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Camping food doesn’t have to be complicated. This collection of the best camping recipes includes easy dinners, irresistible campfire desserts, and grab-and-go snacks that are perfect for outdoor cooking.
Whether you’re using a grill, fire pit, or prepping ahead at home, these tried-and-true recipes are packed with flavor and simple enough for any campsite.
Easy Camping Meals
1
Chicken Foil Packet
This recipe for chicken foil packets is an easy and mess-free way to make cheesy chicken and potatoes in the oven, on the grill, or over a campfire.
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2
Burger Dinner Foil Packets
Burger Hobo Packets are an easy way to cook a complete meal in one foil pack. Filled with meat and veggies, it's the ultimate one dish dinner for the summer season.
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3
Campfire Pigs in a Blanket
Campfire Crescent Roll Hot Dogs are easy to make by wrapping dough around the dog. You'll enjoy the eating experience, because the best part of camping is the food that cooks over the fire!
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4
Jamaican Jerk Chicken
This Grilled Jerk Chicken is packed with authentic Jamaican flavor from a tangy homemade marinade. It’s the perfect blend of bold zest and spice—without being overwhelming—bringing the taste of the Caribbean straight to your grill!
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5
Best Grilled Chicken Breast (Flavorful Boneless Chicken Breasts!)
This easy grilled chicken breast recipe features a zesty marinade, ensuring juicy and flavorful results—perfect for any meal.
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6
Grilled Chicken Kabobs
Chicken Kabobs with Pineapple is a quick and easy, healthy meal filled with fresh and flavorful ingredients. It takes minutes to make the from scratch marinade and grill it to juicy perfection.
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7
Campfire Pizza
Campfire Pizza is the ultimate outdoor meal. It’s customizable, cheesy, and easy to cook over a fire, in the oven, or on the grill.
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8
Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon ready in just 15 minutes. Easy prep, perfectly cooked and delcious flavor every time.
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9
Grilled Rib Eye Steak with Ginger Teriyaki Sauce
Juicy ribeye steaks grilled to perfection and topped with a zesty homemade ginger teriyaki sauce—easy enough for weeknights, bold enough for summer BBQs.
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Campfire Side Dishes
10
Grilled Potatoes
Crispy grilled potatoes tossed in fragrant herbs and olive oil, sealed in foil, and cooked to golden perfection on the grill. Easy, flavorful, and delicious every time!
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11
Campfire Potatoes
These cheesy, foil-wrapped campfire potatoes are the ultimate easy side dish. Perfect for grilling, camping, or oven baking with minimal cleanup.
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12
How to Grill Corn on the Cob
This grilled corn on the cob recipe offers three simple methods to achieve sweet, smoky, and tender corn—perfect for any summer meal.
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13
Garlic Potato Foil Packs
Garlic Potato Foil Packs are an amazing side to any meal. Grilled up perfectly with onions, whole garlic cloves and fresh herbs, you will love every bite.
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Best Camping Desserts
14
Campfire Apple Crisp In Foil Packets
Campfire Apple Crisp are full of sweet juicy apples, warming spices, and an oatmeal topping that are perfect for making on the grill, over the campfire, or baked in the oven all wrapped up in an easy clean-up foil packet.
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15
Campfire S’mores Nachos
Campfire S'mores Nachos offer a fun twist on the classic camping treat. Customize with your favorite fillings.
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16
Campfire Cones
Campfire Cones are a great alternative to the messy s’mores! Stuffed with chocolate, marshmallows, strawberries, bananas, and anything else you have around the house!
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17
Campfire Banana Boats
A Campfire Banana Boat is an easy and quick way to make a delicious, no-mess dessert that cooks right over your campfire or grill in minutes. Simply stuff, wrap, and place them over the fire–they taste every bit as special as the classic camping combination, but are even more fun to create and exciting to eat!
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18
S’mores Fluff
S'mores Fluff is a deliciously creamy dessert dip filled with the classic flavors of campfire s'mores sandwich. This quick and easy no-cook recipe makes a marshmallow mixture that's perfect for scooping with your favorite sweet or savory snacks.
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Camping Appetizers and Snacks
19
Campfire Nachos
Whether camping the wilderness or in the backyard, these easy nachos in a cast-iron skillet are amazing over the campfire, on the grill or in the oven. The bonus is no clean up is necessary!
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20
Walking Tacos
Walking Tacos make it fun and easy way to serve tacos in a customizable, convenient way! Grab a bag and start filling with your favorites — a portable approach to party food!
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21
Walking Banana Pudding
Walking Banana Pudding transforms a snack pack into a portable, fruit-flavored dessert using just 5 simple ingredients in snack-size cookie bags
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22
Walking S’mores
Walking S'mores is the perfect way to feed a crowd when prepared in portable packages!
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23
Walking Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Walking Strawberry Pretzel Salad takes a mini snack pack and turns it into a fruity, portable pudding dessert. 5 ingredients & 10 minutes!
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24
Campfire S’mores Pizza
Campfire S'mores Pizza is a quick and easy way to cook a sweet treat without making a mess! This simple recipe is fun to customize with your favorite foil pack fillings.
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I am going to have to try some of the recipes (I never really thought about it this way) this does give ideas for variety. Thank you
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