2 hour Chili | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb. ground beef 4 Tbsp water 1 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 tsp each - Worcestershire sauce, cocoa, ground cumin, oregano, salt, sugar 1/2 Tbsp Tabasco sauce 1 large onion 1-1/2 Tbsp chili powder 2 cans kidney beans 3 cup canned diced tomatoes |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Heat oil. Brown ground beef. Add onion and cook until it turns clear. Add all ingredients except kidney beans. Lower heat to 250 degrees. Simmer 1 hour covered. Add kidney beans. Cook 1 hour uncovered. Serves about 6 |
30 Minute Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 1 pot with lid |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb hamburger 2 med potatoes, unpeeled and cut into small pieces 2 Tbsp minced onion 1 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp instant beef bouillon 2 Tbsp worchestershire sauce 1 16oz can diced tomatoes and juice 1 8oz can cut green beans and juice |
| Instructions: | Brown hambuger in pot and drain. Add all other ingredients and stir. Cover and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serves about 4 |
5 Alarm Chili | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | Large pot |
| Ingredients: | 2 cans of favorite chili 1 can of corn 1 can of kidney beans 1 can of pinto or other beans 1/4 cup BBQ sauce 1 Tbsp chili powder optional: other spices to make it hot |
| Notes: | simple recipe serves about 6 |
| Instructions: | Dump the cans of chili into the pot. Drain the corn and beans and dump them in the pot. Add the BBQ sauce and chili powder. Stir occasionally while it heats to simmering. |
A&W Chili Dogs | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 8 beef hotdogs 8 hotdog buns 1 onion 1/4 lb. mild cheddar cheese ChiliDog Sauce: 1 pound hamburger 1 6oz. can tomato paste 1 C water 1 Tbsp yellow mustard 1 tsp worchestershire sauce 1 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp dried onion 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp celery seed 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp black pepper |
| Instructions: | Put all the dry chili dog sauce ingredients in a small zip-loc at home to make life easier. Brown hamburger in a pot. Crumble into small pieces and drain. Add remaining chili dog sauce ingredients. Simmer and stir uncovered for 30 minutes. While sauce is cooking, put hotdogs in a pot of water and bring to a boil. Remove from fire and let sit for 5 minutes. Shred cheese and chop onion. Put a hotdog on a bun, spoon 1/4 C of sauce on top, then chopped onion, then shredded cheese. Serves 6 to 8 ![]() |
Apple Crisp | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 6 apples 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp nutmeg 3 cup quick oats 1 cup flour 2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 cup butter |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Slice apples. Mix apple slices, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Mix oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter to make crust. Press half the crust mix into the bottom and sides of the dutch oven. Pour the apples onto the crust. Cover apples with the rest of the crust mix. Bake covered about 45 minutes at 350 degrees, until top crust is light brown and apples are tender. Serves about 8 ![]() Wim from the Netherlands made this |
Apple Fluff | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | dutch oven mixing bowl zip-log baggie spoon, knife |
| Ingredients: | 6 eggs 1.5 cups flour 1.5 cups milk 1 tsp salt 3/4 stick of butter 2 apples (granny smith) 3 Tbsp cinnamon 1/2 cup sugar syrup, jelly, powdered sugar, or other topping |
| Notes: | breakfast |
| Instructions: | Place dutch oven on coals to warm. Whip eggs in bowl. Stir milk, flour, and salt into eggs. Put sugar and cinnamon in baggie. Melt butter in low-heated dutch oven. Swirl butter around to coat the dutch oven. Put each apple slice in baggie and shake to coat with cinnamon and sugar. Cover bottom of dutch oven with coated apple slices. Pour batter over apple slices. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes, rotating oven and lid every 5 minutes or so. Cut into center of Apple Fluff with a knife to check for doneness. Bake until the batter is cooked through. When served, top with syrup, jelly, peanut butter, or powdered sugar. Serves 6 to 8. ![]() |
Armadillo Eggs | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/4 stick butter 24 pickled jalapeno peppers 2 cup Biscuit mix (dry) 12 oz. shredded cheese 2 lb. hot pork sausage 2 pkg ShakenBake pork seasoning in a ziploc baggie. |
| Instructions: | Tear the sausage into little bits. In a bowl, mix sausage, biscuit mix, and 6 oz. of cheese into a dough. (add a little water if it's too dry) Cut the stem off each pepper, cut a slice down it, and remove the seeds. Stuff the pepper with cheese. Create a flat patty of the biscuit/sausage mixture. Place a stuffed pepper on the patty and wrap the dough around the pepper, pinching the dough sealed. Drop the pepper in the ziploc and shake it to coat well. Heat the dutch oven over coals and rub the butter around the inside. No need to use the lid - all the heat is under the d.o. this time. Place a few wrapped peppers in the d.o. and fry until they are very brown all over. Make sure you cook the sausage well. Serves 6 to 8. |
Au Gratin Ham and Potatoes | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 4 Tbsp butter or margarine 1 onion 3 Tbsp flour 2 cups milk Seasoned salt and pepper 1-1/2 cups cooked ham 3 cups potatoes 1/2 cup cheese 2 Tbsp fine bread crumbs |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Mince onion. Dice ham. Dice potatoes. Grate cheese. Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and saute onion until translucent. Blend in flour. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Add pepper and seasoned salt. Mix in ham and potatoes to coat well. Sprinkle cheese and bread crumbs on top. Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Serves 4 ![]() Wim from the Netherlands made this |
Bacon Spuds | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 large potato per person 1/3 onion per person 2 or 3 slices bacon per person salt and pepper |
| Notes: | Don't make more than 6 servings in one dutch oven or there will be too much to cook well. |
| Instructions: | Set the dutch oven on coals to heat. Slice the bacon into small pieces. Peel and cut onions into 1/8ths and break them apart. Peel spuds and slice into 1/4 inch thick slices. Dump the bacon in the D.O. and stir until about half cooked. Spread the bacon evenly over the bottom of the D.O. Spread the onions on the bacon. Pour the spuds on the onions. Shake quite a bit of salt and pepper on top. Set the D.O. over a solid bed of coals. Place the lid on and cover with coals. Cook for about 45 minutes, turning the D.O. and lid in opposite directions every 10 minutes or so. The bacon grease in the bottom should keep things from burning, but it's fine to check after 20 minutes if you're getting antsy. The spuds are done when they are tender to a fork. |
Baked Beans | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 2-lb. Can pork and beans 1/4 cup mustard 4 slices of bacon 1/4 cup ketchup 1 chopped onion 1/8 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Mix beans thoroughly with onion, brown sugar, mustard, ketchup and vinegar. Pour into dutch oven and place bacon on top of beans. Cover and cook at 350 degrees at least 1 hour. Serves 8 to 10. |
Baked Salmon | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 11-inch length of whole salmon body 6 ears of corn 1/2 stick butter, melted 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup sliced onion 1/2 lemon, sliced seasoned salt parmesan cheese |
| Notes: | dinner serves 6 |
| Instructions: | Place husked corn in bottom of dutch oven to cover bottom. Shake seasoned salt inside salmon. Lay alternating slices of onion and lemon inside the salmon. Pour 1 cup water into the D.O. Lay salmon on corn cobs. Mix butter and lemon juice and baste top of salmon. Cook for 15 minutes at 350 degrees with 2/3 coals on top and 1/3 underneath. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top of salmon. Cook for another 15 minutes, or until salmon flakes and is no longer translucent. Serve with rice, noodles, or couscous. |
Baking Powder Biscuits | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 Cup sifted flour 2 tsp baking powder 4 Tbsp butter or shortening 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup milk |
| Instructions: | Heat dutch oven to 400 degrees with 3/4 of coals on top. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in bowl. Cut in small pieces of shortening or butter. Add milk gradually, stirring until soft dough is formed. Turn out on slightly floured board and lightly knead for 30 seconds, enough to shape. Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut with open end of tomato paste can. Place in single layer in dutch oven. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen small biscuits. |
Banana Boats | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil knife |
| Ingredients: | 1 banana per person mini-marshamallows chocolat chips butterscotch chips M&Ms Reese's Pieces brown sugar other optional bits |
| Notes: | If you can peel back the peel and leave it attached at one end, it works better. Eat the sliced out banana piece as a taste of things to come. |
| Instructions: | The 1/4 of the peel that is on the inside of the curve needs to be peeled out of the way. Leave the rest on to hold the banana together. Try to leave the top peel attached. Cut out a groove of banana to make your boat. Fill the boat with whatever cargo you want - chips, marshmallows, brown sugar, ... Lay the peel back on top. Wrap it tightly in tin foil. Cook in campfire coals for 4-5 minutes. |
Banana Coffee Cake | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | dutch oven mixing bowl |
| Ingredients: | 1 box yellow butter cake mix 2 ripe bananas 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon melted butter |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Prepare cake mix according to the box and pour into dutch oven. Mash the 2 bananas and pour on top. Melt the butter and add the cinnamon, flour, and brown sugar and mix together. Sprinkle cinnamon-flour mixture on the mashed bananas. Cover and Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees (2/3 of coals on top lid). Insert a butter knife through the center and if it comes back clean it is ready. Serves 6 to 8. |
Bannock | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 4 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons oil 1 1/2 cup water Optional: brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, honey, ... |
| Instructions: | Mix ingredients and add water until you have a doughy consistency - don't just dump all the water in. Knead approximately 10 minutes. Add sugar, honey, or raisins if you want it sweeter. Grease and heat a frying pan. Form and press the dough into cakes. Lay the bannock in the frying pan. As the bannock cooks, move the cakes around so they don't stick. When the bottom crust has formed and is browned, flip the cakes over. Cooking takes about 12 minutes. Sprinkle with honey or brown sugar and eat. You can mix all the dry ingredients into one bag at home. Instead of cooking in a frypan, you form a footlong roll of dough about an inch in diameter and wrap it around a stick. Cook this over an open fire. Makes 12-16 bannock cakes. |
Barbeque Hamburger | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb. hamburger 1 large onion, chopped 1 pint ketchup 1 pint tomato juice 3 Tbsp flour 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp curry powder salt and pepper (optional) cayenne pepper powder or hot sauce for a kick 10 hamburger buns |
| Instructions: | Put dutch oven over hot coals to heat. Brown hamburger and onion, breaking into small bits and cooking thoroughly. Drain off grease. Pour in ketchup, tomato juice, and season with salt and pepper (and cayenne pepper or hot sauce if desired). Bring to a boil while stirring. Dissolve flour and curry powder in a cup with worcestershire sauce and enough water to thin the mixture. Mix into hamburger. Simmer at about 325 degrees for an hour or so. Serve 8-12 people on buns with french fries or potato chips made in a second dutch oven (see D.O. Fryer). Hamburger buns come in 10 packs, so that works nicely. |
Basic French Toast | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | skillet bowl fork spatula |
| Ingredients: | 2 Tbsp oil 8 eggs 1.75 cup milk 1 Tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg spray vegetable oil 1 loaf sandwich bread syrup |
| Instructions: | 2 Tbsp oil 8 eggs 1.75 cup milk 1 Tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 loaf sandwich bread Beat eggs in bowl with fork. Whip in milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and oil. Heat skillet to medium, not too hot. Spray skillet with oil. Using fork, quickly dip a slice of bread in eggs, flip, poke and lift to let excess drain off, then lay in skillet. Doing this quickly to just coat the bread without soaking it is key. Cook one side of bread. When it gets browned, flip and cook second side. Top with syrup, powdered sugar, peanut butter, jelly, whatever you like. Serves 6-8 |
Beef Burgundy | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb round roast a bottle of meat tenderizer 2 pkgs instant beef gravy (and water as instructions say) 1 clove garlic 1/4 tsp oregano 3 med onions 1/2 cup burgundy wine 4 Tbsp butter 1/2 pint sour cream |
| Notes: | main course can be cooked in skillet. |
| Instructions: | Slice onions. Cut beef into 1 inch cubes. Sprinkle with tenderizer. Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter in D.O. Saute garlic and onions in butter until onions are clear. Remove onions. Brown meat in the drippings. Add beef gravy, wine, salt, pepper and onions to pan. Cover and simmer 15 min. Stir in sour cream. Serve over rice or noodles for 6 to 8 people. |
Beef Goulash | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb beef steak 1 tsp salt 2 Tbsp cooking oil 1 can mushroom soup |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut meat into 1 inch cubes. Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Add oil. Brown beef in oil. Add salt and soup. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Serve over noodles. Makes about 10 servings. |
Beef Pot Roast | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb rump roast or pot roast 3 Tbsp vegetable oil 4 potatoes, peeled and halved 4 carrots, cut into 2' pieces 2 onions, halved 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/2 cup water |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Brown roast in oven on all sides in oil. Remove meat. Place half of vegetables in bottom of oven. Return meat to oven and season with salt and pepper. Add remaining vegetables and water. Cover and cook at 300 degrees for 3-5 hours depending on how well done you like it. Serves about 8. |
Black Forest Cobbler | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum pie tin |
| Ingredients: | 1 Chocolate cake mix 1 can Cherry pie filling 1 can soda pop - cherry or lemon lime 1 Hershey chocolate bar chopped walnuts (optional) |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Dump pie filling into pie tin. Sprinkle about 3/4 of cake mix on top in even layer. Pour half can of soda around on top of cake mix. Stir soda into cake mix, leaving the pie filling alone as much as possible. Break chocoloate into small pieces and place on top. Sprinkle walnuts on top. Place pie tin in dutch oven, setting it on top of four small pebbles for air circulation. Cover with dutch oven lid and set on a small ring of coals. Cover the lid with coals. Cook at about 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until the cake looks done when cut or poked. Another way to mix the mix: Sprinkle about 1/3 of the cake mix over the pie filling. Then, pour soda right into the cake mix bag and knead the bag with your hands on the outside to mix. Once mixed, pour into the dutch oven. You don't really need the pie tin. You can make it directly in the dutch oven. About 8 servings. ![]() |
