This collection of one pot camping recipes includes a delicious variety of simple meals that require few utensils and ingredients, but deliver BIG on flavor.
You'll find recipes for cooking over an open fire or on a small camp stove, as well as recipes designed for an RV kitchen.
- Most recipes in this list require a small number of fresh ingredients that will save space in small refrigerators or coolers.
- Many recipes in this list can be easily scaled up or down to fit the number of people you are cooking for.
- All the recipes in this list require just one pot or pan and just a few utensils so there's less mess and less to wash.
One Pot Recipes are an Essential Part of Camping
As full-time RVers, one pot meals are 100% essential whenever we are dry camping or boondocking. Here are just a few reasons why:
#1. Less dishes to wash. Unless you're camping at a campground with water and waste disposal, having less dishes to wash at the end of a meal is key to conserving your water supply.
Besides, who wants to spend all their time scrubbing pots and pans when there's campfires to enjoy???
#2. Ease of serving. One pot meals are easy to keep warm and do not require a separate serving dish. Even better, leftovers can be stored AND reheated within the same pot or pan that they were cooked in.
#3. They are easy to scale up or down: Nearly every recipe in this list can be scaled down to serve one or two people or scaled up to feed a hungry crowd. the only limitation is the size of your pot and, in some cases, the size of your oven or stove top.
Delicious Recipes for Indoor and Outdoor Cooking
Nearly all of the recipes below can be prepared on a camp stove, Blackstone griddle/ grill, over an open campfire, or in a typical RV propane oven and/or stovetop.
In addition, most can be easily adapted to your personal tastes, preferences, and diet requirements. A few include helpful instructions for pre-trip prep work and most leftover food can be stored in a refrigerator or cooler and then reheated later in the week.
So whether you live full time in an RV, camper or van, or are simply planning your next camping vacation, you're sure to find plenty of delicious meal options in this list of one-pot camping meals.
Looking for a Delicious Camping Cocktail Recipe?
In this collection of 21 camping cocktail recipes you'll find cocktails for hot summer days and cool weather evenings. You'll find deliciously indulgent cocktails for sipping around a campfire and easy sipping cocktails perfect for day drinking.
All of the cocktail recipes require very few ingredients, no special equipment, and most can happily be sipped from plastic cups.
50 Easy One Pot Camping Meals
This collection of one-pot camping recipes includes a delicious variety of simple meals that require few utensils and ingredients, but deliver BIG on flavor.
You'll find recipes for cooking over an open fire or on a camp stove or Blackstone griddle, as well as recipes designed for an RV kitchen.
The Ultimate Sheet Pan Dinner {Your choice of Protein + Veggies}
This is the only sheet pan dinner recipe you’ll ever need.
- First pick a protein: chicken, sausage, fish, or tofu.
- Then choose your veggies and greens: potatoes, onions, cauliflower, bell peppers, broccoli, tomatoes, green beans, spinach, kale…. use ANY kind of veggies and greens you like in any combination.
- Group everything together according to the cook times below and toss it in the oven for the ULTIMATE way to use whatever you like in a delicious, one-pan meal.
Everyday Buttermilk Pancakes
Can you even go camping without making pancakes???
The easy buttermilk pancake batter includes just a handful of ingredients, can be cooked over any kind of stovetop or campfire, and rewards you with incredibly fluffy, buttery pancakes.
Everyone needs a delicious, no-fail, super quick pancake recipe, and this is mine.
Campfire Dutch Oven Chili with Cornbread
For this super easy one-pot Dutch Oven Chili with Cornbread, cook the chili in a dutch oven over the fire or on a stovetop then pour the cornbread batter right over the top!
Overnight Dutch Oven French Toast
This overnight dutch oven french toast casserole is delicious, easy to prepare and a hit with the whole family! It’s sure to become one of your favorite camping recipes!
Campfire Chili (Vegan Bean Chili)
This spicy beer campfire chili is made with beans, peppers, tomatoes, and a beer broth. It’s an easy cold-weather stew that’s perfect for camping!
Camping Pasta Recipe: Pesto Penne (Dutch Oven, One-Pot)
This smoked salmon pesto penne is an easy camping pasta recipe cooked on a campfire or camp stove! It’s a one-pot Dutch oven meal made with tomatoes and artichoke hearts.
Chachouka
Chachouka is a delicious vegetarian North African pepper and tomato stew that requires just a handful of ingredients, comes together in just a few minutes, can be scaled up or down depending on how many people you're serving, and can easily be cooked over any kind of stove or campfire.
It's slightly spicy, hearty but not heavy, and perfect for a quick lunch or supper.
The BEST Green Chili with Hatch Chile and Pork Ribs
This one-pot Green Chili recipe is one of my all-time favorite camping meals. The recipe is the result of years of tweaking and testing (and eating!), until it was packed with as much rich, meaty chili flavor as I could cram in there. The recipe makes a giant pot of Chili - enough for a crowd or for using for multiple meals througout your camping trip.
Eat this Pork Green Chili on its own, in big bowls, with warm flour tortillas for dipping. Or, use it to smother burritos, enchiladas, or Chili Rellenos. Or, spooned over eggs, or veggies, or rice and beans, or anything that strikes your fancy.
