Campfire Provisions27 Easy Camping Meals
Quick, crowd-pleasing meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Most cook in one pan in under 30 minutes, use groceries you already know, and need no gear beyond a camp stove or campfire.
Each idea below lists the meal type, rough time at camp, and why it works when you're cooking outside. Pair a few with the camp pantry list and you can build a full trip menu without a special-order shop.
- 01
Sheet-pan breakfast hash
Breakfast · 20 min
Potatoes, peppers, sausage, eggs cracked on top — one pan, minimal cleanup.
- 02
Campfire breakfast burritos
Breakfast · 15 min
Scramble eggs and sausage, roll in foil-warmed tortillas with cheese and salsa.
- 03
Overnight oats with berries
Breakfast · 5 min prep
Assembled the night before — no cook, no fuss, ready when you wake up.
- 04
Cinnamon-sugar campfire donuts
Breakfast · 10 min
Refrigerated biscuit dough, wrapped on a stick, cooked over coals, rolled in sugar.
- 05
Bacon, egg & cheese English muffins
Breakfast · 15 min
Pre-cook bacon at home; assemble hot sandwiches on the griddle in minutes.
- 06
Loaded pita pockets
Lunch · 10 min
Hummus, cucumber, feta, olives, grilled chicken — no cooking required at camp.
- 07
Turkey & cheddar wraps
Lunch · 5 min
Cold-cut classic that survives a cooler all morning.
- 08
Tuna salad on crackers
Lunch · 5 min
Pouch tuna, mayo packets, celery, crackers — pantry meal for hot days.
- 09
Grilled cheese with tomato soup
Lunch · 15 min
Cast iron over the stove, canned soup alongside — comfort food anywhere.
- 10
Peanut butter & banana quesadillas
Lunch · 10 min
Sweet, filling, kid-approved. Bonus: sneak in chocolate chips.
- 11
One-pot chili mac
Dinner · 25 min
Ground beef, canned chili, elbow pasta, cheese — everyone eats, one pot to wash.
- 12
Foil packet chicken fajitas
Dinner · 25 min
Chicken, peppers, onions, fajita seasoning sealed in foil, cooked over coals.
- 13
Campfire pizza on tortillas
Dinner · 15 min
Tortilla, sauce, cheese, pepperoni; skillet-crisp the bottom, lid on to melt the top.
- 14
Sausage & pepper skewers
Dinner · 20 min
Threaded on skewers, grilled over coals — served with rolls or rice packets.
- 15
Dutch-oven mac & cheese
Dinner · 30 min
Elbow pasta, evaporated milk, shredded cheese — feeds a crowd from one pot.
- 16
Foil packet salmon & asparagus
Dinner · 20 min
Salmon fillet, lemon, butter, asparagus — steamed in foil over coals in 12 minutes.
- 17
Camp stove chicken curry
Dinner · 30 min
Jarred curry sauce, rotisserie chicken, coconut milk over microwave rice.
- 18
Beef & bean burritos
Dinner · 20 min
Brown beef, add refried beans and taco seasoning, wrap with cheese.
- 19
Skillet shrimp boil
Dinner · 25 min
Sausage, corn, shrimp, potatoes, Old Bay — one skillet dumped on the table.
- 20
BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches
Dinner · 15 min
Pre-cooked at home in the slow cooker; reheat in a pan, pile on buns with slaw.
- 21
Pesto pasta with grilled chicken
Dinner · 20 min
Boil pasta, toss with jarred pesto and sliced pre-grilled chicken.
- 22
Ramen upgraded with egg & greens
Dinner · 10 min
Instant ramen, soft-boiled egg, baby spinach, sriracha — backcountry-friendly.
- 23
Trail mix & jerky
Snack · 0 min
No prep, no dishes, high protein — the workhorse hiking snack.
- 24
Apples & peanut butter
Snack · 0 min
Cheap, filling, keeps kids happy at camp.
- 25
Classic s'mores
Dessert · 10 min
Graham crackers, chocolate, roasted marshmallows — the essential campfire dessert.
- 26
Grilled bananas with chocolate
Dessert · 10 min
Slit a banana, stuff with chocolate chips, wrap in foil, cook until melty.
- 27
Skillet cobbler with canned peaches
Dessert · 25 min
Peaches + biscuit dough + cinnamon sugar, baked in a covered cast-iron skillet.
Turn these into a trip plan
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