What do you cook for quick meals?

[Fitswimmer]

I've used those frozen bagged dinners from Bertolli or Bird's Eye. They take about 10-20 minutes in the frying pan and you've got dinner for 4. The teriyaki chicken is quite good as is the Chicken and Vodka Sauce. They cost about $6 which is far less than we'd pay for dinner out and they only take one pan to cook which means easy clean up.
We usually only eat at home a couple of nights, but we do most breakfasts at "home" except the last morning. Leaving is depressing enough, we try and treat ourselves!

 

[FLYNZ4]

We eat breakfast in the room each morning. Some people have cereal/milk... others use microwave breakfast sandwiches... and I make bacon and eggs (with those horid, but easy pouches of microwave bacon).

Beyond that... we usually eat at 1-2 TS restaurants per day and almost never eat at a CS.

We do stock up the fridge with a few cases of bottled water, diet soda, coffee cream, juice, ice cream and a few other odds and ends.

/Jim

 

[dairyou]

Sloppy Joes...just needs ketchup and a very little bit of mustard. Buns and cheese.

Shake N Bake...boneless can be cooked in 30 minutes.

Definitely speghetti.

Meatloaf. We made that and had meatloaf sandwiches the next day for lunch.

Grilled steak.

We are the oddity, but cook all the time when we're on vacation. We get tired of eating out all the time. One of the reasons we purchased DVC

Good Luck,
Deb

 

[MagikMom]

My son loves soup so Campbells chicken noodle soup is a must have for us. Another Idea that hasn't been mentioned yet is english muffin pizza's. I also usually get the variety pack of cereal for breakfast or just to snack on for him.

 

[happymommy]

These are all such great ideas! I don't own DVC but stayed at a BWVilla (1br) twice. Once drove down for 11 days, and the crockpot would have been a great idea! I love to take a roast, put onion soup mix on it, then a can of root beer. That's it - it's so delicious for the kids, and they can eat the leftovers next day. I get tired of eating out too - after a busy day it's nice to just have something simple.

One thing I'm glad I brought on that trip was stuff like zip loc baggies and saran wrap. We packed all our stuff in plastic storage containers instead of suitcases.

My DS has food allergies, so cooking for him is easier sometimes also. DD likes hard boiled eggs, and chicken nuggets are easy and quick. Frozen veggies are good - sometimes on vacation we don't eat as well!

We're coming in December and have a 1br booked at Saratoga Springs, so this is giving me ideas for planning! In the winter (even at Disney) it's nice to have a good meal planned. I may even do a roast one day - it sounds like a lot but it's actually so simple to take a bird, stick it in the oven, make some potatoes and stuffing, whatever. If it's a slow day where you're just at the pool, it would be comforting.

I've also been known when travelling with friends to other condos, to take some commonly used spices, and pack little baggies of them. Oil and other items are cheap - just buy small amounts and I always leave everything leftover for the housekeeping. They can take drinks, laundry soap, etc...

One thing NOT to cook - I bought one of those boxed dinners that contains chicken - it was some kind of baked thing like a casserole or a pot pie dinner thing. I made it - why? Tossed it out. I don't know what I was thinking! If you'd never eat it at home, you may not like it on vacation either! I think it was the chicken - smelled like catfood to me! I don't like hamburger helper either - but if you or your kids did that would be easy and filling. DS can't eat that as it has dairy anyway. But that chicken stuff - beware

 

[kcdisneymom]

This trip I'm making a breakfast casserole-12 eggs in (grease)9x13, mix 1 1/2 lb cooked sausage, 12 oz shredded cheddar, 7 slices bread torn in pieces pour on eggs top w/4 oz cheese. Bake 15 w/cover at 350 then w/o till brown. I'd like to bring crock but we have to fly. Haven't found a rental place that will rent them yet. Need to get to know someone in town so I could borrow theirs.

 

[Steamboat Bill]

mac and cheese

pizza

frozen dinners

 

[pbharris4]

I'd like to bring crock but we have to fly. Haven't found a rental place that will rent them yet. Need to get to know someone in town so I could borrow theirs.

You could always ship it ahead of time to the resort or get a cheap one from Wal Mart.

 

[pbharris4]

I've used those frozen bagged dinners from Bertolli or Bird's Eye. They take about 10-20 minutes in the frying pan and you've got dinner for 4. The teriyaki chicken is quite good as is the Chicken and Vodka Sauce. They cost about $6 which is far less than we'd pay for dinner out and they only take one pan to cook which means easy clean up.
We usually only eat at home a couple of nights, but we do most breakfasts at "home" except the last morning. Leaving is depressing enough, we try and treat ourselves!

The CHicken & Spinach one is really, really good too! And also the Shrimp Penne.

 

[DE2Disney]

I've never cooked a full dinner, but we always do breafast. Our standard breakfast is Eggo waffles, scrambled eggs w/cheese and microwave sausage or microwave bacon. I guess the would be cool dinner also.

 

[canwegosoon]

I don't cook at WDW...but I cook at my summer house...

Breakfast:French Toast, Pancakes, bagles/fixings

Dinnerenne Vodka, tacos or frajitas, meatloaf/instant potatoes, meatball subs, chicken/broccolli casserol, chicken/stuffing casserol, chef salads, cesar salads, black bean/onions/tomato salad and toasted bread, monte cristco(type) sandwiches, Lasagna or Ziti.

Lunch Favorite:BLT or Tuna(so quick)

 

[corinnak]

My boys like to eat grilled cheese.

I love crockpot cooking too, but we alaways fly, too. I know that DVC members pass everything from Christmas Trees to Vero Beach chairs - is there any reason we couldn't pass around a crockpot?