Blonde Brownies | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 C flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp salt 1 1/4 sticks butter 2 C brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 3/4 C chocolate chips 3/4 C chopped pecans |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Start heating dutch oven to 350 degrees, most coals on top. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a zip-loc. In a pot, melt the butter. Mix the sugar into the butter. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Slowly add flour mixture, stirring well. When the batter is smooth but thick, pour into dutch oven. Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans on top. Cover and bake, checking at about 20 minutes to see if center is cooked. Serves 6 or 8. |
Breakfast Burritos | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | mixing bowl dutch oven pot with lid |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb breakfast sausage 2 onions 2 green peppers 24 eggs 2 Tbsp garlic powder 2 Tbsp dried onion 2 Tbsp chil powder 16 soft tortillas 3 C shredded cheese (cheddar, colby, jack, whatever) 3 C salsa |
| Instructions: | Chop onions and green peppers. Fry sausage, pepper, and onion in dutch oven. Lift from dutch oven into pot with lid, leaving grease behind. (if there is a lot of grease, you may remove some of it but leave about 1/2 cup) Mix eggs, garlic, onion, and chili powder. Fry in dutch oven, scrambling until cooked. Lift eggs into pot and mix with sausage. Place about 1/3 cup egg & sausage mixture onto each tortilla. Add cheese, roll up, and fold over ends. Lay 5 in dutch oven, then make second layer on top, then third layer. Put lid on dutch oven and bake 10 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees with most coals on top. Serves 8 with salsa. |
Breakfast Casserole | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/4 cube butter 8 slices of bread 2 lb pre-cooked pork sausage 1 lb cheddar cheese 12 eggs 1 qt milk 1-1/2 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp salt |
| Notes: | breakfast |
| Instructions: | Spread butter all over the inside of the dutch oven. Tear bread into pieces. Break sausage into pieces. Grate cheese. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, dry mustard, and salt. Layer the bread, sausage, and eggs into the D.O. Cover and cook at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Pour cheese over top of casserole. Cook another 10-15 minutes until cheese forms a light-brown crust on top of cooked eggs. Makes about 8 servings. ![]() |
Breakfast Cornbread | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 1/4 C sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg powdered milk for 4 cups 1/2 C cornmeal 1/2 C raisins 2 Tbs oil 2 eggs 1/2 cup pancake syrup |
| Instructions: | In a zip-loc bag, combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg. Warm 4 cups water in a pot. Pour in powdered milk and heat to steaming. Pour in cornmeal and reduce heat to simmering. Stir until thick, about 10 minutes or so. Remove from heat. Beat eggs and oil in a cup and stir into cornmeal. Stir in sugar mixture, raisins, and syrup. Pour into well-oiled dutch oven. Cook for about 40 minutes at about 350 degrees - coals covering the lid and about half that many under the oven. If a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, it's ready. Makes about 8 servings. |
Breakfast in a Bag | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | Paper lunch bag Marshmallow roasting stick Campfire with hot coals and little flame. |
| Ingredients: | Per person: 2 strips bacon handful of frozen hash browns 1 or 2 eggs salt and pepper |
| Instructions: | Lay bacon in bottom of bag. Add potatos. Add eggs. Close bag by folding top 1/3 down, then fold that in half and in 1/2 again. Poke through the folded portion with the stick to hold it above the fire. Hold 5 inches above coals for 10 minutes - might be better to prop up by sticking the other end of the stick in the dirt rather than hoping every boy keeps his bag out of the coals. Open a bag to check. If its done, tear the top off the bag or fold it down and eat right out of the bag. But, since the bag is greasy, you'll want to sit it on a plate or something other than the table or pants leg. |
Breakfast Sausage Balls | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/4 cup butter 1lb. bulk sausage (not links or patties) 1 egg 6oz. cheddar cheese - grated 3cups Bisquick mix hot pepper sauce - optional |
| Notes: | breakfast |
| Instructions: | Coat bottom of dutch oven with butter or put in layer of aluminum foil and coat it with butter. Mix all ingredients together with your clean hands. Pull off small pieces and roll into 1 inch balls. Place a layer of balls in dutch oven and cook 10-15 minutes. Serve and sprinkle with hot sauce if desired. Makes about 12 balls. |
BRV Soup | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | main course |
| Ingredients: | olive or vegetable oil 3 lb ground beef 1 tsp cayenne pepper 2 Tbsp garlic powder 1 pkg dry onion soup mix 2 10oz. cans vegetable soup 2 10oz. cans vegetable-beef soup 2 onions, diced 2 cups rice 4 cups water |
| Instructions: | BRV = Beef, Rice, Vegetables Mix ground beef, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and onion soup mix. Form into 1/2inch balls and fry in D.O. over hot coals with layer of oil in bottom. (could prepare this at home) Drain grease from D.O. Pour cans of soup into D.O. Add onions, rice, and water (use 4 cups or 2 cups, depending on type of rice) Bring to a boil. Add meatballs and stir. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is soft and done. Serves 10-12 |
Burger, Beans, & Biscuits | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2lb. lean hamburger 2 2lb. cans of baked beans 1 cup favorite BBQ sauce 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 cup ketchup 1/2 cup mustard 1 small onion, chopped fine Bisquick mix for one dozen bisquits |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Brown the hamburger in the dutch oven. Stir in baked beans. Stir in BBQ sauce. Stir in ketchup and mustard. Stir in onion. Cover and cook on low heat (275) for 10-15 minutes. While cooking, prepare the Bisquick mix to make a dozen biscuits. Stir the burgers and beans. Cover the top of the bean mixture with the biscuits, completely covering the top. Sprinkle the cheese over the entire top of the biscuits. Bake covered for 20-30 minutes, until the biscuits are done. ![]() ![]() |
Burrito Ranchero | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 3lb chuck roast 2 Tbsp chili powder 1 tsp crushed garlic 1 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp cumin 1 green chile, seeded and chopped 2 onions, chopped 1 large can diced tomatoes, undrained (28 oz) 1 large can chili beans, drained (30 oz) 2 1/2 Tbsp quick-mix flour 3 Tbsp water 12 soft flour tortillas 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded 1/2 cup sour cream |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Pre-heat dutch oven to high heat (375 degrees). Brown beef on both sides. Add chili powder, garlic, oregano, cumin, chile, onion, and tomatoes with juices. Stir and heat to boiling. Reduce heat to 250 degrees and cook 2.5 hours until meat nearly falls apart. Remove meat from D.O., leaving liquids behind. Mix flour and water in a small bowl and then stir into D.O. Add chili beans. Heat to boiling while stirring. Reduce heat to 250 degrees and simmer 5-10 minutes. While beans are simmering, shred the meat. When beans are done, put a spoon of beans and a spoon of meat in each tortilla. Roll the tortilla, top with chees, sour cream, taco sauce, or guacamole as desired. |
Burritos | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 large onion, diced 1 lb lean hamburger 1 lb sausage 1 bell pepper, diced 2 cans black beans, drained 1 can whole kernel corn, drained 1 14oz can chicken broth 1 package taco seasoning mix 1 box Minute Rice (to make 3 cups) 2 Tbsp cooking oil 18 to 24 soft flour tortillas 2 cups shredded cheese, mexican blend Condiments: salsa, hot sauce, avocado, cilantro, sour cream, olives |
| Instructions: | Place dutch oven on a ring of coals to heat. Pour oil into d.o. Add onion and cook until soft. Add hamburger and sausage, stir and crumble until cooked. Add pepper, beans, corn, broth, taco seasoning Raise to boil and simmer 5 minutes. Add rice, stir, cover with lid, and place on 3 or 4 coals. Let heat for 5 minutes. The moisture should get absorbed by the rice. If there is no liquid left after 5 minutes and the rice is still hard, stir in some water. Heat another 5 minutes and check rice for doneness. When the rice is soft, and the liquid is nearly all absorbed, lay the stack of tortillas on top of the filling and put the lid back on. Let sit for 5 minutes on top of 2 or 3 coals to soften and warm the tortillas. Spoon mixture into tortillas and add cheese. Add additional condiments as desired. Serves 8 to 12. ![]() |
Cajun Gumbo | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | 2 quart pot spoon |
| Ingredients: | 1 pkg Lipton Cajun Style Rice & Beans 1 can Swanson's white chicken meat 1/2 pkg Keilbasa Sausage 1 Tbsp powdered butter flavoring 2 cups Water Tony's Creole Seasoning to taste |
| Instructions: | Put all ingredients in the pot and bring to a boil, stirring to prevent scorching. Reduce heat to simmer for 10 minutes or longer. Makes about 4 servings. |
Camp WonTons | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1 can refried beans 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 Tbsp ketchup 1 Tbsp chili powder 1/2 tsp garlic powder 4 dozen wonton skins cooking oil taco sauce or salsa |
| Instructions: | Brown beef, onion, and green pepper in large skillet. Lift beef into a bowl and add beans, ketchup, chili powder, and garlic powder. Wipe grease out of skillet and pour in 1/2 inch of cooking oil to heat. Stir beef mixture well. Place 1 or 2 tsp of beef mixture in center of wonton skin. Sprinkle chees on beef. Fold bottom corner up, side corners over, and roll tightly. Moisten the last flap with water and seal it closed. Drop 6 wontons into the hot oil and fry for 30-40 seconds on each side. Use hot sauce or salsa as desired. Serves 4 to 6. |
Candied Apples | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | Each serving: 1 apple 1 oz. raisins 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1 cherry 1 pineapple ring |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Core the apples and fill the bottom of oven with apples standing stem side up. Pack brown sugar and raisins into the core holes. Place a pineapple ring on top of each apple. Place a cherry in center of each ring. Pour pineapple juice from the can of pineapple over the apples. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. |
CCC Casserole | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. lean hamburger 1.5 cups corn chips (like Fritos) 1 cup cheese - American, cheddar, colby, or mix 1 can of chili 1 quarter onion |
| Instructions: | Chili, Chips, and Cheese Casserole, that is. Chop the onion. Grate the cheese. Brown the hamburger and onion in dutch oven, crumbling it as it cooks. If there's lots of grease, remove it. But some is fine. Add chili. Bring to boil while stirring and simmer about 5 minutes. Mix corn chips into chili. Spread cheese over the top. Cover and bake at 350 for 20 minutes with most coals on lid. Makes about 6 servings Could serve into soft tortillas. Easy to double this recipe - but use 1.5 cups instead of 2 cups cheese or there is too much cheese on top. |
Chicken and Dumplings | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 large envelopes chicken noodle soup mix (not single serving) 1 12 oz. can chicken meat Buttermilk biscuit mix |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 250 degrees. Mix soup mix with about half the normal water. Add chicken and bring to a boil. Mix biscuit mix and drop by spoonfuls on the chicken soup. Cover and bake at about 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until dumplings are done. Can also add a can of corn, peas and carrots, or mixed vegetables if that sounds good to you. Serves about 4 |
Chicken Cacciateri | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb chicken pieces 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 sliced onion 1 tsp minced garlic 1 16oz can diced tomatoes 1 8oz can tomato sauce 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce 1 tsp oregano 2 bay leafs |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 375 degrees. Pour oil into dutch oven and brown chicken pieces. Remove chicken pieces. Add onion and garlic to oil and cook until onion turns translucent. Mix in all remaining ingredients. Place chicken pieces on sauce, cover, and simmer at 275 degrees for 45 minutes. During last 15 minutes, prepare spaghetti or noodles. If there is excessive fat floating in the D.O., skim it off. Scoop chicken pieces and sauce onto noodles to serve. Serves about 8. |
Chicken Creole | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 chicken breasts 1 can diced tomatos 1 cup uncooked rice 1 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup honey Cajun seasoning mix |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Pour in tomatoes and rice. Fill tomato can with water and pour in. Add about another 1/4 to 1/2 can of water. Shake cajun seasoning over rice - as much as your taste prefers. Place chicken breasts on top of rice. Pour honey over the chicken. Shake more seasoning on top. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Use Zatarain's Seasoning, Tony Chachere's Seasoning, or make your own cajun seasoning: 1 26oz container table salt 5 Tbsp cayenne pepper 3 Tbsp black pepper 3 Tbsp onion powder 3 Tbsp garlic powder 3 Tbsp chili powder 1 Tbsp thyme 1 Tbsp sweet basil 1 Tbsp bay leafs In a blender, pulverize all ingredients except the salt. Be very careful to keep the lid on and let the dust settle before opening - don't breathe in the dust! Pour the spices into a large zip-loc and add salt. |
Chicken Enchilada Pie | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 12-inch dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 3 12oz. cans of white chicken meat 1 onion 1 cup water 9 11-inch flour tortillas 2 tsp Seasoned salt 1 10oz. can tomato soup 2 10oz. cans of enchilada sauce 1 lb shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese 1 lb frozen or canned corn 1/2 small can sliced or crumbled black olives extras: green onions, tomatoes, olives, sour cream, whatever sounds good |
| Instructions: | Place chicken and liquid from cans into dutch oven. Break up chicken with a fork. Add salt, condensed soup, enchilada sauce, corn, olives, onions and water to make a sauce. Simmer and stir over bed of coals for 10 minutes to heat thoroughly. Remove about 3/4 of the sauce into bowl or pot, leaving a layer in the dutch oven. Sprinkle a layer of cheese over mixture remaining in dutch oven. Lay two tortillas on cheese. Add sauce, cheese and tortillas in three layers : ending with sauce and cheese. Put lid on dutch oven and cook on low heat for 30 minutes, with about 6 briquettes worth of heat under and 14 on lid. Serves 8 to 10. |
Chicken Foil Dinner | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil paper towels long fire tongs |
| Ingredients: | Serves One: 1 chicken breast 1 potato 1 carrot 1/4 onion, optional Seasoning: salt, pepper, ... |
| Notes: | Create a foil wrapper for each person by sandwiching a wet paper towel between two squares of foil. This will help even the heat and prevent burning. |
| Instructions: | Wash, peel, and dice the vegetables. Cut the chicken into strips and place on foil wrappter. Season chicken and add vegetables as desired. Fold foil into a flat package sealed well. Place the dinner on coals. Cook for 15 minutes, then flip and cook 10 more. Unwrap and check one dinner to see if they are done. Make sure the chicken is white and firm, completely done, before eating. |
Chicken Gumbo | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 4 Tbsp cooking oil 3 Tbsp flour 2 cloves garlic 2 medium onions 2 medium bell peppers 3 tomatoes 2 lb. fresh okra 2 stalks of celery 2 lb. boneless chicken breasts Salt & pepper to taste |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes. Slice okra into 1/4 inch slices. Chop onions, peppers, celery, and tomatoes. Mince garlic. Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Add oil and flour. Cook, stirring often, until brown. Add garlic, onion, and peppers. Slowly stir in 1 quart of water. Add salt and pepper. Add tomatoes, okra, and celery. Cover and cook 30 minutes or until vegetables are done. Reduce heat to 250 degrees. Add chicken and simmer an additional 15 minutes or until chicken is done. |
