“Why don’t you give us more vegetarian recipes?” is one of the most common questions from 50 Campfires curious culinary crowd.
Our answer is, “We do!” But we have to admit that they get spread out in the magazine and on the website, mixed by theme with recipes that include meat, fish, and poultry – and their byproducts.
So, to make things more convenient, we offer this compilation of some of our favorite recent vegetarian recipe posts for breakfasts, salads, snacks, main dishes, and deserts.
If you’re in the mood to share, send us your favorite vegetarian camping recipes. We’ll cook them up, take photos, and post them up to the website – with full credit of course!
- 1 32 oz. package of Tater Tots®
- 1 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 16 oz. carton Dean’s French Onion Dip
- ½ cup roughly chopped onion
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- cooking oil or spray
- Heat a 12-inch covered Dutch oven by placing it on top of 10 gray charcoal briquettes.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine Tater Tots®, soup, and Dean’s French Onion Dip.
- Once Dutch oven is hot, remove lid and spray inside with cooking oil spray.
- Add chopped onions and cook for two minutes, stirring until translucent, but not starting to brown.
- Pour mixture into Dutch oven, and sprinkle the top evenly with grated cheddar cheese.
- Replace lid, and evenly distribute 14 gray charcoal briquettes on top.
- Cook for about 45 minutes until tots are brown and crisp on top. Begin checking for doneness at about 30 minutes.
- 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Coarse Sea Salt, to taste
- Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- 2 Tbsp. salted butter
- 2 tsp. minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup dry macaroni elbows
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp. Tabasco sauce
- ½ tsp. white pepper
- 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 425F. Place the tomatoes, cut side up, on backing sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast the tomatoes for 10-15 minutes, then remove them from the oven cool to room temp
- In 10- or 12-inch Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly for one minute.
- Whisk in flour, then slowly whisk in the vegetable broth and add the bay leaf.
- Increase to high heat and bring the broth to a boil. Add the macaroni and boil until al dente … about 8 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf. Stir in cream, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, and pepper.
- Add the cheese and continue to stir until it’s completely melted.]
- Slowly bring the soup to a boil again for two minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove it from the heat.
- Ladle the soup into serving bowls and top with the roasted tomatoes.
- Pumpkin seeds (cleaned, rinsed, dried)
- 1-3 Tbsp. cooking oil
- Salt (to taste)
- Other flavorings (to taste)
- Large cast iron skillet
- Start a nice campfire with hardwood logs like oak, hickory, hard maple, etc. Let it burn for at least half an hour before cooking over it. If it’s in a fire pit with a grate over it, so much the better. You’ll see why.
- Clean the seeds thoroughly immediately after they come out of pumpkins. Remove all strings and pieces of “pumpkin guts.” It works great to rinse them under cool water in a colander. Spread out to dry in a well-ventilated area. Best to put them on cooking mats or other non-stick surface. Don’t use paper towels – the seeds will stick to them. It’s really important the seeds are dry so the oil will adhere to them.
- Warm skillet over fire. (With the grate, you won’t have to hold the heavy skillet all the time.)
- Pour in enough cooking oil to evenly coat bottom of fry pan.
- Warm a little more, then add seeds.
- With the pan over the heat, move nearly constantly jostling the seeds around to toast evenly. (This is where the grate is really nice because it will hold the weight of the skillet as you slide it back and forth.)
- As the seeds begin to toast and start to turn golden brown, add the salt and any other flavoring you might want like chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, or whatever you like.
- Continue toasting until seeds are golden on both sides. For additional motion and flipping you can stir with a spatula or wooden spoon. Just don’t let the heat sit one place too long or the seeds will quickly scorch and ruin the whole batch.
- Fair amount of watermelon cut into 6″-8″ strips about ½” thick (think Hershey bar or men’s belt).
- Place watermelon strips in dehydrator for 8 hours. Can take 8-12 hours, or up to 24 hours depending on climate. The watermelon crisps after cooling. Make thicker slices for a fruit leather roll up type snack. Make thinner for crisped watermelon chips.
- 1 lb. Poblano peppers
- 3 large Anaheim peppers
- 2 large jalapeno peppers
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 large sweet yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can of diced tomatoes with chiles (ours had cilantro, too)
- 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 5 cups vegetable broth or stock
- 2 tsps. ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbsps. chili powder (or to taste)
- 1 tsp. salt
- Roast all peppers over campfire or gas flame until skins are blacken and blistered.
- Place hot peppers in large bowl and cover tightly with aluminum foil
- Chop onions and gather the rest of your ingredients.
