18 Best Campfire Cooking Recipes

From foil packet recipes to satisfying meals made in your cast iron Dutch oven, there are so many ways to cook over a campfire. This collection of the 18 best campfire cooking recipes will have you whipping up breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert over the fire on your next camping trip.

Cajun Chicken Foil Packets

These easy 5-ingredient chicken and veggie foil packs are a healthy meal that's filled with tender boneless chicken thighs, peppers, and onions, all gently infused with Cajun seasoning.

Get the recipe: Cajun Chicken Foil Packets

A small skillet filled with beer cheese dip, topped with shredded cheese, tomatoes, and scallions with chips on the side.

Skillet Beer Cheese Dip

This beer cheese dip with cream cheese, smoked Gouda, Cheddar, and beer is easy to make in your cast iron skillet. It can be made over the campfire, on your camp stove, or on a regular stove.

Get the recipe: Beer Cheese Dip

Recipe and photo credit: This Silly Girl's Kitchen

Hamburger Hobo Dinner Foil Packets

It doesn’t get much easier than these hobo dinner foil packets, perfect for any camping trip to a weeknight meal!

Get the recipe: Hamburger Hobo Dinner Foil Packets

A bowl full of cinnamon sugar doughnut holes with a half eaten one on the side.

Campfire Doughnut Holes

A sweet breakfast or dessert treat that's perfect for enjoying around the campfire.

Get the recipe: Campfire Doughnut Holes

A Dutch oven filled with baked beans on a campfire grate.

Dutch Oven Baked Beans

Made with canned navy beans, bacon, onion, and a sweet and tangy sauce, this hearty crowd-pleasing dish will keep all of your campers happy.

Get the recipe: Dutch Oven Baked Beans

Recipe and photo credit: xoxo Bella

Pie Iron Tater Tots with Cheese

Pie iron cheesy tots are easy to make and a great reason to invest in a pie iron or two. Tater tots, peppers, onion and shredded cheese unite to make this flavorful dish.

Get the recipe: Pie Iron Tater Tots

Recipe and photo credit: Dutch Oven Daddy

Dutch Oven Mountain Man Breakfast

Hearty and meaty, this Dutch oven mountain man breakfast uses simple ingredients to create big flavor for satisfying your hungry eaters.

Get the recipe: Dutch Oven Mountain Man Breakfast

A bowl of chicken noodle soup with a spoon resting inside and a bun on the side.

Dutch Oven Chicken Noodle Soup

This comforting chicken noodle soup recipe is made in your Dutch oven and can be cooked over your campfire, camp stove, or on your stovetop at home. It's chock full of tender chicken thighs, vegetables, and egg noodles.

Get the recipe: Dutch Oven Chicken Noodle Soup

A shucked ear of corn on top of several other unshucked cooked ears of corn.

Campfire Corn

Minimal effort and sweet buttery flavor make this smoky campfire corn on the cob the perfect camping side dish.

Get the recipe: Campfire Corn

A pot of cowboy stew and two bowls filled with the stew on a table.

Texas Cowboy Stew

This hearty stew, filled with ground beef, kielbasa, bacon, and vegetables is the perfect campfire Dutch oven meal.

Get the recipe: Texas Cowboy Stew

Recipe and photo credit: Champagne Tastes

Campfire Chicken Enchiladas

These campfire chicken enchiladas are filled with veggies, chicken, and beans, then covered in pepper jack cheese and cooked in a cast-iron Dutch oven. A delicious camping meal!

Get the recipe: Campfire Chicken Enchiladas

Four pieces of toasted garlic bread on a wooden cutting board.

Campfire Garlic Bread

This easy camping garlic bread recipe is made with homemade garlic butter that's schmeared over bread, and the whole shebang is wrapped in foil and toasted over the campfire. It's an easy camping side dish that goes well with pasta, stew, chili, and soup.

Get the recipe: Campfire Garlic Bread

A Dutch oven filled with campfire chili with a metal spoon resting inside.

Dutch Oven Campfire Chili

This ground beef chili for camping is made in your cast iron Dutch oven over the campfire. It's hearty and satisfying and easily the best chili recipe I've ever tried.

Get the recipe: Campfire Chili

Baked potatoes topped with sour cream and scallions.

Campfire Baked Potatoes

A campfire classic made with Russet potatoes that are wrapped in foil and buried in coals. They come out with crispy skin and soft, fluffy interiors. Load them up with your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Get the recipe: Campfire Baked Potatoes

A chip being pulled from a batch of nachos.

Recipe and photo credit: Princess Pinky Girl

Campfire Nachos

Campfire nachos are great whether you are camping the wilderness or in the backyard! They are perfect camping recipe over the campfire, on the grill or in the oven. The bonus is no clean up is necessary!

Get the recipe: Campfire Nachos