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High-Protein

Backpacking Chicken and Cheese Couscous

Delivers fast carbs and easy protein with minimal fuel. Make this one-pot meal when you pull into camp exhausted after a long day on trail.

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Added November 6, 2026
Source: backpackingchef.com
Backpacking Chicken and Cheese Couscous
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 10 min
Serves: 1
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • •½ package Near East couscous
  • •3-4 oz dehydrated chicken
  • •a few whole mushrooms
  • •1 small red wax wheel Baby Bell cheese
  • •optional dried vegetables or cici beans
  • •olive oil

Equipment

  • • ziplock bags
  • • pot
  • • cozy

Instructions

  1. 1Open the couscous pack and divide both couscous and flavor pack in half.
  2. 2Put couscous and flavor in ziplock bags; store chicken, veggies, and beans separately.
  3. 3Soak any dried food except couscous in warm water before cooking.
  4. 4Sauté mushrooms in olive oil, then add soaked veggies/chicken and flavor pack along with ½ cup of water.
  5. 5Bring to a boil, add couscous, stir, and adjust water until ready.
  6. 6Let it sit in a cozy for 5-10 minutes, add cheese, stir to melt, and enjoy.

Camp tips

  • • Don't add cheese too early for easier cleanup.
  • • The cheese can last a few days without refrigeration.

Food safety & trail facts

Calories:
500

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