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Kids lunchbox recipes

As the children get ready for the first day of term, making delicious and healthy meals can be a challenge. Reduce the stress with our tasty ideas for simple lunches, fun snacks and helpful tips for packing the perfect kids lunchbox!

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These colourful turmeric and coconut wraps make a great base for your favourite fillings
Sunshine wraps
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Crunchy and packed with fresh flavours, these tuna tostadas are a great high-protein dinner option that takes under 30 minutes to cook
Giant tuna tostadas
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Inspired by crispy potato rosti, this ham and sweet potato slice makes a healthy lunch idea for kids during the holidays. Grated potatoes, ham, chives and melting cheese are combined into an easy bake – serve with sweetcorn for extra veg.
Ham and sweet potato slice
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For an easy lunch idea for kids, make these simple fishcake burgers. Sandwich fishcakes in a wholemeal roll with a dollop of yogurt, then add lettuce and cucumber for a healthy lunch that still feels like a treat!
Fishcake burgers
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Treat the kids to pizza for lunch - but a whole lot healthier! Make this pizza omelettes recipe for an easy lunch idea for kids - simply top omelettes with melting mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and basil for a healthy lunch idea.
Pizza omelettes
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This fast, budget-friendly recipe for cheesy chicken pancakes should keep the kids happy
Cheesy chicken pancakes
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A fun lunchbox idea for kids, cut these turkey sandwiches into star shapes for an easy, healthy packed lunch. Find more Lunchbox recipes on Tesco Real Food.
Turkey sandwich stars
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An easy lunchbox idea for kids, this healthy chicken pasta salad recipe has a tasty pea, tomato, and basil sauce.
Chicken pasta salad
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Flapjacks
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These classic chewy flapjacks are studded with crunchy seeds, juicy apricots and sultanas – perfect for snacking on-the-go or for an after-school treat.
  • Serves Makes 16
  • 30 mins
  • 165 calories
Gluten-free chocolate fudge brownies
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These irresistibly fudgy dark chocolate brownies are the perfect indulgent teatime treat. Best of all, they are completely gluten-free so that everyone can enjoy!
  • Serves 8
  • 35 mins
  • 506 calories
Spicy beef and tomato sausage rolls
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Gorgeously golden on top and wonderfully spicy with a mix of beef, sun-dried tomato paste, chilli flakes and red onion, these party bites are a real crowd-pleaser. The recipe makes 16 so there's plenty to share around.
  • Serves Makes 16 sausage rolls
  • 60 mins
  • 134 calories
Carrot choc chip muffins
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An easy-but-cute-looking bake that makes for moist muffins, and the kids can help you make - as long as they promise not to eat the chocolate chips before they make it into the mix. Substitute the chocolate chips for nuts if you prefer.
  • Serves 12
  • 40 mins
  • 423 calories
Cheesy courgette muffins
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This simple recipe is great fun for children aged seven and eight upwards and it goes to prove that savoury muffins can taste just as good as sweet ones!
  • Serves 12
  • 20-25mins to prepare and 20mins to cook
  • 124 calories
Quesadilla
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This wonderfully cheesy, veg-packed Mexican quesadilla recipe is so simple to make and ready in just 15 minutes
  • Serves 4
  • 15 mins
  • 706 calories
Vanilla shortbread star biscuit
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These sweet little shortbread biscuits are such a simple bake - they're great for parties and double up as a foodie Christmas gift, too
  • Serves 20
  • 30 mins
  • 71 calories
Super fruit oat cookies
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Make a batch of these quick and easy oat cookies, they're a great anytime snack. Pop in the dried fruit you love: they work really well with juicy sultanas as well as chopped dried apricots, mangoes, dates or bananas
  • Serves - makes 18 cookies
  • 65 mins
  • 251 calories
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