron.
To scoop up every bit of this spicy egg and tomato dish, popular in North Africa and Israel, we brushed slices of pain au levain with oil, then toasted them on a grill pan set on a camp stove. After breakfast, we cleaned the cast-iron skillet by scrubbing it with hot water and a nylon wash pad (no soap). We set it back on the stove to dry and wipe with a thin film of oil. For more: sunset.com/cleancastiron.
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Oatmeal with the Works
Oatmeal with the Works Recipe
Add-ons, including zingy pomegranate molasses, elevate the common camp breakfast to a delectable event.
Add-ons, including zingy pomegranate molasses, elevate the common camp breakfast to a delectable event.
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Italian-Style Hobo Bundles
Italian-Style Hobo Bundles
Recipe
The classic meal in a foil pouch gets a serious upgrade in this fresh version. For a head start, make the meatballs at home (see below). You'll need heavy-duty foil, long tongs, grilling gloves, and a firepit with a cooking grate. Watch us make this recipe: sunset.com/hobobundles. (For more uses for the pickled Calabrian chiles, see Note, below.)
The classic meal in a foil pouch gets a serious upgrade in this fresh version. For a head start, make the meatballs at home (see below). You'll need heavy-duty foil, long tongs, grilling gloves, and a firepit with a cooking grate. Watch us make this recipe: sunset.com/hobobundles. (For more uses for the pickled Calabrian chiles, see Note, below.)
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Chicken Enchilada Nacho Bowls
Chicken Enchilada Nacho Bowls Recipe
At home, prepare the chicken mixture and freeze in a resealable plastic bag. In camp, just reheat on a camp stove. And, of course, you can use Fritos instead of tortilla chips in the recipe.
At home, prepare the chicken mixture and freeze in a resealable plastic bag. In camp, just reheat on a camp stove. And, of course, you can use Fritos instead of tortilla chips in the recipe.
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Southern Camp Stew
Southern Camp Stew Recipe
This hearty dish is reminiscent of Brunswick stew, a Southern comfort-food favorite made with pork, beef, and chicken. In this version, we opted to only use chicken to keep the ingredient list short and the preparation quick. That way, after a long day of exploring the wilderness, you can refuel without the wait.
This hearty dish is reminiscent of Brunswick stew, a Southern comfort-food favorite made with pork, beef, and chicken. In this version, we opted to only use chicken to keep the ingredient list short and the preparation quick. That way, after a long day of exploring the wilderness, you can refuel without the wait.
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Hearty Whole-Grain Pancakes
Hearty Whole-Grain Pancakes Recipe
Make the mix at home (it keeps 2 weeks) and do the rest in camp. You'll have homemade pancakes--or cobbler--that are just as fast as instant and a whole lot tastier.
Make the mix at home (it keeps 2 weeks) and do the rest in camp. You'll have homemade pancakes--or cobbler--that are just as fast as instant and a whole lot tastier.
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Dutch-Oven Peach Cobbler
Dutch-Oven Peach Cobbler Recipe
We used a favorite homemade pancake mix, plus a bit of sugar and butter, for the batter in this peach cobbler. You could use purchased pancake mix instead, adjusting the liquid if needed so the mixture is fairly thick, similar to drop biscuit dough. Imagine arriving back at camp to this treat after a long day of hiking.
We used a favorite homemade pancake mix, plus a bit of sugar and butter, for the batter in this peach cobbler. You could use purchased pancake mix instead, adjusting the liquid if needed so the mixture is fairly thick, similar to drop biscuit dough. Imagine arriving back at camp to this treat after a long day of hiking.
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Smoked Salmon Breakfast Burrito
Smoked Salmon Breakfast Burrito
Recipe
The cream cheese and salmon in these wraps make for decadent breakfast burritos, but you can easily substitute bacon or sausage for the fish. To warm up these burritos in camp, warm big tortillas, roll them up, then wrap in foil and heat directly over the stove, turning often.
The cream cheese and salmon in these wraps make for decadent breakfast burritos, but you can easily substitute bacon or sausage for the fish. To warm up these burritos in camp, warm big tortillas, roll them up, then wrap in foil and heat directly over the stove, turning often.
