15 Best Quick-Ahead Camping Meals For Your Adventures
As the summer is approaching with the weather beginning to warm up and the sunshine beginning to appear, we know that camping season is on its way.
This is my favorite season of the year when I say goodbye to warm clothes and go out on a hike or set up tents. We create tons of memories at the campsite while getting to breathe in fresh air.
The important aspect is what foods to keep that must be lightweight, portable, and most importantly nourishing.
I never fail to try new recipes with the ingredients of my choice and derive my inspiration for the new ones.
I figured out these easy camping meal ideas, including foil packet dinners, hearty salads, and vegan camping recipes. What’s more? How can we forget the campfire classics like guacamole and campfire apples Apple Pie Spice?
1- Campfire Donuts
Here is the top recipe for Apple Pie Spice Campfire Donuts. My chief inspired me during a field trip while mentioning how he loves cooking donuts over the campfire.
You can make these Apple Pie Spice Campfire donuts in your cast iron pan with just four ingredients. Cook them over the campfire, on the stovetop, or on the grill, and enjoy them with a cup of cider around a campfire this fall.
2- SEAFOOD BOIL FOIL PACKETS
These Seafood Boil Foil Packets are ideal for camping, easy dinners, or fair-weather grilling.
Want to be a bit adventurous or play around with flavors? parsley, spinach, cilantro, basil, paprika, and Old Bay are the best options for some inspiration.
- Calories: 733kcal
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Protein: 44g
- Fat: 48g
3- Pea Salad Recipe
Take a break and try this popular and classic Southern pea salad recipe that pulls together in just 15 minutes. The easy pea salad features green peas, onion, bacon, and creamy cheddar cheese.
Sugar and vinegar add a perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess, offering an excellent solution for cookouts, camping, BBQs, potlucks, or large gatherings.
Per Serving
- Calories 162
- Carbohydrate 11g
- Protein 6g
- Fat 10g
4- Meal Prep Turkey & Bacon Bagels
Here’s a great cold or warmed-up, quick, and easy new meal-prepping sandwich recipe best suited for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or snack.
You’ll need bagels, deli Turkey, American Cheese, bacon, and a drizzle of honey mustard dressing. This is budget-friendly, preferably high in protein, and most importantly comes together within 25 minutes. What else can be more exciting?
5- Avocado Dip Recipes
Your mind might immediately switch to guacamolehe while thinking about an avocado dip. This creamy avocado dip recipe ends in a smoother, tangier version of classic guacamole with its delicate sweetness.
Loaded with fiber, folate, minerals, vitamins C, A, and E, avocados endow you with endless options to pair up with various foods. Don’t forget to enjoy a creamy bowl of avocado dip with tortilla chips, pretzels, crackers, or savory choices like turkey, beef, and bacon when going for the next camping trip.
6- Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich
This Mediterranean veggie sandwich packs fresh veggies, creamy hummus, and crumbled feta that add salty flavor. These ingredients together make a perfect hearty, healthy delicious meal loaded with vegetables which are a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
Goat cheese is a great substitute if you like.
Per Serving
- Calories 347
- Carbohydrate 55g
- Protein 12.7g
- Fat .6TH P0
7- Air Fryer Corn On The Cob
Air fryer Corn on the Cob is a must-try Indian-style vegan, healthy recipe. It is a perfect nutritious snack or an appetizer that’s crispy, browned outside, and tender and juicy inside.
Made with bold and spicy red chili, balanced with fresh lemon juice, this air fryer grilled corn cob is a crowd-pleaser filled with savory, spicy, and tangy flavors.
Per Serving
- Calories 195
- Carbohydrate 37.5g
- Carbohydrate 37.5g
- Fat 5.1g
8- CHORIZO BREAKFAST BURRITOS
Breakfast burritos are one of the most wonderful marvels on the planet. Chorizo breakfast burritos are a great way to start your morning or evening snack. Try this recipe on the camping night, and I’m sure you will be coming back for more.
Want to add to this delicious Chorizo Breakfast burritos, avocado, salsa, or diced onions and peppers are excellent toppings.
Per serving:
- Calories: 650
- Total fat: 42g
- Saturated fat: 17g
- Cholesterol: 270mg
9- VEGAN WALKING TACOS
Looking for something quick, easy, and customizable, here are Vegan Walking Tacos (Frito pie) which are crowd favorites. Crunchy corn chips pack fresh veggies and are smothered with chili beans.
These are easy to make and fun for both children and adults. It requires little equipment and simple clean-up, making it the perfect meal for busy weeknights, taco nights, game days, or around the campfire.
Per Serving
- Calories: 455kcal
- Carbohydrates: 53.2g
- Protein: 11.8g
- Fat: 23.4g
10- Campfire salmon
Cook salmon over the campfire with this super easy recipe. The classic lemon-dill yogurt sauce is one of the best sauces for salmon making you scooping for more.
Campfire salmon is already super tasty, you can take them to the next level with a simple packet of grilled potatoes and an easy tossed salad. Want smoky flavor? Keep the foil packet loosely tented to allow some smoke from the fire in to give it a nice, subtle smoked flavor.
Per Serving
- Calories 392kcl
- Carbohydrates 13g
- Proteins 51g
- Fats 15g
11- Greek Salad | Vegetarian
This simple gluten-free Greek salad delivers exactly what your body asks for nourishment. This salad is all about playing around with the food, quantities, and ingredients of your choices.
Make this salad source of your inspiration with fresh ingredients including feta cheese, olives, nuts, spring onions, cucumber, jalapeño, extra virgin olive oil, and freshly squeezed lime juice. It takes just 5 minutes to put them together and there you go.
12- CHEDDAR BBQ CHICKEN
Try these easy Cheddar BBQ Chicken Foil Packets that are perfect for quick summer meals on the grill, or cooking over an open fire on a camping trip.
BBQ chicken foil packs with chicken, veggies, cheese, corn, red onion, and your favorite BBQ sauce.
Per Serving
- Calories: 305kcal
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Protein: 32g
- Fat: 12g
13- ITALIAN SAUSAGE
Want to try something new this camping season? Here is another a-one-pot meal with almost no clean-up.
The ingredients include sausage, bell peppers, and onions all cooked together to make a perfect family dinner or camping meal sprinkled with salt and pepper.
Per Serving
- Calories: 553kcal
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Protein: 23g
- Fat: 48g
14- French Toast Foil Packet
Cinnamon, strawberry, and walnuts, the combination is just irresistible. Super easy french toast foil packet with these ingredients turning it to be the most go-to camping breakfast, due to its divine result.
You can cook these lovely smokey-flavored French toast in the oven, on a grill, or over the campfire and enjoy them for breakfast or dessert.
Per Serving
- Calories: 169kcal
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Protein: 6g
- Fat: 8g
15- Strawberry Cucumber Salsa
Cucumber strawberry salsa dip is a vegan, gluten-free, and low-calorie dish, prepared with just six ingredients. It is a hydrating and delicious side dish best served with tacos, a burrito bowl, or with simple chips.
Want more sweetness? it’s better to use fresh and ripe strawberries to enhance the juicy flavor of this fruit salsa dip.
Per Serving
- Calories: 20kcal
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Protein: 1g
- Fat: 1g
