Anonymous wrote:Fried chicken!

Yeah, baby!

Anonymous wrote:Fried chicken!

Best picnic food ever!

Anonymous wrote:Pasta salad with a protein

Vulgar

Lunchables?

Anonymous wrote:Pasta salad with a protein

I use chickpeas for my protein in pasta salads, to avoid any non-refridgeration issues. Plus then vegetarians can eat the salad.

Pasta salad with a protein

Fried chicken!

I would make a large batch of a quinoa salad. Diced chicken, chick peas or other beans, some green and red veggies for color, scallions, dressing of some kind. Be creative with what's available.

Thanks so much for the ideas. I especially apppreciate the list of sandwich suggestions!

Oh yeah - maybe cold noodles

For preschoolers, I think the following might work: fruits, cold chicken nuggets, peanut butter sandwiches depending on allergies.

If you're making sandwiches, you could use pita pockets. Those would help the little ones keep their sandwiches intact and their hands clean.

I would make a ton of little sandwiches and keep them in a cooler until ready to serve. Sometimes I use tiny cocktail bread and other times I use quartered sandwiches. I try to use different breads for "coding."

Pimento cheese/white bread (Whole Foods pimento cheese is great)

Cucumber cream cheese spread/wheat bread

Turkey and swiss/rye bread

Hummus, roasted peppers, basil, vinaigrette/sourdough

Cheddar and apple and chutney/pumpernickel bread

PBJ/white bread

Have pickles, olives, squeeze jars of mayo and mustard

If you're doing side dishes I'd just have:
quartered watermelon, strawberries
veggie tray or a few veggies with a yogurt dip
chips
pasta salad perhaps
brownies/cookies
drinks

OP here. Not sure if it matters but this is for a dinner picnic.
Thanks

I would appreciate any recommendations for a main dish to take to an outdoor picnic tomorrow afternoon (no cooking at site). Looking for somewhat healthy suggestions for preschoolers and their parents that are not likely to cause food borne illness in the heat.
Thanks!