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Camping Recipes Vol. 1

If you follow along with us on socials, you know we recently embarked on our very first camping trip! This was both exciting and intimidating leading up to the adventure at Garner State Park. What would we eat? What would we pack to cook on/with? What did I need from the grocery store?

Because we love y'all so much, we are sharing all the details on what you need to buy and cook for your next 2 night camping trip. Keep ready because there's a TON of useful info coming your way.


On The Menu:
Friday Morning: Bacon and Egg Breakfast Tacos
Friday Night: Campfire Nachos
Saturday Morning: Sausage and Potato Breakfast Tacos
Saturday Night: Pinto Beans with Sausage

Grocery List:
- tortillas
- tortilla chips (we recommend Julios!)
- bacon
- breakfast sausage
- link sausage
- 1/2lb ground beef
- bag of onions
- bag of potatoes
- 4 green bell peppers
- dried pinto beans
- salsa
- cheese
- can of refried
- one dozen eggs (we ended up only using 6)

What To Bring From Home:
- your favorite "all purpose seasoning"
- large cast iron pan
- small cast iron pan
- small cast iron pot
- metal cooking utensils (plastic will melt!)
- pot holder
- cheese grater (unless you bought shredded cheese)
- utensils for eating
- sharp knives for cutting veggies
- cutting board


Bacon + Egg Breakfast Tacos
1. Cook chopped bell pepper, one small onion, and eggs (sprinkled with seasoning) in the small cast iron aways from the direct flames for about 8-10 minutes or until fully cooked and lightly browned
2. Cook strips of bacon in large cast iron pan until crispy.
3. Tortillas can be cooked directly on the fire grates as long as you watch them very closely because they tend to cook extremely quickly.
4. Assembles tacos and top with shredded cheese and fresh salsa.


Campfire Nachos
1.  Cook ground beef and small onion in large cast iron pan. Drain completely.
2. Layer tortillas chips along the bottom of aluminum "throw-away" tray.
3. Put cooked ground beef mixture, refried beans, and shredded cheese on top of tortillas chips.
4. Cook directly on flame until cheese is melted and food is warm all the way through.
5. Eat with salsa, your fingers, and directly from the tray.



Potato and Sausage Breakfast Tacos
*not gonna lie here, this was not my original breakfast recipe but it ended up being what we cooked*
1. Cook breakfast sausage and chopped potato in large cast iron pan until browned. This will take about 20 minutes.
2. Cook chopped bell pepper, one small onion, and eggs (sprinkled with seasoning) in the small cast iron aways from the direct flames for about 8-10 minutes or until fully cooked and lightly browned
3. Tortillas can be cooked directly on the fire grates as long as you watch them very closely because they tend to cook extremely quickly.
4. Assembles tacos and top with shredded cheese and fresh salsa.

Pinto Beans + Sausage
*We are bad bloggers and didn't grab a photo of these! Grr. We will do better next time*
1. Soak dry pinto beans overnight in water.
2. The next day, pour softened beans into a cast iron pan/dutch oven with diced sausage link.
3. Add chopped onion and water to mixture and place directly above flame.
4. If you have a good fire going, these will cook SO FAST. Make sure you continuously check them and add water where needed.
5. Serve with cornbread, biscuits, crackers, or tortilla chips.

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