Freeze Dried Ratings › Collections › The Best Freeze-Dried Dinners for BackpackingThe Best Freeze-Dried Dinners for Backpacking
Not every dinner makes this list. These are the entrees that hit our top calorie tiers AND price out at good value or better — the dinners we'd actually pack. Ranked top-rated first.
All The Best Freeze-Dried Dinners for Backpacking (90) Luxefly BaseCamp — Asparagus & Mushroom Risotto with a side of parmesan — 1260 cal, 88g protein, 6 oz, $19.00Pinnacle Foods — Creamy Tuscan Chicken with Penne Pasta — 860 cal, 77g protein, 5.9 oz, $17.99Luxefly BaseCamp — Cheeseburger Casserole — 860 cal, 70g protein, 6 oz, $20.00FOUNDATION Outdoors — Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Meal — 1130 cal, 62g protein, 4.6 oz, $13.95Pinnacle Foods — Thai Style Peanut Chicken Curry with Roasted Vegetables and Rice Noodles — 860 cal, 58g protein, 4.5 oz, $17.99Luxefly BaseCamp — Greek Lemon & Rice Avgolemono Soup — 920 cal, 56g protein, 3.5 oz, $13.00FOUNDATION Outdoors — Pasta Alfredo Meal — 1390 cal, 55g protein, 4.6 oz, $13.95Luxefly BaseCamp — Chicken Marbella — 1030 cal, 51g protein, 5.5 oz, $23.00Peak Refuel — Beef Pasta Marinara — 1040 cal, 49g protein, 6.35 oz, $14.99Trail Goods Co. — CAJUN STYLE CHICKEN PASTA — 870 cal, 48g protein, 4.9 oz, $16.99Bowl & Kettle — Chicken Tikka Masala — 860 cal, 47g protein, 5.7 oz, $16.95Peak Refuel — Chicken Pesto Pasta — 920 cal, 43g protein, 5.71 oz, $14.99FOUNDATION Outdoors — Spicy Italian Pork Sausage Risotto Meal — 1120 cal, 42g protein, 4.6 oz, $13.95Peak Refuel — Backcountry Bison Bowl — 930 cal, 42g protein, 7.05 oz, $15.99FOUNDATION Outdoors — Chicken Pasta Primavera Meal — 950 cal, 40g protein, 4.6 oz, $13.95Peak Refuel — Venison Country Casserole — 920 cal, 40g protein, 6.2 oz, $15.99Luxefly BaseCamp — Orzo Puttanesca & Hungarian Sausage — 870 cal, 38g protein, 5.5 oz, $18.00FOUNDATION Outdoors — Lasagna Meal — 970 cal, 34g protein, 4.6 oz, $13.95Trailtopia — Sweet Potato Chili Mac with Hemp Seed Protein — 860 cal, 32g protein, 7.8 oz, $12.99ReadyWise — Country Style Chicken Pot Pie — 900 cal, 30g protein, 5.43 oz, $13.99FOUNDATION Outdoors — Chicken Pot Pie Meal — 980 cal, 29g protein, 4.6 oz, $13.95Peak Refuel — Butternut Dal Bhat — 870 cal, 23g protein, 5.85 oz, $13.99Trailtopia — Szechuan Chicken & Rice — 844 cal, 54g protein, 7.9 oz, $15.99Peak Refuel — Chicken Coconut Curry — 850 cal, 44g protein, 5.36 oz, $14.99Trailtopia — Beef & Black Bean Burrito — 850 cal, 42g protein, 7.4 oz, $14.99Gastro Gnome — Rich & Creamy Chicken Alfredo — 849 cal, 38g protein, 6.2 oz, $18.25Gastro Gnome — Italian Fennel Sausage Rigatoni — 850 cal, 29g protein, 6 oz, $19.25Luxefly BaseCamp — Chicken Enchilada Taco Bowl — 840 cal, 66g protein, 6 oz, $20.00Peak Refuel — Chicken Alfredo — 830 cal, 48g protein, 4.93 oz, $13.99Pinnacle Foods — Italian Sausage and Zesty Tomato Sauce with Farfalle Pasta, and Parmesan — 840 cal, 38g protein, 5 oz, $17.99Gastro Gnome — Spicy Kung Pao Beef & Broccoli Bowl — 835 cal, 34g protein, 6 oz, $19.25Trailtopia — Pesto Pasta with Hemp Seed Protein — 840 cal, 32g protein, 7.1 oz, $11.99Trail Goods Co. — STIR-FRIED BEEF NOODLES — 820 cal, 44g protein, 5.5 oz, $16.99Backpacker's Pantry — Pad Thai with Chicken — 820 cal, 41g protein, 6.7 oz, $12.99Mountain House — Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken (Adventure Meals) — 820 cal, 34g protein, 5.5 oz, $12.49Gastro Gnome — Montana Beef Shepherd's Pie — 815 cal, 32g protein, 5.6 oz, $19.25Peak Refuel — Beef Stroganoff — 810 cal, 41g protein, 5 oz, $14.99Peak Refuel — Sweet Pork & Rice — 800 cal, 40g protein, 6.41 oz, $13.99Farm to Summit — Three Bean Chili & Cornbread — 800 cal, 39g protein, 5.5 oz, $14.95BIGHORN Mountain Food — Rich & Creamy Pasta Carbonara — 800 cal, 39g protein, 6 oz, $17.95BIGHORN Mountain Food — Creamy Dijon Chicken with Tarragon & Rice — 790 cal, 38g protein, 5.7 oz, $17.95FOUNDATION Outdoors — Lime Chicken with Avocado, Mango Salsa Meal — 800 cal, 25g protein, 4.6 oz, $13.95Pinnacle Foods — Thai Peanut Curry with Roasted Vegetables and Rice Noodles — 800 cal, 25g protein, 4.9 oz, $16.49Farm to Summit — Thai Red Curry — 780 cal, 22g protein, 6.5 oz, $14.95Peak Refuel — MeatEater American Buffalo BBQ Mac & Cheese — 770 cal, 40g protein, 5.08 oz, $15.99Peak Refuel — White Chicken Chili — 760 cal, 41g protein, 4.94 oz, $14.99Trailtopia — Garden Vegetable Pasta — 760 cal, 34g protein, 8 oz, $14.99Mountain House — Beef Stroganoff with Noodles (Classic) — 750 cal, 33g protein, 5.8 oz, $14.99ReadyWise — Pasta Alla Vodka with Chicken — 750 cal, 30g protein, 4.94 oz, $13.99ReadyWise — Thai Coconut Curry — 750 cal, 25g protein, 5.43 oz, $13.99Backpacker's Pantry — Pad Thai — 760 cal, 24g protein, 6.2 oz, $9.99Trail Goods Co. — CHICKEN CHILE VERDE — 740 cal, 54g protein, 5.1 oz, $16.99Peak Refuel — MeatEater American Buffalo Goulash — 740 cal, 45g protein, 4.94 oz, $15.99Trailtopia — Pesto Chicken Pasta — 740 cal, 42g protein, 7.2 oz, $11.99Trailtopia — Jambalaya — 740 cal, 40g protein, 6.9 oz, $12.99Peak Refuel — Homestyle Chicken & Rice — 740 cal, 40g protein, 5.15 oz, $13.99NOMaste — Biryani — 736 cal, 35g protein, 6 oz, $15.00Mountain House — Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Bowl (Adventure Meals) — 740 cal, 28g protein, 5.1 oz, $12.49Bowl & Kettle — Mexican Street Corn Grits — 723 cal, 31g protein, 4.9 oz, $14.95Beyond Outdoor Meals — Chicken Mac and Cheese — 710 cal, 46g protein, 4.59 oz, $12.95Beyond Outdoor Meals — Beef Stroganoff — 710 cal, 43g protein, 5.43 oz, $14.95Beyond Outdoor Meals — Chili Mac — 710 cal, 41g protein, 5.15 oz, $14.95Beyond Outdoor Meals — Orange Chicken — 710 cal, 41g protein, 5.71 oz, $14.95ReadyWise — Beef Stroganoff with Cream Sauce — 720 cal, 40g protein, 4.87 oz, $13.99Beyond Outdoor Meals — Chicken Fajitas — 710 cal, 40g protein, 5.29 oz, $14.95Beyond Outdoor Meals — Chicken Alfredo — 710 cal, 39g protein, 5.01 oz, $11.95Trailtopia — Beef Stroganoff — 720 cal, 38g protein, 6.3 oz, $12.60Trailtopia — Chicken Cashew Curry — 720 cal, 38g protein, 6.4 oz, $11.99Beyond Outdoor Meals — Yellow Chicken Curry — 710 cal, 37g protein, 4.94 oz, $14.95Beyond Outdoor Meals — Chicken Sausage Gumbo — 710 cal, 35g protein, 5.57 oz, $14.95Beyond Outdoor Meals — Tuscan Sausage Pasta — 710 cal, 35g protein, 5.57 oz, $14.95AlpineAire — Creamy Beef & Noodles with Mushrooms — 710 cal, 34g protein, 5.5 ozGood To-Go — Kale and White Bean Stew — 720 cal, 32g protein, 6.56 oz, $8.95ReadyWise — Beef Bulgogi & Kimchi Fried Rice — 710 cal, 28g protein, 5.15 oz, $13.99Farm to Summit — Garden Mac & Cheese — 700 cal, 30g protein, 6.3 oz, $13.95Farm to Summit — Green Chile Mac & Cheese — 700 cal, 28g protein, 6.3 oz, $13.95Farm to Summit — Puebloan Beans and Rice — 700 cal, 24g protein, 5.4 oz, $12.95Farm to Summit — Harvest Green Curry — 700 cal, 16g protein, 6.7 oz, $14.95Mountain House — Chili Mac with Beef (Classic) — 690 cal, 36g protein, 5.7 oz, $14.99Good Detour — Quinoa Pulao — 684 cal, 16g protein, 2.8 oz, $14.49Outdoor Herbivore — Waldorf Salad — 690 cal, 16g protein, 4.8 oz, $13.99AlpineAire — Grilled Chicken with Spinach Alfredo — 680 cal, 39g protein, 6 ozReadyWise — Traditional Pork Chili Verde — 680 cal, 37g protein, 5.57 oz, $13.99AlpineAire — Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Rice — 670 cal, 32g protein, 5.57 ozPackit Gourmet — Many Beans Salad — 670 cal, 31g protein, 5.9 oz, $13.99Trailtopia — Chili Mac with Beef — 680 cal, 30g protein, 6.2 oz, $11.99Trailtopia — Chicken Stew with Noodles — 660 cal, 42g protein, 5.7 oz, $11.99AlpineAire — Kung Pao Grilled Chicken — 660 cal, 34g protein, 6 ozMountain House — Cheesy Beef Enchilada Bowl (Adventure Meals) — 660 cal, 32g protein, 4.7 oz, $12.49MaryJane's Farm — Thai Fusion — 660 cal, 12g protein, 5.6 oz, $13.04Browse all collections | Browse all freeze-dried meals .