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219 kid-friendly 30-minute lunches with ingredient lists, original steps and typical cost per serving. The middle recipe here costs about $1.46 a serving and takes 24 minutes; 219 of 219 are done in 30 minutes or less. Most-used grocery items: garlic, fresh herbs, cheddar and shredded cheese, eggs.
Popular picks
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Caprese Pasta Salad with cherry and grape tomatoes
$0.93/serving
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Classic Sloppy Joes
$2.04/serving
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Classic BLT Pasta Salad
$1.66/serving
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Hamburger Helper
$2.75/serving
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Peanut butter and banana roll-ups
$0.52/serving
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Classic egg salad sandwiches
$0.94/serving
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Egg fried rice with peas and carrots
$1.01/serving
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Ham, cheddar and pea rotini lunchbox salad
$1.20/serving
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Mini pizza pita rounds
$1.20/serving
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Bean and cheese quesadilla triangles
$1.29/serving
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Ham and cheddar pinwheels with cream cheese
$1.32/serving
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Tomato soup with cheddar grilled cheese
$1.59/serving
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Chicken and grape salad sandwiches
$1.74/serving
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Baked Cheeseburgers
$2.15/serving
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Homemade Pancake Mix
$0.07/serving
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Chocolate Cranberry Muffins
$0.08/serving
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with eggs
$0.10/serving
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Cinnamon Oatmeal Shake
$0.12/serving
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Small-Batch Blueberry Pancakes
$0.13/serving
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Banana Muffins
$0.14/serving
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Sourdough Waffles
$0.15/serving
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
$0.17/serving
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Italian Spaghetti Salad
$0.17/serving
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Waffles
$0.19/serving
Cheapest per serving
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Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
$0.20/serving
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Maple Pancakes
$0.21/serving
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Baked Chili Cheese Fritos
$0.30/serving
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Peach Pancakes
$0.31/serving
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Grilled Tempeh Sandwich
$0.35/serving
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Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins
$0.36/serving
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Spanish Grilled Cheese
$0.37/serving
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Buckwheat Chocolate Waffles
$0.41/serving
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Bacon French Toast
$0.41/serving
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Peach Upside-Down Pancakes
$0.42/serving
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Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed Pancakes
$0.43/serving
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American Style Waffles
$0.43/serving
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Pepper Honey Butter Popcorn
$0.49/serving
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Instant Pot Egg Bites
$0.49/serving
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Mexican Pasta Soup
$0.50/serving
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Mexican Pasta Spinach Soup
$0.51/serving
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Mashed Potato Salad
$0.53/serving
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Healthy Pancake Cereal
$0.58/serving
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Bow Tie Pasta Salad
$0.59/serving
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Taco Pasta Salad
$0.61/serving
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Ham and Cheese Scrambled Eggs
$0.62/serving
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Beet Potato Cutlets
$0.64/serving
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Pumpkin Pancakes with butter
$0.65/serving
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Green Goddess Pasta Salad
$0.67/serving
All 219 recipes, A to Z
- Air Fryer Chicken Bites
- Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
- Air Fryer Turkey Burgers
- Almond Crusted Goat Cheese Salad
- American Style Waffles
- Applewood Barbecue Burgers
- Asparagus Pasta Salad
- Aussie Burgers
- Avocado Fries with Chili Lime Sauce
- Avocado Kale Caesar Salad
- Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
- Bacon French Toast
- Bacon French Toast Roll Ups
- Bacon Pasta Salad
- Baked Cheeseburgers
- Baked Chili Cheese Fritos
- Banana Muffins
- BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
- BBQ Jackfruit Avocado Slaw Sandwiches
- Bean and cheese quesadilla triangles
- Beet Beef Burgers
- Beet Potato Cutlets
- Black Bean Taco Salad
- Blackberry Goat Cheese Salad
- BLT Egg Sandwich
- BLT Grilled Cheese
- BLT Pasta Salad with bacon
- Blueberry Pecan Quinoa Salad
