Cooking in a campervan doesn't need to be complicated. These meals use ingredients from any UK supermarket and take under 30 minutes.
Breakfast Ideas
Porridge
- Porridge oats (50p, Tesco)
- Milk or water
- Honey or jam
- Cost: 30p per serving
Scrambled Eggs
- Eggs (85p for 6, Aldi)
- Bread (55p, Tesco)
- Butter (95p, Lidl)
- Cost: 40p per serving
Lunch Ideas
Cheese Toastie
- Bread (55p, Tesco)
- Cheese (85p for 300g, Aldi)
- Butter (95p, Lidl)
- Cost: 40p per serving
Beans on Toast
- Beans (25p, Tesco)
- Bread (55p)
- Cost: 30p per serving
Dinner Ideas
Pasta Bake
- Pasta (25p, Tesco)
- Tomato sauce (30p, Tesco)
- Cheese (85p for 300g, Aldi)
- Cost: 50p per serving
Stir Fry
- Noodles (25p, Tesco)
- Vegetables (80p, Tesco)
- Soy sauce (85p, Tesco)
- Cost: 60p per serving
Curry
- Rice (40p, Tesco)
- Curry sauce (60p, Tesco)
- Chicken or chickpeas (80p)
- Cost: 70p per serving
Tips
- Batch cook: Cook once, eat twice
- Use a cool box: Keep ingredients fresh without electricity
- Freeze meals: Freeze curries and stews for later
- Buy own-brand: Aldi and Lidl are cheapest
- Use a slow cooker: If you have electricity
Conclusion
Van life cooking can be cheap and easy. Porridge, beans on toast, pasta bake, and stir fry all cost under £1 per serving. Buy own-brand from Aldi or Lidl and batch cook to save time and money.
