School Lunch Recipes

Sanshoku-don (Three-Color Rice Bowls)

J. Kenji López-Alt

30 minutes

Bean and Cheese Burritos

Kay Chun

40 minutes

Easy

5-Minute Hummus

Krysten Chambrot, Michael Solomonov, Steven Cook

5 minutes

Pasta With Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Genevieve Ko

25 minutes

Easy

Pasta Salad

Melissa Clark

30 minutes

Easy

Tuna Mayo Rice Bowl

Eric Kim

5 minutes

Ham and Jam Sandwich

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Cold Noodle Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce

Hetty Lui McKinnon

20 minutes

Extra-Crispy BLT

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Kimbap

Darun Kwak

40 minutes

Easy

Perfect Boiled Eggs

J. Kenji López-Alt

Around 10 minutes

Chicken Ragù Hand Pies

Kim Severson

45 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Easy

Cowboy Caviar

Margaux Laskey

15 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling

Easy

Chickpea Salad With Fresh Herbs and Scallions

Lidey Heuck

15 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ marinating

Easy

Spam Musubi

Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Alana Kysar

20 minutes

Easy

Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels

Genevieve Ko

15 minutes, plus cooling

Konbi’s Egg Salad Sandwich

Tejal Rao, Akira Akuto, Nick Montgomery

45 minutes

Ham Omelet Sandwich

Genevieve Ko

5 minutes

Whole-Grain Banana Yogurt Muffins

Genevieve Ko

30 minutes, plus cooling

Vegetables-and-Dip Pita Pocket

Genevieve Ko

10 minutes

Scallion Egg Wrap

Genevieve Ko

5 minutes

Best Chicken Salad

Julia Moskin

20 minutes, plus 2 hours' resting and 4 hours' chilling

Easy

Tomato Sandwiches

Melissa Clark

10 minutes

Pimento Cheese

The New York Times, Matt Lee, Ted Lee

5 minutes

Easy

Classic Tuna Salad Sandwich

The New York Times, Craig Claiborne

5 minutes

Easy

Cheddar Scallion Dip

Melissa Clark

5 minutes

Easy

Lunchbox Harvest Muffins

Melissa Clark

35 minutes

Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwich

Dwight Garner

90 seconds

Cheddar, Cucumber and Marmalade Sandwiches

Melissa Clark

5 minutes

Easy

Turkey and Apple Sandwiches With Maple Mayonnaise

Melissa Clark

15 minutes

Healthy

Baked Bean and Cheese Quesadillas

Martha Rose Shulman

5 minutes

Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato and Olive Pizza Pockets

Melissa Clark

45 minutes

School Lunch Recipes

Sanshoku-don (Three-Color Rice Bowls)

Bean and Cheese Burritos

5-Minute Hummus

Pasta With Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Pasta Salad

Tuna Mayo Rice Bowl

Ham and Jam Sandwich

Cold Noodle Salad With Spicy Peanut Sauce

Extra-Crispy BLT

Kimbap

Perfect Boiled Eggs

Chicken Ragù Hand Pies

Cowboy Caviar

Chickpea Salad With Fresh Herbs and Scallions

Spam Musubi

Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels

Konbi’s Egg Salad Sandwich

Ham Omelet Sandwich

Whole-Grain Banana Yogurt Muffins

Vegetables-and-Dip Pita Pocket

Scallion Egg Wrap

Best Chicken Salad

Tomato Sandwiches

Pimento Cheese

Classic Tuna Salad Sandwich

Cheddar Scallion Dip

Lunchbox Harvest Muffins

Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwich

Cheddar, Cucumber and Marmalade Sandwiches

Turkey and Apple Sandwiches With Maple Mayonnaise

Baked Bean and Cheese Quesadillas

Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato and Olive Pizza Pockets

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