Chicken Pot Pie | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 4 Tbsp oil 1 to 1.5 lb. chicken breast meat (or 2 12oz. cans) 2 tsp minced garlic (or 4 cloves) 1 onion 4 potatos 3/4 cup milk (or 1/4 cup powdered milk and 3/4 cup water) 1/4 cup flour 2 cans Campbell's cream of chicken soup 2 tsp poultry seasoning (McCormick's) 1 lb. mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, peas) 1 tube refrigerated crescent rolls |
| Instructions: | Dice chicken. Put oil in D.O. and place on hot coals to stew. Add chicken and garlic. Cook and stir until chicken is done. If using canned chicken, heat for about 5 minutes. While cooking chicken, dice potatos and onion. Add potatos and onion to chicken; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Mix milk and flour in a cup. Add milk mix and all ingredients except crescent rolls to chicken mix. If it seems too thick, add more water. Bring chicken mix to a boil. Unroll crescent rolls and create a dough layer on top of the chicken mix. Put lid on D.O. and place it on a ring of coals. Cover with coals to bake at about 350 degrees. Check at 20 minutes, then every 5 to 10 minutes. Pot Pie is done when rolls are golden brown and flake. Serves about 6 |
Chicken Quesadillas | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | stove dutch oven can opener fork small pot aluminum foil |
| Ingredients: | 2 10oz cans white chicken meat 2 Tbsp chili powder 2 tsp minced garlic 12 large soft flour tortillas 8 oz shredded Mexican-blend cheese salsa |
| Instructions: | Heat dutch oven to 450. Pour chicken, undrained, into small pot on stove. Add chili powder and garlic. Shred chicken with a fork and mix well. Stir chicken while it heats for about 5 minutes. To make quesadilla: Place tortilla on square of aluminum foil. Spread 1/6 of chicken over tortilla. Sprinkle cheese over chicken. Top with second tortilla. Place in dutch oven. You can place a second quesadilla on top of the first. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, then lift by corners of foil. Cut into 1/4s or 1/6s and add salsa if desired. Serves about 6 people |
Chicken Stir Fry | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | peanut or cooking oil 4 chicken breast halfs 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 3 green onions 2 large carrots fresh, raw green beans 1/4 cup soy sauce rice |
| Notes: | main dish |
| Instructions: | Prepare rice in a pot separately. Slice chicken breasts into thin strips. Cut green onions and green beans into 1/2 inch sections, on a diagonal. Slice carrots into thin discs. Cover the bottom of the dutch oven in oil, not too deep. When oil is hot, dump in chicken and sprinkle ginger on it. Stir fry until well browned. (cut a few strips open to check the inside) Dump in onions, carrots, and beans. Stir fry for about 3 minutes. Add soy sauce and stir 1 minute. Serve on rice with soy sauce or hot sauce for individuals. Can add pea pods, water chestnuts, peanuts, or other taste sensations. |
Chili Chicken and Dumplings | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 10oz cans cooked chicken breasts 1 15oz can tomato sauce 2 15oz cans chili beans 1 8oz can corn 1 1/2 cup Bisquick 1/2 cup cornmeal 2/3 cup milk 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Pour in undrainded chicken and tomato sauce. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to 275. Simmer 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in undrained beans and corn. Heat to boiling. While beans and corn are heating up, combine Bisquick, cornmeal, and milk in a mixing bowl. Stir until it becomes dough. After chili has reached boiling, reduce heat to 275 degrees. Drop dough on top of chili by spoonfuls to cover the top. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on top of dumplings. Cover and cook 5 minutes, until cheese melts. |
Chili Mac | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb hamburger 1 onion, chopped 2 cans of Ro-Tel diced tomatoes with chilies, undrained 1 1/2 cup elbow macaroni or other fun shapes 1 cup water 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | When dutch oven is pre-heated to 350 degrees, put in hamburger and onion. Cook uncovered until hamburger is well browned, stirring often. Stir in tomatoes, water, and pasta. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to about 250 degrees, cover, and simmer 20 minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle cheese on each bowl when it is served. Serves about 4. ![]() |
Chili Rellano | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 Tbsp butter 2 lg cans whole green chilis 1 lb cheddar cheese 1 lb monterey jack cheese 3 Tbsp flour 1 can (13 oz) evaporated milk 4 eggs salt and pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat large dutch oven to 325 degrees. Separate the egg whites from yolks, keeping both. Add flour, milk, egg yolks, and a few dashes of salt and pepper in large bowl. Beat well. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into yolks. Use butter to grease a casserole dish that will fit in your dutch oven. Place 1/2 the chilis in the casserole. Spread cheddar cheese on chilis. Layer the rest of chilis on the cheese. Spread monterey jack cheese on chilis. Pour eggs on top. Cook 45 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. |
Chinese To Go | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1.5 cups dry Minute Rice 8oz canned chicken 1 can Chinese vegetables 1 can bean sprouts 1 can Chinese noodles soy sauce |
| Instructions: | Boil 1 quart of water. Put rice in 1/2 gallon freezer zip-loc baggie. Pour 1.5 cups boiling water into baggie. Place baggie in water pot and let sit 2 minutes. Add chicken, vegetables, and sprouts. Mix well and let sit 4 minutes in pot. Serve on Chinese noodles for 4 people with no pots to clean and your wash water for dishes already hot. Or, use extra hot water for cocoa or tea. |
Chocolate Chip Cookies | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2-1/4 cup flour 2 eggs 1 cup soft butter 1 (12oz) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in large bowl until smooth. Beat in egg. Gradually mix in flour. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls onto ungreased pie tin. Place on inverted pie tin. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes, depending on your D.O. temperature. ![]() (one mega cookie with M&Ms) |
Chocolate Upside Down Cake | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 Tbsp butter (or margarine) or oil 1 cup flour 3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 5 tsp dry cocoa powder 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup dry cocoa powder |
| Instructions: | Melt 3 Tbsp butter in dutch oven and swirl around to cover sides. In zip-loc, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cocoa. (Could do this beforehand) In a bowl, combine flour mix with milk and vanilla. Pour in melted butter from dutch oven. (Just take what pours out, leaving the oven well-coated.) Add nuts and stir well. Pour batter into dutch oven. Mix sugar, brown sugar, and cocoa in a zip-loc. (Could prepare beforehand) Sprinkle sugar over top of batter. Pour 1 cup of water over batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes with more heat on top than under. Check for doneness by inserting toothpick or similar into center of cake - if it comes out clean, it is done. When done, remove from heat and remove lid for about 5-10 minutes to cool. Then, put lid on and turn cake over onto lid. If all goes well, it will fall onto lid, but you may loosen the cake with a knife before flipping. Serves 6 |
Chuck Wagon Casserole | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb ground beef 1 15.5oz can chili beans in sauce 1 11oz can Mexican style corn 3/4 cup BBQ sauce 1 8.5oz package corn muffin mix 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| Notes: | main course Serves 5-8 |
| Instructions: | Preheat Dutch Oven. Brown ground beef, onions, and peppers in dutch oven. Add chili beans, BBQ sauce, and salt. Bring to a boil. Drain corn. Prepare corn muffin mix according to package. Add corn to mix. Pour mix into dutch oven, spreading over meat. Close dutch oven and place 10 charcoal bricks on top and underneath. Bake for 30 minutes or until inserted knife pulls out clean. |
Clam Chowder | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 1 pot |
| Ingredients: | 1 package Knor Swiss Leak soup mix 2/3 cup instant potatoes 2/3 cup powdered milk 5 cups water 1 6oz can chopped or minced clams including juice 1 cup oyster crackers 1/2 cup Bacon Bits |
| Notes: | Serves 4 |
| Instructions: | Pour all ingredients into pot. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Simmer 10 minutes. Sprinkle bacon bits and crackers on top when serving. |
Club House Grill Sandwich | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | For each sandwich: 2 slices of french bread 1 Tbsp softened butter or margarine 1/2 Tbsp mayonnaise 1/3 C shredded cheddar cheese 2 thin slices turkey breast 2 thin slices ham 2 slices tomato (optional) 1 Tbsp bbq sauce |
| Instructions: | Heat a large skillet. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Place one slice in skillet, butter-side down, and spread the top with mayonnaise. Sprinkle half of cheese on mayonnaise. Place turkey slices in skillet, next to bread, and ham slices on top of turkey. After 30 seconds, flip the meat. Lay turkey on the heating bread and cheese. Put tomato slices on turkey. Spread bbq sauce on tomato. Lay ham on top. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese. Place second slice of bread on top, butter-side up. Flip sandwich over and brown for another 2 to 3 minutes. Both sides of sandwich should be browned and the cheese melting. With a large enough skillet, you can have three spots - sandwich bottom, meat, sandwich top - through which you rotate the sandwiches, making one every 2 minutes. |
Coca-cola Chicken | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | Dutch oven or large pot 2nd pot |
| Ingredients: | 6 boneless chicken breasts 1 can of Coke 12-16oz ketchup 1 package spaghetti noodles or 2 packages rice |
| Notes: | main course Serves 6 |
| Instructions: | Pour the ketchup into the 1st pot or dutch oven. Stir in the Coke. While heating the ketchup mixture on a bed of coals, cut the chicken breasts into strips. Add chicken to the ketchup pot, stir, and heat with lid on. Cook chicken for at least 45 minutes, at about 350 degrees, stirring every 10 minutes. Heat water in 2nd pot as rice or noodle directions indicate. After cooking the chicken for 20 minutes, start cooking the rice or spaghetti so it gets done at about the same time. |
Coffee Can Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Required: | 1 coffee can per person aluminum foil oven mitts stirring spoon |
| Ingredients: | Per person: 2 strips bacon 1/4lb chicken, hamburger, or stew beef 1/2 potato 1 carrot 1/2 celery garlic powder salt pepper |
| Notes: | This is similar to a hobo dinner, but with water added. Great for younger ones just starting to cook as long as there is no rush to finish the meal time. |
| Instructions: | Dice all the vegetables. Cut the bacon into squares. Cut the chicken or beef into small pieces. Place bacon in the bottom of can - the grease helps stop sticking. Drop in pieces of vegetable and meat - as much as the person will eat. Add seasoning as desired. Add 1 or 1.5 cups water. Cover with an aluminum foil lid. Place directly in campfire coals. Cook for 45-60 minutes. |
Cooked Apples | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 8 apples 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 Tbsp cornstarch 1/2 tsp salt 4 Tbsp butter 1/2 tsp cinnamon |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 300 degrees. Core apples and cut into quarters. Dump all ingredients into ducth oven and stir until butter is melted and all is mixed. Cover and cook 30 minutes or until apples are soft and sauce is clear and thick. |
Corn Dogs | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | a tall glass |
| Ingredients: | 4 cups vegetable oil 1 pkg. hot dogs (8 or so) 1/2 C flour 1/2 C yellow cornmeal 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp sugar 1 Tbsp shortening 1/3 C milk 1 egg 8 wooden skewers |
| Instructions: | Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and sugar into a zip-loc bag at home. Put hotdogs in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let sit with the lid on. Fill a skillet or dutch oven with oil so it is 2 inches deep. (To use less oil, put an empty vegetable can in the skillet with a rock in it to take up space) Heat the skillet to about 375 degrees. Add shortening to dry ingredients and cut up with a fork so there are only tiny bits of shortening. Combine milk and egg in a cup or zip-loc bag. Pour milk/egg into cornmeal mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour cornmeal batter into a tall glass. Remove a hotdog from hot water and dry with a paper towel. Insert a skewer into the end of the hotdog, leaving and inch as a handle. Dip hotdog into batter in the tall glass. Place hotdog into oil and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Serves 4 to 6 |
Cornbread | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | aluminum pie tin 1 cup corn meal 3 tsp baking powder 2 cup flour 1 egg 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup milk |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Combine dry ingredients. Mix in shortening and egg. Mix in small amounts of milk until it becomes a batter. Pour into pie tin. Bake about 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. ![]() |
Cornmeal Chili | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb ground chuck 6 Tbsp chili powder 1 Tbsp oregano 1 Tbsp cumin 1 Tbsp salt 1/2 Tbsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp Tabasco 1 tsp minced garlic 1 1/2 quart water 1/4 cup white corn meal |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Brown beef and drain fat. Add all ingredients except corn meal. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to 250 degrees and simmer covered for 90 minutes. Skim off excess fat. Stir in corn meal. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. |
Cow Sludge on Rice | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 2 heat sources 1 skillet 1 pot |
| Ingredients: | 1 box of instant rice (or noodles) water 1 lb hamburger 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can mixed vegetables salt and pepper |
| Notes: | It doesn't look very good, but tastes great. If the people prefer noodles instead of rice, that works just as well. |
| Instructions: | Start water boiling in pot for rice. Brown hamburger and drain fat. Stir in mushroom soup and vegetables. While hamburger is heating, make rice following instructions on box. When rice is done, serve hamburger over bed of rice. |
Cowboy Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. ground beef 1 onion 3 potatoes (all cans are about 15 oz.) 1 can green beans 1 can baked beans 1 can black beans 1 can tomato soup 1 can corn 1 can diced tomatoes 1 tsp Chili powder 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 bay leaf Salt and pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Dice onion. Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees with all coals underneath. Brown ground beef and onion. Add potatoes and all cans, undrained. Add spices (more or less if you like bland or spicy) Cook until potatoes are soft (about 45 minutes) Serves about 8. Since this is 'stewing' rather than 'baking' all coals are underneath and you should stir every 5 minutes or so. ![]() |
Cranberry Delight Spread | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 pkg(8oz.)cream cheese 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed) 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons grated orange peel 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup finely chopped dried cranberries 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans keebler town house crackers |
