9 Easy Yet Delicious Camping Meals To Enjoy on Your Next Outdoor Adventure

Camping is an excellent opportunity for an adventure—you can sleep under the starry skies, explore nature and wildlife up close, and participate in thrilling outdoor activities. In the meantime, you get to recharge your batteries and bond with your loved ones while preparing mouthwatering meals.

Whether you’re out of camp food ideas or are looking for new finger-licking recipes, you have to try these delicious camping meals that are easy to cook outdoors!

Want to make things even more convenient? Consider the well-equipped Westgate River Ranch Resort & Rodeo campground in Orlando for your next camping trip. Its platform camping spots come with electrical outlets, a fire pit, and a picnic table.

9 Camping Food Ideas You Will Love

1. Grilled Baked Potatoes

2. Campfire Hot Dog Skewers

3. Campfire Mac n’ Cheese

4. Loaded Campfire Nachos

5. Broccoli, Shrimp, and Rice Foil Packs

6. Corn and Tomato Gnocchi Grill Packs

7. Maple Chorizo Breakfast Skillet

8. Grilled Pizza

9. Campfire Queso

From juicy meats and flavorful veggies to cheesy goodness, these simple camping meals will turn your picnic table into a gourmet buffet!

1 | Grilled Baked Potatoes |

If you love oven-baked potatoes, you’ll enjoy grilled ones even more! They're just as fluffy but with a smoky aroma.

All you need are some russet potatoes, olive oil, kosher salt, and your favorite garnish. For the yummiest results, consider garnishing the potatoes with sour cream, cheddar cheese, crumbled cooked bacon, and sliced scallions and chives.

To cook the potatoes perfectly, take the following steps:

1. Heat the grill to 350º. Cover the potatoes in salt and olive oil and prick them with a fork on all sides

2. Wrap each potato in aluminum foil separately, pierce the foil with a fork in a few places, and place the potatoes on the grill

3. Close the grill and cook for 45 minutes to one hour. The potatoes are done when you can easily insert the fork into the center of the potato

4. Remove the potatoes from the grill and let them cool for two minutes

5. Open the foil, slice the potatoes vertically, add the toppings of your choice, and enjoy

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2 | Campfire Hot Dog Skewers |

Add a little flair to simple hot dogs in a bun and make campfire hot dog skewers. These finger-licking hot dogs and veggie kebabs are perfect for a quick and light camping dinner that adventurers of all ages will enjoy!

The recipe takes 30 minutes to make, including prep time, and you’ll only need hot dogs, red and green bell peppers, onions, and pineapples. Feel free to adjust this recipe and use any vegetables and/or fruit you like.

Cut your veggies and fruit into one-inch pieces and your hot dogs in quarters. Build skewers by alternating the ingredients. Brush over the skewers with BBQ sauce and grill on medium heat, flipping and basting with the remaining sauce every few minutes. After eight to ten minutes, the skewers should be ready.

3 | Campfire Mac n’ Cheese |

Mac n’ cheese is among the most popular homemade comfort foods, but it can also be a fantastic cheesy dish to enjoy during breezy nights by the campfire. It only takes up to 45 minutes to prepare, and the best part is that you can add any toppings you like.

The recipe is quite simple and enough to feed four to six campers. All you should do is:

1. Cook one box of elbow pasta in salted water by following package directions

2. Combine cooked pasta, a can of evaporated milk, a stick of melted butter, and some black and cayenne pepper in an aluminum pan

3. Add two cups of shredded yellow and white cheddar cheese and stir to combine

4. Cover with foil and cook over the campfire for around 15 minutes, until the cheese melts

Once the food is ready, boost it with your favorite toppings. Try adding crushed Ritz crackers and freshly grated parmesan cheese for supreme flavor.

4 | Loaded Campfire Nachos |

Canned food is a must-have for camping, but it doesn’t have to be boring. You can combine it with cheese and tortilla chips to create a tasty camping meal. In only 15 minutes, you can prepare and indulge in loaded campfire nachos so delicious that you’ll savor every bite!

In a cast-iron skillet, combine half an 11-oz. bag of tortilla chips, half a cup of shredded Mexican cheese blend, 1⁄3 can of corn, 1⁄3 can of beans, and 1⁄3 can of diced green chiles. Repeat layering the ingredients two more times or until you’ve used them all up. Top everything with jalapeno slices, cover loosely with tin foil, and cook over the campfire for about five to ten minutes.

Once the cheese melts and the dish is done, you can add extra toppings like thinly sliced avocado, radishes, or queso fresco and share the nachos with your fellow campers.

5 | Broccoli, Shrimp, and Rice Foil Packs |

Revel in the amazing flavor of a stir fry with minimum clean-up time. Prepare broccoli, shrimp, and rice in individual foil packs for each member of your camping crew. You don’t even need a pan—just combine the ingredients inside aluminum foil and grill them.

To feed four people, you’ll need:

• 2 cups instant rice

• 1 lb. peeled and deveined large shrimp

• 1 cup of broccoli

• ½ cup soy sauce

• 2 tbsp. brown sugar

• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes

• 2 limes

Take four pieces of aluminum foil and divide the ingredients evenly. Make a marinade by combining soy sauce, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and lime juice. Pour the marinade over the food, garnish with sesame seeds, seal the edges of the foil, and grill for around 15 minutes. The meal is done when the broccoli is tender and the shrimps turn pink.

