20 Best Camping Food — Easy to Cook+ Vegetarian Options
Camping is a time in which you get to appreciate the outdoor life. You get to bond with family and friends better. The camping trip would not be fun without good camping food. The camping experience can be made more comfortable and hassle-free by preparing camping food.
There are a lot of camping foods that are easy to cook and tasty too. In fact, camping can be more fun if you try camping food that you never tried before while camping.
My family always cooks at least 5 of the below-mentioned foods every time we go camping and we highly recommend you do it too! Below mentioned are the 20 fun camping food that is easy to cook.
Easy to cook foods
Grilled chicken
Campfire is one of the best parts of camping. Campfires are used not only for cooking purposes but also for heating purposes. Unlike barbecue, grilling your food on a campfire tastes better because it retains more water in it. You can start grilling with larger pieces or big chunks and then gradually reduce it to smaller pieces as it gets cooked. You can start this with a bonfire and then move out to a cooking fire if you want to do so.
Eggs
Eggs are flexible. You can boil them, scramble them or fry them for breakfast while camping. They are also easy to carry because all you have to do is place them in a cooler with ice inside along with your other camping food items. Also, you can check out our site if you have backyard chickens and you are worried whether they would be safe to eat or not.
Deviled eggs
Camping food can be as simple as devil eggs. You can also adjust according to your taste by adding mayonnaise or butter or seasoning it with salt and pepper.
Bean burritos
You can eat bean burritos inside a foil wrap or cook them over the campfire. Make sure that you pack tortillas, cheddar cheese, ham, refried beans, tomato salsa, and salt with you before going camping. To prepare it, all you have to do is mix the ingredients in a pot and cook them over the fire.
Spaghetti noodles
Camping food doesn’t have to be unhealthy. You can boil water in a big pot with salt added to it. After that, you can add spaghetti noodles and let them remain in the boiled water until they are soft but not cooked. You can make this more fun by adding sauce to it.
Pasta
Pasta is one of the best camping food items because it’s easy to cook. It prepares quickly and easily over aluminum foil around the burning coals of a campfire, grill, or any other open flame source.
All you have to do is place the amount of starch that you want into a resealable plastic bag before going camping. You can then pour the contents of this bag over boiled water inside the aluminum foil, seal it tightly and cook for ten to fifteen minutes. Either bring a jar of sauce or make your own.
Potato eggs
You can easily make potato eggs using aluminum foil. Just wrap each egg in aluminum foil and place it onto the grill of your fire pit or camp stove, cooking for about ten minutes to get a slightly crisp outer shell and soft center.
Foil packets bacon
If you want all the great taste of bacon with no mess, then you can cook it in a foil packet. For each packet, put down some foil and place your food inside before sealing up the top tightly with aluminum foil. If you want to make sure that they do not burn, place them on the outermost part of the fire pit or campfire.
Bacon-wrapped hot dogs
You can make a classic camping food item by wrapping a hot dog in bacon and placing it over the fire pit. You can also try grilling it slowly to make sure that the insides are cooked properly because bacon takes longer to cook.
Pork chops
Pork chops are not only easy to cook, but they taste delicious as well.
Breakfast Burritos
If you are traveling with an electric stove, you can make breakfast burritos easily by placing eggs, hash browns, cheese, bell pepper, and salsa into the tortilla and then folding it up. You can cook this using a frying pan or electric stove.
Pita pizzas
Pita pizzas are a good camping food item because they can be prepared easily at a campsite, placed on a grill over the fire pit, campfire, or any outdoor grill for eating. You can make your own sauce before going camping or prepare the pizza in a pouch and add it to the grill afterward.
Soups
If you want to enjoy cooking over an open fire, then soups are perfect camping food for you. All you have to do is boil water with salt along with your soup ingredients in a large pot. You can also add dried vegetables or meats to make it more appetizing. These work as an instant body warmer in fall and early winters.
Fish
If you are an experienced camper, then you can easily cook fish at your campsite by simply wrapping them in aluminum foil. Prepare the ingredients beforehand and place them in a large piece of aluminum foil before cooking.
Corned Beef Hash
If you want to go camping, but you still want the taste of home cooking, then this is one of the best camping food items for you. You can prepare it at home before departing and cook it slowly over an open fire.
Hot Dogs on a stick
Hot dogs are another classic camping food item. You can place them on sticks and throw them over the grill or fire as you would with cooking marshmallows. Make sure that they do not burn but instead cook thoroughly inside before eating. You can put ketchup or mustard on them as a tasty topping.