| Instructions: | this will be a good and delicious snack to eat while you are out camping in the woods and it has no cholestral and its low in fat. Combine all ingredients except crackers into a bowl. Blend it together very well. Spread on crackers. |
Crawfish Cornbread | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. shelled crawfish tails 1/4 C butter 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 C milk 1 medium onion 1 box Jiffy cornbread mix 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 eggs 8 oz. jalapeno cheese |
| Instructions: | At home, combine baking powder, salt, cornbread mix, and baking soda into ziploc baggie. Chop onion. Shred cheese. Heat dutch oven over coals. When hot, melt butter and saute crawfish and onion until tails are done. In a bowl, mix dry ingredients, eggs, milk, and cheese. Pour saute into bowl and mix well. Pour mixture into dutch oven. Cover and bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. About 6 servings. |
Creamy Chicken Rice | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of celery soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 2 cups white rice 1 cup water 1 cut up chicken or 4 breasts 1/2 pkg dry onion soup mix |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Pour water, 3 soups, and rice into dutch oven. Arrange chicken pieces on top of rice. Sprinkle onion soup mix on top. Bake for 1 hour at about 350. Check at about 30 minutes - add more water if it seems to need it. Serves 4 to 6. |
Creole Beans and Rice | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 tsp vegetable oil 1 cup chopped celery 1 chopped onion 1 small chopped red bell pepper 2 Jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped 16 oz can tomato sauce 15 oz can red beans 15 oz can black beans 14 oz can vegetable broth 1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice 1/2 tsp hot red pepper sauce |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Heat oil in D.O. at 325 degrees. Add celery, onion, peppers. Cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Add all ingredients and mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer until rice is cooked, about 20 minutes. |
Curry Beef Rice | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb lean ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 1 1/2 cup chopped apple 1 16oz can diced tomatoes, with juice. 1 cup regular uncooked rice 1 1/2 Tbsp curry powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 2 1/2 cup water 2 tsp instant beef bouillon 2 Tbsp chopped peanuts (optional) |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Heat dutch oven to high (400 degrees) Add beef and onion and stir until meat is browned. Drain off excess grease. Add all ingredients except peanuts. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to simmering. Cover and simmer 45 minutes, until rice is tender. Serve and sprinkle peanuts on top, if desired. |
Dessert Burritos | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | knife aluminum foil spoons |
| Ingredients: | tortillas pie filling - blueberry, cherry, apple, ... chocolate chips mini-marshmallows peanut butter |
| Notes: | This dessert has become our favorite. Parents might even enjoy them in gift food baskets but the scouts always devour them immediately. It is Sweeeeeeeeeet, easy, has very little clean-up, and doesn't get hands really messy if a little care is used. |
| Instructions: | Open the cans and put a spoon in each one. Tear off squares of aluminum foil. Put a tortilla on the square of foil. Add peanut butter or pie filling. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and/or marshmallows. Roll up the tortilla and fold the bottom edge in. Wrap foil around tortilla and place on grill above fire or on ash around edge of fire. Wait for the ingredients to melt. Hints:
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Dill Potato Wedges | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 8 small red potatoes 1 stick butter 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp dill weed 1/2 tsp celery salt 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper |
| Instructions: | Wash potatoes. Put potatoes in pot or dutch oven and just cover with water. Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes. Drain and cut into 1/8th wedges. Melt butter in dutch oven or frying pan. Saute garlic in butter about 2 minutes. Add potatoes and seasonings. Fry about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Enough for about 6 people. |
Dutch Kielbasa | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb Kielbasa or smoked sausage 2 onions 3 bell peppers 1 medium can pineapple chunks 2 Tbsp cooking oil |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Place dutch oven on top of a solid bed of coals. Cut sausage in 1-inch chunks. Cut onions and peppers into 3/4-inch strips. Pour oil into dutch oven. Saute onions and peppers until onions are clear. Add sausage to saute. Pour in pineapple, including juice. Create a single ring of coals and place dutch oven on that. Put lid on dutch oven and cover top with coals. Cook for 35 min at 350 degrees. ![]() |
Dutch Oven Beef Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | Per person: 1/2 cup water 1/4lb beef cubes 1 carrot 1 potato 1/4 onion |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Pour 1/2 cup of water into dutch oven. Add beef cubes and cook covered for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes. Add rest of water and heat to boiling. Cut carrots, potatoes, and onion into cubes and add to beef. Add salt and pepper. Cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft. ![]() |
Dutch Oven Chicken | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3lb. whole frying chicken 1 tsp. poultry seasoning 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. basil 1/4 tsp. pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Wash chicken and pat dry. Sprinkle cavity with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning. Place on aluminum foil and sprinkle with basil. Wrap in aluminum foil. Put in dutch oven. Cover and bake at about 350 degrees for 4 hours or until tender. |
Dutch Oven Chicken Breast Dinner | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 8 chicken breasts 1 cup flour 1 Tbs. poultry seasoning 4 potatoes 4 carrots |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut potatoes and carrots into 1/2 inch chunks. Put 1/2 inch of oil in dutch oven and place on coals. Mix flour and seasonings in plastic bag. Place 1 chicken breast in bag and shake. Repeat for each breast. Put potato chunks in bag and shake. When oil is hot, add chicken and cook until completely browned. Drain excess oil from pot. Add approximately 1/4 inch of water. Place potatoes and vegetables over chicken. Cook covered at about 350 degrees for 1 hour or until chicken is tender. Check periodically to ensure there is always a small amount of water in the bottom. |
Dutch Oven Doughnuts | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 cups flour 3/4 cup milk 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 Tbsp cooking oil 2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp powdered ginger 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 bottle vegetable oil 1/2 cup powdered sugar |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Mix all ingredients, except bottle of oil and powdered sugar, into a smooth dough. Roll (or press with hands) to 1/2 inch thick. Use an empty tomato paste can to cut out the doughnut hole. Use an empty tomato sauce can (or water bottle lid) to cut out the doughnut. Preheat about 2 inches deep of vegetable oil in a 375-400 degree dutch oven. The smaller diameter the better to cut down on oil needed and heating time. Carefully drop doughnuts and holes into hot oil. They will sink and then float back up as they cook. Fry until golden brown, flipping once. Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Keep the oil hot or the doughnuts may get greasy. ![]() |
Dutch Oven Fondue or Fryer | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | cooking oil various meats and vegetables batter sauces metal skewers or fondue forks |
| Instructions: | A dutch oven works great as an oil fondue or deep fryer. Safety around the hot coals is the one thing that should be stressed and enforced. All you need is two inches of oil poured in the D.O. and heated to 350-375 degrees. Keep the lid off the D.O. and set it on plenty of coals. Scouts can fondue beef, shrimp, chicken, any meat that will stay on a skewer. We've done hamburger balls, too, but a few will be lost. Fish works fine if you dip it in batter first, otherwise it will flake off. You can also dip vegetables in a batter and fondue them. Green beans are great. Cut potatoes and make french fries or potato chips. Can make doughnuts for dessert. We've tried both cheese and chocolate fondue in a dutch oven, but found it too difficult to regulate the heat to keep it hot, but not burned. |
Dutch Oven Hot Chili | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1lb. lean ground beef 1 small onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 jalapeno peppers, chopped fine 1tsp. salt 2Tbs. chili powder 1/2Tbs. cumin 1/2Tbs. oregano 1 can tomatoes (20oz), chopped |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Brown meat, garlic, and onions. Stir in peppers. Add all ingredients. Cook covered for 1 hour. |
Dutch Oven Meat Loaf | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3lb. ground beef 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper 1-1/2 cup quick oats 2 pkg. onion soup mix 2 eggs 1-1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. dry mustard 1/4 tsp. marjoram |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Mix all ingredients (could mix before leaving for camp) Pack into tin casserole pan and place pan in the dutch oven. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour. |
Dutch Oven Pies | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil or aluminum pie tin |
| Ingredients: | 1 can apple pie filling 1 box Jiffy muffin mix 1/4 stick butter 1 spray can of whipped cream |
| Notes: | dessert Replace apple filling with any of your choice. Try different types of muffin mix for variations. Some people stir the muffin mix into the filling. Also, to do more 'cooking', you can slice real apples instead of using filling. |
| Instructions: | Pour the filling into the pie tin. Sprinkle the dry muffin mix over the entire surface. Slice the butter into thin squares and distribute across surface. Put 4 or 5 equal sized pebbles in the dutch oven. Carefully, place the pie tin on top of the pebbles. (keeping the tin off the bottom reduces burning.) Put on the lid and cover with coals. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on fire temperature. Dish a spoonful out and apply whipped cream. |
Dutch Oven Pineapple Chicken | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/4 cup flour 2/3 cup light molasses 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 6 chicken breasts 1 Tbsp prepared mustard 2 Tbsp oil 1 Tbsp cider vinegar 1 8oz. can sliced pineapple 1 16oz. can sweet potatoes, drained rice or noodles |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil. Combine flour, salt and pepper in plastic bag. Slice chicken breasts into strips. Coat chicken breasts in flour mixture. Brown in hot oil. Drain pineapple, pouring juice into mixing bowl. Mix pineapple juice, molasses, mustard, and vinegar. Place chicken and potatoes in dutch oven. Brush with half of the sauce. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Top with pineapple, brush with remaining sauce, cook 30 minutes more. While cooking last 30 minutes, prepare rice or noodles so it is ready at the same time. |
Dutch Oven Pizza | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 box Pizza dough mix 1 can pizza sauce 1/2lb mozzarella cheese 1/2lb pepperoni 1 aluminum pie tin |
| Notes: | main course Serves 2 or 3 people. |
| Instructions: | Prepare the pizza dough per mix directions. Spread dough inside pie tin and up the sides. Top with sauce, cheese, pepperoni. Place 4 pebbles or wads of aluminum foil in d.o. to raise pie tin off bottom. Set pizza in d.o. Put d.o. on top of 12 briquettes and cover d.o. with 14 briquettes. Cook for 15-25 minutes. ![]() ![]() |
Easy Barbeque Chicken Bits | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Required: | skillet |
| Ingredients: | frozen chicken tenders barbeque sauce |
| Notes: | Great for winter camping since the chicken is easy to keep cold. |
| Instructions: | Heat the skillet and pour in the chicken tenders. Heat them, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes. Brush on BBQ sauce or serve on the side for those that want it. |
Easy Brisket | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb beef brisket Seasoned tenderizer 2 Tbsp flour Salt Pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Before going camping, coat brisket well with tenderizer. Wrap with heavy duty aluminum foil. Wrap with another layer. Keep it in the refrigerator until you pack up to leave - this gives the tenderizer time to soak in. Place in preheated 250 degree dutch oven and cover. Cook on low heat for 6 hours or more for full flavor and juiciness. You can cook faster on a higher heat, but it is not nearly as good. Remove meat from foil. Use the meat juice, flour, salt, and pepper to make a gravy and pour it over served meat. |
Egg Bake | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 12 inch dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 12 eggs 1 pint half & half 1 C milk 2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 2 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 lb cooked ham 2 C shredded cheddar cheese 8oz seasoned bread crumbs |
| Instructions: |
Serves 6-8 |
Egg in a Hole | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | butter 1 egg 1 slice bread spices |
| Instructions: | Melt butter in skillet Butter one side of bread Cut or tear center out of bread slice - eat center. Place bread butter-side up in skillet. Crack egg into hole. Spice as desired. Flip once. Eat it with fingers like a piece of toast to keep your plate clean. |
Egg In an Orange | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Required: | Knife Aluminum foil |
| Ingredients: | 1 orange 2 eggs spices |
| Instructions: | Cut the orange in half cross-ways. Scoop out and eat the orange contents. Pull out any left-over orange sections, leaving the peel intact. Place the peel on a sheet of foil. Crack the egg into the peel. Sprinkle with spices. Wrap foil over orange. Place directly in hot coals. Repeat with other orange half. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes. (I forgot mine for 10 minutes and the egg was still not burned thanks to the moist orange peel.) |
Enchiladas | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. hamburger 1 pkg. dry taco seasoning 1/2 cup water 1/2 chopped onion 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 can enchilada sauce 6-8 tortillas (9-inch size) |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Heat Dutch Oven over coals. Brown hamburger. Add onion, taco seasoning, and water. Simmer five minutes, or until water is absorbed. Pour hamburger into separate container. Spread 2 tablespoons of enchilada sauce on tortilla. Spoon 1/6 of hamburger onto tortilla. Sprinkle cheese on hamburger. Roll up tortilla and place in D.O. Repeat for all tortillas. Pour remaining sauce over tortillas in D.O. Sprinkle remaining cheese over tortillas. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. 10 coals under and 16 on top. Serves: 4 Try to pack the enchiladas close together. Cut one or two in half to fill in the edges. This helps keep the sauce spread over all the enchiladas. It's very easy to double the recipe and make a second layer of enchiladas in the D.O. - lay them crossways to the first layer. ![]() |
Fancy Chicken Breasts | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | heavy duty aluminum foil |
