Dutch Oven Chili Recipe
This dutch oven chili recipe is a hearty and flavourful dish that is simple to make. This recipe is easily one of our favorite things to cook while camping!
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We clearly love our dutch oven! It makes creating recipes for a crowd easy and is one of our favorite tools to take camping.
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This chili is always a family favorite and perfect to cook on chilly days while camping. It can also be made at home over the stove top.
Dutch Oven Chili:
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Ingredients:
- 2 lbs ground beef, cooked and drained*
- 156 ml tomato paste
- 796 ml can diced tomatoes
- 398 ml can baked beans
- 540 ml can navy beans, drained
- 284 ml can tomato soup
- 1 pkg chili seasoning mix
- Bay leaf
*Whenever possible I like to cook the ground meat at home and have it prepared for when we go camping. It makes clean up and prep work so much easier when we have limited kitchen facilities.
Directions:
1. Brown beef, drain, cool and place ground beef in a large freezer bag to take camping. When ready to make the chili, place the ground beef into a seasoned 10″ dutch oven.
2. Add the tomato soup, tomato paste and chili seasoning to the beef and combine well.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
4. Cover the dutch oven and cook over medium heat on the fire or grill for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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A sturdy wooden spoon is the best way to get a good stir and scrape the chili from the sides of the pot. This hearty meal is sure to be one that the entire family loves!
In the past we have also added cooked ground pork, diced onion, fresh tomatoes, diced celery, kidney beans, black beans, jalapeno peppers, pinto beans and tomato sauce to this recipe. It really just depends on what I find and want to use up in the pantry.
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Our camp cooking essentials:
- A Pie Iron Camp Cooker makes cooking over the open fire super easy. Check out these 20+ Pie Iron Recipe Ideas for tons of camp cooker inspiration! Or visit my how to use a pie iron post for tips.
- Foil Pie Plates make tinfoil packet meals even easier with the sturdy base that they provide.
- These Grilling Bags that I recently found are amazing! Simply add all of your ingredients to the bag at home then throw it on the campfire or grill when camping in the great outdoors.
- We love these BBQ Cooking Gloves because they make handling campfire food a whole lot safer!
This dish is great topped with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream or diced green onions. It would be amazing served with this camp cooker garlic bread!
This chili recipe can easily be adapted for the slow cooker too. Simply place the ingredients in a large crock pot and cook on low for at least four hours.
The kids say this dish is even better the next day, leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. They love to eat leftover chili with tortilla chips, corn bread or garlic toast.
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Tips for cooking with cast iron:
- When cooking with a cast iron dutch oven, be sure to season the surface first.
- Always use gloves or oven mitts while cooking as the surface of the iron will be hot.
- Cook the recipe over an open fire using hot coals, not open flames. A fire that is too hot will burn the outside of your recipe and not cook the inside.
- Be sure to clean the cast iron with a rough vegetable scrubber, rinse and dry thoroughly before storing.
More chili recipe suggestions:
- Add red pepper flakes for a little bit of a spicy chili flavour.
- Enjoy with your favorite toppings like sweet onion, hot sauce or cheddar cheese
- Use lean ground beef or ground turkey instead of regular ground beef.
- Add green chilies, chipotle peppers or chili sauce for a smokier flavour.
This dish is perfect for the cooler months in the shoulder season of campfire cooking. Be sure to add this hearty chili to your camping menu planning!
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Dutch Oven Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef cooked and drained
- 156 ml tomato paste
- 796 ml can diced tomatoes
- 398 ml can baked beans
- 540 ml can navy beans drained
- 284 ml can tomato soup
- 1 pkg chili seasoning mix
- Bay leaf
Instructions
- 1. Cook, drain, cool and place ground beef in a large freezer bag to take camping. When ready to make the chili, place the ground beef into a seasoned 10" dutch oven.
- 2. Add the tomato soup, tomato paste and chili seasoning to the beef and combine well.
- 3. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
- 4. Cover the dutch oven and cook over the fire or grill for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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