6 | Corn and Tomato Gnocchi Grill Packs |

If you bring aluminum foil on your camping trip, the simple yet delicious cooking possibilities are endless. One of the best camping meals you can make using foil packs is corn and tomato gnocchi. You won’t need any boiling water—the steam inside the foil packets will do the work!

To serve four people, divide 1 lb. uncooked store-bought gnocchi, canned corn, two cups of cherry tomatoes, two cloves of garlic, and ¼ cup of butter across four pieces of foil. Add ¼ teaspoon of salt and a pinch of red pepper flakes to each packet and drizzle with white wine.

Seal the edges of the foil and grill over medium heat for around 15 to 20 minutes. When cooked, top each packet with black pepper, parmesan, and fresh basil, and enjoy!

7 | Maple Chorizo Breakfast Skillet |

Cooking over a campfire is a fantastic opportunity to mix sweet and smoky flavors—a combination that's best highlighted in a maple chorizo breakfast skillet. It takes 30 minutes to make, and the main ingredients include:

• 1.5 lb clean potatoes diced into half-inch pieces

• 1 large chopped bell pepper

• 1 medium chopped yellow onion

• 8 oz. cured diced Spanish chorizo

• 4 to 6 large eggs

• 2 tbsp. maple syrup

• Olive oil, salt, and black pepper

Preheat a cast-iron skillet on a grate over a campfire for 15 minutes. Add two tablespoons of olive oil, layer the potatoes evenly, season with salt and pepper, and cook for around four minutes. Add onions, peppers, chorizo, and maple syrup, and stir occasionally while cooking for about 10 minutes.

Make wells in the mixture with a spoon, crack eggs into each well, season them, and cover the skillet with foil. Wait three to four minutes, and your breakfast is ready!

8 | Grilled Pizza |

A grilled pizza is a fantastic camping lunch idea. It’s highly customizable, allowing you to add various toppings to match everyone’s preferences. You can either bring homemade pizza dough or get it from a store for added convenience and place it directly on the grill.

To make two perfect pizzas, divide the eight-ounce pizza dough into two balls and stretch each ball out into a circle with your hands. The circle should be around eight inches wide. Then, brush both sides of the dough with olive oil and place it on the grill grates over medium heat.

Flip the dough after about two minutes, when the bottom is golden brown, and immediately top it with thinly sliced mozzarella, tomatoes, and ricotta, or add other toppings you like. Remove off the grill after two minutes and top with basil, a drizzle of olive oil, and red pepper flakes.

9 | Campfire Queso |

Looking for good camping food you can share with your friends or family? Campfire Queso is the easiest and quickest camping meal. It takes 20 minutes to prepare and contains up to eight servings.

You’ll need the following ingredients:

• ½ lb. hot Italian sausage

• 16 oz. Velveeta (or similar cheese) cut into one-inch cubes

• ½ beer

• 2 cups shredded pepper jack

• ½ can diced tomatoes

• Tortilla chips

Place a cast-iron skillet over a campfire and cook the sausage for around five minutes, until golden brown. Pour the beer over, and after around three minutes, add cheese, pepper jack, and tomatoes and stir. Add jalapenos and cilantro as a garnish for extra flavor, and serve with tortilla chips.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Easy Camping Meals

What are the best camping meals for two?

The best way to prepare camping meals for two is to make an aluminum foil packet. This way, you can evenly distribute the ingredients between two packets and ensure you won’t make too much food. You can make foil packets with almost any ingredient—veggies, shrimp, rice, pasta, or meat of your choice.

What are the most genius make-ahead camping meals?

Kebabs are some of the best make-ahead camping meals. You can assemble them at home using ingredients of your choice and take them out to cook when the grill is ready. The most popular ingredients for kebabs include chicken, bell peppers, and onion.

What are the best quick, easy camping meals for a family?

The easiest camping meals that can feed the whole family are loaded campfire nachos. They’re easy to share and quick to prepare. You can make them in a cast-iron skillet on a campfire using simple ingredients like tortilla chips, cheese, and canned goods like beans and corn.

Which camping dinner meals are the easiest to make?

Campfire hot dog skewers are excellent for a quick light camping dinner. All you need to make them are hot dogs, red and green bell peppers, onions, and pineapples that you cut, put on skewers, brush with BBQ sauce, and grill.

What are the quickest meals to make while camping?

If you’re up for something cheesy, loaded campfire nachos and campfire queso are the quickest camping meals to make, as each takes around 15–20 minutes to prepare. If you’re hungry for Italian food, corn and tomato gnocchi grill packs also take up to 20 minutes to make.

Orlando—The Perfect Place To Camp and Explore Nature

Whether you’re into hiking, horseback riding, wildlife watching, or fishing, you’ll love camping in Orlando. The area boasts stunning parks, white sandy beaches, and amazing flora and fauna you can explore from various campsites. For more information on Orlando hotels and attractions, visit our Westgate Resorts Travel blog.

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