This is the authentic traditional recipe for a Bolognese sauce. If it's not done this way then it can't be called a Bolognese ragu! Ragù alla...
Vegan Ragu – Best recipe with a flavour bomb
This is the best vegan ragu recipe, adapted from our family authentic Neapolitan style of adding a little parcel full of flavour that erupts...
Potato Gnocchi – Authentic Italian Recipe
This Potato Gnocchi recipe is a total game changer! If you thought the store bought stuff was good then this will be a reality check for you. I...
Pesto alla Genovese Recipe – The Authentic and best recipe out there!
The popular and delightful sauce known as Pesto alla Genovese comes from Genoa in Italy and has found a cherished place in the heart of Italian...
Pasta Fagioli – a must try pasta recipe
When we were asked to do a cooking demo for Vanlife Summit 2024 we were over the moon! However, I have to confess, I was just as excited to...
Pasta la Vista, Baby: Whipping Up Vanlife’s Best Pesto
Why Pesto Pasta is a Vanlife Staple Pesto pasta is a staple for us vanlifers. Why? Because it's the trifecta of perfection: affordable, simple,...
Tagliatelle Carbonara
Vanlife is all about embracing the simple joys of life on the road, and that includes enjoying delicious homemade meals from the comfort of...
Spaghetti alla carbonara
Spaghetti alla carbonara is another amazing vanlife recipe from @vwt4_furbone_. This italian recipe uses guanciale, similar to pancetta....
Rigatoni alla vodka
This recipe for Rigatoni all vodka is one of our featured vanlifers favourite meals to eat in their bus Sweet Bea. Read their feature here....
Creamy Chicken with sun-dried tomatoes over pasta
Creamy chicken with sun-dried tomatoes over pasta This delicious recipe is a favourite of featured vanlifer @vangirl_cooks. This recipe is...
Älpler macaroni à la Alfred
Älpler macaroni à la Alfred This recipe is a firm favourite of featured vanlifers @alfredsrollingkitchen. Anne & Pascal are big fans of...
Skillet of Mackerel with Spicy Tomato Salad
A Mediterranean style dish with a very British Mackerel. Mackerel is one of the tastiest fishes whilst being surrounded by a spicy-sweet and zingy tomato salad.
Omnia Cannelloni
Cannelloni with ricotta and spinach!!….simple to do in our van.
The bechamel can be substituted with cooking cream.
The meat sauce can be replaced with a vegetarian sauce
King Prawn & Tomato Fregola
During our vanlife adventure in Sardinia we discovered Fregola, tiny pearls of pasta made by hand which originate from the Italian island. Fregola is a very versatile ingredient and can be used in soups, stews, salads and in this recipe made into a risotto-like pasta dish.
It is one of our favourite campervan kitchen staples. So much so we brought plenty back with us! However, you can find it online (amazon), in posh supermarkets and Italian delis. Although you could substitute it for Orzo or Arborio rice, you may need to add more stock/water.
This recipe can be easily adapted to suit your tastes, camper kitchen supplies and diets – it can be made totally vegetarian and vegan.
Recipe from Meg, from Flora & the Novice Explorers
Omnia Butternut Squash Vegan Lasagne
After cooking this, we sat and ate it in silence! We scoffed it down! So tasty! Definitely one of our new favourites!
Spaghetti and homemade meatballs
Spaghetti and homemade meatballs
PUMPKIN RAVIOLI WITH SAGE BUTTER
PUMPKIN RAVIOLI WITH SAGE BUTTER
Bacon and Pesto Pasta salad
Bacon and Pesto Pasta salad
Quick, Fresh Pasta Sauce
’Alessio family is pretty serious about their sauce. Jen grew up watching her grandmother cook pasta sauce on the stove all day. Although a 4 hour marinara is delicious, sometimes a quick, fresh sauce is a bit more practical. Here’s our version of a garden fresh pasta sauce.
Spaghetti Bolognese Classico
Voted amongst the top van life eats of all time we give you a classic and authentic Spaghetti Bolognese recipe that we make in our van all the time! A date night speciality 😉
To be really authentic a mix of both pork and beef is used but for van life storage we tend to use just beef.
Quick creamy salmon pasta
This is a really simple dish to add more or less of the main ingredients, such as the pasta and smoked salmon, you can also fry different mushrooms with a little garlic paste to make it a veggie dish. I use different veg depending what I have, such as green beans, peas and sweetcorn
Gouda, Mushroom, & Truffle Salt Mac & Cheese
In this one pot dinner, Gouda and mushrooms come together with pasta in a creamy bechamel sauce all sprinkled with delectable truffle salt to make an irresistible bowl of the most heavenly, elevated, yet easily attainable Mac and Cheese you’ve ever had!
It sounds complicated, fancy, and time consuming, but I swear it’s not! Only a handful of ingredients most of which you probably already have and only one stovetop pot and you’ll be in heaven in no time.
Before I have baked the final pasta with a breadcrumb topping which I also highly recommend. However, stopping at the stovetop stage does keep the pasta at an incredibly delicious creamy stage that I honestly probably now prefer.
Vegan Spaghetti and meatballs
Meat Free Vegan Spaghetti
Carrot Greens Pesto
Carrot Greens Pesto
