Operation Awesome School Lunch Ideas for Kids

Our family is on a mission to make prepared school lunches from home not suck. Join us as we tackle making different, fun, and hungry kid-friendly recipes and meals for our kids for school! This list of school lunch ideas for kids is updated daily, Monday – Friday, during normal school months. You can download my printable weekly lunch menu here, and also check out my kid-friendly recipe index for more ideas, as well as see what school lunch containers and tools we use, too.

BBQ Chicken School Lunch	Nutella Sandwich School Lunch
DIY Taco Kit School Lunch	Cheese Quesadilla School Lunch

DIY Nutella Uncrustables Sandwich Lunch	BBQ Chicken Veggies School Lunch
Mini Quiche with Bacon School Lunch	Chicken Nuggets School Lunch

Grilled Cheese Sandwich School Lunch	Pizzadillas and Salad School Lunch
Pizzadillas and Veggies School Lunch	Turkey Sub School Lunch

Toddler or Preschool School Lunch	Baby Sub Sandwich Lunch
Beef Stroganoff Sub School Lunch	Turkey Bacon Ham Sub School Lunch

Baby Turkey & Bacon Sub School Lunch	Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas Lunch
Chicken Bacon Ranch Quesadillas Lunch	Beef Stroganoff Sub School Lunch

Baby Nutella Sub with Carrots School Lunch	Beef Ravioli and Meatballs School Lunch
Pizzadillas School Lunch	Chicken Nuggets School Lunch

Nutella Sandwich & Yogurt School Lunch	DIY Nachos Kit School Lunch
Baked Taquitos Beans and Rice School Lunch	French Toast Breakfast School Lunch

Pulled Barbecue Chicken Sandwich School Lunch	Pizza Grilled Cheese with Cheesy Bowtie Pasta
Grilled Cheeseburger Wraps School Lunch	Meatloaf Sub Mashed Potatoes School Lunch

Chicken Nugget Bowls School Lunch	Enchiladas Corn Bread School Lunch
Mini Corn Dog Muffins School Lunch	Chicken Broccoli Wreath School Lunch

Ham Broccoli Mac & Cheese School Lunch	Sliced Sausage and Cheese School Lunch
Homemade Pizza School Lunch	Enchiladas School Lunch

Fancy Bread Sandwiches School Lunch	Homemade Pizza Roll-Ups School Lunch
Spinach Artichoke Dip Sandwich School Lunch	Homemade Baked Chili Cheese Hot Dogs School Lunch

Creamy Chicken Taquitos School Lunch	Hot Dogs with Cheese and Chili School Lunch
Crescent Wrapped Hot Dogs School Lunch	Spaghetti Sausage Garlic Bread School Lunch

Homemade Enchiladas School Lunch	Crescent Roll Hot Dog Pockets School Lunch
Easy Grilled Thin Crust Pizza School Lunch	Nutella Peanut Butter Roll Ups School Lunch

Slow Cooker Chili Tater Tot Hot Dog Casserole School Lunch	Slow Cooker Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwiches School Lunch
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken with Salad School Lunch	Slow Cooker Herbed Barbecue Chicken Legs School Lunch

Kentucky Hot Browns Crescents School Lunch	Slow Cooker Enchilada Chicken School Lunch
GORGEOUS Apple Rose Tarts and Pizza Sticks School Lunch	Tex-Mex Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches School Lunch

Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Rolls School Lunch	Bacon Macaroni and Cheese School Lunch
Bacon Mac and Cheese Grilled Cheese School Lunch	Taco Macaroni School Lunch

Easy School Lunch Ideas for Kids

Crescent Roll Sandwiches School Lunch