5 Easy Recipes While on Vacation

Let's face it, meal planning, shopping, and cooking while on vacation are not typically what most people envision as relaxing. However, eating out, especially with children can be extremely expensive.

Here we identified 5 different recipes that are easy to make and adaptable to preferences. In addition, we created a printable shopping list for each recipe, making shopping easy as well.

Recipe #1

Beef Bibimbap Rice Bowls

This 12-ingredient recipe takes longer to prep than it does to cook, around a total of 30 minutes. Each person eating can specially design his or her bowl to meet his or her preferences, making this delicious dish very easily adaptable.

Adaptions:

• Change the beef to ground chicken or turkey meat to match eating preferences.

• Purchase gluten-free soy sauce to accommodate allergies.

• Limit the use of sriracha sauce to control the level of spice.

• Leave the sriracha sauce on the side for each individual to control the spice level in the dish.

• Substitute the white rice for brown rice.

Recipe #2

Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, and Sausage Pan Dinner

This simple meal uses one sheet pan. It can take a while to cook, so prepping before leaving during the day, and then throwing it in the oven while you shower and relax would make this meal an easy meal to make.

Adaptions:

• Substitute ground turkey or chicken instead of the sausage.

• Use fresh garlic instead of the garlic powder.

• Use fresh onions, or leave them out.

Recipe #3

Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowl

This is a very delicious meal that satisfies even the toughest critics. This meal is very low prep, is easy to make, and cooks quickly.

Adaptations:

• Use pre-made teriyaki sause.

• Leave out one of the vegetables, or leave them on the side for people to add to their bowls as they desire.

• Use Toasted Sesame oil when cooking the vegetables.

• Substitute the turkey with ground beef.

• Leave out the ginger, garlic, or green onion, based on taste.

Recipe #4

Chicken Fried Rice

This simple dish will easily become a fan favorite. It cooks quickly and with minimal ingredients.

Adaptations:

• Substitute brown rice for the white rice.

• Leave. the sriracha on the side for those who are interested.

• Substitute the chicken with pork, shrimp, or vegetables.

• Leave the egg on the side.

• Use gluten-free soy sauce to accommodate allergies.

• Use only one of the oils, toasted sesame oil provides more flavor.

Recipe #5

Toasted Rice Bowl Recipe

This flavorful dish is easy to make and does not take too long.

Adaptations:

• Leave the corn on the side.

• Change the red bell pepper to an orange or yellow bell pepper.

• Limit the amount of chili flakes used to control the spice.

• Use brown rice instead of white rice.

Shopping Lists

The last thing anyone wants to do, while on vacation, is spend more time than necessary wandering around a supermarket trying to figure out what is needed. Even worse is possibly forgetting a key ingredient and making a return trip. To avoid all of that inconvenience and frustration, a shopping list has been created for each one of the recipes. This easy-to-print or read-on-your-mobile device list will make a shopping trip efficient.

Happy Cooking!

Please share any of your favorite recipes in the comments section.