Lunchbox/Lunch Pack Recipes

Here are some possible ideas for your children’s school lunches, or for your work or school lunches.

Tortilla Roll-Up Ideas:

(In each of these, you will spread the ingredients evenly, or lay ingredients flat, then roll the whole thing up. Place in container and slice if desired – be sure to slice things thinly.)

• peanut butter and banana slices
• cool whip and sliced strawberries
• yogurt and kiwi slices
• cream cheese and pepperoni slices
• mayo and ham slices
• mustard and turkey/chicken slices
• mayo and hard boiled egg slices
• cheese slices and ground beef with lettuce leaves and tomato slices

Soup/Stew Ideas:

(Cook each soup/stew in water, broth or stock. Just cut veggies and cook. Add peas/corn/noodles at the end.)

• corn chowder
• tomato, pepper and zucchini
• carrot, celery and potato
• chicken, noodles, corn, onion and carrots
• tomato
• pumpkin, zucchini and another squash

Sandwich Ideas:

• ham and cheese with pickles
• cheese and pickles with ketchup
• mayo/alternative, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, shredded carrot

Lasagna:

Layer in a pan:

• sauce
• noodles
• sauce
• meat/alternative
• cheeses
• noodles
• keep layering, with top layer noodles, sauce and cheese only

You could also use tomatoes and zucchini when you add the meat.

Shepherd’s Pie:

This is a simple formula. Cook potatoes and mash. Cook meat. Layer in baking dish: 1/4 cup water, meat, vegetables and potatoes.

• meat choices: ground beef/alternative, chicken. turkey
• vegetable choices: corn, peas, carrots, green beans