8 Easy Recipes Turned Leftovers for School Lunches

We’re gearing up for back to learning, and while I’m a self-professed Meal-Planning delinquent (*intuitive cooks unite!*), we do have some super easy recipes from the archives that would make great outside-the-typical lunchbox ideas for in-school/home-based learning.   Double-whammy recipes are one of my favourite ways to simplify.   Here are 8 Easy Recipes Turned Leftovers for School Lunches ideas to add to your meal rotation:

8 Easy Recipes Turned Leftovers for School Lunches

1. Greek Pasta Salad

Packed with veggies, carbs & cheese, no heating required & a great nutritious lunch option.

2. Old School Mac n’ Cheese

Heat & serve or add to their thermos.  We also love adding cooked broccoli to this one to get those veggies in.

3. Turkey, Bean & Kale Soup

One of our family’s favourites for when Fall arrives & temps dip, warm this up for a hearty thermos lunch.  Leave out the turkey for a vegetarian option.

4. Classic Zucchini Loaf

Not just for breakfast ideas, bake this as a loaf and/or in muffin tins for a veggie + protein packed unusual but delicious lunch option.

5. No Cook Recipes

Make a batch of our Mediterranean Chickpea Salad, Tuna Lettuce Wraps or Antipasto Kebabs & Charcuterie or 5-Bean Medley Salad for simple no-cook options that will fill bellies nicely.

6. Turkey Parmesan Zucchini Boats

Chop these up, heat & add rice or plain pasta for a protein & veg packed lunch.

7. One Pot Pasta e Fagioli

Double batch this recipe for lots of hearty leftovers you can warm for lunches or freeze for future.

8. Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Salmon

Take the refrigerated leftovers & turn them into salmon salad for sandwiches or wraps by breaking up the fillets with a fork & adding either olive oil or mayo.

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Whatever back-to-school arrangement you have, we wish your family a wonderful start to a very unusual year and hope some of these recipes help relieve a bit of stress in this emotionally charged time!

Keep well, eat well

 

 

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