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Car-Camping Red Beans & Rice: Easy Vegan Camp Stove Meal

This hearty vegan red beans and rice recipe is simple to cook on a camp stove. It's a comforting, satisfying dinner after a long day outside.

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Added August 13, 2026
Source: budgetbytes.com
Car-Camping Red Beans & Rice: Easy Vegan Camp Stove Meal
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 120 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • •1 cup red beans
  • •1 cup rice
  • •1 medium onion
  • •2 cloves garlic
  • •1 medium bell pepper
  • •1 stalk celery
  • •4 cups vegetable broth
  • •1 teaspoon cumin
  • •1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • •to taste salt
  • •to taste black pepper

Equipment

  • • large pot
  • • colander
  • • saucepan

Instructions

  1. 1Rinse and soak the red beans overnight, then drain.
  2. 2In a large pot, sauté onions, garlic, bell pepper, and celery until soft.
  3. 3Add soaked beans, vegetable broth, cumin, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
  4. 4Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 hours until beans are tender.
  5. 5Serve over cooked rice.

Camp tips

  • • Soaking beans overnight helps reduce cooking time.
  • • Feel free to add other vegetables for extra flavor.

Food safety & trail facts

Calories:
300

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