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Lunch recipes for back to school in 2024

From Hawaiian pizza scrolls to Twiggy stick pasta, here’s a selection of delicious (and fun) recipes for your child’s school lunch box. They also make perfect treats to help adults keep hunger at bay while at work.

Crispiest sweetcorn fritters

Skip the boring sandwiches this back-to-school season and feed the kids something they’ll actually eat with these easy sweet and savoury lunch box ideas.

Barbecue chicken and pineapple pizza scrolls.
Barbecue chicken and pineapple pizza scrolls.

Barbecue chicken and pineapple pizza scrolls

Perfect the lunch box, these freezer-friendly pizza scrolls are also budget-friendly at only 80 cents each.

Low-sugar lunch box fruity jelly bites

These refined sugar-free gummies are packed with real strawberry and mango, making them an ideal kids’ lunch box snack.

Pizza lunch loaf.
Pizza lunch loaf.

Pizza lunch loaf

The whole family will love this pizza inspired love lunch loaf, great for picnics or school lunches.

Chicken & cheese mini quiche

These mini quiches are perfect for lunch-boxes and picnic baskets.

Chicken salad sandwich shapes.
Chicken salad sandwich shapes.

Chicken salad sandwich shapes

Pack a surprise into the kid’s lunch-box with these tasty sandwiches!

Baked zucchini, bacon and tomato frittata

Liven up the lunch-box with this tasty and healthy frittata.

Twiggy stick pasta.
Twiggy stick pasta.

Twiggy stick pasta

The kids will love this Twiggy stick pasta in their lunch boxes.

Carrot, zucchini and dill muffins

Fill the lunch-box up with these very special carrot and zucchini muffins.

Silverside sandwiches.
Silverside sandwiches.

Silverside, cheese and chutney sandwiches

Use leftover silverside to make a tasty lunch for 2.

Strawberry ricotta muffins

Put one of these delicious muffins in your lunchbox - it’s guaranteed to cheer you up!

Cheesy zucchini and bacon muffins.
Cheesy zucchini and bacon muffins.

Cheesy zucchini and bacon muffins

These cheesy zucchini and bacon muffins are a delicious lunch box snack.

Chicken, carrot and instant noodle salad

Fill your lunch-box with these great lunch, morning tea and snack ideas.

Corn, pea and ham patties.
Corn, pea and ham patties.

Corn, pea and ham patties

These crunchy patties are delicious lunch-box fillers or after-school snack.

Cheesy rolls

These quick and tasty rolls are perfect for the lunch box or a certified after-school hit.

Chicken rainbow wraps.
Chicken rainbow wraps.

Chicken rainbow wraps

Looking for new work lunch ideas? Wrap up this colourful chicken salad in wholemeal mountain bread for a tasty, filling meal.

Roast beef and rocket wrap

Wrap up this low-fat snack for your work lunch-box.

Vegetable meatball sandwiches.
Vegetable meatball sandwiches.

Vegie meatball sandwiches

Fill your lunch-box with these great lunch, morning tea and snack ideas.

Vegetable and ham fritters

Packed with veggies, these fritters are a great lunch box idea for kids and adults alike.

Hawaiian pizza scrolls.
Hawaiian pizza scrolls.

Hawaiian pizza scrolls

For a tasty lunch box treat, make these cheesy Hawaiian pizza scrolls!

Antipasto and bean tarts

These little savoury pastries are perfect as antipasto or simply as everyday lunch-box fillers.

For more recipe ideas, go to taste.com.au or check out the Taste Test Kitchen now.

Originally published as Lunch recipes for back to school in 2024

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