Cabin Menu Plan – A Great Way To Save Money on Vacation

We recently spent a long weekend in Gatlinburg, TN together as a family.  We rented a cabin and enjoyed spending time together. We decided to plan and organize meals in advance and split up the groceries and meals between various family members.  This way not one family member felt like they were in the kitchen the entire time. By creating a Cabin Menu Plan we were able to save time and money while vacationing.  It worked out really well for our family.

We choose to prepare breakfast and dinner each day in our plan. Lunch was either on your own or we just snacked. We found that this kept each of us feeling like we were still on vacation and with the remote location of the cabin it kept us from spending a lot time (and money) driving to restaurants.  Of course I utilized my crock pot!  With a little organization we were able to bring our groceries with us which saved us even more money.

Cabin Menu Plan:

First Night:

Dinner: Bean Stew with Sugar Cornbread – Made in advance and brought with us

2nd Day:

Breakfast: Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

Dinner: Easy Ranch Burgers,  Homemade French Fries, Roasted Broccoli

3rd Day:

Breakfast: Homemade Breakfast Burritos – Made in advance and brought frozen

Dinner: Easy Crockpot BBQ Chicken, Crockpot Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Homemade Garlic Bread

4th Day:

Breakfast: Biscuits and Gravy Casserole

Melissa Jennings

Melissa is a soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 20 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.