Campfire Dutch Oven Pizza Recipe

This campfire dutch oven pizza recipe is sure to become a camping staple! Have you ever made pizza in a dutch oven?! It makes the most delicious and easy pizza you’ll ever have while camping.

Dutch Oven Pizza

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My kids are like most and have mad love for pizza. In the past we’ve made pie iron pizza and this foil packet pizza bake.

But as the camping cook, I have to say that this dutch oven pizza is probably my favorite. Just because of how truly easy it is to make!

The biggest tip that I have whenever cooking over the campfire is to use the coals, not an open flame and cook your recipe low and slow. Check out my “How to Build a Campfire for Cooking” post for more tips and tricks!

Campfire Dutch Oven Pizza Recipe

Ingredients

  • Non stick spray or parchment paper (optional)
  • Pillsbury pizza crust
  • Primo pizza sauce
  • Pepperoni
  • Mozzarella shredded cheese

Directions

  1. Open the pizza dough and press it into the bottom of the dutch oven. Tip: spray the interior of the oven with non stick spray or line with parchment paper to help prevent sticking. A well seasoned cast iron oven will not need this.

2. Spread pizza sauce on the dough.

3. Sprinkle generous amounts of Mozzarella cheese over the dough.

4. Top with pepperoni slices and cover with the dutch oven lid.

5. Cook over a low fire for 30-40 minutes or until the dough is baked and the cheese is melty. Tip: rotate the dutch oven often and move from open flame. Alternatively this can be baked in a trailer oven or over a BBQ grill.

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Camping essentials for dutch oven recipes

Of course, the pizza topping options are endless and you could totally add mushrooms, bell peppers, pineapple, ham or whatever else you wanted. I like to sprinkle a little dried oregano overtop.

Tips for cooking with cast iron

  • When cooking with cast iron, 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.

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Campfire Dutch Oven Pizza Recipe

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

This campfire dutch oven pizza recipe is sure to become a camping staple! It makes the most delicious and easy pizza you'll ever have.

Ingredients

  • 1 can Pillsbury pizza crust
  • 1/4 cup Primo pizza sauce
  • 200 g Pepperoni, sliced
  • 1 cup Mozzarella shredded cheese

Instructions

    1. Open the pizza dough and press it into the bottom of the dutch oven. Tip: spray the interior of the oven with non stick spray or line with parchment paper to help prevent sticking. A well seasoned cast iron oven will not need this.
    2. Spread pizza sauce on the dough.
    3. Sprinkle generous amounts of Mozzarella cheese over the dough.
    4. Top with pepperoni slices and cover with the dutch oven lid.
    5. Cook over a low fire for 30-40 minutes or until the dough is baked and the cheese is melty. Tip: rotate the dutch oven often and move from open flame. Alternatively this can be baked in a trailer oven or over a BBQ grill.

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4 Comments

  1. This recipe for pizza over a fire is awesome! We used our Lodge Dutch oven as well, and it turned out perfect! So delicious. We were closer to the 30 min. timing. Thank you, happy camping, and many blessings! Meg

  2. Hello, I NEED HELP!
    I want to bake pizza on stovetop using a large aluminum Dutch pan will the bottom of the pot burn ?

    1. I would not attempt this on a stovetop as the crust of the pizza would likely burn.