- Bow Tie Pasta Salad
- Breakfast Sandwich with bagels
- Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Salad
- Buckwheat Chocolate Waffles
- Bunless Beef Burgers
- Bunless Turkey Burger
- Caprese Focaccia Sandwiches
- Caprese Pasta Salad with cherry and grape tomatoes
- Caprese Sandwich
- Carrot Cake Pancakes
- Cheddar Ranch Chicken Burgers
- Cheese Omelet
- Cheeseburger Chowder
- Cheeseburger Macaroni
- Cheeseburger Pitas
- Cheeseburger Sliders with ground beef
- Chicken and grape salad sandwiches
- Chicken Apple Quesadillas
- Chicken Burgers with Cucumber Yogurt
- Chicken Fajita Quesadillas
- Chicken Fried Rice (4 servings)
- Chicken Halloumi Burgers
- Chicken Pasta Salad
- Chicken Quesadilla
- Chicken Sausage Breakfast Quesadilla
- Chicken Taco Salad
- Chicken Zucchini Spaghetti
- Chickpea Omelette Sandwiches
- Chickpea Pesto Sandwich
- Chickpea Pizza Burgers
- Chocolate Banana French Toast
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate Cranberry Muffins
- Chocolate Hazelnut Quesadilla
- Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed Pancakes
- Cinnamon Oatmeal Shake
- Classic BLT Pasta Salad
- Classic egg salad sandwiches
- Classic Sloppy Joes
- Clubhouse Sandwich
- Cod Fish Tacos with tortillas
- Crabstick Mushroom Toast
- Cranberry Croissant Sandwich
- Cream Cheese BLT Pasta Salad
- Cream Cheese Chicken Salad
- Creamy Avocado Pasta Salad
- Creamy Chicken Pasta Salad
- Creamy Ham and Pea Pasta
- Creamy Vegetable Pasta Soup
- Creamy Zucchini Pasta with fresh herbs (cilantro
- Crispy Chicken Nuggets
- Crispy Ground Beef Tacos
- Croissant Breakfast Sandwich
- Cucumber Sandwiches
- Egg fried rice with peas and carrots
- English Muffin Pizzas
- Everything Bagel Breakfast Sandwich
- Fajita Quesadillas
- Feta Flatbread Fish Tacos
- Flourless Banana Pancakes
- Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
- Fried Egg Sandwich
- Frito Taco Salad
- Garlic Egg Fried Rice
- Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich
- Green Goddess Pasta Salad
- Grilled Cheese
- Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Grilled Chicken Avocado Sandwich
- Grilled Chicken Grape Salad
- Grilled Pizza
- Grilled Salmon Sandwiches
- Grilled Tempeh Sandwich
- Grilled Veggie Burgers
- Ground Beef Hamburgers
- Ham and cheddar pinwheels with cream cheese
- Ham and Cheese Omelet
- Ham and Cheese Scrambled Eggs
- Ham and Cheese Toastie
- Ham and Swiss Quesadilla
- Ham Cheese French Toast Rolls
- Ham Cheese Quesadilla
- Ham Cheese Roll-Ups
- Ham Gouda Breakfast Sandwich
- Ham Sandwich
- Ham Swiss Sandwiches
- Ham, cheddar and pea rotini lunchbox salad
- Hamburger Hash
- Hamburger Helper
- Healthy Pancake Cereal
- Heirloom Tomato Sandwich
- Homemade Beef Burgers
- Homemade Pancake Mix
- Hot Ham Sandwiches
- Hot Turkey Sandwiches
- Hummus Pasta Salad
- Instant Pot Egg Bites
- Instant Pot Spaghetti
- Italian Sausage Sandwich
- Italian Spaghetti Salad
- Juicy Chicken Burgers
- Kale Pasta Salad
- Kale Pepper Red Onion Pizza
- Lasagna Sandwiches
- Lemon Basil Pasta Salad
- Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
- Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with eggs
- Mac and Cheese Soup
- Maple Pancakes
- Mashed Chickpea Salad
- Mashed Potato Salad
- Mexican Pasta Soup
- Mexican Pasta Spinach Soup
- Mexican Scrambled Egg Sandwiches
- Microwave Egg Sandwich
- Mini pizza pita rounds
- Monte Cristo Sandwiches
- Muffin Tin Cheeseburgers
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Open-Faced Jarlsberg Sandwiches
- Oyster Mushroom Curry Sandwich
- Pasta with Pistachio Mint Sauce
- Peach Pancakes
- Peach Pesto Pizza
- Peach Upside-Down Pancakes
- Peanut butter and banana roll-ups
- Pepper Honey Butter Popcorn
- Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
- Pesto Pasta Salad
- Pesto Pasta Salad with mozzarella
- Pesto Pasta Salad with parmesan
- Pesto Spaghetti
- Pesto Spaghetti Squash Shrimp
- Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potatoes
- Pizza Quesadilla
- Ploughman's Sandwich
- Portobello Mushroom Burgers with buns and rolls
- Prawn Chorizo Fried Rice
- Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes
- Pulled Chicken Ranch Sandwiches
- Pulled Pork Carnitas Quesadillas
- Pumpkin Pancakes with butter
- Pumpkin Waffle Turkey Sandwiches
- Quick Taco Salad
- Rainbow Vegetable Quesadillas
- Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Roast Beef Sandwich
- Roasted Pepper Pesto Sandwich
- Rotel Beef Tacos
- Salami Cream Cheese Sandwiches
- Salmon Burger Patties
- Salsa Verde Burgers
- Sausage Quinoa Pasta
- Sausage Quinoa Pasta with quinoa
- Seasoned Turkey Burgers
- Shredded Roast Beef Pasta
- Shrimp Pasta Salad with lemons and limes
- Shrimp Sandwiches
- Shrimp Tacos
- Skillet Turkey Burgers
- Small-Batch Blueberry Pancakes
- Smash Burgers with ground beef
- Smashed Chickpea Sandwiches
- Smoked Salmon Avocado Pizza
- Sourdough Waffles
- Southwestern Cheeseburger Sliders
- Southwestern Pasta Salad
- Spanish Grilled Cheese
- Spinach Berry Goat Cheese Salad
- Spinach Quesadillas
- Spinach Ricotta Grilled Cheese
- Spinach Sauce Bunless Burgers
- Spring Pea and Asparagus Salad
- Steakhouse Burgers
- Strawberry Balsamic Pasta Salad
- Strawberry Grilled Cheese
- Street Corn Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Stuffing Muffins
- Summer Harvest Cheddar Quesadilla
- Summer Squash Tacos
- Summer Tortellini Pasta Salad
- Sun-Dried Tomato Focaccia Turkey Sandwiches
- Sweet Potato Chicken Burgers
- Sweet Potato Pasta Soup
- Swordfish Burgers
- Taco Lettuce Wraps
- Taco Pasta Salad
- Taco Salad
- Taco Salad with ground beef
- Taco Soup with ground beef
- Tomato soup with cheddar grilled cheese
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