Garlic Parmesan Ramen: Ultralight Backpacking Recipe
Bold garlic and herby pesto flavor in an ultralight ramen that’s cold-soak friendly and packs 860 kcal. Built for hungry hikers, with swaps for any diet.
Backpacking Lunch & Dinner Recipes
Ultralight backpacking lunch and dinner recipes designed to keep you fueled for long days on trail without weighing down your pack. Every recipe here is dietitian-designed to help you recover, recharge, and keep moving.
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Buffalo Pasta Salad: Ultralight Cold Soak Trail Lunch
Our cold soak Buffalo Pasta Salad backpacking lunch is shelf-stable, easy to prep, and packed with bold flavor—perfect for hikers looking to eat smarter and pack lighter.
No-Cook Backpacking Meals: Our 10 Best Recipes
If you haven’t yet hopped onto the no-cook backpacking meal wagon, this may be your year! Discovering that you can go a whole trip on satisfying, nutritious food without even packing a stove can be quite liberating.
Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta: Ultralight Backpacking Recipe
Have you ever made homemade pesto before? You may have thought it couldn’t get much easier. You were wrong! Backcountry Foodie’s cold soak backpacking pesto recipe takes just a few minutes to prepare and packs a surprisingly flavorful punch.
Keto-Friendly Tuna Salad: Ultralight Backpacking Recipe
This backpacking tuna salad recipe is packed with calories and weighs much less than store-bought tuna packets. It makes a great no-cook backpacking lunch. Also learn how to dehydrate your own tuna.
Veggie Pho Noodle Soup: Backpacking Recipe
Do you miss eating vegetables while backpacking? Packing a few servings of this veggie pho noodle soup will satisfy the craving.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake: Backpacking Meal Replacement
This meal replacement shake is a Backcountry Foodie fan favorite. It’s great for refueling on the go or when your appetite hits the road.
Ultralight Backpacking Protein Shake: High‑Calorie Meal in a Bottle
This delicious protein shake backpacking recipe makes for a perfect meal replacement!
Sun-Dried Tomato Couscous: Backpacking Couscous Recipe with Simple Grocery Ingredients
Looking for a quick meal? Our backpacking couscous recipe delivers delicious flavor in just five minutes of preparation.
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