More Lunchbox Ideas :Bless this Mess Please

Pasta Box

• Easy Pasta Salad (leftover pasta + chopped zucchini/red onion/tomato/bell peppers/ham + salad dressing(roasted garlic, creamy Italian, and classic vinaigrette are awesome in this)
• Cashews + dark chocolate chips
• Kiwi + blueberries

Hummus Box

• Hummus
• Celery/carrots/bell peppers/broccoli
• Crackers
• Dried fruit (mango/pineapple/blueberries/apricots) + dark chocolate

Curry Box

• Butternut Squash and Red Lentil Curry + brown rice 
• Dark chocolate
• Broccoli/radishes/tomatoes
• Red and green grapes

Heartweed: could not find her recipe but here is a slow cooker curry butternut /chicken recipe that can be served with rice. Omit or add ingredients for your taste. Could add lentils or garbanzo beans on place of chicken. 

Ingredients

• 1 medium butternut squash peeled, seeded and diced
• 11/2 pound(s) chicken breasts, boneless, skinless cubed
• 2 tablespoon(s) curry powder
• 1 teaspoon(s) ginger, fresh grated
• 1 medium garlic clove(s) minced
• 3 tablespoon(s) tomato paste
• 1 can(s) coconut milk, full fat (403 mL)
• 1 medium lime(s), juiced
• 2 tablespoon(s) cilantro, fresh for garnish
• 1/8 teaspoon(s) sea salt to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon(s) black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Put all of the ingredients in a slow cooker pot. Stir to make sure all ingredients are coated, and add water if necessary to make sure everything is covered.
2. Cover, cook on low for 6-8 hours. Before serving, stir in the lime juice, and season with salt and pepper to taste. 

Luncheon Meat Box 

• Salami + provolone (Hw: meat of your choice) 
• Crackers
• Radishes/cucumber/carrots/black olives
• Raspberries

Apple sandwich and Eggs

• Apple and Peanut Butter “Sandwiches”
• Blueberries
• Cashews + almonds + pecans + dark chocolate chips
• Boiled eggs
• Carrots + celery

Salad Box 

• Egg Salad (HW: chicken, tuna, broccoli salad) 
• Crackers
• Black olives/celery/carrots/broccoli/radishes/bell peppers
• Dried blueberries/apricots/pineapple + dark chocolate + almonds

Quinoa , Chicken and Veggie Box

• Cooked Quinoa + Roasted Veggies + Chicken Breast (great with optional dressing on top, and I love the roasted garlic on this) (Hw: rice option) 
• Red and green grapes
• Pecans + almonds + dates + dark chocolate chips

*place veggies and chicken on sheet aon drizzle with oil and bake 350 for 20 minutes. (cooking times and temps may vary depending on the type of veggies you roast- look for doneness when brown and tender)

Chef Salad Box

• Green Salad (all the veggies + optional ham/cheese/boiled egg). If I’m going to eat it within an hour or two, I’ll add the dressing before I leave the house. I’ll bring the dressing in a separate container if I’m not going to eat it for a few hours. Don’t dress the day you make it; it gets soggy fast.
• Crackers
• Blueberries + raspberries
• Dark chocolate