Lazy Budget Chef

Husband and I are spending a lot of summer playing in our city parks with Lacey to help her with her fear issues. The more we take Lacey out and about to dog appropriate places, the more we socialize her and teach Lacey in a fun way that new experiences are not as scary as she thinks.

This means we are doing a lot more picnicking than we have in recent years. We’re getting tired of sandwiches and I’m a little stumped on what other picnic foods travel well and taste good after a sitting a cooler for a big chunk of the day.

I asked the smartest people I know, my Twitter and Facebook followers (you can follow me on Twitter here and follow me on Facebook here) for their favorite picnic food recipes.

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Wow friends! You really know how to cook!

9 Picnic Main Dishes

Goat Cheese and Avocado Sandwich with Red pepper Aioli Sauce OMG! So amazingly good!

Southwest Tuna and Black Beans

Tabbouleh with Chicken and Red Peppers

Chicken and Couscous Salad with Oil Vinaigrette

Shwarma Black Bean Burgers – Cook them ahead of time and eat them cold or warm them up on the grill if you want a hot lunch.

Chicken Salad Extra Creamy from Angie at The Country Chic Cottage. Cyn Gagen says, “I can attest to the fact that Angie's chicken salad recipe is AMAZING!”

Dijon BBQ Sliders Recipe

California Avocado Salad Sandwich a meatless meal from Ezra Pound Cake

Southwest Lime Chicken Picnic Wraps from Burlap and Denim