Need some caravan/camping friendly meal ideas!

[~Trish~]

We will be going on a big caravan trip and I need to plan ahead for meals that are easy to cook in a caravan. We have an oven with four-burner cook top and we'll have a small BBQ thingy for outdoor cooking.

We can't have meals that are too complicated due to space reasons, so I need some help with some simple meal ideas.

So far I've come up with:
* Spag bol
* Carbonara
* BBQ & salad
* Chicken risotto
* Hot dogs (as a last resort LOL)
* Tacos

Because we'll be away for some time, I need some more meal ideas so we don't get sick of everything!

So if anyone has some meal ideas (and how to make if possible!), I'd really, really, really appreciate it!

TIA

[ACJ]

Ummmm Nachos, burritos, fried rice, chilli con carne.

Will u be stopping in places for the day and leaving the caravan at a site?? Maybe if u do pack ur slow cooker so u can do some slow cooker meals then u can have that for lunch the following day. DH's grandparents do that when they come up from VIC.

[glenny_c]

burgers and sausages are always good, with mash?
Latina pasta?
one pot meals like stew or soup.
fish fingers?
stir fry

trying to think of what we cook when we go camping, we usually just have a gas hotplate as we camp in a tent, we also have a cast iron pot for stews etc.

[Olive]

salmon/tuna mornay
casserole

[Amaunet]

Jacket potatoes with leftover spag Bol as a filling. Meatloaf, great on sandwiches as leftovers too. Soup and bread rolls , there are some nice tinned ones. Breakfast for dinner, dippy eggs, bacon and eggs etc, baked beans and spaghetti

[ACJ]

Stir fry with hoikken noodles. Easy as chicken with hoisin sauce, or sweet and sour and soak the noodles in hot water till they fall apart. Buy the long life ones not the refrigerated ones.

[~Trish~]

Oooh, some great ideas, thanks everyone!

Amelia - I'd love to take our SC, but we have absolutely no room! We have to pack so much stuff because we are away for so long, so unfortunately I can't bring it.

[LimeSlice]

Mac and Cheese
Savoury Mince
Fritata/Quiche
Hamburgers
Apricot Lamb Curry
Jacket Spuds
Tune Pasta Salad
Maybe some BBQ type things - like coleslaw and sausages

[Rach75]

are you staying in van parks ?? cause if so most parks have fantastic csamp kitchens so you can basically cook anything you want

[~Hestia~]

What about making some meals & vac sealing them? Then you could just put it in the fridge for the day & heat it up over the stove? This is what we do on big trips just to take the pressure off. Great for those nights when you've been travelling all day & don't have much daylight or energy left!
I have book called Caravan Chef that I found very useful while camping. Includes things like
Savoury Omlettes
Chicken Noodle Soup
Pasta dishes
Stir Fried Rice
Chicken Risotto
Veggie Risotto
Chicken Casserole
Stir Fried Beef & Veggies
Salmon Rissoles
Curries
All done on the stove too.

Good luck!

[Nai]

You could use couscous in place of rice for some dishes - it cooks by just adding boiling water

[Olive]

i just cooked the following for dinner tonight and thought of you, its cooked in one saucepan
its quick and easy and tbh you could use any type of meat including left over sangs in this or a bought roast chook etc..
you could also add what ever vegies you have at the time

original recipe

oil
1kg chicken thighs (i use two thighs for all us)
2 zucchinis
2 leeks (used onion tonight)
6 roma tomatos (i used a tin of toms)
300g (1 1/3 cups) of risoni pasta
160g (1 1/3 cups) olives
2 cups chicken stock

i cheat and cook the easiest way!
cook onion for a few mintues, add chicken and brown, add vegies and tomatoes, then add risoni, olive and stock, bring to boil and simmer for 10 or so minutes, remove from heat and stand for 5 mintues!

[~Trish~]

Wow, thanks so much everyone! Thanks Olive for that recipe, it sounds yummy and easy - just what I need!