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    Campfire Brats with Peppers and Onions

    Published: Apr 13, 2022 · Modified: Sep 19, 2024 · Leave a Comment

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    These easy campfire brats with peppers and onions are seasoned, cooked in a cast-iron pan, and served with toasted buns. It's a meal that's ready in 20 minutes!

    Toasted buns in cast-iron pan along with sausages and onions and peppers.

    Are you a fan of outdoor cooking?

    Personally, I like to head outside whenever the weather permits. My destination? Sometimes a beautiful national or state park, but sometimes simply the fire pit in my back yard.

    After all, spending time outdoors generally makes us feel better.

    Whether we're camping far away or staying at home, I love pulling out my cast-iron campfire gear, hanging out by the fire until the coals are just right, and then seeing a delicious dinner come together in just a few minutes.

    Some of my favorites are campfire pasta with vodka cream sauce, campfire fish lentil stew, a campfire salmon couscous bake, campfire fajitas, and oh, yes, for dessert, either s'mores or the decadent campfire hot chocolate with peanut butter whiskey.

    On chilly evenings, there's also something really satisfying about a good hot dog or bratwurst (whether your preference is the meat or meatless version!).

    These campfire brats with peppers and onions feature ingredients that are easy to find and fast to put together!

    Can I Make A Vegan Version of These Brats with Peppers and Onions?

    Yes, you can!

    I like the vegan bratwurst-style sausages from Beyond Meat, which you may be able to find at your local grocery store.

    Can I Make This Gluten-Free?

    Sure! You can seek out gluten-free hot dog buns if you'd still like something to hold the bratwurst.

    Or simply skip the buns altogether and just enjoy a knife-and-fork meal of brats with peppers and onions.

    What Equipment Will I Need for Campfire Brats with Peppers and Onions?

    You will need a 12" cast-iron skillet. The Lodge 12″ skillet is my personal pick.

    If you're using uncooked sausages, have a meat thermometer along so you can verify that they're done. (An instant read thermometer is especially handy.)

    Metal tongs will be useful, too. These 16-inch OXO tongs are a good length for keeping you a little ways away from the heat of the campfire.

    How To Make Campfire Brats with Peppers and Onions

    Once your fire has burned down to hot coals, go ahead and put the cast-iron skillet on the campfire grate.

    Add sliced onions, peppers, oil, and Italian seasoning to the pan.

    Onion and peppers added to cast-iron pan.
    Add Onion + Peppers to Pan

    Next, toss the veggies so that they're well coated by the seasoning and oil.

    Vegetables tossed with seasoning and oil in cast-iron pan.
    Toss with Seasoning and Oil

    Add the brats to the skillet.

    Sausages, onions and peppers in cast-iron pan.
    Add Sausages

    Cook until the veggies are softened and the brats are cooked through.

    You might also notice a little blackening, which is perfect!

    Cooked onions and peppers and brats in cast-iron pan.
    Cook Until Veggies Soften and Brats Are Cooked

    Finally, if using buns or bread, you'll want to toast them just a little!

    Either nestle them in the skillet next to the veggies and brats, or you can place them on the grate itself. (Just make sure they're out of the line of direct heat or flame.)

    Hot dog buns in cast-iron pan next to brats and onions and peppers.
    Toast Hot Dog Buns

    That's it! You're ready to serve your campfire bratwurst with peppers and onions. Just add a little mustard to taste, and dig in!

    Cooked onions and peppers and sausages in cast-iron pan.
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    Campfire Bratwurst with Peppers and Onions

    These easy campfire brats with peppers and onions are seasoned, cooked in a cast-iron pan, and served with toasted buns. Ready in 20 minutes!
    Author: Sarah Trenalone
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time20 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 208kcal
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    Equipment

    • 12" cast iron skillet
    • Meat thermometer (if using uncooked sausages)
    • metal tongs
    • plates and napkins for serving
    • Forks (if omitting hot dog buns)

    Ingredients

    • 1 onion, cut into ½-inch wedges
    • 2 bell peppers (sweet or green), cut into long strips, seeds + membrane removed Or 6 mini bell peppers
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
    • ¼ teaspoon sea salt Omit if your Italian seasoning contains salt
    • 4 Bratwurst or brat-style sausages, or more as desired See Recipe Notes
    • 4 hot dog buns (optional)
    • Spicy brown mustard

    Instructions

    • Place the cast-iron pan on a hot campfire grate. Add onions, peppers, oil and Italian seasoning. Toss the veggies to incorporate the seasoning.
      Onions and peppers tossed with seasoning and oil in cast-iron pan.
    • Add the brats to the pan.  Cook until the veggies are softened and beginning to blacken and the brats are cooked through. 
      For pre-cooked brats: Cook until the brats are heated through.
      For uncooked brats: Cook until the brats reach the internal temperature indicated on their packaging.
      Cooked onions and peppers and sausages in cast-iron pan.
    • Toast hot dog buns on indirect heat on the campfire grate, or push the veggies and sausages to the edge of the pan and toast the buns in the pan.
      Toasted buns in cast-iron pan along with sausages and onions and peppers.
    • Serve on toasted buns with mustard, or skip the buns for a lower-carb meal.

    Notes

    Serves 4, or 2 hungry campers.
    Pre-Cooked or Uncooked Brats?  For camping, pre-cooked sausages are much easier to deal with.  If using uncooked sausages, make sure to bring a meat thermometer.  Cook sausages to the internal temperature indicated on the packaging.
    Meat + Meatless Options: This recipe works well with any variety of bratwurst or bratwurst-style sausage.  I like the vegan brats from Beyond Meat.  If you prefer chicken sausages, we like the apple chicken sausages from Trader Joe’s or the Never Any! brand apple chicken sausages from Aldi.
    Nutrition information assumes the use of chicken bratwurst and does not include buns or mustard.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 208kcal (10%) | Carbohydrates: 8g (3%) | Protein: 15g (30%) | Fat: 13g (20%) | Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg (22%) | Sodium: 644mg (28%) | Potassium: 172mg (5%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 5g (6%) | Vitamin A: 1965IU (39%) | Vitamin C: 80mg (97%) | Calcium: 37mg (4%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
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    About Sarah Trenalone

    Sarah is the primary creator at Champagne Tastes. She's a photographer, food writer and traveler, and is certified in Backcountry Kitchen and Backcountry Navigation from the Colorado Outward Bound School and Identifying Wild Plants from Backpacker.

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