Lunch Box with Pasta Salad and Blueberry Muffin
Ingredients
- PASTA SALAD:
- 300 g Pasta
- 100 g Emborg Garden Peas
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
- 50 g Cherry Tomatoes
- 200 g Emborg Greek Style Cheese
- BLUEBERRY MUFFINS:
- 195 g All-purpose Flour
- 150 g Granulated Sugar
- ¼ tsp Fine Sea Salt
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 110 g Emborg Salted Butter
- 1 Egg
- 100 ml Emborg Full Cream Milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 200 g Emborg Blueberries
- SNACKS:
- Blueberries
- Red Grapes
- Nuts
Pasta Salad
Pasta salad is a solid choice that’s totally lunch box approved! It can be made ahead, holds up well in transport, and enjoyed chilled!
You can easily make a big batch of this classic pasta salad on Sunday and add it to both you and your kids’ lunch box throughout the week.
Method:
Start by preparing your vegetables:
-Chop up red bell pepper
-Chop up yellow bell pepper
-Defrost Emborg Garden Peas
-Cut tomatoes
In a large mixing bowl, add your vegetables, pasta, Emborg Greek Style Cheese, and mix gently.
Divide the portion into four lunch boxes.
Blueberry Muffins
You only need one bowl to make these easy and delicious blueberry muffins with 3 simple steps! They are perfect as the sweet element in your kids’ lunch box or perhaps as a little afternoon treat?
Method:
Step 1: Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and a little salt in a large bowl
Step 2: Add oil, an egg, and vanilla extract then stir with a fork until blended evenly
Step 3: Mix in the blueberries, divide the batter between muffin cups and bake for 15-20 minutes until the tops are no longer wet and a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out with crumbs, not wet batter.
Snacks
An easy rule of thumb for a satisfying lunchbox snack is to pair protein-rich food, carb-rich food, and nutritious berries.
In this lunch box, we have incorporated a half banana, red grapes and blueberries, but you can adjust and personalise the snack to your kids' favourite snack! See our tips on how to easily make your fruits into sweet animals that your kids will love!
