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Backpacking Recipes

Ready to enjoy meals that are as awesome as your surroundings? Our DIY backpacking recipes are full of flavor and lightweight. Keep scrolling to find your new favorite backpacking meal!

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Backpacking Breakfasts

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Dehydrated Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Porridge

Man holding a green backpacking bowl full of apricot ginger oatmeal

Pecan and Maple Granola in a Bag

Backpacking Dinners

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Megan holding fried rice in a backpacking pot

Backpacker’s Moroccan Chicken Couscous

Ramen noodles with peanut sauce in a backpacking bowl on a rock.

Chili Lime Peanut Noodles (Backpacking Meal)

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Backpacking Mushroom Stroganoff

Dehydrated Favorites

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Dehydrated Risotto with Vegetables

Megan holding a plastic container full of pasta salad. She's picking up a spoonful.

Chili Lime Peanut Noodles (Backpacking Meal)

Ramen noodles, vegetables, and broth in a backpacking pot. A hand and spoon are reaching in.

Creamy Pesto Pasta (Backpacking Meal)

Megan and Michael holding bowls full of mashed potatoes, stuffing, and chicken and gravy.

Backpacker’s Thanksgiving Feast

Vegetarian Backpacking Meals

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Backpacking Mushroom Stroganoff

Red lentil marinara and pasta in a backpacking pot with a blue spoon

Dehydrated Red Lentil Marinara

Michael holding a backpacking pot filled with pasta

Dehydrated Backpacking Pasta Primavera

Lentil chili in a backpacking pot with two spoons

Backpacking Quinoa Burrito Bowl

Minestrone in a grey backpacking pot with a purple spoon

Backpacking Sweet Potato & Peanut Stew

All Backpacking Recipes

A person holds an open green snack pouch labeled "LivBar" with a small portion of a cherry matcha bar visible, standing on a dirt trail.

27 Backpacking Snacks to Stay Fueled on the Trail

Pasta with pesto sauce, pine nuts, and sun dried tomatoes in a bowl.

Creamy Pesto Pasta (Backpacking Meal)

Chili Lime Peanut Noodles (Backpacking Meal)

Michael sitting with his backpacking cooking kit and the Cascade mountains in the background

63 Easy Backpacking Food Ideas

Backpacking Mushroom Stroganoff

11 One Pot Backpacking Meals to Make Trailside Cooking Easy

Apple Ginger Fruit Leather Recipe

Backpacking Quinoa Burrito Bowl

The Ultimate Guide to Gluten Free Backpacking Food

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The Ultimate Guide to Vegan Backpacking Food

Megan dipping a cracker into a bowl of hummus

Dehydrated Roasted Pepper Hummus

33 DIY Backpacking Recipes – Lightweight & Calorie Dense

Colorful dehydrated fruit and vegetables with fresh fruit around

The Ultimate Guide to Dehydrating Food

Dehydrated Risotto with Vegetables

Megan holding a handful of homemade granola

Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Trail Mix

Megan holding a blue bowl of dehydrated tortilla soup

Dehydrated Backpacking Pasta Primavera

Overhead view of Megan holding a green backpacking bowl full of apple quinoa porridge

Dehydrated Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Porridge

Dehydrated Red Lentil Marinara

Strawberries and cream quinoa porridge in a bowl on a rock

Dehydrated Strawberries & Cream Quinoa Porridge

A blue bowl of sweet potato stew on a natural background

Backpacking Sweet Potato & Peanut Stew

Backpacker’s Thanksgiving Feast

Blueberry coconut oatmeal in a backpacking pot set on a natural background.

Sweet & Spicy Cashew Chicken Salad Wrap

Raspberry Coconut Quinoa Porridge

Fruit leathers rolled up and stacked in a tupperware container.

Thai Red Curry Rice with Peanut Coconut Sauce

Megan picking up a spoonful of apple crisp

Apple Crisp Backpacking Dessert

A close-up of vibrant, homemade fruit leather rolls in red and dark purple colors, suggesting a tasty and natural snack option.

Backpacker’s Moroccan Chicken Couscous

A backpacking pot of chili and a spoon resting in the grass.

22 Simple Backpacking Meal Ideas from Trader Joe’s

Assorted instant coffee packets on a camp table next to a red mug

10 Instant Coffees for Backpacking

Blueberries topped with granola in a skillet with two hands and spoons reaching in

The Best Backpacking Food from Trader Joe’s

Megan holding a pot of jambalaya and scooping up a spoonful

Spicy One Pot Jambalaya (Backpacking Recipe)

Megan with a spoonful of granola next to a bag of granola

Pecan and Maple Granola in a Bag

Backpacking Breakfast Scramble with Spinach and Sun Dried Peppers

Megan holding a granola bar wrapped in white parchment paper

Chewy Chocolate Goji Granola Bars

Peanut butter noodles in a backpacking pot

Vegetarian Weekend Backpacking Menu

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