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Campfire Dutch Oven
Pizza Recipe
If you are looking for a campfire Dutch oven pizza recipe with a real crust, this is not the recipe for you.
But if you are looking for an easy-to-make camping meal that tastes just like pizza, keep reading!
This dish is hearty and delicious. Once my children got over the fact that it didn’t look like pizza, they loved it!
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My Campfire Dutch Oven
Pizza Recipe
Prepare the coals
If you are using charcoal, put 21 pieces in your fire pit and get them burning.
If you are using firewood, make a hot fire, and wait until it has burned down to hot coals.
When the coals are hot, place the Dutch oven on top of them.
Gather your ingredients
You'll need
- 1 pound/500 g ground beef
- 2 cups/500 mL pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce
- 3/4 cup/180 mL water
- 1 cup/250 mL instant rice
- your favorite pizza seasonings (I used oregano, basil and thyme.)
- your favorite pizza toppings (I used mushrooms, peppers, onion and pineapple.)
- 1 cup/250 mL mozzarella cheese
Cook the meat
Put the ground beef in the Dutch oven and brown it until no pink remains. Drain any fat.
Tip
I browned the ground beef at home, then cooled it and put it in a ziploc bag. I froze it and placed the frozen bag in the cooler. It had thawed by the time I wanted to make Dutch oven pizza.
Add the liquids
Pour the pizza sauce and the water in with the meat.
Bring to a boil.
Add the rice
Stir it in evenly.
Add your choice of pizza "toppings"
They won't stay on the top, though!
Stir to mix everything together.
Campfire Dutch Oven
Pizza Recipe
Cook for about 10 minutes
While you wait, grate the cheese.
Take off the lid and check your pizza
Is the rice tender?
If not, make sure that there is still some liquid in the oven. Add a bit more water if needed. Cook for a few more minutes.
When the rice is tender, remove the Dutch oven from the fire.
Add the cheese
Sprinkle on the grated mozzarella.
Replace the lid, and put a few hot coals on the lid.
Set aside for a few minutes, until the cheese melts.
Enjoy!
Tips
Be careful!
That Dutch oven gets very hot!
Be sure to use oven mitts or a campfire glove when touching a hot Dutch oven.
Use extra care when lifting the lid
I just used a stick wedged under the handle - and I gripped the stick with my oven mitts.
A safer and more efficient solution would be to use a Dutch oven lid lifter, available from Amazon.
Clean your Dutch oven promptly
The sooner you clean it, the easier it will be. Click here for tips on cleaning a Dutch oven.
Get a good camping cookbook
Here are a couple of good camping cookbooks that we've found - just click on the images for further details and to purchase.
Now that you know my campfire Dutch oven pizza recipe, check out some more of my Dutch oven recipes.
For more great camping food ideas, visit this page for my suggestions.
Before you head out on your next camping adventure, please visit The Camping Family home page. You'll find lots of helpful information!
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