Webelos Cast Iron Chef Adventure: Cub Scout Helps and Ideas

Webelos learn about meal planning, budgeting, and shopping while working on the Cast Iron Chef adventure. They also prepare a nutritious meal and make a cooking fire.

Cast Iron Chef is required for the Webelos badge.

These checkoff sheets will help track your den’s progress:

Printable helps for requirements:

Printable requirements for Webelos Adventure: Cast Iron Chef

Printable checkoff sheet for Webelos Adventure: Cast Iron Chef

Printable note sheet for Webelos Adventure: Cast Iron Chef

Cook up some fun with these recipes, ideas, and related requirements:

The Science of Fire – The Fire Triangle

Knowledge of fire safety and the fire triangle is an essential outdoor skill. Scouts should understand the science of fire when camping.  Newer scouts often struggle to get a fire going. Understanding the way fire works and what is required to start and sustain a fire not only helps them build fires. It also helps scouts know how to contain fires and put them out.

Camping Recipes: Cook Your Favorite Foods at Camp

Sometimes Scouts have trouble coming up with new ideas when planning meals for camp. Foil packs, hamburgers, hotdogs, repeat. Get creative with some new ideas.

Mountain Man Breakfast Recipe

A hearty breakfast recipe with meat, eggs, and hashbrowns. This recipe includes instructions for cooking outdoors with charcoal and indoors in an oven.

Fire Safety with Cub Scouts

I like to review some fire safety rules with my Webelos before the fire is built. That way they all know the expectations.

How to Build a Fire Skit

Skits can be a great way to start an instruction program. They get everyone's attention focused. This is a skit I saw at a camporee, but it would also work as an introduction to a session on fire building.

Menu Planning with Webelos

My Webelos den is going to district camporee at the end of the month. So at last night's Outdoorsman focused meeting, we did some menu planning.

Edible Campfires Recipe

Scouts should know how to build a fire. I am always amazed how many kids don't understand the concept of using tinder and small sticks. This snack will help introduce the concept.

Pizza Quesadillas Recipe

Here is an easy and quick lunch for a campout. You can cook the quesadillas on a piece of foil on the grill or on a cast iron griddle.

Dutch Oven Breakfast Quiche

Here is an easy camp breakfast recipe for those who enjoy some eggs in the morning. I really enjoy Dutch oven recipes at camp because you can put all of your ingredients in and relax while it cooks. And relaxing and enjoying the moment is part of what really makes camping great.

Easy Chicken Quesadillas

This was one of their favorite recipes. They all made their own quesadillas, and so our vegetarian just didn't put chicken in his. Everyone was well fed and happy.

Camp McMuffins Recipe

One of the challenges of camp cooking is the amount of time it takes. Here is an easy and quick recipe for a breakfast at camp. It doesn't require a lot of preparation or ingredients, but you still get a good breakfast to start a busy day.

Ham and Sweet Potato Packets Recipe

Don't get stuck in a rut when making foil packets. This variation of the hobo meal features ham and sweet potatoes. Perfect for a fall campout!

Loaded Campfire Potatoes

This variation of campfire potatoes is hearty enough to serve as a main dish.

Cooking Merit Badge Helps and Documents

Scouts learn about food safety, nutrition, and cooking techniques while working on the Cooking merit badge. They also have to plan , prepare, and cook meals at camp, at home, and on the trail. The Cooking merit badge is required for the rank of Eagle.

Tiger Bites Adventure: Cub Scout Helps and Ideas

Tiger Cub Scouts learn about good food choices and hygiene while working on the Tiger Bites adventure. They also help out at mealtime, learn some manners, and make a healthy snack.

Pizza Burger Packets

Here's another recipe for those who are looking for some variety when making foil packets. Pizza flavors come through in these beef and potato based hobo meals.

Bear Picnic Basket Adventure: Cub Scout Helps and Ideas

For the Bear Picnic Basket adventure, Cub Scouts make their own cookbook. They also learn about nutrition and prepare meals at home and at camp.