Camping Recipes & Grilling Tips

If you have a camping trip planned soon, your meals are likely at the top of your planning list. Adding one (or even two) portable grills to your packing list will take your meals while camping to the next level and unlock endless options for what you can cook in the wild.

Grilling while camping can be fun for the whole family! Making sure your kids understand the dangers of cooking with live fire and/or propane is the first step to getting them involved. Be sure to monitor children at the grill and provide heat resistant gloves for them. Foil packet recipes are a great and safe way to get the kids involved with the grilling process.

Our Side Fire Box that doubles as a Table Top Grill, our Flat Iron® Portable Griddle, and our Gambler Portable Charcoal Grill offer great options to make those meals happen easily. Be sure to make your next excursion into the great outdoors the best yet with these delicious meals, sure to be a hit with the entire family. Aside from only foil packet recipes, we offer creative options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even the all-time favorite camping classic: S’mores! Let’s dive right in.

Recipes for Camping

This Pizza Quesadillas recipe is a fun spin on both pizza flavors fused with the delight of quesadillas, is a kid-friendly rendition, perfect for camping. It’s easy to make, but most of all, delicious! This is a great dish to kick off an afternoon or evening of festivities or games, providing the same vibe as a pizza would on a Friday night in. Make it your own and make the preparation process exciting. Get everyone involved!

A great meal for any time of day, this Sausage and Peppers Hash can all be prepared side by side on the Flat Iron® Portable Griddle for a delicious medley and perfect camping meal. Sausage and peppers are a classic marriage, but aren’t limited to dinner time, sandwiches or being served with tomato sauce. Get creative around the campfire and do your taste buds a favor with this recipe!

Foil packets are one of the easiest and most efficient ways to make delicious grilled meals happen on a camping trip, and this recipe is a perfect match for the Side Fire Box or Gambler Portable. Absolutely, the most famous campfire classic, these Easy Grilled S’mores are no exception. They are easy and the perfect after-dinner treat, while you’ve still got your grill fired up and the night is just getting started. Simply grill them until the marshmallows and chocolate are melted and gooey enough for your liking. 

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Have spare bananas laying around? We’ve got the perfect recipe to spice up your mornings in the great outdoors. Get your breakfast sides ready and make some room for the new star of the show with these Flat Iron® Banana Pancakes! The bananas will add another layer of flavor to your classic griddle pancakes, so enjoyable that bananas will be a guaranteed necessity for every camping trip.

Foil packets make everything easy AND fun, especially while camping, and this Foil Packet Loaded Grilled Potatoes recipe is no exception. This grilled rendition of a classic baked potato is super easy to cook as well as great for personalizing with toppings fit for every member of the family. Think of a restaurant-style baked potato with all the toppings that make it pop, whether it be bacon, sour cream, or chives. Turn your dinner time into your very own potato bar, adding some flair to your next night in the wild.

It’s no secret that most meals taste better homemade, but avid campers know that meals taste even better when prepared and eaten in the great outdoors. These Flat Iron® Breakfast Sandwiches are an easy and delicious meal to prepare while camping. They truly make “the most important meal” worth it. Although this recipe calls for sausage, feel free to substitute it with bacon or bring avocados along for the ride. The Flat Iron® is going to get the job done, but with this simple, yet delicious breakfast sandwich, you can truly make it your own!

Bringing your grill camping is a great way to explore new food options while enjoying the wilderness. Be sure to try some of these recipes the next time you're out!