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Make Ahead Camping Recipes

Our favorite camp cooking tip? Save time cooking by prepping what you can at home and reheating it at the campsite. Start with these Make Ahead Camping Meals or keep scrolling to see our readers’ favorites and all our latest recipes!

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A bowl of chili topped with shredded cheese, diced avocado, sour cream, corn chips, and chopped green onions sits on a rustic wooden surface with a lime wedge on the side and a spoon tucked into the bowl.

Instant Pot Chili

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Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls

Instant Pot Carnitas

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Apple Maple Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches

Sloppy Joes

BBQ pulled pork in an Instant Pot with a pair of tongs.

Instant Pot Pulled Pork

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Pumpkin Butter

Homemade Apple Cider

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Instant Pot Corn on the Cob

Instant Pot Chili

Instant Pot Carnitas

S’mores Cookies

Hot Cocoa Mix

Sloppy Joes

Pulled Pork Sliders

Easy Coleslaw Recipe

Instant Pot Pulled Pork

Apple Butter

Corn salad with avocado, tomatoes, and cucumber

Grilled Corn Salad

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Packable Snackable Lunch Boxes

Potato Salad

Pasta e Ceci

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Simple Beef Jerky Recipe

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Turkey Meatballs with Stuffing & Cranberries

Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls

Dutch Oven Blondies

Four tacos arranged on a plate with grilled corn on the cob and hal an avocado

Chipotle Grilled Chicken Tacos

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Fall Panzanella Salad

A blue bowl of red beans and rice on a natural surface

Dutch Oven Red Beans and Rice

Apple Maple Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches

Pineapple chicken kabobs on a blue camping plate

Chicken Pineapple Kabobs

Megan holding a bowl of panzanella bread salad

Panzanella Salad with Tomatoes and Peaches

White Bean Chili

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Maple Glazed Trail Mix

Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Trail Mix

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Bourbon Spiked Apple Cider

A banh mi sandwich open faced on a silver camping plate

Grilled Bánh Mì Sandwich

Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

Coconut Chocolate Granola

Teriyaki Beef Jerky

Hand holding a pita chip with Spanish White Bean Dip in a cast iron skillet

Tomato + Butter Bean Dip

Negroni cocktail in a mason jar on a table in front of a campfire.

Make Ahead Negroni Cocktail

Brioche pb&j sandwich stacked on a wooden board

3 Pack & Go Ski Day Meals

Summer rolls on a plate next to a bowl of almond butter satay sauce

Summer Rolls with Almond Butter Satay

Stirring a medley of colorful vegetables and tofu in a skillet over a camp stove, capturing the essence of delicious outdoor cooking.

Udon Noodle Salad With Tofu, Vegetables and Sesame Marinade

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Fire Roasted Salsa Fresca

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

Megan holding a plate with two sloppy joes and an ear of grilled corn. She is picking up one of the sandwiches.

One Pot Red Lentil Sloppy Joes

Sweet Potato Chana Masala

Quick & Easy Sausage and Bean Soup

Spicy Tuna Mac & Cheese

Oatmeal with blueberries in a thermos jar

Coconut Chia Oatmeal

Michael pouring cider with ginger from a pot into a silver mug

Ginger Apple Cider

Two sausage patties on english muffins on a silver plate

Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches with Sriracha Honey Sauce

Chicken, green olives, and dried prunes in a Dutch oven in a fire pit

Dutch Oven Chicken Marbella

Michael picking up a burger that is topped with onions and apple slices

Apple Cheddar Burgers with Sauteed Onions

Michael picking up a cast iron skillet filled with pizza off of a campfire grill

How to Make Campfire Pizza from Scratch

Sweet potato bean burger topped with avocado on a blue blate

Southwest Sweet Potato Bean Burger

Megan holding a tofu scramble breakfast burrito

Tofu Breakfast Burrito

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