Summer is in full swing here and so is camping season. I grew up camping every summer and still love camping as an adult. Last year was the first time we went camping in a few years and it reignited my love of camping. With camping comes camp cooking, so today I’m sharing my go to camping recipe. I love to prep these camping potatoes and take them up in the cooler. They’re so easy to cook on a bbq or even an open fire. They’re also insanely yummy and go great with everything!
To prep these potatoes for camping is super easy. You could absolutly make them at your campsite, but I prep then in advance. I like to do as much food prep as I can before I leave on a trip. Then I can enjoy every second of camping!
Just slice up the potatoes very thinly (the thinner the better!) and do the same with the onion. Coat with salt, pepper, garlic powder add a tiny bit of olive oil. Place in a thin layer on aluminum foil, top with butter and wrap tightly. I like to throw the foil wrapped potatoes in a large ziplock bag and store in my cooler until I’m ready to cook. They will keep for a few days so you don’t need to rush and cook them right away. But keep in mind that potatoes do oxidize when they’re cut. So they could durn a bit dark if exposed to air. I coat the potatoes in olive oil to try to mitigate that a bit. I promise even if they oxidize they will be delicious but they just might not look so good.
We cook our potatoes on our camp grill, but you could cook them over the campfire. Depending how long we’re camping for I usually double this recipe and serve these with two of our favourite camping dinners. The first night of our trip we always have really high quality steaks with camping potatoes and a big yummy salad. This is such a good summer meal I often make it even if we’re not camping. The other meal we make these potatoes with is grilled spicy Italian sausage, sautéed bell peppers and camping potatoes. This is easily my husband favourite meal to have when camping and just like the steak its so easy (and yummy!).
So do you have a favourite camping recipe? I’m always on the hunt for something new to take camping!
Danielle xo
Camping Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 white potatoes
- 1/2 onion
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp butter, cut into chunks
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Thinly slice potatoes (1/4 inch think or less) and onion. Toss potatoes with olive oil, garlic and salt and pepper.
- On a large piece of foil (12-16 inches long) lay out half the potatoes. Top with 1/2 the butter. Layer on the remaining potatoes and top with the remaining butter.
- Fold up the foil and seal tightly, wrap again in a second piece of foil. Store in a ziploc bag if traveling.
- Cook on the grill over medium heat for 25-30 minutes turning every 5-10 minutes. Top with your favourite toppings; green onions, sour cream or cheddar cheese. Enjoy!
