Cold days are upon us…and it’s nice to send a hot lunch to school (it switches up the sandwich routine and warms up the kids before they go out for lunch recess). I’ve put together an Easy Hot Lunch List of kid-friendly comfort foods which can be sent for a hot school lunch. And yes, these would totally work for office lunch too…
Easy Hot Lunch List
Doesn’t this Easy Hot Lunch List just make your crave mac n’ cheese? Or my Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe? Or my Creamy Chicken Rice Soup? All of which are seriously delicious…and easy.
TIP: Pour hot water into an empty Thermos for 5 minutes, dump water, and then add hot food. This will help keep your hot food warm for longer!
When sending a hot lunch to school ensure the top is on securely. This may sound obvious…but if the top is not on correctly…it will spill out…wrecking the backpack…and wrecking school lunch (no parent ever enjoyed the “Hi, this is the school secretary calling, your daughter doesn’t have a lunch” phone call).
Ensure the top is on.
And if you second guess yourself – simply put the Thermos into a resealable plastic bag. Easy breasy.
Share!…What do you send for hot lunches?…
Great list of ideas, it is always nice to have something to plan when you have no ideas yourself.
All great ideas and it is nice to have something warm for lunch when it is so cold out.
Love the idea of mac n’ cheese in a thermos. A classic for sure! Thanks for the nice slow cooker recipe!
My granddaughter takes a hot vegetable soup with her in a thermos to school every day. You have made a good list of other alternatives, now she just has to be persuaded 😉
You gave me some ideas that I hadn’t thought of. Thanks for sharing.
I don’t send a warm lunch with my 5 year old son but now I might. I love your ideas. Especially the Mac & Cheese one!
Thanks for the great ideas
awesome ideas!! my daughters arent old enough for school yet but i do my husbands lunches and with this weather I usually do soup and a sandwich
Soup and a sandwich are such comfort foods aren’t they…
I always send Hubby with homemade soup/stew in a thermos
These are great ideas. Ive been sending hot dogs for the past week for my daughter. She is so picky its hard to feed her. but this list will be great
We have sent our grade 11 girl a hot lunch every day since she started school andThanks for the nice slow cooker recipe!
I shared these great ideas with my girlfriends,will be perfect for those cool fall days
I like hot lunches and these are some great ideas. Quiche is another great hot kunch.
There are some awesome ideas posted here,thanks so much for sharing with us
I love sending burritos in a thermos
Excellent ideas! Lunches get so monotonous! Great to change it up – time to get out the Thermos!
My kids always liked taking breakfast burritos. We would make them in bulk on the weekends.
I love your ideas-not just the same old, same old…will be trying these today
Such a great list of ideas, I will have to try some out as my kids definitely get bored of sandwiches!
I love the list, children need variety. They get bored of eating the same thing!
Thanks for the tip about the hot water before adding to the thermos – I can’t wait to try it!
I may print this for the fridge. Not just for school….Seriously:) how many times I look in the fridge & cupboards and go blank as what to make… gosh I hope I am not the only one lol