DeeDee McNabb’s cooking is well loved by all that have had the privilege of sitting down with her for a meal. Some of the best meals come from cooking over a campfire with a Dutch oven and dining around the fire with friends and family. The Dutch oven is one of the most versatile pieces of campfire cookware, from simmering stews and making casseroles to baking biscuits and bread.
Here we have a few of DeeDee’s favorite recipes for campfire cooking with a Dutch oven. Give them a try and let us know what you think!
BBQ Chicken Legs
Ingredients:
30 chicken legs
6 cloves of garlic crushed/chopped/pressed (the way you like it)
Jar of BBQ or make it home made!
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Our Favorite Biscuits
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/3 cup shortening (I like to use coconut oil)
1 Tablespoon sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Carmel Apple Pizza
Ingredients:
1 package premade sugar cookie dough
8 oz cream cheese
½ c brown sugar
¼ c peanut butter
½ t vanilla
Topping
2 apples
¼ c caramel ice cream topping
½ c peanuts
Cinnamon /sugar
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
White Chicken Lasagna
Ingredients:
3 large cans of chicken or leftovers
½ onion chopped
(1) 26 oz. can cream of mushroom
1/3 cup milk
8 oz. Velveeta
16 oz. box reg. lasagna noodles
½ cup Parmesan cheese
4 cups mozzarella cheese
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Almost Marie Calender’s Cornbread
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cup Flour
¾ cup cornmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
¾ tsp salt
1 ¼ cup milk
¼ cup shortening
1 egg
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Creamy Chia Tea
Ingredients:
4 whole cloves
8 whole peppercorns
¼ t cardamom pods
¼ t coriander seeds
½ t whole allspice
3 inch cinnamon stick
4 cups water
2 cups milk
1 T vanilla
½ – 1 c honey
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Dirty Rice
Ingredients:
1 pound bacon
1 pound ground beef (more if you like it) or add some sausage and
try half of each
1 red pepper diced
1 onion diced
½ cup chopped pecans
1 box of dirty rice (purchase in boxed rice section)
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Dump Cake
Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 yellow cake mix
1 large can pineapple tidbits
1 large can mandarin oranges
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
English Muffin Sandwich
Ingredients:
For 3 sandwiches:
3 eggs
3 slices of cheese
3 slices of ham
3 english muffins
butter
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Homemade Bread
Ingredients:
½ cup water
2 ¼ teaspoons yeast
3 Tablespoons sugar or honey
2 Tablespoons butter
1 ½ teaspoons salt
½ cup sour cream
3 cups flour
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Easy Mexican Noodle
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 onion
1 red pepper
1 garlic clove
1 26oz can mushroom soup
1 26 oz can tomato soup
1 15 oz can corn
1 16 oz package egg noodles
1 cup (or as much as you want ) sharp or mild cheddar cheese
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Mustard Sauce
Ingredients:
1 cup cider vinegar
¼ cup yellow mustard
¼ cup Worchester sauce
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 ½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (hold if you don’t enjoy the heat, but
this heat is good for you!)
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Sweet Potato and White Potato Surprise
Ingredients:
3 White Potatoes
3 Sweet Potatoes
Onion
6 cloves crushed garlic
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Stir Fry with Rice
Ingredients:
2-4 cups of leftover meat (make into small pieces)
1 head of cabbage chopped about 1 inch pieces
1 red pepper diced
1 onion diced
1 medium bag baby carrots
3 broccoli crowns chopped
1 box dirty rice
1 stick of butter
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients:
40 -50 mushrooms
2 cloves minced garlic
½ c shredded Parmesan cheeses
1 small onion chopped small
¼ c dry Italian bread crumbs
½ c finely chopped red pepper
2 T parsley
2 T Italian Seasoning
½ t pepper
1 c melted pepper
½ c finely shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients:
4 cups sweet potatoes (6 sweet potatoes boiled or baked, no skins)
½ c white sugar
2 eggs beaten
½ c milk
4 T butter
½ t vanilla
Topping
½ c brown sugar
3 T butter
1/3 c flour
½ c chopped pecans
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)
Thanksgiving Ham
Ingredients:
Precooked ham
Pineapple slices
¼ c Teriyaki marinade
¼ c Maple syrup
Directions: Download Complete Recipe Card (PDF)