Hot dogs in a pizza crust
If you want to make a hot dog even tastier, wrap it inside a pizza crust and place it over the grill of your fire pit. It is easy to make this item by simply preparing the dough before going camping and spreading tomato sauce inside before adding the meat, cheese, and vegetables on top. Fold it up and put it over the fire pit to cook.
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Grilled cheese sandwiches are another classic camping food item. You can simply prepare them by wrapping the sandwich in aluminum foil and placing it over the fire pit for about five to ten minutes before eating. If you want, you can also add ham or vegetables to the sandwich to make it more appetizing.
Trail mix
Trail Mix is a great way to bring your favorite foods along with you when camping. However, there are also many other items that can be used in place of regular trail mix. You might want to bring healthier alternatives such as raspberries and almonds instead of chocolate chips. In addition, tropical trail mix will liven up any campfire by offering fruits that are not normally found in the regular mix.
Macaroni salad
Macaroni Salad is another great camping food item because it is easy to make and the ingredients are readily available. All you have to do is boil macaroni, add mayo or mustard for flavor, egg, pickle relish, saltine crackers, and cheese cubes before adding them all together in a bowl.
S’mores
S’mores are a popular campfire treat. You can make them easily by simply placing a square of chocolate on a graham cracker and then adding a piece of toasted marshmallow on top. Another option is to add another layer of chocolate in between the two previous layers for additional flavor. You can combine the chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers inside a foil packet to cook over the open fire pit or campfire.
These are just a few of the many easy camping food items that you can make on your next camping trip. There are many other recipes available online or in different camping cookbooks that you might want to try out.
Vegetarian options:
For Vegetarians, some tasty easy to cook camping foods are:
Baked Potatoes
Bake potatoes in a fire pit by placing them directly inside the coals and allowing them to cook thoroughly. You can also wrap up baked potatoes in aluminum foil and place them on hot coals or inside an oven. Add butter and salt for a tasty treat.
Dried Fruit
Dried fruit has long been a part of many camping trips. There are many other dried fruits that you might want to bring along with you for great camping food. You can soak them in water overnight or simply eat them dry when you are hungry for a snack.
Campfire Roasted Corn
You can cook corn on the cob over a campfire by placing it directly into the hot coals. You will see that as soon as you place it down, corn starts to cook and becomes soft and fluffy after about five minutes. It’s ready when it’s golden brown.
Veggie Kabobs
Cut fresh vegetables into chunks and put them on a skewer with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, onion wedges, and even pineapple for great campfire fun!
Salads (finely sliced, add dressing)
Salads are great for camping, simply prep the salad ingredients at home before going and add them to a bag at camp. Put in dressing too.
Hummus is spread on crackers or wrap.
Mashed chickpeas in a small container. Add some spices — bbq sauce — mayo, etc. Top with fresh garlic and spring onion. Or eat with tortilla chips. Serve with pita bread to make wraps!
Banana Boats
To make banana boats, you need coconut or Nutella filling along with sliced bananas. You can wrap them in aluminum foil and place them on or near the fire pit to cook. You can also prepare this item using a grill over the fire pit.
Banana bread.
Banana bread for camping you might ask?
Just prepare the dough before going camping and put it into a sealed container. Add the dough to your fire pit when you get there and let it cook for about ten minutes. You can also add chocolate chips, nuts, and dried fruit in addition to banana peel and cinnamon (for flavor) before sealing it up inside. Let it cook for an additional 20 minutes or until you can pick it up and eat it.
Roasted potatoes
Roast potatoes with rosemary and garlic, roast chestnuts, or roast pumpkin seeds.
Rolled Oats
Rolled Oats mixed with nuts and dried fruits make a great breakfast! Add some honey and milk for added sweetness!
Pre-made Sandwiches
Packed lunches in a cooler can be prepared in advance and taste great when you’re out and about.
Chocolate bar
Chocolate bars are great for camping. All you have to do is place it inside a metal tin and add some hot coals or embers on top of the tin and let it melt down. Snack away! Chocolate melts too quickly when placed directly in an open fire and might go up in smoke and get burnt. Another option is to wrap it in aluminum foil and let it melt under hot embers.
Trail mix
Just add everything you like into a bowl, bag, or jar before going camping then give it a good shake or stir for great flavors! Powdered milk is also helpful to bring along with you on your camping trip.
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Remember that there is no right or wrong way to plan a camping trip as long as you and your family are having fun. What are your favorite camping foods? Let us know!
