Jonny & I are off camping tomorrow ~ Yippee! It sounds a bit bonkers when most of the country is under floodwater or snow, but since buying my adorable little caravan (complete with gas fire and toilet!) we’ll hardly be hardly roughing it. 
I’ve been planning our menu (for weeks!) and wanted to try this dish beforehand, just to make sure it works. Thankfully it tastes great. It’s a great recipe for the end of your trip when supplies are low, as it uses mostly canned food. Whilst you could use canned hot dogs, it is worth trying to find decent sausages if possible. 
Filling, warm comfort food. Serve with some hot, fire baked damper or a tin foil jacket potato.
Campfire Cooking ~ Cowboy Stew!
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 8 sausages
- 1 onion
- 4 chopped garlic cloves
- 1 chilli pepper
- 1 tin of baked beans
- 1 tin of mixed beans drained
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
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If cooking over an open fire, wait until the flames have died down. Raise the pan above the embers to avoid burning the food.
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Slowly cook the sausages in a large frying pan, until caramelised and dark brown. Chop into chunks.
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Add the onion and garlic and fry until the onion is soft.
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Add the chilli pepper, and all the cans and stir well.
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Let the dish simmer until the sauce thickens and serve.
This reminds me of my Girl Scout days. : ) Have a great time camping. I am off to the pantry to see if I can make this for lunch!
Ooh, enjoy it Debs. A real dose of comfort food!
Janie x
All Very Nice ? But where’s the Mushrooms & the Cow Steak
Hardly a Cowboy Stew without the Cow Steak Is it Now But Joking apart Look’s very Tasty However ?? Don’t fancy doing it in this Wintery Conditions… Only after 60 Press ups in the Snow…..Ha ha
Hehe, to be fair this is an English girls take on a cowboy stew ;)
Janie x
Mmnnn looks delish, I usually take veggie chilli when we go camping, I struggle to cook rice though (even at home), so usually buy tortilla wraps. Enjoy your trip.
Thanks Becky, we had a fab time :)
It’s always good to have a few warming favourites ready for any out of season camping trip, and you’ve reminded me I haven’t made a good veggie chilli for ages.
Janie x
This was really really yummy
Awesome, really glad you enjoyed it Helena :)
Janie x