| Ingredients: | 8 boneless chicken breasts 6 Tbsp peanut oil 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp thyme 8 slices of cooked ham 8 slices of cheddar cheese 8 slices of tomato |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Combine oil, lemon juice, thyme and mix well. Cut aluminum foil into squares as wide as the foil roll. Place one chicken breast on a square. Spoon 1/8 of the oil mixture on each breast. Seal foil well and place in dutch oven. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Open foil and place one slice ham, cheese, and tomato on each breast. Bake with aluminum open and dutch oven covered for 5 minutes. Serve on rice. |
Fancy Franks and Beans | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. frankfurters 1 Tbsp lemon juice 2 slices bacon 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 small onion 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce 1/4 cup flour 1 tsp salt 1 can kidney beans 1/2 tsp chili powder 1/4 cup ketchup 1/8 tsp garlic salt |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Chop bacon into small pieces. Chop onion to make 1/4 cup. Put dutch oven over hot coals to heat bottom like a frying pan. Fry bacon bits in oven until crisp. Remove pieces and save. Saute onions in bacon grease until light brown. Add tomato sauce and flour, stirring well. Cook until slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Add kidney beans and bean juice in the can. Mix lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, salt, chili powder, ketchup, and garlic salt. Stir seasonings into beans in dutch oven. Cover and heat to 250 degrees. Simmer 15 minutes. Cut frankfurters into 1" pieces. Add franks to beans and cook for 10 minutes. Sprinkle bacon bits on top when served. |
Fast Teriyaki Flank Steak | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 4-6 flank steaks 4-6 pineapple slices 1 Tbsp salad oil 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup sugar 2 Tbsp sherry (optional) 1 tsp ginger 1 clove garlic, crushed |
| Notes: | main course can be cooked in skillet instead of dutch oven |
| Instructions: | Put steaks in a plastic container with a lid. Mix all ingredients except pineapples and pour over steaks to marinate. Let sit for 1.5 hours. Preheat dutch oven to 375-400 degrees. Lift steaks from marinade and fry in oven for about 2 minutes. Brush with marinade. Fry another 2 minutes. Add pineapple, brush with marinade and cover. Cook 3 minutes more or until desired doneness. Serve over rice. |
Fish Chowder | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Required: | large pot |
| Ingredients: | 2 oz diced cooked bacon 1 sliced onion 1 13oz can evaporated milk 3 diced potatoes 6 fish fillets, cut in 1 inch pieces 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 Tbsp butter |
| Notes: | Feeds 6. Only one pot to clean. |
| Instructions: | Put bacon pieces in pot and stir them while they start to sizzle. Brown onions and potatoes in bacon grease. Add one quart of water and simmer 10 minutes. Add fish and simmer 5 minutes. Add milk, salt, and pepper and simmer 5 minutes, stirring constantly so the milk does not burn on the bottom. Top with butter at last minute. |
Fish Fry | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 to 2 C vegetable oil 2 lb fish fillets (tilapia) cut up 1.5 C flour in zip-loc 2 C dry pancake mix 2 C club soda (16oz bottle) 1 Tbsp onion powder 1 Tbsp Lowry's seasoned salt tartar sauce |
| Instructions: | Pour oil into skillet or dutch oven to at least 1/2 inch deep. Heat on stove or coals to about 425 degrees. Drop fish pieces into flour and shake. Place floured pieces on paper towel to dry for 4-5 minutes. In bowl, whip pancake mix, club soda, onion powder, and seasoned salt. Batter should be a bit thinner than molasses - add soda until it is thin enough to pour. Dip fish pieces into batter, then carefully drop into oil. Fry about 4 minutes and flip for 4 more minutes. Fish should be brown on all sides. Cool on paper towel. Serve with tartar sauce and french fries made in another dutch oven. Serves 6-8. |
Fizzy Fruit Cobbler | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | Apple pie filling 1 box yellow cake mix 1/2 can 7-Up 1 Tbsp. cinnamon |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Any combination of flavors that sound good to you can be tried. This example is apple, yellow cake, and cinnamon. Another might be cherry filling, chocolate cake, and powdered sugar. Or, blueberry filling, white cake, and grape soda. Line the dutch oven with aluminum foil to make clean up easier if you aren't adverse to doing that. Pour the fruit filing into the bottom of the D.O. Sprinkle the cake mix on top of the filing - do not stir it. Pour the soda on top of the mix from a low height so it does not splatter all over. With a fork, mix the soda into the cake mix, being careful not to mix it into the filling too much - a little is ok. When the cake mix is stirred, sprinkle cinnamon on top. Cook for 45 minutes at 325 degrees. |
French Roast Beef | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb. Boneless chuck or rolled rump roast 6 whole cloves 1 bay leaf 4 cups water 2 med. onion, quartered 2 med. stalks celery, cut into 1' pieces 1 tsp salt 5 peppercorns 1 lg clove garlic 4 carrots, quartered 2 turnips, quartered |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Place beef roast, salt, thyme, clove, peppercorns, bay leaf and garlic in Dutch oven, add water. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer covered for 2.5 hours. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 30 minutes until beef and vegetables are tender. Remove beef and vegetables. Slice beef. Strain broth and serve with beef and vegetables. |
Fried Rice | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | knife, spoon, pot, pie tin, dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 3 Tbsp sesame seeds 1 C dry instant rice 5 Tbsp butter 1 large onion 5 large carrots 5 scallions (green onions) 5 eggs 5 Tbsp soy sauce salt pepper |
| Instructions: | Either at home or in dutch oven, place sesame seeds in a pie tin and place the tin in a 350 degree oven. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove tin from dutch oven. Prepare instant rice in a pot, following package instructions. Chop onion, carrots, and scallions. Melt butter in dutch oven and add vegetables. Saute until carrots are soft. Crack eggs into pot containing rice and stir. Pour egg/rice mixture into dutch oven with vegetables and mix together. Cook as if it were scrambled eggs. When nearly done, mix in sesame seeds and soy sauce, stirring well. Serves 4 to 6. |
Garlic Potatoes | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 6 potatoes garlic salt 1/2 pint of cream |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Peel potatoes and cut into thin slices. Place a layer of potatoes in the D.O. Sprinkle garlic salt over the top. Repeat for all potatoes. Pour cream over the top. Cook for 1 hour. |
Girl Scout Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. ground beef 1 lb. sausage 1 onion 1 can Rotel tomatoes 2 cans Alphabet soup 1 can Veg-All (or other mixed veggies) |
| Notes: | contributed by Kim, a Girl Scout leader |
| Instructions: | Brown ground beef in dutch oven. Add sausage and brown. Chop onion and add to meat. Cook until onions are tender. Add remaining ingredients. Let cook approximately 30 minutes. While the stew is cooking, slice a loaf of french bread. Butter each slice and sprinkle with garlic powder. Wrap the loaf in foil and heat over the dutch oven. Very useful for wiping out the soup bowls! Serves about 6 |
Good Bars | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 stick of butter 1 package of graham crackers, crushed 1 can sweetened condensed milk 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup peanut butter chips |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Preheat the dutch oven to 350 (6 briquettes under and 18 on top) Put butter in D.O. and melt. Pour graham crackers in, mix, and press into a crust. Pour condensed milk over crust. Pour in chocolate and peanut butter chips. Bake for 20 minutes until golden. The hard part is waiting for it to cool enough to serve 8 people. |
HamDogs and Beans | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | skillet |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb hamburger 1 package of 8 pre-cooked hotdogs 1 large can of baked beans 8 pita breads or slices of bread |
| Notes: | serves 6-8 |
| Instructions: | Brown hamburger in skillet. Cut hotdogs into slices. When hamburger is cooked, add hotdog slices and beans. Stir until hot. Scoop into pita bread pockets or serve in bowls with a slice of bread to wipe the bowl. |
Hashbrown Chicken Casserole | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb. frozen hashbrowns 3/4 C. butter 2 C. cornflakes 1 can of chicken - 10 oz. 1 can Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup 1 pint sour cream 1/2 large onion 2 C. cheddar cheese 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper |
| Instructions: | (I like to break the chicken apart into smaller shreds with a fork, but chunks are ok) Chop the onion. Grate the cheese. Melt the butter in the dutch oven. Pour in the cornflakes and saute in butter, then scoop out the cornflakes, leaving remaining butter. Pour in the hashbrowns and continually stir them until they are defrosted and soft. Add all ingredients except cornflakes and mix together. Sprinkle the cornflakes over the top. Bake covered at about 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. Serves about 6. |
Hawaiian Steak Strips | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained 1-1/2 lb round steak 1 jar beef gravy (or dry package and water) 1 bell pepper Crunchy chow mein noodles 1/2 lb mushrooms 1/2 tsp salt |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut pepper into strips. Slice mushrooms. Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Cut steak into 1/4" strips. Heat oil. Add steak, onion, pepper, mushrooms and salt. Brown meat, stirring constantly. Drain and add water chestnuts and gravy. Cover and simmer 1.5 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve over rice. Sprinkle with chow mein noodles. |
Hawaiian Swiss Crescents | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 can (15oz) pineapple spears 1 tube crescent rolls (8) 8 thin slices of ham 8 slices of swiss cheese Dijon mustard |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Wrap a slice of ham and a slice of cheese around a pineapple spear. Wrap inside a crescent roll. Place in dutch oven. Cook at about 350 for 15 minutes with 2/3 coals on top and 1/3 underneath. While rolls are cooking, crush two extra pineapple spears in juice and mix in mustard. Boil and stir in saucepan until thickened. When rolls are golden done, serve with sauce for dipping. |
Hearty Potatoes | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 8 slices bacon 3 medium potatoes 1 onion 1/2 bell pepper 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 package frozen green peas |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Cook the bacon until crispy and let it cool. Crumble it into pieces. Slice potatoes thin. Chop onion and bell pepper. Place all ingredients in D.O. Cook for 35 minutes at 325 degrees. |
Hobo Dinner | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil paper towels long fire tongs |
| Ingredients: | Serves One: 1/4 lb. hamburger 1 potato 1 carrot katchup or BBQ sauce 1/4 onion, optional Seasoning: salt, pepper, ... |
| Notes: | Create a foil wrapper for each person by sandwiching a wet paper towel between two squares of foil. This will help even the heat and prevent burning. |
| Instructions: | Wash, peel, and dice the vegetables. With clean fingers, pull the hamburger into bits and place on foil wrappter. Season hamburger and add vegetables and sauce as desired. Fold foil into a flat package sealed well. Place the dinner on coals. Cook for 10 minutes, then flip and cook 10 more. Unwrap and check one dinner to see if they are done. |
Hobo Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 10 inch dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 3 potatoes 3 carrots 1/4 head cabbage 3 celery stalks 1 lb smoked sausage 1/8 tsp lemon pepper 1/8 tsp black pepper water |
| Instructions: | Dice the potatoes, carrots, celery. Shred the cabbage. Cut the sausage into 1 inch pieces. Combine all ingredients in dutch oven. Add just enough water to cover. Place over coals and cook 2 hours or until fork can be inserted into carrots without trouble. Serves 4 Double ingredients in 12 inch dutch oven to serve 6 to 8. |
Hopping Black-eyed Peas | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 8 bacon slices 1 small onion 3 Tbsp minced garlic 4 cups water 6 cups shelled black-eyed peas - fresh or canned 1 jalepeno pepper 1/2 tsp black pepper 1 cup cooked ham 1/4 cup green onions Chop the onion, jalepeno, ham, and green onions. |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Cook bacon in 350 degree D.O. until crisp. Remove the bacon and set aside but leave hot grease in the D.O. Saute onion and garlic in D.O. Add water, peas, black pepper, and jalepeno. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Add bacon, ham, and green onions. Cook 15 minutes more. |
Hot and Sweet Sausage | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 4 lbs. polish sausage 2 sliced onions 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup spicy brown mustard 4 minced cloves garlic 1 cup water 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Put sausage and onions in Dutch Oven. Mix all other ingredients well in a bowl. Pour over sausage and stir to mix. Bake at 350 degrees (9 briquettes under and 14 on top) for 60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Could add corn and cut-up potatoes, if desired. Serves: 6-8 |
Hot-n-Spicey BBQ Beef | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb beef chuck roast celery, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped green pepper, 1/2 cup chopped water - about a quart 1 1/2 cup ketchup 3 Tbsp taco sauce 2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 Tbsp vinegar 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp salt 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp chili powder 1 bay leaf 8 hamburger buns |
| Notes: | main course For easier preparation in the field... - Chop vegetables before and store in zip-loc. - Mix all other ingredients except beef and water in a zip-loc. |
| Instructions: | Put beef, celery, onion, pepper in D.O. Add water until beef is just covered. Cook 2.5 hours. Remove meat, but keep liquid in D.O. Break meat into large pieces to help it cool faster. When cool enough to handle, shred beef and return to D.O. Add all ingredients except buns. Cook 1 hour. Serve on buns. |
Hudson Bay Bread | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3/4 lb. softened butter 2 cups sugar 1/3 cup light Karo syrup 1/3 cup honey 1 tsp maple flavoring 3/4 cup ground nuts (walnuts) 9 cups Quaker 1-minute oats |
| Notes: | This is the recipe from Northern Tier but you can modify the ingredients to include raisins, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, or what sounds good. |
| Instructions: | You may want to grind up the oats in a blender or food processor. Cream together all the ingredients except the nuts and oats, in a large mixing bowl. Once it is all blended, stir in the oats and nuts. Make sure it is well mixed. Spread the mixture onto a cookie sheet with at least a 1/2 inch high lip. Press the mixture down and pack it in until it fills the pan and is a smidge less than 1/2 inch thick. You'll probably need a second sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove and press down with a spatula to prevent crumbling when it cools. (If you bake it too long, it gets hard and crunchy like a granola bar.) While it is still warm, cut into 3 inch squares. This is often eaten for lunch while canoeing. Globs of peanut butter and/or jelly are loaded on top and then eaten. It is a high-energy food that is great when you are burning lots of calories outside. |
Huggies | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | Pot or dutch oven Slotted Spoon paper towel |
| Ingredients: | 1 Bag of Hershey Kisses 1 Bottle of Cooking Oil 1-2 Packages of Pillsbury Biscuit Dough |
| Instructions: | Heat an inch or so of oil in the pot. Unwrap a Hershey Kiss and wrap it in a piece of Biscuit Dough. Drop into hot oil and fry. When brown, remove and let it cool on paper towel. |