Red Lentil Soup with Ham and Aleppo Pepper Oil
Red lentils are cooked until tender and creamy in a broth flavored with paprika, cumin, and a few pieces of ham, then topped with bright, flavorful Aleppo Pepper Oil and fresh parsley.
This simple recipe is one of my favorite things to make on lazy evenings when I want a hot, comforting, nutritions meal in under an hour, without putting in a lot of work.
White Beans on Toast with Veggies and Greens
These nutrition-packed open faced sandwiches are seriously one of my favorite things to makes with a humble can of beans and handful of veggies.
Use the recipe as a guideline to use what you have and create a meal that is satisfying, nourishing, and layered with flavor.
Veggie Turkey Chili
This healthy turkey chili is jam packed with super delicious vegetables and so much flavor. The best part is – it is so flexible. Use your veggies on hand. Mix up the meat. It is SO good. Great beginner recipe.
Zuppa Toscana with Bacon, Sausage, Potatoes and Cream
This hearty Italian sausage and potato soup is creamy, hearty, comforting, and packed with flavor that will warm you from the inside out.
Black Bean Tomato Soup {Vegetarian}
This simple Vegetarian Black Bean Soup packs a serious amount of flavor and will be on the table in under 30 minutes. The recipe requires very few fresh ingredients, making it perfect for those times when you are trying to conserve refrigerator or cooler space!
Easy, Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas Verdes
These super cheesy chicken enchiladas verdes require one bowl and one pan, and about 15 minutes of your time. It's the kind of simple, casual, crowd pleasing comfort food that takes so little time and energy, but delivers big on flavor.
Paleo Greek Chicken Thighs
Juicy chicken thighs cooked in a cast-iron skillet makes for an easy one-pan, flavorful, and healthy 30-minute meal. All of this comes together with a wonderful lemon sauce paired with delicious Greek ingredients like olives, capers, tomatoes, and artichoke
Spanish Seared Pork Bites with Fried Apples
Spanish Seared Pork Bites with buttery Fried Apples is one of our all time favorite meals. Bite size pieces of pork tenderloin are coated in a Spanish inspired dry rub, sautéed quickly in oil until tender and juicy, then tossed with lemon juice, honey, olive oil, and fresh oregano.
Pork Bites are delicious all on their own but they are positively mouthwatering when eaten with green apples that have been sautéed in butter and brown sugar.
Cheesy Taco Pasta
An easy one pot taco pasta with taco meat, black beans, canned tomatoes, cheese and your favorite taco toppings.
American Goulash Recipe (One-Pot)
American Goulash is an easy, one-pot, classic comfort food made with ground beef, tomatoes, and macaroni noodles. This simple recipe requires basic ingredients and is great for those times when you need to feed a crowd!
Gluten Free Cowboy Stew (With Beef And Bacon)
This old fashioned homemade beef stew is a wonderful hearty meal and would be perfect for your next camping trip to enjoy while sitting around the campfire.
Electric Skillet Seafood Chowder
This one pot seafood chowder is ready in about half an hour. It is loaded with fish and vegetables. It's the perfect camping trip recipe to incorporate your fresh catch!
Crock Pot Beefy Potato Taco Casserole
This super simple Casserole is filled with a cheesy Mexican sauce, diced potatoes with bell peppers, onions, and ground beef! Brown there meat at home then make this dump and go dinner that everyone will love!
Electric Skillet Honey-Mustard Glazed Salmon
If you are looking for an easy 15-minute camping dinner, try out this delicious electric skillet honey-mustard glazed salmon. The wild salmon is glazed with a quick, homemade, whole grain mustard and honey sauce, cooked in an electric frying pan.
Dutch Oven Breakfast Bake Recipe
We love to prepare this ahead of time and make this easy breakfast while camping! A delicious dutch oven breakfast bake is the perfect recipe to serve the family for brunch.
Campfire Spinach Dip Tinfoil Packet Recipe » Homemade Heather
This simple campfire spinach dip recipe is perfect for camping! Simply wrap the ingredients in a foil packet to create an easy camping meal.
Campfire Dutch Oven Pizza
This campfire dutch oven pizza recipe is super easy to make and absolutely delicious. Cooking in the dutch oven makes baking pizza while camping super easy! Just pack the four simple ingredients that you need and you are all set.
Camping Skillet Pizza Recipe
This camping skillet pizza recipe is super easy to make and grill over the campfire. It’s a one of those camping recipes that the whole family will love!
Vegetable Beef Soup
This hearty vegetable beef soup is rich, flavorful, and packed with vegetables and tender pieces of marinated sirloin steak. Cook on any kind of stovetop or camp stove, or over an open fire.
This soup tastes like something you've been cooking all day, but will be on the table in under an hour.
Cowboy Baked Beans
Beans cooked over an open fire make a healthy and easy camping meal.
Hamburger Foil Packets
These delicious hamburger foil packets, with ground beef patties, onions, potatoes and carrots are a simple meal all in one! They make an ideal camping meal on the grill, campfire, camp stove (no dishes required!)
