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Cooked onions and peppers and sausages in cast-iron pan.
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5 from 2 votes

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!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 208kcal
Author: Sarah Trenalone

Equipment

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 | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 644mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1965IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg