Dinners to pack for the pool

[Anonymous]

We love going to our community pool and spending hours there. I pack sandwiches and fruit for lunches there, but I'm at a loss for what to pack when we are there over the dinner hours. What do you pack?

[Anonymous]

Tomato basil and mozz salad. A fresh baguette on the side, with a little container of olive oil with herbs for dipping.
Pasta salads are good, too.
Chips and salsa with some cheeses and olives.
Composed salad that you can put together from individual containers once you are there.
There are my go-tos for pool dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tomato basil and mozz salad. A fresh baguette on the side, with a little container of olive oil with herbs for dipping.
Pasta salads are good, too.
Chips and salsa with some cheeses and olives.
Composed salad that you can put together from individual containers once you are there.
There are my go-tos for pool dinner.

Sounds delicious! Great ideas!

[Anonymous]

Why are sandwiches bad for dinner?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tomato basil and mozz salad. A fresh baguette on the side, with a little container of olive oil with herbs for dipping.
Pasta salads are good, too.
Chips and salsa with some cheeses and olives.
Composed salad that you can put together from individual containers once you are there.
There are my go-tos for pool dinner.

This does sound delicious. How old are your children? All I can think of is my twin 2-year-olds somehow upending the oil on themselves and everything else (despite my vigilance to avoid it) and extra containers to clean for a salad that will likely be quickly deconstructed again. Think I'd probably stick to the sandwiches and easy less-mess finger food at this age.

[Anonymous]

Also a grilled flank steak or grilled chicken breasts already sliced

[Anonymous]

- cold sesame noodles with shredded rotisserie chicken
- tabbouleh with chicken or flank steak
- chicken salad in lettuce wraps

or my personal favorite: domino's delivered poolside

[Anonymous]

quesadillas?

[Anonymous]

I guess I don't understand what Makes sandwiches unsuitable for dinner?

[Anonymous]

Empanadas (warmed in the toaster and wrapped in foil) and bean/corn salad.

Peanut noodle salad with tofu.

Roll ups with leftover grilled meat or grilled veggies and mozzarella (we grill extra on Sunday night), or burritos with leftover taco fixings.

Hummus, veggies, cut up pitas, cheese cubes.

Big bag of sugar snap peas (my go to, no prep veggie that my kids devour).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess I don't understand what Makes sandwiches unsuitable for dinner?

I think OP was just looking for some different ideas.

[Anonymous]

Two-year-old twins poster here. After reading more of the great replies, I'm inspired to pack more interesting food for meals out. Empanadas, sesame noodles/noodle salads, leftover grilled meat and vegetable roll ups sound great. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Is there a grill? We often do burgers/hot dogs. Tonight we have salmon to grill with corn on the cob (wrap in foil on the grill)
Rotisserie chicken, pull meat off and put in tortillas with shredded cheese, lettuce, avocado, salsa, sour cream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess I don't understand what Makes sandwiches unsuitable for dinner?

To me nothing but then there's people like my husband who will NOT eat lunch food for dinner

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess I don't understand what Makes sandwiches unsuitable for dinner?

To me nothing but then there's people like my husband who will NOT eat lunch food for dinner

There's a difference between "lunch" food and "dinner" food?