17 Fire Ban Camping Recipes

Are you heading out on a summer camping trip in the middle of a fire ban? Don't let it put a damper on your camping meal plans! These 17 fire ban camping recipes focus on easy meals that can be prepared in advance or cooked on your camp stove or portable grill, which are generally permitted during fire restrictions.

A cast iron skillet filled with chorizo and sweet potato hash with sliced avocado and cilantro on top.

Chorizo Sweet Potato Hash

This hearty and satisfying sweet potato chorizo hash is made in your cast iron skillet with fresh sausage, diced sweet potatoes, red onion, and is topped with avocado and cilantro.

Get the recipe: Chorizo Sweet Potato Hash

Recipe and photo credit: West Coast Kitchen Garden

Muffuletta - An Easy Picnic Sandwich Recipe

This Muffuletta is a pressed Italian American recipe with olive salad spread. Make-ahead, easy, delicious and known as a picnic sandwich.

Get the recipe: Muffaletta

Camping Pasta Salad

This make-ahead tortellini salad with artichokes, tomatoes, olives, and creamy Italian dressing is a summer staple for camping, potlucks, and picnics.

Get the recipe: Camping Pasta Salad

A walking taco with Doritos and cheese with lettuce, sour cream, and tomato surrounding it.

Camping Walking Tacos

An easy handheld camping meal made with spiced ground beef and all your favorite taco fixings piled into a bag of nacho chips. Easy, fast, and kid-friendly.

Get the recipe: Walking Tacos

Recipe and photo credit: Fresh Off the Grid

Sloppy Joes

These easy Sloppy Joes are fast, simple, and as tasty as you remember! Perfect for BBQ’s, camping, and weeknight dinners.

Get the recipe: Sloppy Joes

Creamy mac and cheese in a pot with a wooden spoon resting in it.

Camping Mac and Cheese

This creamy one-pot macaroni and cheese is made in just one pot with a handful of pantry ingredients and requires only 20 minutes of your time.

Get the recipe: Camping Mac and Cheese

Recipe and photo credit: xoxo Bella

Smoked Sausage Skillet with Baby Potatoes

The savory, smoky and vibrant flavors in this easy smoked sausage and potato skillet recipe make it into the kind of dinner everyone will crave again and again.

Get the recipe: Sausage and Potato Skillet

Turkey Ciabatta Sandwich

An easy handheld meal that's loaded with turkey, pesto, tomatoes, and cheese. Perfect for a casual camping meal or to take along on a hike or picnic.

Get the recipe: Turkey Ciabatta Sandwich

Three pieces of grilled baby back ribs on a blue plate with a jar of bbq sauce.

Make-Ahead Camping Ribs

Get a head start on your camping meals with these falling-off-the-bone back ribs that can be cooked at home and finished at camp.

Get the recipe: Make-Ahead Camping Ribs

Recipe and photo credit: Let's Camp S'more

Prep Ahead Camping Stir-Fry Recipe

This camping stir-fry recipe that is prepped at home is the perfect first-night dinner for your next campout. Cook it up in about 20 mins.

Get the recipe: Camping Stir-Fry

A Dutch oven filled with tuna noodle casserole.

Dutch Oven Tuna Noodle Cassserole

This creamy, comforting, classic tuna noodle casserole gets transformed into a camping-friendly one-pot meal that can be made without a cooler or refrigerator. Make it on your camp stove, stovetop, or over the campfire.

Get the recipe: Tuna Noodle Casserole

Recipe and photo credit: Champagne Tastes

Camp Stove Chickpea Curry

This vegan camping recipe is a quick and easy chickpea curry. Make this healthy dinner in a cast iron pan on a camp stove.

Get the recipe: Chickpea Curry

A skillet filled with seared chicken thighs and potatoes with lemon wedges nearby.

Chicken and Potato Skillet

This hearty and satisfying skillet chicken and potatoes requires only one pan, four ingredients, and 30 minutes of your time. It's the perfect for busy weeknight dinners or a relaxed camping meal.

Get the recipe: Chicken and Potato Skillet