Campfire Recipes: Fun and Tasty Recipes for Camping

I am a camping fanatic, as a child we camped all summer long at Bulltown, West Virginia. I remember the good food we had and those memories will stay with me forever. My grandmother prepared a lot of meals, but these were some of my favorites. I hope you get as much enjoyment out of them that we do. These recipes are all made on the campfire.

Campfire Chili- This was a favorite it would warm your belly on those chilly nights.
Ingredients: 1 pound hamburger/Turkey
1 small onion chopped
1 small bell pepper chopped
2 tbsp chili powder
3 cans or jars of spaghetti sauce ( 3 cheese Ragu is my favorite with this recipe)
1 can kidney beans (optional)
2 tbsp onion salt
1/2 can/jar water
1 large skillet or pot.

First brown your hamburger( or Turkey) over fire, a small flamed fire is best for this recipe. Do not drain. Then add chopped onion and pepper simmer for 2 minutes, and then stir in spaghetti sauce, chili powder, onion salt and water. After simmering for 5 minutes add your kidney beans if you want. You can serve this as soon as 20 minutes after adding your kidney beans or you can simmer it for up to 2 hours then serve. If you choose to simmer it make sure the campfire heat is low and move it to cook on the edge of the fire. That way it wont scorch.

Grilled Basil Butter Corn- This is a tasty treat that delights the taste buds.
Ingredients: 6-8 ears of corn ( soaked in cold water for 30 min)
1/4 cup chopped basil
1/4 cup soft butter
salt and pepper to taste
aluminum foil

After soaking corn pull back stalk and blot corn with a paper towel until slightly damp. Take butter and mix with basil until smooth. Taking a basting brush or spoon apply a liberal amount of butter and basil mixture to the corn. Then pull the stalk back over the corn and wrap in aluminum foil. Place the corn in the coals of the fire for 20 minutes, unwrap add salt and pepper to taste and enjoy.