Kids Home All Day? 29 Easy Summer Lunch Recipes and Ideas!

Published: Tue, 05/23/17

​​​​​​​Raise your hand if you're doing the "School is Over Happy Dance!" High five everyone - we made it through another school year!

Today I want to share a huge list of lunch (or dinner, or breakfast if you're really feeling rebellious) recipes and ideas that are simple and good. Pull from this list all summer long so lunch doesn't become a "sandwiches, again?" struggle. :)
  1. Tuna Salad
  2. Tuna Melts on Spinach
  3. Pasta Salad Bar
  4. Meat and Cheese Burritos
  5. Easy Noodle Stir Fry
  6. Ham and Cheese Pasta Salad
  7. Pizza Boats
  8. Baked Potatoes in the Crock Pot with whatever toppings we have available
  9. Homemade pizza (crusts already made – boys build/bake their own)
  10. Spanish Rice
  11. Taco Salad
  12. Easy Cheesy Bean Dip with chips
  13. Chicken Tacos
  14. Black Bean Chicken Nachos
  15. BLT Chopped Salad
  16. BLT Wraps
  17. Bacon, Egg, and Avocado Salad
  18. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (with turkey or ham if I have some)
  19. Scrambled Egg Sandwiches
  20. Creamy Mac and Cheese
  21. Healthier Cheese Dip with chips
  22. Real Food Meat and Velveeta Dip with chips
  23. Taco Quesadillas
  24. Tuna Casserole
  25. Chicken Burritos
  26. Plain Quesadillas
  27. Hamburger Patties
  28. Beef Summer Sausage with cheese and crackers
  29. Corn Dog Muffins
If you want an even bigger list sharing all kinds of great books to read this summer, check that out here!

And don't forget to shop this year's Build Your Bundle Digital Curriculum Sale, now through May 30 only. There are some great treasures there for up to 96% off - and you only buy the books you need! Check it all our here. 

Now 'fess up. Who is doing the "School is Over Happy Dance" with me?

Dancin' away,