Back-to-School Recipe Round-Up
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Updated: 08/08/2024
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Back to School time is somehow already approaching and like every year, I am wondering how summer went by so fast!
Whether you’re a busy parent trying to enjoy the last weeks of summer or already have school on your mind, I’ve got you covered with some breakfast and dinner essentials for the family, plus some lunch options for us adults to keep us sane and satiated.
With the hustle and bustle of busy mornings, packed schedules, and homework-filled evenings, finding the time to prepare dinner for the family can be a challenge. That’s why I’ve gathered a collection of back-to-school recipes that are quick and easy and packed with the nutrients needed to fuel your kids’ learning and play.
I’ve rounded up something for everyone, including energizing breakfasts, muffins, easy dinners, and lunch options.
If you make one of these, let me know in the recipe’s comment section. I love seeing what you make!
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Back-to-School Breakfast Options
Quinoa Egg Breakfast Muffins
Quinoa Egg Muffins packed with wholesome protein goodness from the quinoa and eggs. They're perfect for on-the-go breakfasts or meal prep!
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Sheet Pan Eggs
These Sheet Pan Eggs are a low-fuss, high-protein, and easy clean up recipe. Perfect for meal prep and you can easily customize the recipe with your favorite veggies and cheese!
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5-Ingredient Energy Bars
These 5-ingredient energy bars are super delicious and packed with protein, antioxidants, Vitamin E, fiber and unsaturated fats. This recipe is perfect to enjoy as an energy bar or even crumbled up as granola.
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Breakfast Enchiladas
Fuel your day with these Breakfast Enchiladas – tortillas filled with fluffy and cheesy scrambled eggs, sausage, green chiles, potatoes, and topped with green enchilada sauce. A delicious breakfast option and can be made ahead, too!
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Sheet Pan Pancakes
Skip standing over the stove or griddle flipping pancakes and make my Sheet Pan Pancakes instead! They are tender and fluffy with sweet and buttery flavors in each bite. Add your favorite toppings or bake them plain and let everyone add their favorite pancake toppings! My Sheet Pan Pancakes are great for meal prep, serving a crowd or large family and are freezer friendly.
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Peanut Butter Muffins
These peanut butter muffins are super soft, moist, and loaded with peanut butter flavor in each bite! You'll love that you just need a couple mixing bowls and some basic baking ingredients to bring these yummy treats together.
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Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes
The Best Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes. They are an old-fashioned style pancake that are tender, light, soft and delicious! Be sure to watch the recipe video too!
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Baked Oatmeal Cups
These meal prep friendly baked oatmeal cups are made with oats, chia seeds, applesauce and peanut butter. Fill with yogurt and fresh fruit or ice cream and chocolate chips for a dessert version!
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Hawaiian Roll Breakfast Sliders
My Hawaiian Roll Breakfast Sliders are sure to become a new favorite in your breakfast repertoire. They are made with fluffy, velvety scrambled eggs, seasoned to perfection with a dash of salt and pepper, crispy bacon, savory sausage that's cooked until golden brown and delicious, and lots of melty cheese. Dunk them in my sriracha mayo sauce and get ready for a satisfying breakfast!
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Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
These Oatmeal Breakfast Bars are packed with wholesome ingredients like oatmeal, bananas, flaxseed, peanut butter and almond flour. They are a perfect on the go breakfast option or midday snack and have a thick layer of chocolate peanut butter on top!
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Easy Lunches for the Busy Parent
Buffalo Chicken Salad
This Buffalo Chicken salad has the PERFECT combination of diced chicken, classic buffalo wing flavors, creamy mayonnaise, crunchy celery, carrots and bleu cheese crumbles. Serve on top of a salad, as a dip with crackers, on toast, make into a sandwich or spinach wrap or enjoy on romaine lettuce leaves.
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Easy Mexican Street Corn Chicken and Rice Bowls
Mexican Street Corn Chicken & Rice Bowls are meal prep friendly, vibrant and flavorful bowls are packed with Mexican street corn's rich, smoky flavors, tender, seasoned chicken and hearty wild rice. It’s a balanced, delicious, and satisfying combination of ingredients that I know you’ll love!
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Cold Noodle Salad
This cold noodle salad is made with ramen noodles, carrots, green onions, bell pepper, peanuts and a creamy peanut-y dressing that has a perfect balance of sesame oil and lime to it as well. I could slurp up the dressing with a straw if it was a normal thing to do! Serve cold as is or amp it up with chicken or hard boiled eggs on top!
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Cheeseburger Salad
This Cheeseburger Salad is anything from boring since it tastes like your favorite burger! Loaded with romaine lettuce, seasoned ground beef, pickles, avocado, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, red onions and dressed with a special burger sauce!
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Back-to-School Easy Dinners
Cheeseburger Sliders
These easy and delicious ground beef Cheeseburger Sliders are a perfect party appetizer or for your next game day gathering. Made with simple ingredients and served with the best burger sauce! Get ready to double the recipe because just 12 sliders go FAST!
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Crockpot BBQ Chicken Thighs
Slow-cooked to perfection, these juicy chicken thighs are coated in a rich, flavorful barbecue sauce. Perfect for easy weeknight dinners or gatherings, this recipe promises tender, mouthwatering chicken with minimal effort!
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Crispy Beef Tacos (Baked Not Fried!)
These Crispy Beef Tacos offer all of the crunchy goodness of a traditional taco but without all of the excess oil! Each taco is made with cheesy, seasoned ground beef nestled inside crispy taco shells. You will love how easy they are to bring together and the simple-to-make chipotle crema to dip and dunk! Add all of your favorite taco toppings to add color and to of course enhance the overall taste experience. Make them for your next weeknight dinner or for a party snack!
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Juicy Chicken Meatballs and Broccoli
You will love my easy to make, mouthwatering juicy chicken meatballs made on a sheet pan with broccoli. They are bursting with flavor, so tender and perfect for busy weeknight dinners or for meal prepping. Serve it with my shallot dijon sauce and your favorite pasta or rice.
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Easy Shell Pasta with Ground Turkey
This easy weeknight Ground Turkey Pasta combines lean ground turkey, tender pasta shells, and a rich, savory tomato sauce in 30 minutes or less. Perfect for families and customizable with your favorite vegetables and spices.
Teriyaki Chicken and Rice Skillet
This Teriyaki Chicken and Rice Skillet is a weeknight dinner game changer. Made with juicy chicken thighs, fluffy white rice, carrots, broccoli, and a delicious homemade teriyaki sauce. It’s easy to make since it’s made in one skillet and is really great for meal prep too!
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Cream Cheese Pasta Bake
This Cream Cheese Pasta Bake is a simple recipe made by oven roasting a block of cream cheese with cherry tomatoes and a few other basic ingredients to create a creamy, flavorful sauce. Be sure to watch the recipe video too!
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Pesto Gnocchi with Chicken
Pillowy, light and airy pesto gnocchi made in a one-skillet dinner with chicken, tomatoes and a creamy sauce. The gnocchi with the chicken and creamy pesto sauce is a light but comforting way to enjoy the fragrant basil pesto and a great weeknight meal to make time and time again!
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Sheet Pan Meatloaf (Mini Meatloaves)
Meatloaf gets a fun upgrade in this Sheet Pan Meatloaf recipe. Mini in size but big on flavor, made with ground turkey and served with potatoes and broccolini. It's a super easy classic to make any night of the week!
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