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If you are like most people this summer, you will be traveling to the shore. While renting a home and making your home food is more affordable than staying in a hotel and eating out every night, having to plan dinners for the week can also be stressful. Below, I will share my favorite recipes to minimize your daily cooking. No one wants you to spend a long time cooking while you are on vacation. Whether you are making Keto meals or just family dishes, these recipes will help you keep your meal prep to a minimum. These delicious vacation rental recipes include freezer dinner dishes and slow cooker (Affiliate Link) recipes as well. Come along, and let's start cooking!
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Pasta and Chicken Salads
Preparing food ahead of time works great when going away. A pasta salad is a wonderful option. The vinegar-based dressing in this recipe below will keep the food fresh for at least a few days.
Chicken salad is a quick way to use up leftover chicken breast. It's great for lunch in a sandwich or a light dinner on top of a salad. This one is super yummy. It does need to be refrigerated and is perfect for the first night at the rental property.
Slow-Cooker Dinners
Slow cooker meals are very handy when going on a beach vacation rental property. This is a vegetarian version. It's nice not to eat meat daily, so this one is a good option. The beans fill you up, and you don't have to spend much money. It's a win-win in my book.
Chicken cacciatore is a delicious dish and wonderful for a vacation meal. This one is a quick throw together recipe you can do in the morning and have it done by dinner time. You will be able to save a ton of money by making meals at home.
Homemade Soups
Creating homemade soups(pre-cooked) is an excellent option for your dinner. If you have several slow cookers (Affiliate Link), you can set them up the day before you leave, make the meals, and then freeze them all for the trip. Then, when on vacation, you just need to reheat them.
You can make this one in the morning, put it in the slow cooker (Affiliate Link), and it will be ready for dinner that night. Easy peasy.
If you like ground beef, you can also make this soup recipe in a dutch oven (Affiliate Link) pan. It is hardy and great for a crowd.
Freezing Meatloaves
I like freezing them after they are cooked. Then, when we want to reheat them, I cut them into slices and saute them in a skillet with a little oil for a quick meal with a side of salad or veggies.
Mac and Cheese Recipe Options
You can't forget about mac and cheese!
Let's not forget about the super easy slow cooker (Affiliate Link) mac and cheese. This one adds veggies and artichokes to it and can be placed in the slow cooker (Affiliate Link) in the morning for a delicious dinner that night.
If you are staying away from Dairy, this mac and cheese recipe may be perfect for you. This recipe uses beans to make the sauce.
Lasagna option in a slow cooker
Yes, it's a thing, and you can do it too! It's delicious, and you won't want lasagna any other way. If you bring your slow cooker (Affiliate Link), you can make this easy lasagna dish for your vacation.
Homemade Chili Recipes
This is my favorite chili recipe. You can swap out the flour for the gluten-free variety if you are gluten-free. I like to double the recipe and then freeze them in portion-controlled sizes.
If you don't want a beef chili dish, try this one. This recipe is a turkey chili recipe and freezes well. This recipe can be doubled or tripled in size easily for larger vacation attendees.
If you want to try a chicken chili recipe, you can try this one. It has zucchini, canellini beans, and is also a slow cooker (Affiliate Link) recipe. Great to cook ahead or make while in your beach home.
And, lastly of our Delicious Vacation Rental Recipes are for specific types of diets.
Low Carb Recipes
You can still stay on your diet, when on vacation. Just make some low carb dinners! And, a quick freezer dinner can even be Keto Friendly. This meat burger recipe is super easy and can be frozen and then recooked in a skillet or grill when you get to your rental.
If you like meatloaf individually sized, a mini meatloaf, low carb recipe may be for you.
Many of my recipes are low carb, feel free to visit all of them here.
Well, there you have it—my homecooked recipes for bringing to the shore. Please share your favorite recipes in the comment section below.
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Feeling overwhelmed with what to pack for your shore vaca? If you are looking for some help on how to prepare for your shore vacation rental, check out our recent post that includes FREE Shore Rental Packing checklists.
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