Slow eater? Picky kid? US Mag Lunchbox Recipes collection will make your kids’ faces will light up when they see their lunch box filled with these delicious lunch box recipes :
Veggie meatball sandwich Recipe
Ingredients :
500g lean beef mince
1 small carrot, peeled, finely grated
1 small zucchini, finely grated
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
12 slices multigrain bread
2 avocados, halved, stone removed, peeled, mashed
2 ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 butter lettuce, leaves separated
135g (1/2 cup) hummus
How To Cook :
Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Place the mince, carrot, zucchini and tomato sauce in a large bowl. Use your hands to mix until well combined. Roll 1 heaped tablespoonful of mince mixture into a ball. Place on the lined tray. Repeat with the remaining mince mixture.
Place a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add meatballs and cook, turning, for 4-5 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate to cool slightly. Cut the meatballs in half.
Spread half the bread with avocado. Top with meatball, tomato and lettuce. Spread the remaining bread with the hummus and sandwich together. Cut sandwiches in half. Wrap in plastic wrap.
Spicy Potato Wraps Recipe
Mostly kids like to eat potatoes in their daily routine so you try out this spicy potato wrap recipe for a deliciously different way to give your kids in lunchbox.
Ingredients :
2 flour tortillas
3 to 4 big potatoes, boiled and cubed
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
2 teaspoons oil
1 sprig of mint leaves, for garnish
Salt to taste
Ingredients for the red bell pepper yoghurt dressing :
1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 cup hung curd
1/2 teaspoon red chilli flakes
Salt to taste
How to Cook :
To begin making the Spicy Potato Wraps recipe, par boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker for one whistle. Once the potatoes are cooked, peal the skin, cut it into cubes and keep aside.
Now take a small bowl and mix all the ingredients listed in the red bell pepper yoghurt dressing table and keep aside. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the dry herbs and potato cubes and give it a good toss. Season with salt and let it cook on low heat until the potatoes turn golden brown. This will take around 10 minutes.
Now, warm the flour tortillas in a skillet by brushing some oil on it and keep aside. To arrange the Spicy Potato Wraps, take the warm tortilla, apply a layer of red bell pepper yoghurt dressing and place a small portion of the spicy potatoes filling prepared in the middle.
Garnish with a few mint leaves and fold it on both sides and packing a tasty lunch box for kids.