With the holiday season approaching and Thanksgiving NEXT week, I thought I would put together a fun post of 5 foods that are easy to travel with.
I remember traveling one year to my sister’s house. I was supposed to bring a dish/food. I brought a pasta salad but did not put the lid on it tightly. Well, I went around a corner and suddenly I smelled pasta salad in the car. Ya, needless to say, that pasta salad did NOT make it to the party, sigh. That was a huge mess and I was so mad at myself!
There ARE ways to avoid those kinds of messes/situations, though. Like of course, putting the lids tightly on your dishes, but there are also travel-friendly foods too! Check them out below.
5 Foods That Are Easy To Travel With
1. Pot Pies. These are easy to travel with because the contents of the food are contained inside the pies. These are great for any time of the year and you can make them any way you like.
2. Fried Chicken. Fried chicken or bbq chicken travels well in coolers or containers. Nothing pouring out of them! My kind of meal, we love chicken!
3. Tiny Sandwiches. Everyone I know LOVES finger foods and tiny sandwiches is no different. They travel well and they taste so good however you make them!
4. Homemade Burritos. These can be made any way you like and they don’t get messy when you travel with them in a container. I have traveled with these before and everything stayed put! Plus, they were SO dang good!!
5. Green Salad. Green salads travel really well when kept in a container with a secure lid. Plus, if it slides around in the back seat, it will mix itself up! So, by the time you get to where you were going your salad will be all mixed up and ready to eat 🙂
What Foods Do You Enjoy Bringing To Holiday Parties?
Leela says
Cakes, pies and cookies.
Buddy Garrett says
I like to bring side dishes and desserts to holiday parties.
Jackie Schultz says
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Victoria Scott says
Great suggestions and YUM!
christina moore says
Thank you for the tips
Kathy Pease says
I like to bring dishes like lasagna
melody hodge says
I dont think I would be comfortable traveling with some of the foods listed. Most of the time we travel with light foods and if we need a meal, we stop to get a bite to eat in a diner or restaurant.
Dana Matthews says
I love dips and I love to try new ones. That’s usually my go to thing to take. And they are easy to transport! All of these are great ideas!
Laura P says
What I bring depends on the party and time of year. Fresh fruit and a veggie tray seems to be my go to year round.
accontests6 says
Thank you for the suggestions.
Cheryl A says
I’ve never had a problem traveling with food. As long as you plan ahead on how to pack it up, it always works out. I think the easiest is baked goods that are baked in something that already has a lid though.
Cynthia R says
Great suggestions. I once traveled with a pie in my passenger seat, took a turn too sharp and the pie flipped meringue side up and slide down the length of my window and door, it was a mess and I also pulled over to have a good cry.
tat2gurlzrock says
Some great ideas. I really hate spills in my vehicle.
Darlene Carbajal says
Yum, great foods! I take sandwiches, chips and drinks for trips 🙂
Belinda says
Love the chicken suggestion! I like bringing desserts like brownies and cookies. Those travel really well 🙂
gracefulcoffee says
Awesome post! I love burritos 🙂
marilynnawara says
These are great ideas. Much healthier than stopping for fast food on the road.
Amanda Lea says
I pack casseroles usually for travels!
Mary Gardner says
Those are good ideas. I usually take a fruit or congealed salad or brownies.
Mia says
I like bringing casseroles and sometimes if I have a certain salad, I will bring the ingredients and put them together at my destination with the dressing.
Marcie W. says
I really try to have us not eat in the car, because everything is messy with kids, but we do bring plenty of dishes along with us to gatherings, so less spills are appreciated.
Tracy Ann says
When I travel with food I like to put the food in a separate leak proof box (like a cooler) just to be on the safe side.
Elizabeth Balesteri says
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Ashley Dionne says
These are great ideas. I hate having food all throughout my car!
Michelle M says
These are some great ideas. Always looking for some food suggestions to travel with for long trips with the kids!
Julie Lundstrom says
Great ideas for traveling to visit family for the Holidays.
SHIRLEY SYMON says
I usually don’t have a problem with cold foods thanks to my pyrex bowls with lids. What I do have a problem with is keeping hot foods hot to travel with.
Joy says
The great thing about the holidays is all the food 🙂 Love the suggestions! With all the other things to worry about you don’t need a messy food spill to be one of them.
Tamra Phelps says
Pot Pies, fried chicken & burritos? Yes, please! Ha, ha! I love all those comfort foods.
Amy Orvin says
Potato salad usually travels well if you have it kept in an insulated container. My favorite things to bring is desserts, though.
vickie couturier says
I try to take something that is solid and cant spill easily,,,i have taped the tid to dishes before to keep them on when traveling
Hannah Groening says
I’ll have to remember some of these for our next road trip!
Darcy Koch says
I don’t really agree with a few of these-like burritos? pot pies? fried chicken? I think they could be a little messy. At least with my traveling buddies.
texasinak says
These are some great suggestions! I hate spills in the car.