Hungarian Goulash | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb beef tips, 2 inch cubes 2 tsp paprika 1 small onion 1-1/2 tsp salt 3 Tbsp vegetable oil 1/4 tsp pepper 1 can whole tomatoes 1 cup sour cream 4 oz whole mushrooms 2 Tbsp flour |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Add oil. Brown beef tips and onion in oil. Add whole tomatoes, mushrooms and seasonings. Cover and simmer 1.5 hours, until meat is tender, stirring occasionally. Blend flour and sour cream. Gradually stir into meat mixture. Heat to serving temperature. Serve on noodles or maccaroni. |
Irish Soda Bread | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 1/2 cup milk 2 Tbsp white vinegar 4 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup white flour 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp salt |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Preheat 9-inch dutch oven to 375 degrees with 13 coals on top and 7 underneath. Pour milk into a small bowl and mix in vinegar, then set aside. In large bowl, mix all remaining ingredients. Add milk mixture to large bowl and stir until thoroughly moistened into a dough. Turn dough onto a floured board and knead for 10 minutes, making the dough smooth. Form into a 9-inch round loaf and place in D.O. Score a large X across the top, cutting in about 1/4 inch. Bake for 1 hour or until bread is brown and hollow sounding when the crust is tapped. |
Jambalaya | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb hot link sausage or kelbasa sausage 2 chopped onions 1 cup chopped parsley 4 cloves chopped garlic 1 15oz can tomatoes 1 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp salt 2 cups dry instant rice 2 cups water 1 lb frozen peeled shrimp |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Heat dutch oven with coals only underneath. Cut sausage into 1/2 inch pieces. Fry sausage and onions in dutch oven until onions are clear. Add garlic and parsley. Cook until parsley is soft. Add tomatoes, thyme, salt, water, and rice. Bring to a boil and stir in shrimp. Place dutch oven on top of 4 or 5 briquettes (low heat) and place 10 briquettes on lid. Simmer until rice is tender and shrimp are pink - about 15 minutes. Serves 4. |
Jellied French Toast | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | Per serving: 1 egg 2 slices bread Glob of jelly 1/2 tsp sugar 2 Tbsp milk Cinnamon Powdered sugar |
| Instructions: | In bowl, mix egg, milk, few dashes of cinnamon, and sugar. Heat skillet. Spread jelly on one slice of bread and stick second slice to it, making a jelly sandwich. Dip sandwich in egg mixture. Fry in skillet, flipping once. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. |
Jerky | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 C soy sauce 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp powdered ginger 1 Tbsp ground black pepper 1/2 tsp hot sauce (Tabasco) 1/2 tsp liquid smoke seasoning 2 lb lean beef – flank steak or brisket works |
| Instructions: | Trim all fat from meat. Cut across the grain into slices as thin as you can cut – no more than 1/4 inch thick. You can put the meat in the freezer for awhile to firm it up to make slicing easier. If you find more fatty areas, remove as much fat as you can. Blend all ingredients in a bowl to create a marinade. Mix sliced meat into marinade. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Lay out sheets of paper towels. Remove each strip of meat, squeegee it between two fingers to wipe off most marinade, and lay on paper towel. Place a sheet of aluminum foil on lowest rack in oven to catch drippings. Heat oven to lowest setting (under 150F) Lay meat strips on upper racks. Dry for 8 to 12 hours. If you have a food dehydrator, lay the meat strips on its racks to dry. Store in zip-loc baggies until needed. |
Kabobs | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | skewers, either bamboo or metal |
| Ingredients: | 1 inch chunks of beef, chicken, shrimp, potatoes, carrots, peppers, onions, apples, pineapple, and anything else you want |
| Instructions: | Scouts skewer alternating chunks of food on their stick. Lay the sticks on a grill over the fire or hold them in hands if the sticks are long enough. Metal marshmallow sticks work well. Serve barbeque sauce, cocktail sauce, dijon mustard, ketchup for dipping. And, watch out for double-dippers! |
Layered Taco Pie | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1-1/2 lb ground beef 8 oz. taco sauce 4 large corn tortillas 8 oz. cheddar cheese 8 oz. tomato puree |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Shred cheddar cheese. Combine taco sauce and tomato puree. Brown ground beef, remove and drain. Place 2 tortillas in Dutch oven. Pour 1/2 of ground beef on tortillas. Pour 1/2 of taco sauce over beef. Place 2 more tortillas on top. Pour rest of beef. Pour rest of taco sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and bake until cheese is melted. |
Meatballs in Gravy | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 cup cooking oil, or less. 2 lbs hamburger 2 eggs 1/2 cup ketchup 1 cup dry bread crumbs or more 1 pkg onion soup mix 1 pkg gravy mix 2 cans mushroom soup |
| Instructions: | In bowl, mix hamburger, eggs, ketchup, and onion soup mix. Mix in bread crumbs until the consistency seems right to form small balls. With your hands, roll hambruger into 1.5 inch balls. Heat a thin layer of cooking oil in dutch oven to around 350. Brown meatballs well, rolling them around occasionally. Drain off excess oil and fat. Prepare gravy mix with water, following instructions on package. Pour gravy over meatballs. Pour on mushroom soup. Add some water if it looks too thick. Simmer for about 40 minutes with 2/3 coals under and 1/3 on top. Serve 6 people on plates of noodles. |
Meaty-Meat Pie | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | dutch oven pie tin |
| Ingredients: | 6 slices bacon 1/2 lb. hamburger 1 lb. ground pork 1/2 medium onion 1 stalk celery 1 tp minced garlic 1 tsp ground sage 1 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 Cup water 1/4 Cup water 2 Tbsp corn starch 1 double pie crust pastry |
| Instructions: | Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces. Chop onion and celery. Fry bacon pieces in dutch oven. Remove but leave grease. Fry hamburger and pork until done. Pour off grease. Stir 1 Cup water, bacon, celery, onion, and all spices into meat. Heat to boiling. Cover with lid, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir often. Sprinkle corn starch over meat mix and add 1/4 Cup water. Stir well, until liquid is thickened, then remove from heat. Put bottom pie crust pastry in pie tin. Fill with meat mixture. Put top pie pastry on top and crimp edges together. Cut slits in top pastry. Bake in dutch oven for 30 minutes at 400 degrees, with 3/4 of heat on top. Pie is done when crust is brown. Remove pie tin and let sit 10 to 15 minutes. Serves about 6. |
Mexican Macaroni | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Required: | 1 skillet 1 pot 2 heat sources |
| Ingredients: | 3 boxes of instant macaroni and cheese 1 lb ground beef 2 cans whole kernel corn 1 package dry taco seasoning water |
| Notes: | Easy meal for beginners |
| Instructions: | Boil water for macaroni. Brown hamburger and add seasoning mix and water as instructioned on package. Cook macaroni as instructed on box. Add strained corn to hamburger and mix until heated. Add hamburger, corn, and dry cheese mix to macaroni. Mix thoroughly to distribute cheese mix evenly. |
Mexican Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb Hamburger 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 24oz can V-8 juice 1 can corn 1 pkg taco seasoning mix 1 small can sliced black olives 3/4 cup uncooked rice 1 15oz can red kidney beans |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Brown hamburger in D.O. and drain off grease. Add all ingredients and simmer 2 hours. (Try about 6 briquettes under and 4 on top) Add taco chips when served. |
Mini Hash | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil paper towel |
| Ingredients: | 1 egg 1/2 cup hash browns 1 sausage patty (precooked) spices |
| Instructions: | Open fire cooking for 1 or more scouts. Lay down square of aluminum foil. Wet a paper towel and lay it down. Lay another square of foil down. This moisture layer helps minimize burning. Place sausage on foil. Spread hash browns in flat layer. Crack egg onto hash browns. Spice as much as you want. Fold up and seal the foil. Place in fire coals for 10 to 15 minutes. |
Mint Pork Chops | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | Aluminum foil Campfire coals |
| Ingredients: | Thin cut Pork Chops Potatos Pepper Minced Garlic Honey Dried Mint |
| Instructions: | Make large double layer square of foil. Slice potatos thin and make a layer or two about as big around as the pork chop. Sprinkle garlic and pepper on the potatos. Place porkchop on potatos. Crush mint on top of chop. Drop a spoonful of honey on chop. Add another layer of potatos on top. Wrap and seal the aluminum. Cook in coals for 20-30 minutes. |
Monkey Bread | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 rolls of Pillsbury biscuits 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 Tbsp cinnamon 1 stick butter |
| Notes: | dessert or breakfast |
| Instructions: | Tear biscuits into quarters. Mix sugar and cinnamon in plastic bag. Drop each quarter into bag and shake to coat well. Place in dutch oven. Melt butter and pour over biscuits. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Serves 6 to 8. May want to line oven with foil to catch melted sugar. ![]() |
Mountain Dew Chicken | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 lb. bacon 1 gallon zip-loc bag with 1 cup flour 5 chicken breasts 5 potatos 10 carrots 1 large onion 1 can Mountain Dew soda 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven by setting on bed of coals. Chop bacon into 1-inch pieces. Dice vegetables. Cut chicken breasts in half lengthwise. Fry bacon in dutch oven until crispy. Remove bacon from d.o. but leave grease. Shake chicken breasts in baggie of flour to coat. Cook in bacon grease to brown, about 5 minutes, turning a couple times. Pour vegetables, bacon, and Mountain Dew on top of chicken. Cover with lid and cook at 350° for 45 minutes with 3/4 of coals on lid. Using tongs or fork, lift chicken breasts so they are resting on top of vegetables. Sprinkle cheese over the chicken. Cook an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serves 6 to 8. |
Mountain Man Omelette | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. country sausage 1 lb. bacon 1 large diced yellow onion 3 cloves minced garlic 1 chopped green bell pepper 1 chopped red bell pepper 2 cups chopped mushrooms 18 eggs 3/4 cup milk 3 cups grated Cheddar cheese picante sauce salt and pepper |
| Notes: | breakfast |
| Instructions: | Heat a 12inch Dutch Oven over coals until bottom is very hot. Fry sausage until brown, then remove. Cut bacon into 1 inch slices. Fry in D.O. until brown. Remove excess grease from D.O. Add sausage, onion, garlic, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Saute until vegetables are tender. Mix eggs and milk. Pour eggs into D.O. Cover and bake at about 325 degrees, using 8 briquettes under and 15 on top for 20 minutes, or until eggs are firm. Spread cheese over eggs. Cover and let stand until cheese is melted. Serves: 8-10 using picante sauce as they choose. |
Mumbo Jumbo Breakfast | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | skillet spatula |
| Ingredients: | Per person: 2 strips bacon, cut in 1/4s 1 small potato, sliced thin 2 eggs Tabasco sauce. |
| Instructions: | Heat skillet and start cooking bacon. When bacon is nearly cooked, add potatos. Cook for 10 minutes or until potatos begin to brown, stirring occasionally. Add eggs. Stir until done. Serve and each person can add tabasco if desired. |
Mushroom Round Steak | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb mushrooms 1/2 tsp salt 2 onions 1/2 tsp pepper 1/4 lb butter 2-3 lb. round steak 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 cup flour 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Slice mushrooms. Dice onions. Cut meat into strips and coat with flour. Melt butter in Dutch Oven. Saute meat for 5 min. Add onion and mushrooms. Cook until onion turns clear, about 5-8 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and stir well. Simmer 1 to 1.5 hours. Serve with rice, potatoes, or noodles. |
Nacho Dip | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb ground beef 1 lb hot pork sausage 1 pkg hot taco seasoning mix 1 tsp cumin 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 small jar jalapeno peppers, drained 1 can refried beans 8oz shredded Monterey Jack cheese 8oz shredded cheddar cheese 1 jar salsa 1 bag tortilla chips |
| Instructions: | Brown ground beef, pork sausage, onions, and garlic in dutch oven over hot coals. Drain off grease. Add taco seasoning, cumin, and 1/4 cup water. Stir and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Spread beans over meat, then cheese, then jalapenos, then salsa. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes with 3/4 of coals on top. Scoop out of D.O. on tortilla chips or spoon into individual bowls. Serves 4-6 |
No Bean Hot Chili | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb. lean chuck roast 1 large onion 8 strips of bacon 6 cloves garlic 6 jalapeno peppers 2 tsp salt 4 Tbsp chili powder 1 Tbsp cumin 1 Tbsp oregano 1 20 oz. can chopped tomatoes |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut roast into 1 inch cubes. Chop onion. Mince garlic. Seed and chop peppers. Preheat dutch oven to 350 degrees. Fry bacon until well done. Remove bacon, leaving grease behind. Brown meat, garlic and onions in bacon grease. Add jalapeno peppers and mix well. Add remaining ingredients. Heat to 300 degrees. Cook 1 hour. |
Old Style Green Beans | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. bacon cut into squares 2 lbs. fresh green beans 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1/4 cup lemon juice |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Mix all ingredients except bacon and put in dutch oven preheated to 325 degrees. Scatter bacon all over the top of the beans. Cook for 35 minutes. |
Pancakes | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 1/2 cups milk 2 tablespoons melted butter vegetable oil |
| Notes: | breakfast |
| Instructions: | Pour flour, baking powder, and salt into a zip-loc and mix it very well. In a separate bowl, mix egg and milk. Pour flour mixture into bowl, stirring only until smooth. Blend in melted butter. Place dutch oven lid upside down over coals - place two pieces of wood parallel on the coals and rest the lid on them to leave air space under lid. Pour some vegetable oil on the paper towel and wipe the lid to cover it in a thin film of oil. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter in the center of the griddle. Cook until brown and dry around edges with bubbles on top. Flip over and brown the other side. Makes 12-16 pancakes, depending on size. ![]() |
Pasghetti | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | pot for spaghetti noodles dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb. hamburger 1 medium onion 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp ground oregano 1 tsp ground basil 67 oz. Prego spaghetti sauce 1 lb. spaghetti 3/4 lb. mozzarella cheese 3/4 cup parmesan cheese |
| Instructions: | Chop onion. Grate cheese. Brown hamburger in dutch oven. Add onion and cook another 3 to 5 minutes. Drain off excessive grease. Stir in garlic powder and sauce, let simmer will noodles are cooking (below). Break spaghetti noodles in fourths and boil normally as package instructs. Drain noodles and mix into simmering sauce. Spread mozzarella cheese over top. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Cover and bake at about 350 for about 30 minutes, with most heat on top. Makes about 8 large servings |
Peach Cobbler | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | Filling: 2 quarts of canned sliced peaches 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup water 3 tsp corn starch Crust: 2 cups flour 3 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp baking powder 6 Tbsp butter 3/4 cup condensed milk |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Filling: Preheat dutch oven to 250 degrees. Dump peaches and juice into D.O. Dissolve cornstarch into water and stir into peaches. Sprinkle sugar, covering the surface. Cover and simmer. Crust: Mix all ingredients except milk in a large bowl. Add about half the milk and mix. Mix in more milk as needed until a soft dough is formed. Pat the dough out onto a floured board until it is 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 1/2 inch wide strips. Open the D.O. and crisscross the strips on the peaches. Cover and cook 20 minutes until crust is browned. |
