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!
Our recipe contents
This month's latest recipe
Here is our latest recipe this month for you to try next time you are out and about.
Cheeky peri-peri chicken wrap
This easy lunch recipe will let you rustle up a cheeky peri-peri wrap of your own.
View recipeQuick campsite cooking recipes
Don't have time to spend in the kitchen? Try our tasty time-saving dishes.
Quick garlic bread
A simple take on a popular classic. This quick recipe is perfect for any occasion.
View recipeQuesadillas
Great as a snack or a starter and a quick no-fuss dish to make on the campsite. All of our family love these.
View recipeCorned beef hash
This classic British dish is quick and simple to cook on a double-burner stove at the campsite.
View recipeTagliatelle 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.
View recipeGriddled asparagus
A delcious appetiser made using soft creamy cheese for all the family to enjoy.
View recipeMinestrone soup
A quick way to prepare a tasty snack or a delicious serving on the side for a main course.
View recipeGoats’ cheese stuffed mushrooms
A quick way to prepare a tasty snack or a delicious serving on the side for a main course.
View recipeSmoked 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.
View recipeEasy Chicken Ramen
The classic Japanese noodle soup is packed full of flavour and makes for a delicious campsite dinner.
View recipeKatsu curry with quorn
Use Quorn pieces instead of the traditional fried chicken, to create a vegetarian or vegan katsu curry.
View recipeEveryday 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.
View recipeSausage and mash with onion gravy
This classic British dish is the perfect meal to cook any day of the week.
View recipeMushroom & 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.
View recipeBanh mi
A fusion of French and Asian food culture, this spicy chicken sandwich on a baguette can be rustled up in half an hour.
View recipeBasque 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.
View recipeVegan 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.
View recipeGrilled 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.
View recipeButter 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.
View recipeFunny 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.
View recipeItalian-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.
View recipeLamb 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.
View recipePeppered mackerel pilaf
This recipe uses smoked peppered mackerel, which comes vacuum packed, giving it a little more longevity in the coolbox.
View recipeHuevos 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.
View recipeSuper 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.
View recipeJambalaya
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.
View recipeCreamy 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.
View recipeTasty 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.
View recipePea & ham soup
A traditional home-made soup that is tasty and will keep you warm on the campsite when the temperature drops.
View recipePork 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.
View recipeGrilled 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.
View recipeSpicy 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.
View recipeClassic 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.
View recipeSerious camping cooking recipes
For those wanting a challenging dish to tackle, these recipes will need your culinary expertise to prepare.
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..
View recipeSpicy 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.
View recipeTandoori 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
View recipeOriental-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.
View recipeButterflied 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.
View recipeBeef kebabs
Quick to prepare, easy to cook, but packed with flavour, these kebabs are the perfect campsite cuisine.
View recipeChicken & chorizo casserole
Prepare your tastebuds for a kick with this spicy but delcious chicken and chorizo dish.
View recipeGreek lamb steaks with rosemary roasted potatoes
Fresh salmon is pretty hard to beat, and a simple Cajun-inspired rub makes it fine camping fare..
View recipeSpicy 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.
View recipeTandoori 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
View recipeOriental-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.
View recipeButterflied 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.
View recipeBeef kebabs
Quick to prepare, easy to cook, but packed with flavour, these kebabs are the perfect campsite cuisine.
View recipeChicken & chorizo casserole
Prepare your tastebuds for a kick with this spicy but delcious chicken and chorizo dish.
View recipeDesserts and sweets
Treat your tastebuds with these deliciously sweet camping cooking recipes.
Fruit and marshmallow kebabs
This is the perfect snack to try at summer using delicious seasonal fruits.
View recipeGinger beer
Nothing quite beats the delicious taste of ginger beer, especially when home-made.
View recipeFried bananas
This is a kind of deconstructed banoffee pie. If you are lucky enough to have a freezer on your campsite then a nice blob of vanilla ice cream would go really well here.
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