Traveling doesn’t have to mean sacrificing great food. With a little planning, you can have delicious, home-cooked meals ready to go no matter where your adventures take you.
By prepping meals in advance, freezing them, and taking them along with you, you can avoid the stress of finding kosher options on the road and enjoy comforting, familiar dishes at your destination.
From hearty soups to savory stews, these make-ahead meals are easy to pack, reheat, and enjoy!
1. Meaty Red Lentil Soup by Yehudis Mann
While prepping this soup for the Whisk photo shoot, I doubled the recipe, feeling very accomplished as I planned to freeze the extras for Yom Tov. However, as each eager member of my family started helping themselves to bowl after bowl, my feeling of satisfaction was really short-lived, as none of it actually made its way to the freezer!
2. Pizza Quiche by Chayie Schlisselfeld
Who says being a grown-up means you can never eat pizza? Enjoy this delicious “crossover” dish guilt-free, as it is also low in fat.
3. Garlic Baked Chicken from the Dining In Cookbook
A perfect balance of fresh flavors. Very enjoyable!
4. Savory Beef Spinach Stuffed Shells by Nina Safar
Jumbo shells stuffed with savory beef and spinach are the perfect combination to serve for an easy, yet satisfying meal. The shells and beef mixture can be prepared and stuffed in the morning with the final step of heating them up in the oven completed right before serving.
5. Beef Stew by Rivky Kleiman
There’s nothing that compares to a warm, hearty stew to keep the cold outside!
6. Sweet and Sour Meatballs from the Dining In Cookbook
The perfect combination of sweet and sour, these meatballs are tender yet firm, holding their shape beautifully. Feel free to shape the meatballs as big or small as you like. This recipe will become a staple on your dinner rotation, because they’re that good!
7. Easy Honey-Garlic Chicken from the Dining In Cookbook
This chicken recipe is custom-made for a sweet tooth!
8. Glazed Meatloaf from the Dining In Cookbook
Meatloaf is a family favorite for a reason! This recipe has that classic sweet profile that really appeals to kids.
9. Faigy’s Broccoli Quiche by Faigy Murray
Every time I make quiche, I’m nervous that my family won’t eat it. And every time, my kids say, “Yum! Ma, how come you don’t make this more often?”
10. Chunky Chicken Taco Soup by Renee Muller
It is almost unfair to call this dish a “soup,” it is so much more than that. It’s a meal in a bowl that awakens your taste buds to a whole new experience of fun. Flavorful yet light, spicy but just right. Try it and be amazed.
Originally published January 2018. Updated and improved January 2025.
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