Camping recipes

Our favourite recipes

Camping magazine Editor, Iain Duff, chooses his favourite recipes for cooking when you're camping.

Cooking while camping presents unique challenges but just because you are camping, it doesn't mean you cannot enjoy superb dishes that are tasty treats. No matter the occasion or your experience in cooking, you'll find a recipe perfect for you here!

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This month's latest recipe

Here is our latest recipe this month for you to try next time you are out and about.

NEW RECIPE

Cheeky peri-peri chicken wrap

This easy lunch recipe will let you rustle up a cheeky peri-peri wrap of your own.

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Quick campsite cooking recipes

Don't have time to spend in the kitchen? Try our tasty time-saving dishes.

EDITOR'S FAVOURITE

Quick garlic bread

A simple take on a popular classic. This quick recipe is perfect for any occasion.

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Quesadillas

Great as a snack or a starter and a quick no-fuss dish to make on the campsite. All of our family love these.

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Corned beef hash

This classic British dish is quick and simple to cook on a double-burner stove at the campsite.

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Tagliatelle with mushroom, leek and fennel in a creamy sauce

This recipe takes only 15 minutes or so from start to finish, and if you use fresh pasta instead of dried, it takes even less time.

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Griddled asparagus

A delcious appetiser made using soft creamy cheese for all the family to enjoy.

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Minestrone soup

A quick way to prepare a tasty snack or a delicious serving on the side for a main course.

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Goats’ cheese stuffed mushrooms

A quick way to prepare a tasty snack or a delicious serving on the side for a main course.

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Smoked tofu with noodles and black bean sauce

Tofu doesn’t take very long at all to cook, so served up on a bed of fresh noodles, it makes for the perfect camping meal.

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Easy Chicken Ramen

The classic Japanese noodle soup is packed full of flavour and makes for a delicious campsite dinner.

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EDITOR'S FAVOURITE

Katsu curry with quorn

Use Quorn pieces instead of the traditional fried chicken, to create a vegetarian or vegan katsu curry.

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Everyday camping cooking recipes

Enjoy our everyday favourite recipes. No matter the occasion, you are sure to love them.

Tomato and roasted red pepper soup

Perfect for those winter days, this dish is sure to warm you up even on the coldest of days.

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Sausage and mash with onion gravy

This classic British dish is the perfect meal to cook any day of the week.

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Mushroom & scalliwag soup

This mushroom and spring onion soup makes the most of the last couple of spring onions and the half-punnet of mushrooms hidden away in the veg drawer.

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Banh mi

A fusion of French and Asian food culture, this spicy chicken sandwich on a baguette can be rustled up in half an hour.

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Basque burgers with raspberry and beetroot ketchup

For a taste of the Basque country, serve your home-made burgers with Ossau-Iraty cheese and a spicy ketchup made from locally grown Espelette peppers.

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Vegan chilli non carne

This is a camper’s dream recipe as most of the ingredients are tinned or dry – including the vegan mince – so you don’t have to worry about keeping them fresh. It’s also easy to make and we think it tastes just as good as a meat version.

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Grilled pork with warm potato and pepper salad with mustard dressing

The classic salad dressing ingredients, honey and mustard, bring out the full flavour of pork in this simple summer salad.

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EDITOR'S FAVOURITE

Butter beans & chorizo in fresh tomato sauce

A simple dish that tastes even better served up in the open country with friends and family sitting around a glowing campfire.

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Funny face fry-up

A sneaky way to get some veggies into the kids at breakfast time. It would work with bacon instead of the spinach though if you really need a meat fix.

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READER'S FAVOURITE

Italian-style sausage pasta

This simple recipe is a firm camping favourite – use fresh tomatoes and good-quality Italian sausages from a local farm shop to give it an authentic taste.

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Lamb curry

Everybody should have a curry in their campsite cooking armoury and you simply can’t go wrong with this foolproof recipe. Because you’re creating it from scratch, you can make it as hot as you like.

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Peppered mackerel pilaf

This recipe uses smoked peppered mackerel, which comes vacuum packed, giving it a little more longevity in the coolbox.

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Huevos rancheros

My kids call these crazy eggs. It’s a fry-up but Mexican style. If your little ones are not keen on spice then you can halve the paprika and chilli powder or leave it out altogether.

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Super speedy chilli

Love chilli con carne but think it takes too long to make it on a camping trip? Well, give this speedy version a try.

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Jambalaya

It’s a one-pot wonder - a camper’s best friend. My little boys love this, although there’s often a fight over who’s got the most prawns.

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Creamy tagliatelle

This is a quick and easy pasta dish but still tastes quite luxurious. Perfect for when you fancy some home comforts on the campsite.

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READER'S FAVOURITE

Tasty Thai beef stir-fry

This is super easy and a big hit with my children. It could work with pork, chicken or just veg as an alternative.

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READER'S FAVOURITE

Pea & ham soup

A traditional home-made soup that is tasty and will keep you warm on the campsite when the temperature drops.

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Pork and apple burgers

I think burgers are perfect for camping and they always taste better if you make them fresh. These tasty treats are a hit with grown-ups and kids alike. They go great with coleslaw and a nice salad.

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Grilled trout with easy summer salad

Seafood is always better when it’s just been landed so for this recipe try to get your main ingredient from a local fishmonger.

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Spicy eggs rancheros

This fiery breakfast dish is inspired by the Mexican morning favourite, huevos rancheros, and makes an easy but exotic alternative to a traditional British fry-up on the campsite.

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Classic chilli cheeseburger

So, if you followed our recent recipe for chilli non carne and you’ve got some left over in your camping coolbox, we’ve come up with the perfect way to use it – as a topping for home-made burgers.

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Serious camping cooking recipes

For those wanting a challenging dish to tackle, these recipes will need your culinary expertise to prepare.

EDITOR'S FAVOURITE

Greek lamb steaks with rosemary roasted potatoes

Fresh salmon is pretty hard to beat, and a simple Cajun-inspired rub makes it fine camping fare..

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Spicy rubbed salmon fillets with potato salad

For a taste of the summer, grilled lamb steaks, cooked in a flavoursome Greek marinade, make a delicious but simple campsite dinner.

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READER'S FAVOURITE

Tandoori chicken

Here is a really simple recipe for a tasty chicken dish with an Indian flavour that you can prepare on a barbecue or a gas or electric grill at your tent

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Oriental-style sea bass

This is a quick meal when camping at the seaside where fresh fish should be readily available. It also works well with mackerel or salmon.

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Butterflied leg of lamb

This recipe works best on a kettle barbecue with a lid, but can also be cooked on a standard griddle barbecue as long as the meat isn’t too thick.

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Beef kebabs

Quick to prepare, easy to cook, but packed with flavour, these kebabs are the perfect campsite cuisine.

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Chicken & chorizo casserole

Prepare your tastebuds for a kick with this spicy but delcious chicken and chorizo dish.

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EDITOR'S FAVOURITE

Greek lamb steaks with rosemary roasted potatoes

Fresh salmon is pretty hard to beat, and a simple Cajun-inspired rub makes it fine camping fare..

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Spicy rubbed salmon fillets with potato salad

For a taste of the summer, grilled lamb steaks, cooked in a flavoursome Greek marinade, make a delicious but simple campsite dinner.

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