Savory Dutch Baby Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
Simple ingredients pack a flavorful punch in one of our favorite camping breakfast ideas! This Savory Dutch Baby Dutch oven camping recipe is an easy one pot Dutch oven camping meal can be served for breakfast or a light lunch with a side salad.
The bacon and pepper jack cheese give this savory Dutch baby its salty richness. You can eat it with a fork or pick it up like a slice of pizza!
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Savory Dutch Baby Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
This Dutch baby is a breakfast we serve all year but it is especially yummy as one of our winter camping recipes because it is warm, savory and satisfying.
Step 1. Get your coals started and pre-heat your camp Dutch oven.
Get your coals ready for cooking.
Whether you are using campfire coals or charcoal briquettes, you’ll be baking this savory Dutch baby Dutch oven camping recipe at 425 degrees in a 12-inch camp Dutch oven which will require 31 coals total = 21 top/10 bottom.
When I am using briquettes, I find it easiest to get them ready with my Rapid Fire Chimney Starter because it is fast, efficient and does not require any lighter fluid.
Pre-heat your 12-inch camp Dutch oven for cooking.
Step 2. Combine egg mixture.
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In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, flour, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, set aside.
Camp Cooking Tip: A traditional Dutch baby batter is mixed with a blender which removes all of the flour lumps but at the campsite, you can do it manually by using a fork to mash the flour lumps.
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Step 3. Fry the bacon.
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Now, you are going to fry the bacon in your Cast Iron 12-Inch Camp Dutch Oven (6 Quart) until it is crisp.
Then you will remove the bacon to a paper towel to let it drain. Let bacon cool slightly then crumble and set aside.
DO leave the bacon grease in the Dutch oven.
This is the fat that will make your Savory Dutch Baby nice and crispy at the bottom and the bacon fat provides a ton of flavor.
Step 4. Add egg mixture.
Now you are going to pour the egg mixture evenly over the top of the bacon grease in the pre-heated camp Dutch oven.
You don’t need to stir it because it will settle in the bottom of the Dutch oven naturally.
Camp Cooking Tip: When you are preparing dutch oven recipes for camping, make sure you are cooking on a level surface so when you pour the batter into the oven, it will spread evenly and not puddle on one side of the oven.
Step 5. Cover and bake.
Cover and bake at 425 degrees until this savory Dutch baby puffs and is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Camp Cooking Tip: Rotate the oven and lid in opposite directions throughout the cooking process. Check our Dutch Oven Camp Cooking Tips post for more information.
Step 6. Add toppings.
Remove cover and top with crumbled bacon, cheese, green onion and rosemary. Replace cover and continue cooking until cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
When I am cooking with my Dutch oven, I use a Camp Dutch Oven Lid Lifter to remove the lid during cooking as well as rotating the lid and over for even baking.
It is so much easier to handle the hot cookware with a lid lifter.
Step 7. Serve it.
When the cheese has melted on the top of this Savory Dutch Baby Dutch Oven Camping Recipe, you’ll want to remove it from the heat to slice and serve hot.
If you have leftovers of this yummy camping food, it makes a really nice light lunch with a refreshing side salad.
Pairings
When I’m serving this for breakfast, I usually have some fresh fruit on the side with coffee and orange juice.
It’s a great “brunch” dish so when it is on my menu as one of my easy camping lunches, I have a nice fresh green salad on the side.
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Savory Dutch Baby Dutch Oven Camping Recipe
SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick bacon crumbled
- 3 eggs beaten
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 green onion sliced thin
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary minced
Instructions
- Get your coals ready for cooking. Whether you are using campfire coals or charcoal briquettes, you’ll be baking this savory Dutch baby Dutch oven camping recipe at 425 degrees.
- Pre-heat your 12-inch camp Dutch oven to 425 degrees (31 coals total = 21 top/10 bottom). Camp Cooking Tip: Make sure you are cooking on a level surface.
- In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, flour, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, set aside. Camp Cooking Tip: Use a fork to mash the flour lumps.
- Fry bacon in camp Dutch oven until crisp and remove to paper towel to let drain but leaving the bacon grease in the camp Dutch oven. Let bacon cool slightly then crumble and set aside.
- Pour egg mixture evenly over the top of the bacon grease in the pre-heated camp Dutch oven.
Cover and bake at 425 degrees until this savory Dutch baby puffs and is cooked through, about 15 minutes. - Rotate the oven and lid in opposite directions throughout the cooking process. Check our Dutch Oven Camp Cooking Tips post for more information.
- Remove cover and top with crumbled bacon, cheese, green onion and rosemary.
- Replace cover and continue cooking until cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
- Slice and serve hot.
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I really like this Savory Dutch Baby Dutch Oven Camping Recipe because it is easy, fast and light.
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