PECS Breakfast | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. pork sausage links or patties 1 box frozen hash browns 12 eggs 1/2 lb. cheddar cheese salt and pepper |
| Notes: | breakfast |
| Instructions: | Grate cheese. Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Cut or tear the sausage into little pieces and dump into D.O. Stir until sausage is cooked. (or heated if using precooked sausage) Add hash browns. Stir and fry until hash browns are browned. Remove from coals. Mix eggs and pour over top of potato/sausage base. Season with salt and pepper. Cover D.O. and add coals to the lid to cook the eggs from above. When eggs are cooked, sprinkle cheese, cover and cook for 5 minutes to melt cheese. ![]() |
Pie Iron Pies | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | Pie Iron (Coghlin's $13.00) |
| Ingredients: | 1 can apple pie filling 1 loaf bread 1/4 stick butter brown sugar cinnamon |
| Notes: | Have a handful of irons for a group campfire. Have a choice of apple, cherry, or blueberry filling. Have whipped cream. |
| Instructions: | Heat pie iron for a couple minutes. Open pie iron and rub inside with stick of butter. Sprinkle sugar in both sides of iron. Place slice of bread on one side of iron. Top with spoonful of apple pie filling. Sprinkle on cinnamon and brown sugar. Place on second slice of bread and close pie iron. Hold over campfire for 2 minutes, flip, and hold 2 more minutes. |
Pie Iron Pizzas | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | Pie Iron (Coghlin's $13.00) |
| Ingredients: | 1 loaf of bread 1 can pizza sauce sliced pepperoni mozzarella cheese olive oil or butter |
| Notes: | Really need a few pie irons to cook for a group - each pizza takes about 5 minutes |
| Instructions: | Be careful of hot pie irons! With a paper towel, spread olive oil or butter on inside of each side of pie iron. Place a piece of bread in one side. Top with sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and second slice of bread. Close pie iron and hold over campfire for 2 minutes, flip and hold for 3 minutes or until cheese is all melted when checked. |
Pig On a Stick | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | hotdog forks fire |
| Ingredients: | 1 package (about 10) fully cooked sausage links 1 package refrigerated breadsticks Spices |
| Notes: | This is a fun, easy, open fire breakfast with little clean up. |
| Instructions: | Spear a sausage link on a stick. Lay out one breadstick dough strip and sprinkle desired spice on it. Wrap dough around sausage and pinch the end or poke it over the stick end. Cook over coals until the bread is browned. If you hold it too close to the coals, the outside will brown and the inside will still be doughy. Take your time and keep rotating it. While you are cooking your pigs, you could be letting your Egg In an Orange cook in the coals. |
Pineapple Upside Down Cake | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | Jiffy yellow cake mix 1 can pineapple slices 1/2 cup brown sugar 12 maraschino cherries 2 Tbsp butter |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Put 1/2 inch of water in the bottom of the dutch oven. Form an aluminum foil 'pan' that is 1/2 inch above the bottom of the dutch oven and wraps over the top edges of the D.O. This will hold the cake. Use a few layers of foil. Mix cake mix with water, following package instructions. Drop small bits of butter into your 'pan'. Sprinkle brown sugare over butter. Lay pineapple slices in, covering the bottom. Place a cherry in the hole of each pineapple slice. Pour cake batter over pineapples. Place on coals and add coals to lid to approximate 350 degrees. Cook until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. ![]() Ray M. made this cake! |
Pizza Casserole | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 pkg. crescent rolls 8 oz. cheddar cheese 1 can pizza Sauce 8 oz mozarella cheese 1-1/2 lb ground beef |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Shred all cheese. Brown ground beef, drain. Let dutch oven cool, then line with 1 package of rolls. Spread pizza sauce on dough. Add browned beef. Add all cheese. Form a crust on top with the 2nd package of rolls. Bake 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees. Serves 6-8 scouts ![]() |
Pizza for Breakfast | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 tube of Crescent Rolls 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese 1 cup hash browns 1 green onion 1 lb sausage 3 eggs 3 Tbsp red bell pepper 3 Tbsp yellow bell pepper 3 Tbsp milk 3 Tbsp parmesan cheese 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper |
| Notes: | breakfast |
| Instructions: | Grate the cheese Thaw the hash browns if they are frozen Slice the onion Brown and drain the sausage Beat the eggs Dice the peppers Unroll the crescent rolls and cover the bottom of a 12 inch Dutch Oven with flattened crescent rolls. Sprinkle sausage, peppers, hash browns, green onion, and cheddar cheese evenly over the rolls. Mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour egg mixture into D.O. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees, about 10 briquettes on bottom and 15 on top. Serves 6-8 scouts. ![]() |
Pocket Pizza | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil campfire coals long fire tongs |
| Ingredients: | 1 pkg pita bread 1 can spaghetti sauce 1 cup grated cheese 1 pkg sliced pepperoni optional: sliced black olives, pineapple chunks, diced peppers, ... |
| Notes: | Use precooked meat since you are just heating it up. Mark your own foil with a special fold so you know its yours. |
| Instructions: | Cut each pita in half and spoon spaghetti sauce into pocket spreading it evenly. Add cheese, pepperoni, and other toppings. Wrap in foil and place in coals. Cook for a couple minutes, flip, and cook another two minutes. |
Pom-Pom French Toast | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | Bowl Skillet measuring spoon |
| Ingredients: | 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or margarine 4 hamburger buns or hotdog buns 1 apple 3 eggs 2 tablespoons milk cinnamon powder syrup, powdered sugar, jelly, whatever |
| Notes: | 'Pomme' is French for 'Apple'. So, Pom-Pom French toast is Apple French Toast - get it? :-) |
| Instructions: | Peel apple and slice into very thin pieces and cut into quarters. Heat skillet with oil in it. Beat eggs and milk in bowl. Tear buns into thumb size pom-poms. Dump pom-poms into eggs and stir until the buns have soaked up all the egg. Dump buns and apples into skillet. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until eggs are cooked. Serve and sprinkle with cinnamon and/or powdered sugar. Drown in syrup and/or jelly and make a big finger-licking mess. Serves 3-4 scouts |
Pork Chops and Potatoes | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 6 pork chops 6 potatoes, sliced thin 1 onion, sliced 2 cans cream of mushroom soup cooking oil |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Pour a thin layer of oil in the dutch oven and heat. Brown the pork chops well in the oil. Drain off excess oil. Lay pork chops in a layer on bottom of dutch oven. layer sliced potatoes on top. Layer onion on top. Pour cream soup over the top. Simmer with all coals under the dutch oven until potatoes are tender. Check after 20 minutes, then every 10 minutes. Can sprinkle grated cheese on top too. Can use cream of potato, cream of corn, or other cream soup, if preferred. |
Pork Chops and Veggies | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 6 pork chops, 1 inch thick 3 Tbsp butter 3 carrots 1 tsp basil 6 pkgs instant onion soup mix (1/4oz. size) 2 cups water 1-1/2 cup fresh green beans 3 small potatoes |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut carrots into 1/2 inch slices. Cut beans into 1 inch lengths. Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter. Brown chops on both sides. Remove chops. Drain off butter and grease. Place vegetables in oven and place chops on top. Mix soup mix and water. Pour over chops and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to about 250 degrees. Simmer 45 minutes or until chops are tender. Serves 6 scouts |
Potato Cheese Soup | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | about 12 potatos 2 large onions 4 stalks celery 1-2 tsp salt 4 C water 4 C Half-n-half 6 Tbsp butter 1 C shredded cheddar cheese |
| Instructions: | Peel and cut potatos into 1/2 inch cubes Chop onion and celery. Put water, potatos, onions, celery, and salt in a dutch oven or large pot. Simmer for 15 minutes, until potatos are soft. With a large fork, mash the potatos into small pieces. Stir in half-n-half, butter, and cheese. Simmer until hot, but do not boil. Serves 6 to 8. |
Raisin Bread Pudding | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 8 slices cinnamon raisin bread 4 eggs 2 cups milk 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup raisins 1 tsp cinnamon |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Mix all ingredients except bread in a bowl. Tear bread into 1 inch squares and drop in D.O. preheated to 325 degrees. Pour egg mixture over bread. Cook for 45-50 minutes. Serves 8 scouts |
Real Chicken Soup | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 4 boneless chicken breasts 4 chicken bouillon cubes 2 stalks celery 1 onion 1 pound carrots 8 oz. bag Egg Noodles saltine crackers salt and pepper as desired |
| Instructions: | Start 1/2 gallon of water heating ( 8 cups ) Cut celery, carrots, and onion into small pieces. Cut chicken into 1/2 to 1 inch chunks. Add all ingredients, except noodles, to water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Add noodles and simmer for 10 minutes or until noodles are soft. Add salt, pepper, and crackers as individuals desire. Serves about 8 |
S'more Pie | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | pie tin dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup sugar 6 tablespoons butter 2 cups chocolate chips 2 cups mini marshmallows |
| Instructions: | Either buy a premade graham cracker crust or make your own: Melt butter. Mix butter with graham crumbs and sugar. Press into pie tin. Heat dutch oven to about 350 degrees. Cover graham crust with layer of chocolate chips. Cook in D.O. for about 5 minutes to melt chips. Cover chocolate chips completely with layer of mini-marshmallows. Cook in D.O. for about 10 minutes. Check every 5 minutes until marshmallows are brown. Carefully remove pie tin and set to cool. If you can set it in snow or shallow cold water, it will cool the crust faster. Serves 8, but they'll want more. |
Sausage Creole | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lbs sausage links or kelbasa sausage 1 red bell pepper 1/2 C chopped onion 2/3 C chopped celery 1.5 C water 2 can stewed tomatoes 4 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 C sliced green olives 2 pkg Spanish Rice mix 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut sausage into 1/2 inch chunks. Dice bell pepper. Heat dutch oven over coals, none on lid. Sauté pepper, onion, and celery in olive oil. Combine all ingredients in D.O. and bring to boil. Place D.O. on low heat (4 briquettes) and place 8 briquettes on lid. Simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed. Serves 6 scouts |
Scramble | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 2 skillets |
| Ingredients: | Per scout: 1 slice bread 1/4 cup diced onion 1 egg 1 strip bacon - diced 1 breakfast sausage - diced 1/4 lb hamburger 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese 1/4 cup hash browns or diced potato salt and pepper tabasco sauce |
| Instructions: | Combine all meat (hamburger, sausage, bacon) into a skillet and fry. While frying meat, crack eggs into second skillet and scamble them. When eggs begin to set, add hash browns or potatoes. Continue to scramble. Drain grease from meat. Move half the meat to the egg skillet and half the eggs to the meat skillet. Depending on the desires of the scouts, mix the meat and eggs or keep separate. Serve with cheese sprinkled on top and a slice of bread to wipe the plate. Each can add salt, pepper, and hot sauce as desired. |
Shepherd Pie | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 lb hamburger 1 green pepper 1 sweet onion 2 celery stalks 1 can diced tomatos 1 small bag frozen vegetables 3 cups prepared mashed potatos 8 oz. cheddar cheese salt & pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Shred the cheese. Prepare the mashed potato flakes to make 3 cups. Dice the green pepper, onion, and celery. Brown hamburger in a dutch oven. Add green pepper, onion, and celery. Stir about 5 minutes, until vegetables are soft. Stir tomatos and mixed vegetables into hamburger. Spread mashed potatoes over top of hamburger/vegetable mix, cover it completely like a shell. Put lid on dutch oven and bake at about 350 for 30 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on potatos and bake another 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden. Serves 6 to 8. |
Simple Breakfast Burritos | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Required: | skillet knife spatula |
| Ingredients: | 1/4 stick butter or non-stick spray 8 Soft tortillas 8 pre-cooked sausages 2 potatos, peeled 4 eggs 1/2 cup shredded cheese salsa |
| Notes: | If cooking for more people, be careful trying to cook too much food all at once in a skillet that is too small. |
| Instructions: | Cut the sausage into small pieces. Slice and dice the potatos. Melt the butter in skillet. Add sausage and potatos. When the potatos are brown, mix in the eggs. If you have room, warm the tortillas while cooking the eggs. Put 1/8th of the eggs in a tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese and salsa as desired. Roll up, and devour. Makes 8 burritos, serving 4 scouts. |
Simple Chicken Alfredo | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 pkg dry fettuccini alfredo 1 can of chicken breast 1 small can condensed milk salt, pepper, and other spice as desired |
| Instructions: | Prepare fettuccini noodles in a small pot on stove or over fire, following package directions and using condensed milk. Add chicken when noodles are nearly tender. Heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning the bottom. Serves 2 - good for backpacking or new cooks. |
Simple Chili | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 diced onion 1/2 green pepper, chopped 3 cans crushed tomatoes 2 cans dark red kidney beans 3 Tbsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1 Tbsp sugar |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 325 degrees. Heat the olive oil and saute the onions and pepper 5-7 minutes. Mix in all ingredients and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to 275 degrees and cook covered for 1 hour. Can add hamburger if desired. Serves 6 scouts. |
Simple Dutch Oven Pizzas | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 pkg. Hamburger Buns 1 can Spagetti Sauce 1/2 lb Shredded Cheese Selected pizza toppings - pepperoni, olives, ... |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Cut open buns. Spread sauce on bun. Add cheese and toppings. Place 6 buns in the dutch oven, depending on size. Cook for 8 minutes, longer if the cheese has not melted. Serves 16 pizzas, 6 to 8 scouts |
Soda Pineapple Beans | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 lb sliced bacon 1 diced onion 2 diced bell peppers 1 cup chopped mushrooms 4 cloves minced garlic 56oz. canned pork & beans 2 diced tomatos 1/2 cup tomato paste 1/2 lb. sliced summer sausage 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup picante sauce 16oz. drained pineapple chunks 1 can cola - Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper |
| Instructions: | Heat a 12" Dutch Oven over hot coals, or 20 briquettes. Cut bacon into 1/2" pieces. Fry in D.O. until crisp. Add onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and garlic. Cook until tender. Add remaining ingredients. Move half the heat to the top of the D.O. Cover and simmer 30-40 minutes stirring every 10 minutes. Serves 10 scouts. |
