Best Quick & Easy Camping Recipes
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There’s a different kind of hungry that comes with camping. That’s because camping often implies other activities are on the docket whether a long hike, catching some waves, or paddling a river. The good news is that Traeger’s selection of quick and easy camping recipes and portable camping grills makes enjoying delicious, hearty food in the wild easy. So, say goodbye to freeze-dried fare cooked over a dinky camp stove and hello to wood-fired flavor in the great outdoors.
Best Camping Recipes
After a long day off the grid, the last thing you want to do is cook up something complicated that leaves a big mess behind. That’s why the best camping meals are often made wholly or partially ahead, so that they’re easy to cook up or reheat. Simple, easy-to-make ideas that don’t require a ton of prep or ingredients can make all the difference at the campsite. Below are some camping ideas perfect for cooking on the Traeger along with some tips to keeping things easy.
Make Ahead
Meals that you can fully make ahead, chill in the cooler, and reheat for added wood-fired flavor are a great choice. That way you don’t have to bring along a ton of ingredients and tools. Here are some favorites.
Baked Granola
Sure, you can buy granola, but this homemade version with its hint of wood-fired flavor fits the campsite vibe better.
Make-Ahead Loaded Breakfast Casserole
Got a crowd at camp? This hearty make-head breakfast wonder will feed at least 8 people with enough calories to keep them going all day. Simply place the uncovered skillet directly on the grill grates the morning of and wait until the eggs are cooked through.
Make-Ahead Loaded Breakfast Casserole
Traeger Pulled Pork
Pulled pork (or its cousin pulled chicken) is super versatile for camping. Serve it on buns as a sandwich or in tortillas for tacos or serve some up with fried eggs in the morning or try it in any of these recipes. If you make it ahead and freeze it, it’ll thaw by dinner time.
Traeger Smoked Sausage
Make these tasty links at home—you can even freeze them—then all you need to do is char them on the grill for some good eats.
Maple Baked Beans
For your next camping trip, whip up these slow-cooked beans to reheat on your portable grill. Heaty and ready-to-eat they go well with all kinds of grilled fare.
Blackened Cheez-Its
For a tasty, salty, smoky, snack, set a tray of these crackers on the Traeger while you get your campsite set up then have fun munching. Or even better, make them ahead of time.
Spicy Venison Jerky
For the quintessential hiking snack have some homemade jerky handy. Hunters can use their venison. No deer? No problem. Look here for how to make the best beef jerky.
Leave No Trace Chocolate-Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
These peanut butter packed cookies will rock your next expedition. The oats are smoked before being baked into the dough for a true outdoor treat.
Leave No Trace Chocolate-Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
Easy To Make
If you are not making your camp food ahead, then quick and easy is best. These streamlined recipes don’t suffer for being simple.
Smoked Chili Rib-Eye Steaks
You’ll feel like a cowboy on the range when eating these spicy, smoky steaks—even if you are just car camping. Look here for how to cook ‘me the way you like ‘em. Pro tip: Flavor the steaks the day before you leave for your camping trip so all you have to do is throw them on the grill.
Roasted Stuffed Rainbow Trout
If you’re camping and fishing, try this simple but delicious way to cook up a whole trout after a day on the lake or casting into the river
Grilled Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs
Plain hot dogs are easy, but you can easily make them epic by stuffing them with cheese and wrapping in bacon. Look here for other great options.
Grilled Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs
Tin Foil Dinner
Cooking in a packet keeps things nice and tidy. Wrap these up at home then throw them on a grill for a delicious with dinner no effort required.
Grilled Chicken Fajitas Skewers
Get that fajita flavor without all the fuss. For quick and easy assembly, have the marinade made and in large zip-top bag and cube the chicken and prep the veggies ahead.
Grilled Chicken Fajitas Skewers
Smoked Sausage & Potatoes
This scrumptious single-skillet dish requires just 4 ingredients. Serve it as a side to some fried eggs for breakfast or as a main dish for dinner.
Ultimate Loaded Nachos
Eating messy nachos outdoors is liberating. Just don’t forget to pack a baking sheet or a griddle that fits your Traeger to cook them on.
Best Camping Grills
Cooking on the road is easy (not to mention delicious) when you have a portable grill. Weighing in at just 60 pounds, Traeger’s Ranger Grill lets you pack portable flavor wherever your adventure may take you. Featuring Traeger’s Digital Arc controller, it gives you precise temperature control with an added Keep Warm Mode to make sure your food is ready to eat whenever you are. And just slightly heavier, the Tailgater offers much more cooking space and cooks like a beast for its still-compact size. Both camping grills offer Traeger’s set-it-and-forget it technology so there’s no need to hover near the grill when there’s exploring to do.
Just remember, like all Treger pellet grills, the Ranger and the Tailgater run on electricity. But no worries if you’re are off the grid; you can power your grill with a battery using Traeger’s power converter.
Traeger Smoked Sausage
by Traeger Kitchen
16 Reviews
Prep Time
30 Min
Cook Time
2 Hr
Serves
4
Pellets
Mesquite
Pork to fork wood-fired goodness. Ground pork, onion, garlic, and ground mustard pair perfectly with this homemade mesquite-smoked sausage. You'll never go back to store-bought.
Ingredients
main
| 3 Pound | ground pork |
| 1/2 Tablespoon | ground mustard |
| 1 Tablespoon | onion powder |
| 1 Tablespoon | garlic powder |
| 1/2 Teaspoon | pink curing salt |
| 1 Tablespoon | kosher salt |
| 4 Teaspoon | freshly ground black pepper |
| 1/2 Cup | ice water |
| Hog casings, soaked and rinsed in cold water |
1
In a medium bowl, combine the ground pork, ground mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, pink curing salt, kosher salt, and black pepper and mix until the seasonings are well incorporated.
2
Add the ice water to the pork mixture and mix with your hands, working quickly, until incorporated.
3
Place the pork mixture into a sausage stuffer and stuff it into the hog casing, following the manufacturer's instructions. Do not overstuff or the casing may burst.
4
Once the casing is stuffed, determine your desired link length and pinch and twist a couple of times or tie it off at even intervals until the entire length is divided into links.
5
When ready to cook, set the Traeger temperature to 225℉ and preheat with the lid closed for 15 minutes. For optimal flavor, use Super Smoke, if available.
6
Insert the probe into the thickest part of one of the links. Place the links directly on the grill grates, close the lid, and cook until the internal temperature registers 155℉, 1-2 hours. Let the sausage rest for a few minutes before slicing. Enjoy!
