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One-Pot Car-Camping Couscous with Veggies

This easy one-pot meal keeps things simple and tasty after a long day outside. It's a healthy dinner option you can make on your camp stove in minutes.

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Added August 9, 2026
Source: petromax.com
One-Pot Car-Camping Couscous with Veggies
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • •300 g couscous
  • •600 ml hot water
  • •1 red bell pepper
  • •1 yellow bell pepper
  • •2 zucchini
  • •1 onion
  • •2 garlic cloves
  • •100 g cherry tomatoes
  • •2 tbsp olive oil
  • •1 tsp dried oregano
  • •1 tsp dried thyme
  • •salt
  • •pepper
  • •to garnish (optional) feta cheese

Equipment

  • • frying pan
  • • bowl

Instructions

  1. 1Place the couscous in a bowl and pour hot water over it. Stir loosely with a fork and leave to soak for 5 minutes.
  2. 2Meanwhile, wash the vegetables and cut into bite-sized pieces.
  3. 3Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the onions and garlic.
  4. 4Add the peppers and zucchinis and fry for 5-7 minutes.
  5. 5Halve the cherry tomatoes and fry briefly.
  6. 6Loosen the couscous with a fork and fold into the vegetables.
  7. 7Season to taste with herbs, salt and pepper.
  8. 8Optionally serve with crumbled feta.

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