- Once peppers are cool enough to handle, use your hands to remove charred skin and the seeds inside. Then roughly chop the peppers.
- Heat olive oil in a 12-inch cast iron Dutch oven.
- Add chopped onions. Fry for about 3 minutes, stirring often.
- Add minced garlic. Stir constantly for 2 minutes.
- Stir in diced tomatoes (undrained) and chopped peppers.
- Sprinkle in flour and stir.
- Add broth, cinnamon, chili powder and salt.
- Bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer uncovered for at least 30 minutes. Longer is better. You’re looking for the chili to thicken a bit.
- 2 medium cucumbers, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- ½ lb. sweet cherries, pitted and halved
- ½ cup coarsely chopped cilantro
- In large bowl, toss together cucumber chunks, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper.
- Add cherries and cilantro leaves and toss lightly.
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 15-ounce can black beans
- 1 15-ounce can pinto beans
- 1 15-ounce can great northern beans
- 1 15-ounce can kidney beans
- 1 10-ounce can of diced tomatoes with green chiles
- 1 small to medium can of your favorite vegetarian baked beans
- ½ – ¾ bottle of BBQ sauce (buy whatever you like, but it doesn’t have to be expensive.)
- Hot sauce to taste.
- Heat oil in 10- or 12-inch cast iron Dutch oven.
- Stir in chopped onions and cook until they become translucent.
- Add minced garlic and cook for another minute, stirring constantly.
- Open all the beans and drain off liquid (except baked beans). Refill the cans with fresh water, then pour it off the beans. This rinses the beans to help reduce their gastronomic effects.
- Add the beans (including the baked beans with sauce) to the onions and garlic.
- Add the can of diced tomatoes with the juice.
- Add the BBQ sauce and hot sauce to taste.
- Stir to mix well.
- Cover Dutch oven and place in the coals at the edge of the campfire.
- Allow to simmer for at least several hours; add water as necessary to keep from burning.
- Stir occasionally, but not too often so as not to break down the beans. They’re best if they’re still a little el dente when eaten.
- 2 15-ounce cans of garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 Tbps. olive oil
- 1-inch piece of ginger peeled and grated or finely chopped
- 1 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 small can of mild, chopped green peppers
- 2 Tbsp. Indian curry powder or garam masala (start light and add more to taste)
- salt to taste
- hot sauce to taste
- red pepper flakes to taste
- black pepper to taste
- In 10-inch or 12-inch Dutch oven, heat oil.
- Add onion, ginger, and half of curry powder.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until onions are soft and translucent.
- Add tomatoes and green peppers with juice and stir well.
- Add remaining curry powder and salt.
- Bring to boil, then turn down heat to simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Add drained chickpeas and return to simmer for another 15-20 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning to your liking with more salt, black pepper, hot sauce and/or crushed red pepper flakes.
- ½ cup graham or whole-wheat flour
- ½ cup rye flour½ cup yellow corn meal
- ¾ tsp. baking soda
- 3 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 3 Tbs. butter melted, slightly browned
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ cup black strap molasses
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ cup raisins (optional)
- ¼ cup brown sugar (optional)
- unsalted butter
- empty, clean one-pound metal coffee can
- In large mixing bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.
- Add wet ingredients (and raisins, if you’re using), and stir into a smooth batter.
- Thoroughly butter the inside of the coffee can.
- Spoon the batter into the can, leaving at least 1½ inches at the top to allow for the bread to rise.
- Cover the can securely with greased aluminum foil.
- Place the can in a Dutch Oven deep enough that the lid fits tightly with the can upright inside.
- Add enough water to come halfway up the can. Bring the water to a simmer, then cover the Dutch Oven, and steam for 90 to 105 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the top of the bread comes out clean (remove foil to test.) Replenish the water if needed while steaming.
- Cool bread in the can on a baking rack for at least 10 minutes, then remove from the can. If the bread won’t come out from the top, use a can opener to remove the other end of the can and push the “loaf” on through.
- Slice and serve with butter, and honey if you like.
- Ripe bananas (the riper the better)
- Fresh eggs
- Vanilla (optional)
- Your favorite pancake toppers
- In a bowl, mix together bananas and eggs at a 1-to-1 ratio (one egg for every banana). Mash this up and mix until no lumps remain. A potato masher works great for this.
- Add ½ tsp. vanilla extract per banana (if using).
- Heat greased skillet or griddle over medium heat.
- Pour out “batter” to the size you want our pancake.
- Cook for about one minute until bubbles appear.
- Flip pancake and cook until golden brown – about a minute more.
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