Summer days are made for long, lazy days around the fire, in the pool or sea, and tucking into delicious food. And what better way to enjoy all of this than at a campsite? But if you’re taking the entire family, including the dog, along for the ride, it can become a busy and messy affair! Which is where our handy one-pot camping meals roundup comes in. These recipes use only pot so you can spend less time cleaning up after everyone and more time relaxing. Plus, scroll down for a useful shopping list so you can be sure no one will go hungry.
1. Sticky pork rasher cubes
Combine pork rashers with readymade spice and sauce and you’ll have this one on the table in no time.
This vegetarian curry makes pantry staples go a long way – and it’s delicious and nutritious too! Substitute a can of tomatoes for the fresh tomatoes if that’s easier.
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3. Chicken and chorizo with tomatoes
A flavour sensation that uses minimal ingredients. You can substitute dhania sausage for the chorizo.
4. Summer salad with pan-fried pork
The only ingredient that needs to cooked here is the pork fillet. Combine it with fragrant, fresh ingredients and you’ll have a filling summer salad.
A seafood paella brings fresh ingredients together with warming spices for a delicious summer meal.
6. Sweet potato and smoorsnoek
Mix flaked, smoked snoek with sweet potatoes and peas for a hearty, quick dinner. Substitute canned peas for fresh and use chilli powder instead of fresh chillies for easier transportation.
7. Curried pork shanks
An affordable pork cut and staple spices make this curry easy to prepare. You could even make it at home and pack it in to take with as it’s even better the next day!
A few spices transform a simple beef stew into a flavour sensation. Substitute canned lentils for the dried lentils to save on time and canned tomatoes for fresh tomatoes.
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9. One-pot lamb with orzo pasta
Meat and pasta combined with Mediterranean spices make for a delicious meal that doesn’t require much hands-on time. You can substitute stewing beef for the lamb and chilli powder for the fresh chillies if you prefer.
Your camping grocery shopping list
- Sunflower oil
- Cake flour
- Sugar
- 3 red onions
- 9 yellow onions
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 red pepper
- 6 tomatoes (or add two more cans of whole tomatoes)
- 6 potatoes
- 8 carrots
- Salad leaves
- Ginger
- 2 nectarines
- 1 pack of mini cucumbers
- 2 packs of spring onions
- 1 sweet potato
- 425g chorizo
- 1kg stewing lamb (or beef)
- 10–12 chicken thighs
- 500g stewing beef
- 2 pork fillets
- 1.5kg pork shanks
- 900g pork rashers
- Prawns and mussels (or mixed seafood)
- Smoked snoek
- Paprika
- Garlic
- Dried oregano
- Red chilli powder
- Curry powder
- Cumin seeds or ground cumin
- Chinese five-spice
- Ground coriander
- Dried sage
- Turmeric
- Whole cinnamon or ground cinnamon
- Paella spice mix
- Lemon juice
- Rice
- Orzo pasta
- Breadcrumbs
- Salt
- Pepper
- White wine
- Chicken stock cubes
- Vegetable stock cubes
- Beef stock cubes
- Chutney
- Chinese BBQ sauce
- 5 cans of whole tomatoes
- 2 cans of chickpeas
- 2 cans of lentils
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