We plan to do lots of daily sightseeing while on a vacation to Blacks Hills, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons. Most likely we will not be returning to the campsite during the day and we would like to compile a list of easy to prepare cold/hot lunch meals for the road.I'll start off the list:ColdHam or turkey SandwichesHam or Eggs or Tuna or Chicken salad sandwichesPeanut butter or nutella and JellyTuna, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos on crackersHam & Cheese on crackersHotHotdogs or brats or chili dogsQuesodillasHamburgersPizza foil packets - Pita, sauce, fixing, cheese

sounds like my list. I also take several pkgs of cooked chicken breasts and cooked taco meat and cooked hamburgers... and just get them out of the freezer and zap them in the microwave.

Sounds like you may be eating when you return late at night too? I have precooked foods on hand such as Hormel Beef Tips and then I can heat that up quickly over noodles or rice, or on a bun. We also like store bought Ambrosia, found in the deli section, pickle spears, small bags of chips, nuts, health bars, beef jerky, fresh fruit, baguettes to have with salami and cheese.

Herself likes to use a romaine leaf like a tortilla and stuff it with cold salads like cheddar spread, tuna, ham salad, egg salad, etc. It's an easy way to get your veg in the meal.

Another lover of precooked foods here. To be heated in 15 minutes or less:shredded pork served with egg noodles or on a bunspaghetti and meat sauceItalian beef for sandwichesTex Mex seasoned meat sauce for tacosSoup and panini type sandwich which grill nicely in a waffle ironMany more but you get the idea.Don't feel like turning on heat?Chef's saladTuna or chicken NicoiseSevicheCheese and cold cut platter. Extra nice with sliced bread and fruit.Greek salad with feta, salami and olivesGazpacho

Make boil in bag meals before going and keep them in the freezer. Make spaghetti, beanie weenie, chicken marsala, chicken and rice, etc. Place into vacuum bags thaw and then either microwave or boil for quick home cooked dinner.

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DeanRIowa

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Apr 08, 2015

Quick road food

We plan to do lots of daily sightseeing while on a vacation to Blacks Hills, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons.

Most likely we will not be returning to the campsite during the day and we would like to compile a list of easy to prepare cold/hot lunch meals for the road.

I'll start off the list:

Cold

Ham or turkey Sandwiches
Ham or Eggs or Tuna or Chicken salad sandwiches
Peanut butter or nutella and Jelly
Tuna, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos on crackers
Ham & Cheese on crackers

Hot

Hotdogs or brats or chili dogs
Quesodillas
Hamburgers
Pizza foil packets - Pita, sauce, fixing, cheese

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ReneeG
Explorer
Apr 08, 2015
Sounds like you may be eating when you return late at night too? I have precooked foods on hand such as Hormel Beef Tips and then I can heat that up quickly over noodles or rice, or on a bun. We also like store bought Ambrosia, found in the deli section, pickle spears, small bags of chips, nuts, health bars, beef jerky, fresh fruit, baguettes to have with salami and cheese.
TexasShadow
Explorer II
Apr 08, 2015
sounds like my list. I also take several pkgs of cooked chicken breasts and cooked taco meat and cooked hamburgers... and just get them out of the freezer and zap them in the microwave.

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