2412 lunch jar Recipes

bread or 1 sandwich bun, lunch meat, any kind (i use peppered turkey), cheese, any kind (i use colby-jack), pickles (enough to cover ), tomatoes (not store bought...fresh ), mayonnaise, onions (optional), ruffled potato chip (as many as you can stack on)

yellow cake mix, quick-cooking oats, uncooked, butter or 5/8 cup margarine, melted, raspberry preserves or 1 (12 oz) jar apricot preserves or 1 (12 oz) jar blackberry preserves or 1 (12 oz) jar strawberry preserves, water

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, sauerkraut, rinsed and patted dry, little smokies sausages (for lunch) or 2 (8 count) packages hot dogs (for lunch), thousand island dressing, prepared horseradish (or to taste)

flour tortillas (large size), cream cheese, ham slices (thin lunch meat), turkey slices (thin lunch meat), dried beef, cheddar cheese, shredded, green onions, chopped, garlic powder

elbow macaroni (can also use 1/2 a package of spaghetti noodles broken into thirds), chopped celery (optional but nice ), cream of celery soup, whole milk, mayonnaise, dry mustard, shredded cheese (plus a handful more to sprinkle on top if you want), tuna, well drained and squeezed dry (two five oz cans of tuna), minced jarred roasted red peppers or 4 tbsp of jarred pimientos, breadcrumbs (or 1 cup of panko crumbs are really nice if you have them on hand), margarine, paprika

ripe avocados, pitted, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, scallions, white and green parts , thinly sliced on the bias, jarred piquillo peppers, diced (or substitute 2 jarred roasted red peppers), garlic cloves, minced, fresh orange juice, fresh lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, coriander seeds, toasted and ground, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, crushed, ground turmeric, dry mustard, grated nutmeg, ground allspice, cayenne pepper, fresh ground black pepper, kosher salt, paprika, dried orange peel, sugar, four 6-oz tuna steak, peanut oil or 1/4 cup canola oil, sugar, champagne vinegar, seedless european cucumber, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded, and very thinly sliced

extra virgin olive oil, sliced spanish onions, fresh ground pepper, divided, salt, divided, ground lean pork, chopped spanish green olives (such as manzanilla), minced garlic, pimientos , de la vera or 2 tsp hungarian paprika, reduced-fat mayonnaise, freshly grated lemon zest, lemon juice, saffron, shredded manchego cheese or 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese, whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted, whole jarred piquillo peppers or 2 jarred pimientos, halved lengthwise

jarred marinara sauce, divided, part-skim ricotta cheese, soft goat cheese, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh basil, cornstarch, salt and ground black pepper, to taste, egg-roll wrappers, baby spinach, roasted red peppers, drained and cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips, cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced, grated parmesan cheese

vine-ripened plum (roma ) tomatoes, cored and cut into thin wedges, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh oregano leaves , or 1 tsp dried oregano, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced garlic, minced red onion, rinsed, drained, and roughly chopped capers, roasted red or yellow bell peppers, coarsely chopped, pitted and sliced greek olives (such as kalamata or gaeta olives), fresh lemon juice, pepper olive oil or 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes, extra-virgin olive oil, dried linguini, brown paper lunch bags or 4 large sheets parchment paper or waxed paper (see note), swordfish steaks

whole wheat flour, powdered milk, salt, garlic powder, whole egg, vegetable oil, water, beef baby food or 2 (2 1/2 oz) jars chicken baby food or 2 (2 1/2 oz) jars lamb baby food or 2 (2 1/2 oz) jars liver baby food

rotini noodles, kraft house italian salad dressing, tomato, cucumber, cooked ham (sliced lunch meat) or 1 (12 oz) package deli turkey (sliced lunch meat)

eggs (remember, it s worth it), roma tomatoes (their sweet flavor does well in this recipe), fresh basil (yes that s right), fresh parsley, bacon, your favorite lunch meat (i like cubed turkey, but you can use anything... including leftover chicken from last night ;-) ), shredded mozzarella cheese, kosher salt, black pepper

ripe avocados, pitted, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, scallions, white and green parts , thinly sliced on the bias, jarred piquillo peppers, diced (or substitute 2 jarred roasted red peppers), garlic, minced, fresh orange juice, fresh lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, toasted and ground coriander seeds, ground ginger, crushed red pepper flakes, ground turmeric, dry mustard, grated nutmeg, ground allspice, cayenne pepper, freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt, paprika, dried orange peel, sugar, four 6-oz tuna steaks, peanut or canola oil, sugar , or to taste, champagne vinegar, european cucumber, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded, and very thinly sliced

junior peach baby food or 2 (6 oz) jars apricot baby food or 2/3 cup peach preserves or 2/3 cup apricot preserves, good quality soy sauce, garlic cloves, minced, minced ginger (i like jarred , so easy to use), toasted sesame oil, red pepper flakes or chili paste or tabasco sauce, etc, to taste, honey or 4 tsp sugar, rice vinegar or 1/3 cup white vinegar, sherry wine (not cooking sherry or wine! it has an off flavor, better to omit.) or 1/4 cup white wine (not cooking sherry or wine! it has an off flavor, better to omit.), ketchup (optional), pork rib rack (spareribs or baby backs, but not country style, they will dry out), boiling water

whole wheat flour, quick-cooking oats, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, butter, melted, cherry fruit spread or 1 (10 oz) jar strawberry all-fruit spread or 1 (10 oz) jar raspberry spreadable fruit

soy sauce, apricot jam or 1 (2 lb) jar peach jam or 1 (2 lb) jar pineapple jam, granulated sugar, fresh lemon juice, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, thyme, garlic salt, accent seasoning, chicken wings , cut at joints

chicken broth, golden raisin, extra virgin olive oil, turmeric, saffron thread (or 1 envelope saffron powder), white rice, boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 3/4 lb), salt and pepper, piquillo peppers, jarred, drained and sliced (or 2 jarred roasted red peppers), dry sherry, butter, chilled and cut into pieces, flat leaf parsley, chopped, sliced almonds, lightly toasted