Hi, frens! Let’s do lunch, okay?
I love, love, love going out for lunch…probably more than any other meal. It’s social and a nice break from the grind of the day-to-day. I mean, what’s better than a long lunch with a friend and some good conversation? Well, maybe lunch with drinks…
My love of lunching out can only be eclipsed by my apathy for making lunch at home. When I was a kid, my mom always made my lunch and packed it up real cute in my My Little Pony lunch box with thermos. As an adult, I really struggle with coming up with easy, quick, and wholesome lunches. Often I find myself snacking on popcorn or hungrily devouring a stick of string cheese…or, skipping lunch all together. That’s why when Catherine of Weelicious asked me to review her book Weelicious Lunches, I was all over it.*
This books is FULL of super easy, healthy lunches that appeal to the palates of children and adults alike! With over 160 lunch ideas, there’s something for everyone. I chose to share this Apple-Honey Cheese Quesadilla with you because I love a melty, cheesy, quesadilla any day and the addition of honey and cheese intrigued me. I love apples with cheddar, so the leap to a quesadilla wasn’t that far of a stretch. The sweet honey in combination with the rich melted cheese, tart-crisp apple, and crunchy tortilla is a total win. I added a few dashed of hot sauce to the honey to turn it into a sweet-spicy drizzle and it paired wonderfully with the cheese and apples.
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[recipe]
Apple Honey Cheese Quesadilla
From Weelicious Lunches by Catherine McCord
Aside from adding a few dashes of tabasco to the honey, I followed Catherine’s recipe pretty closely.
1 Granny Smith Apple, sliced thin
4 whole wheat tortillas
1 1/3 cup grated cheese (I used sharp cheddar)
1 tablespoon honey, plus as many dashes of hot sauce as you like
Place half of the apples and half of the cheese on a tortilla. Drizzle with honey. Top with another tortilla and slide the quesadilla into a saute pan. Cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes each side. Cut into wedges and repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve warm with leftover spicy honey. [/recipe]
*I was provided with a copy of Weelicious Lunches free of charge to review. I was not compensated for this post and as always, all opinions are my own.
My go-to lunch is ham and swiss with plain old yellow mustard, preferably on a potato roll. And for good measure, I like to throw some potato chips in there as well! 🙂
This is what I’m going to eat for Dinner tonight!
Whole wheat bread with cream cheese and ham. That’s why I need this book! 🙂
Hummus tortillas (kid likes them with raw mushrooms), PBJ or homemade chicken nuggets from the freezer.
My go-to lunch is tuna salad on Ritz crackers with lots of sweet pickle relish. Total guilty pleasure 🙂
Go to lunch is leftovers!
I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. So easy and delicious. 🙂
We love pb&j and fruit kabobs.
I’m very jealous of your My Little Pony lunchbox! I’m very bad at lunch myself and usually make extra dinner for leftover lunches so I don’t have to deal with it, ha. The quesadillas look pretty great, though!
My go to lunch is using leftover breakfast — today it’s cream cheese and strawberry jam pancake sandwiches. My boys love them!
We love banana-nutella roll-ups for lunch or corndog muffins!
My easy go to lunch is something I have loved all my life and always will…Peanut Butter and Jelly!
For me: veggie-based soup, bread, aged cheddar
For my 3-year-old daughter: definately quesadillas, of all varieties. I use veggies from our garden, leftovers from dinner, meat, cheese, fruit…whatever. Five minutes and done.
I am not sure if I entered this contest correctly (I hope I did!), but my go to lunch for our kids is PB&J…school lunches are so hard with our two, so I would LOVE this book (I NEED this book!) for a bunch of great ideas!!!!
PB&J (with homemade Raspberry Jam) on wheat (not gummy white bread)
whole wheat tortilla wrap with lettuce, hummus and avocado
Goto is turkey and cheese wrapped around a pickle!
I have 2 children in grade school so lunches have to be fast but healthy. One of my go-to lunches are kebabs. I cut up a turkey stick, string cheese, apple, black olives, and cherry tomatoes. Then I spear the ingredients with a wooden skewer,throw in some crackers, chocolate soy milk, and their lunch is done. The great part about this recipe is it’s adjustable to each kid’s taste. *black olives & cherry tomatoes are whole
Leftovers are always the easiest option! A good veggie-filled sandwich is a favorite though.
We love quesadillas for lunch, but never thought of making them with apples and honey!
This is so perfect because my go-to lunch is an apple with some cheddar cheese! Win!!
My go to is cubed mango, cheese & crackers. I always have it in large bins in the fridge so a handful of each it faster than a bag of chips! 🙂
whole grain bread with ham, cheese and mustard. easy peasy and my 5 yr old will eat it every time like it’s his last meal!
For my kids I always have healthy meatballs cooked and frozen. I use a version of Elli Krieger’s turkey meatballs that are loaded with carrots, onions, garlic, parsley that I ground up in a blender. Microwave a bowl of them in the morning, add to thermos for kids lunches. They love them!
My favorite easy lunch is baked sweet potato with coconut oil and cinnamon. If its for my 1 year old son I boil the sweet potato and cube it so its easier to eat!
We love PB&J in our house!
Lately I can’t stop toasting up good bread and smashing an avocado on top, and then sprinkling with sea salt and pepper, and a few healthy dashes of hot sauce. It’s just so good and so easy. This quesadilla sounds delicious!
