Camping involves enjoying the great outdoors, gazing at the starlit sky and making unforgettable memories. But let’s face it, good food also plays a significant role in the camping experience. The issue? Campsite kitchens tend to be quite simple. Well problem solved! I’m sharing 20 of my favorite camping recipes that are excellent for making over a campfire, camp stove, or without any heat source. Prepare yourself for simple yet delicious meals that will bring joy to your campsite and leave you full and happy!
3-Cheese Sourdough Grilled Cheese
With 3 flavorful, gooey cheeses and golden toasted bread, Sourdough Grilled Cheese is the ultimate sourdough sandwich recipe for grown ups!
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Easy Grilled Veggie Skewers
Veggie Skewers made with zucchini, red onion, and bell peppers are grilled to perfection and drizzled with tangy balsamic vinegar and brushed with a fresh garlic herb sauce. Hello, summer!
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Camping S’mores Nachos
Camping recipes are a great way to get creative with cooking over a campfire or grill. These S’mores Nachos are a big batch camping dessert the whole crew will love.
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Shrimp Boil Foil Packets
With shrimp, smoky sausage, buttery corn and zesty lemon, this Shrimp Boil Foil Packet is an all-time summertime favorite. This is the perfect campfire meal for your next camping trip or backyard BBQ.
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Street Corn Grilled in the Husk
Learn how to grill this Mesquite Grilled Corn in the husk on your indoor or outdoor BBQ grill. Cooking corn on the grill is easy, and this BBQ corn is topped with Almond Parmesan and tangy Cilantro Lime Avocado Sauce for an extra special treat. Grill time only 20 minutes!
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Campfire Garlic Bread
Camping Garlic Bread is a campfire side dish staple. The warm toasted bread with melted garlic and herb butter is quick and easy to make (just 20 minutes!), and can be partially prepared before heading out to camp.
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Camping Walking Tacos
These Camping Walking Tacos are an easy handheld meal that’s perfect for camping. They’re made with spiced ground beef and your favorite taco fixings all stuffed into an individual bag of nacho chips. They’re fun, customizable, and completely kid-friendly.
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Foil Pack French Dip Sandwiches
French Dip Sandwiches are always a tasty option with their combination of meat and cheese along with the French dip au jus mix. These campfire foil-pack French dip sandwiches are a little bit different, though, because it’s grill or campfire-friendly and made using foil packs. Served nice and hot from the campfire with the rich and savory au jus, this is one of the highlights of camping, whether you’re camping out or simply dining al fresco in the backyard!
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Dutch Oven Campfire Chili
This Campfire Chili recipe is a comforting one-pot meal made in your Dutch oven over the fire. It’s made with ground beef, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and kidney beans, and is perfect for enjoying in the great outdoors.
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Hot Dog and Potato Foil Packs
Whether you’re camping, enjoying a cookout or just in the mood for something delicious, these Campfire Hot Dog Potato Foil Packs are well worth making. Hog dogs, red potatoes and onion pair up with butter, spices and seasonings, shredded cheese, and BBQ sauce, and the result is a hot and flavorful meal you can eat right from the foil packets. This meal, and variations of it, has to be one of the most popular recipes to cook outside and enjoy al fresco!
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Smoked Cream Cheese (2 Ingredients)
This quick and easy Smoked Cream Cheese has it all. Creamy cheese flavor, infused with deep hickory smoke and dusted with a robust dry rub that adds depth and umami to every bite. Spread on a bagel, or used as a dip for crackers, this smoked cream cheese elevates your dip game to the next level.
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Grilled Asparagus in Foil
This simple Grilled Asparagus recipe is the perfect side dish to make on your next camping trip or backyard BBQ.
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The Best Grilled Chicken Legs
These Grilled Chicken Legs are a delightfully flavorful way to change up your usual grilled chicken. This juicy sauce is amazingly flavorful and super easy. The marinade sets this recipe apart from all the rest.
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Surf and Turf Foil Packs
Surf and turf recipes are always popular, as there’s something so tasty and special about combining surf (shrimp) with turf (steak). Whether you can’t decide between both or you just want to make Surf and Turf Foil Packs, you’re going to love this recipe. It’s a tasty blend of grilled tender sirloin steak, juicy shrimp and a selection of carefully chosen spices and seasonings, along with corn cobs and red onion.
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Grilled Chicken Tikka Kebabs
Marinated in fragrant garlic, ginger, and tons of spices before being grilled to perfection, this Grilled Chicken Tikka Recipe is absolutely delicious! With a few simple changes, it’s also much healthier (and cheaper) than ordering takeout!
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Grilled Potatoes (in Foil)
These ultra-easy Grilled Potatoes rely on a clever foil packet technique to eliminate 3 common, additional cooking steps you sometimes see in similar recipes. The result is tender, fluffy potatoes with lots of yummy, golden-brown spots!
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Smoked Salsa Con Queso
Get the party started with this epic Salsa Con Queso recipe! Dive into the cheesy, creamy and vibrant salsa goodness that’s perfect for sharing with friends. Spice up your gathering with this irresistibly tasty crowd-pleaser and have a flavor-packed fiesta!
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Hearty Potato Stew
Get ready to try the most Hearty Potato Stew ever! Packed full of flavour, veggies and goodness this is going to become one of your go to camping recipes.
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Foil Packet Honey Garlic Chicken
Foil Packet Honey Garlic Chicken is a quick and easy meal that can be thrown together in minutes and then grilled to perfection. It is a complete meal all in one little pouch.
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Campfire Salmon with Lemon Dill Yogurt Sauce
This Campfire Salmon recipe is an extremely simple and delicious way to cook salmon over the fire! The classic lemon-dill yogurt sauce is one of the best sauces for salmon and will keep you scooping for more. Give this easy recipe a try on your next camping trip!
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