20+ Best Summer Picnic Ideas
Delicious dishes perfect for a summer picnic, including Grilled Italian Sausage Sandwiches, Creamy Pasta Salad, and more.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 80 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: Picnic
- Method: Grilling, Boiling, Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian, with meat options
Ingredients
- Grilled Italian Sausage Sandwiches: Italian Sausages, Bell Peppers (Red, Yellow, Green), Onion, Olive Oil, Italian Seasoning
- Creamy Pasta Salad: Pasta (Rotini or Fusilli), Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Mayonnaise, Mustard
- Cucumber Sandwiches: Bread (White or Whole Wheat), Cream Cheese, Cucumber, Salt & Pepper
- Apricot-Cherry Slab Pie: Apricots (Fresh or Canned), Cherries (Pitted), Pie Crust, Sugar, Cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat the Grill for the Italian Sausage Sandwiches.
- Prepare the sausages for grilling.
- Toss the peppers and onions with olive oil and seasonings.
- Wrap the veggies in foil and place on the grill.
- Grill the sausages for 6-8 minutes.
- Serve the sausages in bread with grilled veggies.
- Cook the pasta for the pasta salad until al dente and chill.
- Mix dressing ingredients together.
- Combine the pasta with dressing, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
- Chill the pasta salad for 30 minutes.
- Mix cream cheese and dill for cucumber sandwiches.
- Slice the bread and spread cream cheese.
- Add cucumber slices and assemble the sandwiches.
- Preheat the oven for the slab pie.
- Prepare the filling and roll out the pie crust.
- Add filling to the crust and bake for 45-50 minutes.
- Cool the pie before serving.
Notes
These recipes can be made ahead of time for convenience and often taste even better the next day!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich or salad serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
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