My favorite lunch is a grilled cheese, I am really excited to try this one out!
Peanut butter and honey on wheat!
If I’m in a hurry then PB&J
Applegate chicken sausage, strawberries (or other seasonal fruit) and avocado. My 18 month old could eat that combo everyday!
My go to lunch is a peanut butter and banana sandwich! My daughter loves it.
Not really sure what our favorite go to meal is. I was blessed with two kids that are willing to try anything. So we are always on the look out for new recipes to try.
My go to is left overs, not very exciting but easy to grab in the am.
I have to admit, my favorite fast lunch is nibbles–a chunk of cheese, a hunk of bread, some fruit, some olives, a piece of chocolate–that sort of thing. For my son, it’s definitely a cheese quesadilla. Can’t wait to try this version for both of us!
My favorite lunch is a wholesome grilled sandwich – I make different combinations depending on what’s available at the time. But my favorites are – scrambled egg whites with cheddar, pesto with vegetables topped with slice of cheddar, green chutney loaded with cucumber, potato, beets, ketchup with cheddar!
single serving hummus with bell peppers, cucumber & baby carrots.
Toasted english muffin, fried egg, Jarlsberg cheese and sliced tomato and/or avocado.
Turkey & Cheese tortilla roll up 🙂
Leftover of course!
My to go to lunch is grill cheese with tomatoes and avocado.
Kiddos love Nutella or PB with bananas and/or strawberries rolled in a tortilla!
My go to lunch is a peanut butter banana sandwich.
My favourite go-to lunch is chicken quesadilla’s or a home made lunchable…cheese, crackers and sandwich meat with some veggies on the side.
Quesadilla’s actually, but the same old thing gets old…so I can’t wait to try this new idea! Thanks!!
If at home, my kids easy lunch is perogies (from frozen) and mine would be a salad w/ tuna
Squash soup with a spinach salad.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!
my go to lunch is batata harra, a healthy vegetarian potato, garlic cilantro dish. recipe is here http://reinventingnadine.blogspot.com/2013/09/potatoes-with-garlic-and-cilantro-or.html
My favorite easy go-to lunch is soup. Specifically, individual portions of soup that were made earlier and then frozen. Super easy and great during the winter when you just want something fast and warm.
Almond butter and jam sandwich on whole wheat bread.
My go-to lunch is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Usually I slice up some cheese (like cheddar), grab some crackers and throw a dollop of jam on the plate as well. Super quick and easy!
A wrap with whatever is in the fridge….meat, veg and a little pesto.
Favorite go to lunch: olives, cheese, crackers, hummus, almonds, grapes.
Yogurt and/or cheese and fruit
Hummus and pita or soup and crackers.
My go-to lunch is usually a quesadilla, a salad, or Wasa crackers with cheese & tomatoes! 🙂
Right now, soup I made in the past pulled from the freezer with a piece of homemade bread!
Hummus and cheese rolled up in a tortilla.
My go to lunch is salad with chickpeas, tomatoes, and poppyseed dressing with fruit and a muffin. Yum 🙂
One of our fave lunch treats is grilled cheese made with havarti, garden tomato slices, a little honey and some fresh basil. YUM!!
The apple and cheese quesadilla sounds fab, too! Thanx for sharing.
I’m Tuna girl , with raisins or apple bit .. Lunch is also tea time for me that my go to 🙂
Ham and cheese roll ups!
PB&J! Although, I’m seeing some delicious ideas in the comments!
My favorite, easy, go-to lunch is a mixture of broiled or grilled scallops and steamed spinach & broccoli.
This sounds awesome!! Love this!
Vegie Sushi
For as LONG as I can remember, my go-to lunch has been {and I think always will be} the Peanut Butter & Banana sandwich. I have noticed that I seem to be passing down the tradition, both my girls LOVE to join me for this lunch choice..
I usually take leftovers from dinner. They’re quick, and require little or no extra work! Of course, if leftovers are not an option, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with carrot sticks and a jam jar filled with milk is an excellent substitute.
I love hummus and veggies for lunch with some bread for a few carbs!
PBJ…. So, I really need that cookbook!
my go-to lunch usually involves quinoa with something tossed in or added on top. I’ll add chicken and snap peas/scallions and a drizzle of peanut sauce for a thai flair, or feta/tomatoes/black olives/oregano for greek. also love to put black beans on top. really, quinoa is a great platform for whatever dribs and drabs I have in my fridge. 🙂
I make soup in large batches and freeze it for lunches. It’s really easy to just grab one from the freezer on my way out the door.
I find it easy to pack cream cheese and jam sushi rolls and my son eats them up every time!
Greek yogurt with a spoonful of peanut butter and a spoonful of jam…like PB&J with no bread! Though, I also love a good PB&J sandwich, since I pretty much love all things peanut butter. This book looks so fun!
My children love celery with peanut butter and fluffernutters.
My favorite lunch is Babaganoush, a paste of grilled eggplants, with salad and bread or, even better, but more work, oven grilled potatoes.
i know what I will be making for dinner tonight. Thanks for sharing this.
My favorite easy lunch is mac & cheese with applesauce! simple & super quick 🙂
Egg Omelet on whole wheat bread with ginger tea in my coffee mug 🙂
i made them last night with little mustard- delightful 🙂