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Easy Backpacking Meals: Lightweight & Delicious Dinners

Pack smarter with these simple, homemade backpacking dinners. They're quick to make, nutritious, and taste great after a long day on the trail.

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Added August 19, 2026
Source: hikingdude.com
Easy Backpacking Meals: Lightweight & Delicious Dinners
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • •1 C Instant Rice
  • •1/2 C TVP Chicken Crumbles
  • •2 Tbsp Golden Raisins
  • •2 Tbsp Crushed Dried Apples
  • •2 tsp Dried Onion
  • •1 tsp Butter Powder
  • •1 tsp Curry Powder
  • •1/8 tsp Ground Allspice
  • •1/8 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • •2 Tbsp Crushed Walnuts

Equipment

  • • Stove
  • • Cook pot
  • • Foodsaver vacuum device
  • • Zip-loc bags

Instructions

  1. 1Measure individual ingredients.
  2. 2Pour each ingredient into a Foodsaver bag.
  3. 3Add single-serving packets (e.g., soy sauce).
  4. 4Seal the zip-loc strip.
  5. 5Vacuum out the air and seal properly.
  6. 6Label the bag with meal name and instructions.

Camp tips

  • • Use a scale for accurate measurements.
  • • Seal bags tightly to preserve food quality.
  • • Consider making larger meal bags for group cooking.

Food safety & trail facts

Calories:
500

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