Creating camping recipes and meal ideas for camp cooking is one of my most favourite things to do.
Camp cooking can take a bit longer than cooking at home but using a little bit of ingenuity can get great results. It takes a bit more effort to cook a camp stove meal but the end results are always worth it.
I am not a fan of convenience or ready-made camping meals. If you are out all day burning energy then your body will benefit more from a freshly-cooked, well balanced meal. You cannot really go wrong with fresh, local ingredients cooked in simple ways.
I think meals always taste better when I cook them outdoors. Here are some of the recipes I’ve been cooking on recent camping trips.
I do a lot of cooking on a Trangia Alcohol Stove, recipes specific to this stove are listed on my Trangia Recipes page.
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- Vegan Lemon & Ginger Posset RecipeVegan/dairy-free lemon & ginger posset made with oat cream.
- World Championship Winning Porridge RecipeMy recipe for the best, creamiest porridge in the world.
- Smoked Sausage Egg-Fried Rice RecipeSmoked sausage egg-fried rice recipe for a Trangia camping stove.
- Halloumi Hash RecipeSweet chilli halloumi hash recipe for cooking on a Trangia camping stove.
- Oat Risotto with Butternut Squash & SageThis recipe for Oat Risotto with Butternut Squash & Sage may, just be, the best tasting camping dinner I have made on a Trangia.
- Creamy Sausage & Mushroom Gnocchi RecipeA delicious quick Trangia meal made with smoked sausage, mushrooms & gnocchi in a cream sauce.
- Ribeye Steak, Couscous, Spinach & MushroomsRibeye steak with couscous, spinach & mushrooms, cooked on a Trangia Stove. It’s all about time-management.
- Spiced Corned Beef Hash RecipeThis Spiced Corned Beef Hash is the perfect, easy-to-cook camp meal.
- Traditional Scottish PorridgeTraditional Scottish Porridge makes for a quick, nutritious & easy camping breakfast.
- Dutch Oven Caprese ChickenChicken, cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and mozzarella cooked over a campfire in a Dutch Oven lid.
- Campfire Pizza – Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough RecipeFresh pizza made from a yoghurt and flour base. Cooked in a Dutch Oven over an open fire.
- Dutch Oven Chips / French FriesCooking ready-made oven chips in a Dutch Oven over a campfire. Perfect with a steak or pizza.
- Griddled Halloumi & Mango SalsaA simple, quick summer or picnic lunch. Fried halloumi with a sweet & sour mango salsa.
- Feta, Tomato & Spring Onion SaladSalad doesn’t have to be boring. Feta cheese with tomatoes and spring onion.
- Lemon Chicken OrzoA super easy and delicious one-pot trangia meal with chicken, red peppers, lemon juice & orzo pasta.
- Marmite PorridgeI like salty porridge. I like Marmite. I’ve created a Frankenstein’s monster of a breakfast.