Easy Camping Recipes
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Easy Camping Recipes
When you first start camping, one thing that causes some anxiety is food. What to bring, how to prepare it, what equipment is needed? Pizza delivery is not available at most campgrounds, so you need some cooking options. With some easy camping recipes and basic equipment, there is no reason for your camping trip to be a bad dining experience. For a beginner camper, one good tip is keep it simple, and these easy camping recipes will help. Another is to make a menu for the weekend so you know what to shop for.
Cooking Equipment
There are many easy camping recipes that can be prepared with just a camp stove, barbeque grill or dutch oven. Don’t forget, you can also use a campfire as a heat source as well. If you have a generator, you can also have the luxury of a microwave oven, toaster, coffee maker or blender. The easy camping recipes also require some basic kitchen tools like a frying pan, a pot and utensils. I would recommend putting together a camping box that has everything you need and leave it together.
Easy Camping Recipes for Breakfast
Bacon and eggs
Equipment needed - Frying pan, camp stove or grill, flipper (spatula), mixing bowl
Ingredients - eggs, milk, butter, bacon (feel free to add onions, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese or other veggies)
Other variations – put everything in a tortilla and make a breakfast burrito, or make an omelet
Pancakes
Equipment needed – frying pan, camp stove or griddle, spatula, mixing bowl
Ingredients – Instant pancake mix (make sure it is the “just add water” type, water, syrup
French Toast
Equipment needed – frying pan, camp stove or griddle, spatula, mixing bowl
Ingredients - Texas toast or loaf of bread, eggs, milk, syrup
Easy No Cook Items - Bagels, donuts, pop tarts, yogurt, fruit, cereal, or energy bars
Easy Camping Recipes for Lunch
Deli sandwiches
Equipment needed – Ziplock sandwich bags (to take lunch with you)
Ingredients - Favorite deli meats, cheese, loaf of bread, condiments (mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, etc.) I would recommend the squeezable condiment containers
Grilled cheese
Equipment needed – Frying pan, camp stove or griddle
Ingredients – loaf of bread, cheese, butter
Hot Dogs
Equipment needed – barbeque for grilling or pot for boiling in water, camp stove
Ingredients - Hot dogs, buns, condiments (onions, relish if desired)
Hamburgers
Equipment needed – barbeque grill or fry pan with camp stove
Ingredients – Meat, buns, condiments (lettuce, tomato, pickle, ketchup, mustard, onion, etc.)
No Cook Burritos
Equipment needed - a can opener for the beans
Ingredients - Tortillas, refried beans, cheese, salsa, guacamole
Easy Camping Recipes for Dinner
Grilled Entrees – Steaks, Hamburgers, Chicken, Pork Chops or Fish
Equipment needed – barbeque grill
Ingredients needed – select your favorite meat, seasoning, hamburger buns, condiments
These dishes would be great with some of these side dishes:
Salad (in a bag), mixed raw vegetables, and bread.
Corn on the cob (grilled or boiled) with butter and salt
Grilled vegetables (peppers, mushrooms, asparagus, etc.) use aluminum foil or a grilling rack
Baked beans – just heat in a sauce pan
Spaghetti Dinner with Garlic Bread
Equipment needed – Pot to cook spaghetti, camp stove
Ingredients needed – Spaghetti noodles, a jar of your favorite sauce, loaf of French bread, garlic salt and butter
Taco Dinner
Equipment needed – Frying pan to brown meat
Ingredients needed – ground beef, taco seasoning, taco shells or tortillas, taco toppings (cheese, tomato, sour cream, lettuce, salsa, etc.)
You can also bring foods that are prepared at home and heated at your campsite like chili.
Easy Camping Recipes for Snack Time
If you are busy during the day, there will always be a need for some midday snacks. If you plan on being active, take things that will easily fit in a backpack and do not need to be kept cold.
Beef or Turkey Jerky, trail mix, raisins, granola bars, dry cereal and energy bars are great. Ants on a log (celery, filled with peanut butter and topped with raisins) make a healthy and fun to eat snack.
You may also consider potato chips, graham crackers, fruit, tortilla chips and salsa.
By planning ahead and keeping your meal choices organized, your weekend camping experience can also be a good dining experience with these easy camping recipes.
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