Chicken And Squash Dutch Oven Casserole Over Campfire
This is hands down one of the best and easy meals to make while camping. Can be made over the fire, grill or oven.
Creamy One-Pot Spaghetti with Italian Sausage
Need some easy comfort food made with simple ingredients? Fix this Creamy One-Pot Spaghetti in only 45 minutes with onion, sweet bell pepper, garlic, ground Italian sausage, canned tomatoes, broth, canned coconut milk (or heavy cream) + dry spices. This recipe is super versatile, so use it as a template and grab what's on hand right now.
Camping Breakfast Skillet - Eggs, Potatoes and Sausage
An easy to make camping breakfast skillet with eggs, potatoes and sausage in just one pan over a campfire or a camp stove. So easy, hearty and delicious.
Easy Alabama White Sauce Chicken Sandwiches
You can put the chicken for these amazing Alabama White Sauce Chicken Sliders in an instant pot for a quick and delicious recipe.
How to Make Gumbo in the Instant Pot
This is a quick and easy gumbo instant pot dish. This is great for feeding a crowd of people and everyone is sure to come back for seconds.
Dutch Oven Mac and Cheese Recipe
Enjoy everyone's favorite with this simple one-pot Dutch Oven Mac & Cheese. This easy recipe only uses 5 ingredients.
One Skillet Cheesy Hamburger Pasta
One Skillet Cheesy Hamburger Pasta is a quick and easy one skillet or pot meal mixing ground beef, tomatoes, cheese and pasta to create a cheesy hamburger dish. The leftovers reheat wonderfully so you have options for lunch and dinner later in the week!
Easy Camping Skillet BBQ Recipe with Meat & Potatoes
This simple campfire skillet recipe using four simple ingredients; ground meat, sweet potato, BBQ sauce, and cheese. If so desired, spices can be added.
Cook this on-skillet meal over a campfire, or on a grill or stovetop.
Wild Mushroom Chickpea Hash Skillet Recipe
This super easy on-skillet Wild Mushroom Chickpea Hash requres just a small handful of ingredients and can be cooked over the campfire or on any kind of stovetop.
Creamy Chicken and Rice
This versatile creamy chicken and rice is the most delicious kind of magic. The "recipe" is more of a formula for transforming leftover meat and veggies into an amazing meal.
This is the perfect recipe for the last day of a camping trip when you need to use up leftovers.
Cuban Chicken and Rice
Juicy dark meat chicken and rice simmered with bacon, onions, garlic and peppers, served with black beans, peas, and cilantro for a simple and hearty one-pot meal that's packed with the flavors of the Caribbean.
Spanish Potato Soup
This creamy, warm and spicy soup is comfort food at its best. Creamy Yukon Gold potatoes cooked in a broth flavored with onion, red pepper, garlic, cumin, oregano, and paprika with sour cream, cheese, and pork carnitas.
Campfire Dutch Oven Nachos
These campfire dutch oven nachos are so freaking delicious and make the perfect camping meal for the entire family! They taste even better than the ones we have at the pub after a long day of riding.
Loaded Campfire Cauliflower Recipe » Homemade Heather
I love camping meals that are easy to prepare and make ahead of time and this one is no exception. Perfect for preparing and then packing on your next trip.
Dulce de Leche Baked French Toast with Chocolate Ganache
This delicious, decadent breakfast can be prepared the night before, refrigerated, then simply baked in the morning. Prepare it on your camping trip, or at home before you leave. Drizzling the top with chocolate ganache is 100% optional.
Prep Ahead Camping Stir-Fry Recipe
This stir-fry is so versatile. Use your favorite protein whether it be chicken pork beef or tofu along with your favorite vegetables. Add cashews or peanuts and it really becomes a hardy meal.
Indian Shrimp and Rice
This delicious one-pot meal only takes about 30 minutes to prepare. One of the keys to getting this on the table quickly is to purchase pre-shelled and deveined shrimp, if you can find them.
Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry with Coconut
This simple vegetarian curry is both hearty and light, and packed with layer after layer of flavor. The combination of chickpeas and cauliflower is super nutritions and creates an interesting combination of flavors that's meaty without actually including any meat.
While the recipe includes a few anchovy fillets, which help build flavor in the sauce, this curry can easily be made vegan, and you'll find several suggested substitutions for anchovies in the recipe.
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
This super simple Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe requires just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep work to make the most delicious flavorful, tender pot roast.
Hobo Dinner Foil Packets - Flavor Mosaic
Grab some sausage, potatoes, carrots, and some seasoning for these fun Hobo Dinner Packets. Ready to throw on the grill or campfire for a quick camping or summer dinner.
Campfire Foil Packets are a fun way to cook while camping and these Sausage and Potato hobo dinner packets make a delicious savory camping meal.
Quick and Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
This is one of those fast cooking, super satisfying recipes that makes a perfect camping meal. Pre-roasted chicken and canned black beans are simmered in a red chili broth flavored with garlic, onions, oregano, and cumin.
The hearty soup takes about 30 minutes to make and can be easily modified for individual tastes and preferences.
Ann says
I needed to come across this post - camping season is closely approaching and I need some new food ideas to make! Thanks for the share!