Sonic's Chili Dogs | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 package hotdogs (8) 1 package buns (8) 2 cans of chili 1/2 lb. shredded cheddar cheese |
| Instructions: | Cut up the hotdogs or leave them whole. Heat up the chili and hotdogs in a pot. Open a bun on a plate and spoon one hotdog and chili over the bun. Sprinkle cheese on top if desired. Serves 6-8 scouts. |
Spaghetti 1-Pot | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 pound package spaghetti noodles 1 pkg dry spaghetti mix 1/2 pound cooked hamburger 1 6oz can tomato paste oregano, basil, thyme, ... as desired |
| Instructions: | Fill dutch oven 2 inches deep with water and bring to a boil over coals. Break 1 package of spaghetti noodles in half and add to d.o. Bring to boil and simmer 10 minutes. Pour off all but about 2 cups of water. Add spaghetti sauce mix. Add tomato paste. Add any other spices you like - oregano, basil, ... Add precooked hamburger. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove lid and simmer longer to thicken, if it is too runny. Serves 4 to 6 people. Can make it in a pot on stove and use dehydrated hamburger when backpacking. |
Spiced Rhubarb | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 5 cups rhubarb in 1/2 inch cubes 2 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp ground allspice |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 375 degrees. Dump in rhubarb and then all other ingredients. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to 275 degrees and simmer for 1 hour. Serve on biscuits or ice cream. Or, just eat it like my son does - he loves rhubarb. |
Spicy Cornbread | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 3 C cornmeal 1 C flour 2 tsp salt 2 tsp baking soda 4 tsp baking powder 2 Tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper 1 C powdered milk 2 oz jalapeno peppers, chopped 2 C grated cheese 4 eggs 6 Tbsp butter |
| Instructions: | At home, combine all dry ingredients into a large zip-loc and mix together. At camp, add cheese and peppers and mix. Melt the butter. Add melted butter, 3 cups of water, and eggs to the dry ingredients. (you can use 3 cups of milk instead of powdered milk) Mix and knead to make a batter. Pour into dutch oven. Bake at about 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Serves 8-10. |
Spud - egg | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | Potato, Egg, knife, spoon, 3 toothpicks aluminium foil |
| Instructions: | Stand potato on it's end and slice off top, put this to one side. Cut a hole in the body of the potato, large enough to hold a cracked egg, taking care not to cut too close to the edge of the potato, this is spooned out and discarded. Break egg into the hole in potato. Place the top back on and secure with the toothpicks. Wrap the whole in foil and place into a fire for 20-30 minutes, take out and check with a fork or knife. |
Stroganoff | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | dutch oven or skillet |
| Ingredients: | 3 Tbsp flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 lb. beef tenderloin 1 garlic glove, minced 1/4 C butter 1/2 C onions, chopped 1/4 C water 1 can chicken soup 1 lb mushrooms, sliced 1 C sour cream chopped chives or dill weed |
| Instructions: | Combine flour, salt, and pepper in 1 gallon ziploc. Cut beef into 1/2 inch to 1 inch cubes. Dump beef cubes into flour mixture and shake to coat. Heat butter in dutch oven or skillet over coals. Brown beef in butter, turning often. Add onion and garlic, sauteeing until golden. Add water and stir. Add soup and mushrooms. Cook over low heat about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. While cooking, prepare a pot of rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes. Stir sour cream into beef and heat, but do not boil. Serve beef stroganoff on noodles, rice, or potatoes with chives or dill sprinkled on top. Makes about 6 servings. |
Sugar Cookies | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 cup softened butter 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 egg 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp vanilla extract |
| Notes: | dessert |
| Instructions: | Preheat dutch oven to 400 degrees. Combine butter and sugar, stirring until well mixed. Blend in egg and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop onto greased pie tin. Place on inverted pie tin in D.O. Bake for 6 to 7 minutes. |
Sunrise Cake | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 12 inch dutch oven |
| Preparation: | can mix all dry ingredients except nuts in a baggie at home |
| Ingredients: | 2 1/4 C flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp cinnamon 3/4 C sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 3/4 C vegetable oil 1 egg, beaten 1 C buttermilk 1 C rough chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds, your choice) |
| Instructions: |
Serves 6 |
Super Chocolate Brownie | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 12 inch dutch oven large spoon |
| Preparation: | Prepare coals. |
| Ingredients: | 1 box dry brownie mix (about 19oz.) eggs, water, and oil as required for mix 1/2 cup chocolate syrup 1 cup chocolate chips |
| Instructions: | Pour brownie mix into dutch oven. Add eggs, water, and oil as directed on package. Mix in chocolate syrup and chips. Place on 10 briquettes of coals with 18 briquettes on lid. Check at 15 minutes, then every 5 minutes for doneness. Stick in a whittled toothpick - if it comes out clean, it's done. Serves about 8, but you might want to just eat right out of the cooled dutch oven. |
Super Easy Spaghetti | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 1 large skillet 1 large pot |
| Ingredients: | 1 lb. hamburger 2 cans spaghetti sauce 1 small onion garlic powder salt 1 lb. spaghetti noodles |
| Instructions: | Boil 2 quarts of water in the pot. When it is boiling, add the spaghetti noodles. They will cook better if broken in half first. While the water is warming, brown the hamburger, onion, and spice in the skillet. When the hamburger is cooked, drain, and add the spaghetti sauce. Simmer the spaghetti sauce while the noodles cook. Serves 6-8 scouts. |
Swiss Steak | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 3 lb round steak 3 stalks celery 3 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup ketchup 1 tsp salt 1 Tbsp parsley 1 onion |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Chop celery into small bits. Chop parsley. Dice onion. Melt butter in Dutch Oven over 350 to 400 degree bed of coals. Brown steak in butter. Add celery, ketchip, parsley, and onion. Cover and simmer at about 180 to 200 degrees for 2 to 2.5 hours. Check every 20 to 30 minutes. Water may be added if mixture looks like its getting too thick. Serves 8 scouts. |
Taco in a Bag | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 individual Dorito chips bag 1/3 cup hamburger 1/3 cup refried beans 2 Tbsp shredded cheese salsa |
| Notes: | This is quite a popular meal with the scouts I have around, but it's hard to call it cooking. :-) |
| Instructions: | Cook the hamburger in a skillet. Heat the beans. Cut open the end of a bag of chips. Spoon in some hamburger and beans, sprinkle on cheese, pour in salsa. If hamburger is cooked at home, this can be a cold lunch with no mess or clean-up. You can use a can of chili rather than hamburger and beans. |
Taco Soup | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | 2 lb hamburger 1 onion 2 tsp garlic, chopped 6 tsp dry chicken boullion 6 cups water 1 can Ro-Tel tomatos and green chiles 1 can diced tomatos 1 pkg dry taco seasoning mix 1 pkd dry ranch dressing mix 1 can corn 1 can black beans 1 can pinto beans 8 oz mild cheddar cheese ~12 oz. bag Fritos or Doritos |
| Instructions: | Brown the hamburger in large pot, dutch oven, or skillet. Chop the onion and add to hamburger. Add garlic to hamburger. Drain grease from hamburger if it was not lean. In large pot or dutch oven, combine hamburger, boullion, water, tomatos, dry mixes, corn, and beans. Bring to boil, mixing occasionally. Simmer for 20 minutes. Serve into bowls, sprinkling cheese on top with chips on the side. Serves about 8. |
Ticks On A Toilet Seat | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | apple corer sharp knife spreading knife cutting board |
| Preparation: | Use a corer that takes out just the core. Do not use the kind that also cuts wedges. |
| Ingredients: | apples cream cheese or peanut butter raisins chocolate chips |
| Instructions: | Core apples. Use a sharp knife to slice the apples crosswise to form 1/2" apple slices. (This is your toliet seat : a circle with a hole in the middle.) Spread peanut butter or cream cheese on top of slices. (PB sticks better than CC.) Cover with chocolate chips, raisins, and/or other small dried fruit pieces. Depending on the size of your apples, you should get 3 or 4 decent slices per apple. As a snack, most scouts will eat 2 slices each. |
Trail Beef, Potatos, and Gravy | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 box instant potatos 2 pkgs dry instant gravy mix 1 small Butter Buds 2 small jars dried beef, diced water, as determined by potato and gravy package instructions |
| Notes: | Easy, instant meal for long hiking trips. Great for cold weather. Write amount of water required on bag of ingredients or on slip of paper in bag. |
| Instructions: | Put all ingredients in a plastic bag for ease of transportation on trail. Boil water. Divide ingredients into individual bowls. Add water & stir. Serves 4 scouts. |
Train Wreck | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | Spatula, Skillet, Pot |
| Preparation: | 2 Burners |
| Ingredients: | 1 Package Bacon 1 Package Sausage Links 1 Bag Cubed Hash Browns 12 Eggs Syrup |
| Instructions: | Cook Bacon and Sausage in skillet. Put them in the pot and cover with lid to keep warm. In skillet, cook hash browns until they are crisp on the outside. Mix in Eggs with done hash browns. Stir until eggs scramble in with hash browns and are thoroughly cooked. Add bacon and sausage and stir. Add syrup as desired. Serves 6-8 scouts. |
Tri Tip Teriyaki | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 medium Tri Tip steak 1 can pineapple and juice 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup minced garlic 2 cups teriyaki sauce |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Put all ingredients except steak in a large zip-loc bag and mix it together well. Add the steak and let it marinate overnight in a cooler or fridge. Dump all the contents of the bag into a dutch oven preheated to 325 degrees. Cook for one hour - less time if you like it more rare. Servings depend on the size of steak - about 1/4lb per scout. |
Tuna Tortillas | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil |
| Ingredients: | package of 8 tortillas (7-9 inch size) 2 cans or pouches of tuna (or salmon) 1 cup diced celery (about 1 large stalk) 1/2 cup diced sweet pickles (about 3 small pickles) 1 cup Miracle Whip or light mayonnaise 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese |
| Notes: | Tuna is a very good source of protein with low fat. Make sure you drain the tuna into the hot fire and dispose of the cans so the smell does not attract visitors in the night. |
| Instructions: | Dice pickles and celery. Drain tuna. Mix mayonnaise, tuna, celery, pickles in a bowl. Place a tortilla on a sheet of foil. Spread 1/8 of the tuna mixture on the tortilla. Sprinkle 1/8 of the cheese on top. Wrap up the tortilla. Wrap foil around tortilla. Place on grate over coals or poke with hotdog stick and cook until cheese melts (about 5 minutes). If you place directly in coals or cook too hot, the tortilla will burn and the cheese will still be cold. Keep rotating the foil pack while cooking. Serves 8 scouts. |
Venison Stew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 2 cloves garlic 4 green peppers 1 sliced onion 3 sliced potatoes 3 tablespoons shortening 4 carrots 2 pounds of cubed venison or beef 1 can tomato sauce 6 medium onions 1 cup water salt & pepper to taste |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Fry sliced onion, garlic and shortening in Dutch oven. Add the meat and brown. Remove garlic. Cover with tomato sauce and water. Add carrots, peppers, potatoes and whole onions. Add more water if necessary along with the seasonings. Cook for 1 hour. Add hot coals to top of lid as well. Serves 6-8 scouts. |
White Chicken Chili | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Required: | pot or dutch oven |
| Ingredients: | 2 - 10oz cans of chicken breast chunks 1 can Northern beans, undrained 1 can Canneloni beans, drained 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup finely chopped onion 2 tsp minced garlic 1 bunch cilantro (leaves only), chopped 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp cayenne 1 cup sour cream 3 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese |
| Instructions: | In large pot, brown onion and garlic. Add all ingredients except the sour cream and cheese. Simmer 30 minutes. Add sour cream and cheese. Heat until cheese completely melts. Serves 6 scouts. |
Witches Brew | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 1 pound uncooked bacon, chopped 1 pound lean hamburger 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 cup celery, diced 1 cup onion, diced 28oz can tomatoes, with juice 2 15oz cans dark red kidney beans 2 cups uncooked egg noodles 1 10oz can mushrooms 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon seasoned salt 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Brown bacon, hamburger, and garlic in Dutch oven. Drain fat, if desired. Add celery, onion, tomatoes, beans, noodles, and mushrooms - liquid from cans also. Add seasonings and stir. Bake 45 minutes in Dutch oven at about 350 degrees. Serves 6 scouts. |
Wormy Apples | |
| Intended for: | All Scouts |
| Required: | aluminum foil |
| Ingredients: | 1 apple 1 precooked sausage link |
| Instructions: | Core the apple Insert a sausage link Wrap in foil Cook in coals 30-40 minutes |
Yams, Apples, Potatoes | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 4 apples 2 yams 2 sweet potatoes 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg 3 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 cups apple cider |
| Notes: | side dish |
| Instructions: | Peel apples, yams, and potatoes and cut into 1/4 inch slices. Mix them together. Mix nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt into cider. Pour oil and 1 cup of cider into D.O. preheated to 325 degrees. Put 1/4 of apple/yam/potato mixture in D.O. Pour 1/4 cup of cider on top. Repeat with 3 more layers. Cook 50 minutes. Serves 8 scouts. |
Zingy Pork Chops | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts |
| Ingredients: | 6 pork chops 4 chopped slices of bacon 1 cup chopped onions 2 cloves minced garlic 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 Tbl honey 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp curry powder |
| Notes: | main course |
| Instructions: | Preheat 12 inch dutch oven to about 350 degrees, sitting on coals. Cook chops for 6 minutes on each side. Place chops on a plate and cover. Pour grease from dutch oven. Saute bacon, onion, and garlic in dutch oven for 5 minutes. Mix soy sauce, honey, chili, and curry in a bowl, then stir into dutch oven. Place chops back in dutch oven, coating them with sauce. Place oven on a ring of coals, put lid on dutch oven, cover with coals, and cook 20 minutes. Serves 6 when accompanied with rice or noodles. |
Zip-loc Omelette | |
| Intended for: | Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts |
| Required: | large pot hotdog tongs huge paperclip zip-loc baggie for each scout |
| Ingredients: | 2 eggs grated cheese ham bits salt, pepper, other desired spices. |
| Instructions: | Bring water to boil in large pot. Crack eggs into zip-loc baggie. Add ham bits. Add spices. Close and shake to mix. Use paper clip to hold tops of all baggies together so they do not melt on the side of the hot pot. Place baggies into hot water. Boil until eggs are firm and cooked. Open baggie and add grated cheese. Eat right out of baggie. |
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