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Cowboy Hot Dogs
Cowboy Hot Dogs
Recipe
With several toppings, including caramelized onions, bacon, and barbecue sauce, these can be customized for a range of diners, from those who like their dogs plain to those who want them fully loaded and hearty enough to fuel an adventurous day in the wild or a long night under the stars.
With several toppings, including caramelized onions, bacon, and barbecue sauce, these can be customized for a range of diners, from those who like their dogs plain to those who want them fully loaded and hearty enough to fuel an adventurous day in the wild or a long night under the stars.
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Campfire-Glazed Peaches and Figs
Campfire-Glazed Peaches and Figs Recipe
This dessert has all the virtues of fresh fruit with just a hint of indulgence from the browned butter and sugar. And it's just as good made on a home stove as over a fire. John Gorham of the Toro Bravo restaurant group in Portland created the recipe to go with the Olive Oil Cake with Summer Fruit, but it's also excellent spooned over ice cream.
This dessert has all the virtues of fresh fruit with just a hint of indulgence from the browned butter and sugar. And it's just as good made on a home stove as over a fire. John Gorham of the Toro Bravo restaurant group in Portland created the recipe to go with the Olive Oil Cake with Summer Fruit, but it's also excellent spooned over ice cream.
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Dutch Oven Double Chocolate Cake
Dutch Oven Double Chocolate Cake
Recipe
Use charcoal briquets instead of wood to more precisely control the fire's heat.
Use charcoal briquets instead of wood to more precisely control the fire's heat.
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Northwest Seafood Boil
Northwest Seafood Boil Recipe
Chef Jason French of Ned Ludd restaurant and John Gorham of the Toro Bravo restaurant group, both from Portland, shared this West Coast version of the old-fashioned seafood boil, cooked over a fire on the beach. You can also make it at home in your kitchen, using a 20-qt. pot. While you can't control a campfire's heat precisely, the ingredients are forgiving, so if you need to dunk something back in the pot for a few more minutes, no worries.
Chef Jason French of Ned Ludd restaurant and John Gorham of the Toro Bravo restaurant group, both from Portland, shared this West Coast version of the old-fashioned seafood boil, cooked over a fire on the beach. You can also make it at home in your kitchen, using a 20-qt. pot. While you can't control a campfire's heat precisely, the ingredients are forgiving, so if you need to dunk something back in the pot for a few more minutes, no worries.
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Mexican Eggs
Mexican Eggs Recipe
This Mexican Egg recipe is like a bacon version of huevos rancheros. If you're going on a camping trip, try it as an easy dinner or a hearty breakfast.
This Mexican Egg recipe is like a bacon version of huevos rancheros. If you're going on a camping trip, try it as an easy dinner or a hearty breakfast.
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Thai Turkey Sausage
Thai Turkey Sausage Recipe
Perfect for campouts, you can cook up a big batch of patties at home and freeze. Heat them in camp for a great breakfast with eggs or hash-browns ("Wilderness Cuisine" author Carole Latimer uses sweet potatoes), tangerine juice, and papaya wedges.
Perfect for campouts, you can cook up a big batch of patties at home and freeze. Heat them in camp for a great breakfast with eggs or hash-browns ("Wilderness Cuisine" author Carole Latimer uses sweet potatoes), tangerine juice, and papaya wedges.
Notes: It's easiest to mince lemon grass in a food processor or minichopper. For best texture, mince the remaining ingredients with a knife.
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Sausage and Bean Dutch-Oven Stew
Sausage and Bean Dutch-Oven Stew
Recipe
This hearty dish comes together quickly in a dutch oven over a campfire. It calls for cooked sausages, but if you want to make it with uncooked sausages, cook them separately for a few minutes before adding the other ingredients.
This hearty dish comes together quickly in a dutch oven over a campfire. It calls for cooked sausages, but if you want to make it with uncooked sausages, cook them separately for a few minutes before adding the other ingredients.
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Chili Lime Corn on the Cob
Chili Lime Corn on the Cob Recipe
Cooking corn on the cob in its de-silked husk keeps the kernels moist and adds a nice grassy flavor. For less fuss, feel free to fully husk the corn and wrap it in foil. Cook over a campfire or grill and enjoy the great outdoors!
Cooking corn on the cob in its de-silked husk keeps the kernels moist and adds a nice grassy flavor. For less fuss, feel free to fully husk the corn and wrap it in foil. Cook over a campfire or grill and enjoy the great outdoors!
