Backpacking Stove
Dinner
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.
Community rating
Added November 6, 2026

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