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Easy Grab and Go Meals to Send You Packing

Jessica Fisher · March 12, 2012 · 5 Comments

Having a repertoire of “grab and go meals” is a great way to save money and eat well on busy days.

baguette

When I lived in France, I loved grabbing their version of a sandwich: a baguette dressed simply with ham and butter or cheese and some vegetables. It was an easily portable meal that satisfied my hunger as well as my taste buds. I could grab it and go.

And even today, when I’m no longer that svelte, jeune fille americaine, I still find myself wanting quick meals that we can grab and take to the park or the beach or on trips, without a lot of fuss — or fastfood takeout.

The baguette sandwich is a family favorite, my usual, if you will. Try this one with Chipotle Mayo; that’s good, too!

But here are some other grab and go meals to pack into a lunch box or thermos as well:

bowl of cheese soup

Cheese Soup with Zucchini, Broccoli, and Carrots

feta pesto salad

Pesto and Feta Pasta Salad with Cranberries

A bowl of pasta salad, with vegetables

Mexican Rice Pasta Salad

ingredients for buffalo chicken wrap

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Got a favorite recipe to take on the road?

 

 

Filed Under: Lunches, Meal Planning Tagged With: packable

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  1. MissMOE says

    March 12, 2012 at

    Wow! These all look really good. I haven’t tried adding cranberries to my pasta salad–they are now on my shopping list. I’m trying that recipe this week.

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  2. Martha Artyomenko says

    March 13, 2012 at

    These are great! We are going to be taking a trip in June and I am looking for ideas to avoid fast food and save money.
    i like to make ham and cheese rolls, oatmeal cookies, homemade granola bars…

    Reply
  3. Emily @ Random Recycling says

    March 14, 2012 at

    I grill up extra chicken breasts and make chicken salad sammies. I mix in chopped celery, walnuts and some craisins.

    Reply
  4. Melissa says

    March 16, 2012 at

    I’ve been making the pesto pasta salad for my husband lately and substituting sliced black olives for the cranberries (since he doesn’t like them). He loves it!

    Thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  5. 2pots2cook says

    September 3, 2019 at

    Perfect office lunch ! Thank you and enjoy your day 🙂

    Reply

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