Freezer-Friendly Make-Ahead Dinners For RV Road Trips

When I have a busy itinerary planned, or, I just don’t feel like cooking, I like to have Freezer-Friendly Make-Ahead Dinners For RV Road Trips. These are not dump and cook meals, they are dump and reheat dinners. Here are 7 meals I made at home, we ate 2 servings the night I cooked them, then froze the rest for our upcoming trip.

Freezer-Friendly Make-Ahead Dinners by CampingForFoodies features four recipes that are ready to be served at the campsite.

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Dutch Oven Chili

Campfire Chili by CampingForFoodies features a bowl of chili topped with cheddar cheese, sour cream, diced onions and jalapeno peppers with a spoon and slice of crusty bread ready to be served at the campsite.

Chili is the perfect camping meal! It seems like it is on every camper’s menu. This one is soooo good. MiKayla left a comment saying she’s been making this chili for three years now, and she just won a chili cook-off at work with it. So yeah… this one’s a keeper. I made a big batch at home, we had it for dinner, and I froze the rest in two flat-packed bags.


Shredded BBQ Beef Sandwiches

Shredded BBQ Beef Sandwiches by CampingForFoodies features a blue camping plate set on a campfire log. The plate is filled with a BBQ beef sandwich, baked beans and coleslaw tossed in a creamy dressing.

This dinner starts with my super simple two-ingredient crockpot shredded beef, which is one of my favorite base recipes because it’s so flexible. I make a big batch of shredded meat and turn it into sandwiches, wraps and pasta recipes.


3 Ingredient Caesar Chicken

3 Ingredient Caesar Chicken by CampingForFoodies features a blue camping plate filled with a hearty dinner meal. The chicken breast is covered in a white, creamy sauce and golden brown Parmesan cheese. A bright green leafy salad with red cherry tomatoes that are sliced in half and purple onion are tossed in salad dressing that is next to a bed of white fluffy rice on the plate which is set on a wooden picnic table. A forest is in the background lit by the golden glow of a setting sun.

Can 3-ingredient recipes actually taste good? YES, they can! And, they make great leftovers too! I like tossing this into salads for a quick Chicken Caesar, or slice it up for a sandwich on a toasted bun.


Dutch Oven Meatloaf

Dutch Oven Meatloaf by CampingForFoodies features a bacon and glazed-topped meat loaf nestled in a Dutch oven parchment paper liner that is set inside a cast iron camp Dutch oven ready to be sliced and served at the campsite.

If you have bacon-lovers in your crowd, you need to try this meatloaf! It is delicious as leftovers that are hot or cold!


Pesto Ricotta Pasta Bake

Baked Pesto Pasta With Ricotta by CampingForFoodies features a blue camping plate filled with a serving of this lazy man’s lasagna made with layers of Italian sausage, green basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan cheese that is golden brown from baking. On the side is a tossed green salad and a thick slice of garlic bread. A black cast iron camp Dutch oven sits in the background that is filled with the remaining pesto pasta bake that is ready to be served with text over the image that reads Pesto Ricotta Pasta Bake.

This lazy man’s lasagna is sooooo easy! The oven-ready noodles are a real game-changer. Here, you just need to layer ingredients and bake.


Dutch Oven Mexican Chicken

Dutch Oven Mexican Chicken Recipe by CampingForFoodies features a black cast iron Dutch oven filled with a freshly baked meal of browned chicken breasts and rice in a Mexican sauce topped with green cilantro.

We live in Arizona and are real Mexican food fans! It’s amazing how many different ways you can re-invent this meal. Think chicken burrito bowls or tortilla wraps!


Kettle Beef

Kettle Beef Recipe by CampingForFoodies features a blue camping plate filled with fluffy, white mashed potatoes topped with tender beef chunks in a thick brown gravy sauce alongside bright green steamed broccoli. Both are sprinkled with red pepper flakes. The plate is set on a campfire log. In the background is a sparkling river and tall green grasses.

This is truly our favorite easy “comfort food” meal. Pete always loves a meat & potatoes meal and as far as I’m concerned, I’m a fan of this one too!


Meal Planning

Use my camping menu planner to stay organized when planning meals for your next trip. It’s FREE and you’ll get it delivered instantly to your inbox!

Camping Menu Template Meal Planner Free Printable by CampingForFoodies features a collage of free camping printables including a camping menu planner template, a campfire stew recipe card and a healthy no cook camping salad with text over the image that reads free camping menu template, tips and recipe ideas.

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