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Kid-friendly American 30-minute lunches recipes
146 kid-friendly american 30-minute lunches with ingredient lists, original steps and typical cost per serving. The middle recipe here costs about $1.84 a serving and takes 25 minutes; 146 of 146 are done in 30 minutes or less. Most-used grocery items: eggs, garlic, cheddar and shredded cheese, butter.
Popular picks
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Classic Sloppy Joes
$2.18/serving
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Classic BLT Pasta Salad
$1.75/serving
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Hamburger Helper
$2.82/serving
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Peanut butter and banana roll-ups
$0.63/serving
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Classic egg salad sandwiches
$1.06/serving
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Ham and cheddar pinwheels with cream cheese
$1.32/serving
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Ham, cheddar and pea rotini lunchbox salad
$1.33/serving
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Tomato soup with cheddar grilled cheese
$1.60/serving
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Chicken and grape salad sandwiches
$1.86/serving
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Baked Cheeseburgers
$2.25/serving
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Homemade Pancake Mix
$0.15/serving
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
$0.17/serving
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Small-Batch Blueberry Pancakes
$0.18/serving
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Chocolate Cranberry Muffins
$0.19/serving
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with eggs
$0.19/serving
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Cinnamon Oatmeal Shake
$0.19/serving
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Banana Muffins
$0.20/serving
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Sourdough Waffles
$0.23/serving
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Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
$0.25/serving
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Waffles
$0.32/serving
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Grilled Tempeh Sandwich
$0.36/serving
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Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins
$0.43/serving
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Peach Upside-Down Pancakes
$0.45/serving
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Instant Pot Egg Bites
$0.49/serving
Cheapest per serving
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Pepper Honey Butter Popcorn
$0.52/serving
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Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed Pancakes
$0.53/serving
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Peach Pancakes
$0.53/serving
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American Style Waffles
$0.58/serving
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Maple Pancakes
$0.59/serving
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Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes
$0.68/serving
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Ham and Cheese Scrambled Eggs
$0.69/serving
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Healthy Pancake Cereal
$0.70/serving
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Beet Potato Cutlets
$0.70/serving
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Mashed Potato Salad
$0.70/serving
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Avocado Fries with Chili Lime Sauce
$0.72/serving
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Bow Tie Pasta Salad
$0.76/serving
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Buckwheat Chocolate Waffles
$0.83/serving
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Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$0.88/serving
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Pumpkin Pancakes with butter
$0.88/serving
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Cucumber Sandwiches
$0.90/serving
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Flourless Banana Pancakes
$0.91/serving
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Open-Faced Jarlsberg Sandwiches
$0.98/serving
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Cheese Omelet
$1.01/serving
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Ham Cheese Roll-Ups
$1.03/serving
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Hot Ham Sandwiches
$1.09/serving
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Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
$1.10/serving
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Avocado Kale Caesar Salad
$1.12/serving
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Mac and Cheese Soup
$1.15/serving
All 146 recipes, A to Z
- Air Fryer Chicken Bites
- Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
- Air Fryer Turkey Burgers
- American Style Waffles
- Applewood Barbecue Burgers
- Asparagus Pasta Salad
- Avocado Fries with Chili Lime Sauce
- Avocado Kale Caesar Salad
- Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
- Bacon Pasta Salad
- Baked Cheeseburgers
- Baked Chili Cheese Fritos
- Banana Muffins
- BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
- BBQ Jackfruit Avocado Slaw Sandwiches
- Beet Beef Burgers
- Beet Potato Cutlets
- 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
- 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 Burgers with Cucumber Yogurt
- Chicken Fried Rice (4 servings)
- Chicken Halloumi Burgers
- Chicken Pasta Salad
- Chicken Taco Salad
- Chicken Zucchini Spaghetti
- Chickpea Pesto Sandwich
- Chickpea Pizza Burgers
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate Cranberry Muffins
- Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed Pancakes
- Cinnamon Oatmeal Shake
- Classic BLT Pasta Salad
- Classic egg salad sandwiches
- Classic Sloppy Joes
- Clubhouse Sandwich
- Cranberry Croissant Sandwich
- Cream Cheese BLT Pasta Salad
- Cream Cheese Chicken Salad
- Creamy Avocado Pasta Salad
- Creamy Vegetable Pasta Soup
- Creamy Zucchini Pasta with fresh herbs (cilantro
- Crispy Chicken Nuggets
- Croissant Breakfast Sandwich
- Cucumber Sandwiches
- Everything Bagel Breakfast Sandwich
- Flourless Banana Pancakes
- Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches
- Fried Egg Sandwich
- Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich
- Grilled Cheese
- Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Grilled Chicken Avocado Sandwich
- Grilled Chicken Grape Salad
- 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 Cheese Roll-Ups
- Ham Gouda Breakfast 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
- Instant Pot Egg Bites
- Instant Pot Spaghetti
- Juicy Chicken Burgers
- Kale Pasta Salad
- Lemon Blueberry Pancakes
- Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with eggs
- Mac and Cheese Soup
- Maple Pancakes
- Mashed Chickpea Salad
- Mashed Potato Salad
- Microwave Egg Sandwich
- Monte Cristo Sandwiches
- Muffin Tin Cheeseburgers
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Open-Faced Jarlsberg Sandwiches
- 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 with parmesan
- Pesto Spaghetti Squash Shrimp
- Philly Cheesesteak Baked Potatoes
- Pizza Quesadilla
- Portobello Mushroom Burgers with buns and rolls
- Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes
- Pulled Chicken Ranch Sandwiches
- Pumpkin Pancakes with butter
- Pumpkin Waffle Turkey Sandwiches
- Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Roast Beef Sandwich
- Rotel Beef Tacos
- Salami Cream Cheese Sandwiches
- Salmon Burger Patties
- Salsa Verde Burgers
- Seasoned Turkey Burgers
- Shrimp Pasta Salad with lemons and limes
- Shrimp Sandwiches
- Shrimp Tacos
- Skillet Turkey Burgers
- Small-Batch Blueberry Pancakes
- Smash Burgers with ground beef
- Sourdough Waffles
- Southwestern Cheeseburger Sliders
- Spinach Berry Goat Cheese Salad
- Spinach Ricotta Grilled Cheese
- Spinach Sauce Bunless Burgers
- Steakhouse Burgers
- Strawberry Grilled Cheese
- Stuffing Muffins
- Summer Harvest Cheddar Quesadilla
- Sun-Dried Tomato Focaccia Turkey Sandwiches
- Sweet Potato Chicken Burgers
- Sweet Potato Pasta Soup
- Swordfish Burgers
- Tomato soup with cheddar grilled cheese
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