Backpacking Stove
Dinner
Nut-Free
One-Pot Backpacking Pesto Pasta with Peas
Cook this one-pot dinner when you hit camp tired and hungry. It delivers fast calories with almost no cleanup using just a standard trail stove.
Community rating
Added November 6, 2026

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- •2/3 cup dried green peas
- •8 ounces farfalle pasta
- •1 pouch pesto mix
- •4 packets oil
- •1/3 cup shelf-stable parmesan cheese
- •1/4 cup hemp seeds
Equipment
- • 2 Liter pot
- • gallon zip top freezer bag
Instructions
- 1In a 2 Liter pot, add 6 cups of water and the peas, bringing to a boil.
- 2Add the pasta and cook according to package instructions, lowering the flame to avoid boiling over.
- 3Drain the water carefully.
- 4Stash the pasta and peas in a freezer bag.
- 5Add 1/2 cup of water to the pot, then stir in the pesto mix and oil. Bring to a simmer, stirring often.
- 6Remove from heat and add the pasta, mixing well. Stir in the parmesan cheese and hemp seeds.
Camp tips
- • Dried peas rehydrate better when cooked with pasta in boiling water.
- • Using a wide/shallow pot allows for better cooking and easier cleanup.
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