Homemade Lunchables (Better Than the Original)

homemade lunchables with cheese and crackers in bento box.

Homemade Lunchables (Better Than the Original)

here are very few school lunch memories more universally beloved than the Lunchable. The little tray of sliced cheese, deli meat, crackers, and a small sweet treat felt like the ultimate lunchtime luxury.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Calories 331kcal

Author Kylie Mazon-Chambers

Equipment

2” (5cm) circle cookie cutter

Ingredients

2 ounces thick sliced deli meat (ham or turkey)
2 ounces ounces sharp Cheddar cheese or mild Cheddar
8 snack crackers (I like Ritz for the most classic)
½ cup seedless grapes halved for younger kids
½ cup additional snack like goldfish (optional)
Sweet treat like a small cookie, small package of m&ms or fun-size candy bar (optional)

Instructions

Use the cookie cutter to cut circles from the deli meat. Cut the cheese into thin slices.
Alternate the meat, cheese and crackers into premade stacks in the largest compartment.
Add the fruit, an additional snack (optional) and dessert (optional) then box it up!

Notes

I like to alternate the meat, cheese and crackers into premade stacks but if meal-prepping ahead of time for the week then I recommend arranging the meat and cheese in one compartment of the bento box and the crackers in another.

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