Travel aboard your Puzzle Campers can be a good plan for the holidays, it is a different way of traveling through which you can reach incredible sites. It is a way to enjoy the best beaches, to be able to watch sunsets in incredible places … In addition to enjoying the freedom that camper travel provides. Of course food is a very important part of the van trip and, as you know, our camper comes equipped with kitchen, fridge and sink so they are perfect for cooking on board. But, have you thought about what food you are going to prepare along your camper trip? Cooking on the van allows saving, yes. But you must be well organized! If you have already rented your rental camper, you are in luck! Now only the preparations remain. In this way your trip will be even more comfortable and you will enjoy tasty dishes on board the van. There are many camping recipes that you can prepare on the van, you just have to put a little imagination and choose a good place to enjoy the dishes.

 What can not miss

 You have to keep in mind that the space on the van is limited just like the one in the fridge so it is a good idea to organize your pantry a little before starting the trip. The first thing to keep in mind to prepare the camping recipes are the days you are going to be traveling, your tastes and how much time of your trip you will be willing to cook. Make sure that the food you buy is simple to prepare and its conservation is not complicated. It is a no-brainer but the space on the van is reduced just like the one in the fridge and you sure do not feel like throwing away half the food you have bought.

Basic essentials on the van

– Cans of preserves. They are easy to store and last for a very long time. Also you do not need to put them in the fridge. You can get out of a hurry both to prepare an aperitif and to make a meal with different tapas. They will become a must in your camping recipes.

– Bread and sausage. Sure, you do not feel like eating sandwiches every day, but eating a sandwich with a good ham, tomato and olive oil after a morning of hiking or after a swim on the beach is a pleasure. Do not deprive him of it!

 – Pasta and rice. You can buy spaghetti, macaroni … whatever you like. They do not spoil with the heat and are cooked in the blink of an eye. They will solve more than one meal …


– Fruit. The fruit can not be lacking in any diet, so during the trip in van it was not going to be less. You provide vitamins and minerals and you can solve a snack, dessert or you can have them at breakfast.

– Tea, coffee, soluble cocoa. Is there anything better than being able to enjoy a delicious coffee in the place you choose? Do not forget to load coffee, tea or soluble cocoa in the van, which you like most. So just get up you will enjoy a moment of relaxation.

– Cookies, pastries … You’ll never know where you’re going to dawn, so load the freight of things you take at breakfast. Before the trip you can prepare a homemade cake and enjoy it during the holidays in camper.

Ideas for breakfast

Before beginning an intense day of route in camper you must recover forces with a good breakfast. If you do not feel like complicating much or are in a hurry you can always solve with a coffee, biscuits or cake and a piece of fruit. If you feel like giving a little homage to the breakfast, you can prepare some of these recipes.

– Sweet French omelette, you only have to add to the classic French tortilla two tablespoons of sugar instead of salt. If you want you can fill it with jam or eat it with fruit. It is delicious and will fill you with energy on your trip. You can go with a tea or coffee and breakfast ready!

– Toasts. You do not need a toaster to toast the bread, you will manage perfectly with the kitchen including our campers and a pan. To the bread you can add what you like: butter and jam, cream of cacao … what you choose!

– Scrambled eggs with bacon. A plate full of energy but very simple to make. It is perfect for those who at breakfast do not go around with nonsense … Preparing scrambled eggs with bacon will fill you with energy for a long day of travel in camper.

And for eat?

At lunch time you have to be aware that there is no oven in the room, no appliances such as a blender or microwave. Cook off stews and roasts, but also spend half a morning cooking. Every cloud has a silver lining. Try to prepare camping recipes that do not take a long time and do not need many cooking utensils. That will not be a problem, there are many easy and simple recipes that you can prepare on the van.

– Salads. Of pasta, with chicken, only of vegetables, with rice, vegetables … Salads admit a lot of food so you just have to put imagination or catch ideas of any blog of recipes. If you are lazy to cook on the van, you can bring the prepared salad from home.

– Pasta with tomato, pesto sauce … what you like the most! There are many recipes that you can prepare with pasta. In addition you can make recipes of use, if at the dinner the day before you have vegetables or meat you can make a delicious dish of pasta with leftovers. It is the best way to not throw anything and take advantage of the food to the maximum. And, of course, you will enjoy delicious camping recipes.

– Grilled meat. The one you choose, chicken, veal … you can accompany it with some grilled vegetables or a salad. One of our favorite dishes when we travel in camper are the ‘pinchos morunos‘ accompanied by salad of lettuce, onion and tomato. Easy, fast and very simple. So you will not waste much time cooking and you will have more time to enjoy the trip in camper.

What can we have for dinner?

To put the finishing touch to a long day of road or tourism aboard your camper, you have many options to cook when traveling in camper. But remember that we have no oven, no microwaves … Touch your imagination!

– Pizza. Yes, you can prepare pizza without oven in the camper. The trick is to put the pizza in a frying pan and cover it well with foil. You will be surprised with the result!

– Sandwich. Vegetable, ham and cheese, from tuna to tomato … Imagination to power, prepare a good sandwich with food that you have at hand. If you want to go beyond the typical ham sandwich with ham and cheese, you can take a look at a kitchen blog to get ideas.

– Go out to dinner! Relax, enjoy the holidays, if you have run out of food and supermarkets are already closed or you do not happen to prepare for dinner, take the opportunity to know some restaurant in the area. It’s all about enjoying the holidays, is not it?

Any other recipe?

For those lovers of the camper world who have run out of ideas when it comes to cooking, there are some recipe books to cook on board a van that can come to you very well. Take a look, you will surely learn some trick you can put into practice when traveling in a van. The Camper Van Cookbook or The Camper Van Coast are two good options for discovering the cuisine on board a camper. Another option is to make your own recipe, on the Internet you will find a lot of easy recipes. You only have to adapt them to the way of life of the van.

 Conclusion…

These are just some of the dishes you can prepare on the van. Although undoubtedly, the limit is where you put it, since you can prepare delicious dishes during your route. A camper has all the basics you need to live aboard. This will allow you to enjoy a different vacation and discover incredible corners that, otherwise, you could not know. In addition, the kitchen and refrigerator of the van allow you to enjoy a vacation at a great price. You can cook on the van whenever you want. You will not depend on schedules nor will you have to wait long lines … Even if you prepare your recipes on the van, it is always interesting to try the local gastronomy. You can not leave the Basque Country without trying their rich and varied pintxos, nor deprive you of a good fabada if you are going to travel by camper in Asturias … You will be well to go out and know a little more thoroughly the place you are visiting. Or make a barbecue in places qualified for it, why not? Recipes, like the routes to travel, are endless. Why not start preparing your next camper trip?

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