The Best Homemade Backpacking Meals
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One of the best ways to eat sustainably in the backcountry is to cook at home (ideally with local ingredients) and wrap your meal in packaging that you can carry out and reuse once you get home. Grab yourself a dehydrator and dig into some of the recipes below to make your own delicious backpacking meals at home.
The Best Backpacking Recipes from the Internet
Fresh off the Grid has hundreds of delicious DIY backpacking meals on their site. Some of our faves are their Quinoa Burrito Bowl , Red Lentil Chili, Vegetable Risotto , Raspberry Quinoa Porridge
Glenn McAllister, also known as “Chef Glenn” has written several books on creating homemade backpacking meals and also offers several recipes on his website Backpacking Chef. From easy backpacking recipes to backcountry ramen noodle recipes to vegetarian backpacking meals, you can easily find everything you need to fuel your adventure on Glenn’s website.
Additionally, here is a yummy recipe for Backcountry Sloppy Joes and a few more recipes like Bacon and Grits and Miso Salmon Bowl from Clever Hiker
Backpacking Recipe Cookbooks
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Making your own backpacking meals is a great way to decrease waste and increase the quality of your backcountry meals. However, if dehydrating your meals sounds like too much stress, there are also several brands that make sustainable backpacking meals that are great options for the eco-conscious adventurer.
