Lunchtime is the perfect time for teens to get their feet wet when learning how to cook and get around the kitchen - an important skill for all kids to learn. The lunch recipes below are fun to make and each has a cooking skill your teen will benefit from learning. Plus, you can let them test it out with minimal help from you - building their cooking confidence.
1. Tortilla Rolls
Variations of meat, cheese and spreads for a tortilla wrap. This type of lunch recipes is great for teens to experiment with as they can try many of the different variations and create their own.2. Green Salad and Cheese Pita
Green salad is great alone, but even more tasty when paired with cheese on a pita. Your teen will learn how to choose, clean and prepare salads with this lunch recipe.3. Simple Tortellini Salad
Tortellini is a fun pasta with a great taste that teens love. Learning to cook pasta is an important cooking skill for your teen. This recipe will make it fun and tasty.
4. Mexican Turkey Melt Wrap
Another sandwich wrap that your teen will enjoy learning how to make, along with enjoying the taste when they've made it. Your teen will need to use a skillet to make this lunch recipe.
5. Tomato and Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Learning to flip one of these is always a fun experience for teens. While basic grilled cheese works for learning this skill, your teen may be interested in trying something with a more taste.
6. Sandwich Maker Recipe: Cheesy Hot Dogs
A sandwich maker is a ten dollar investment and well worth every penny when teaching your teenager to become independent in the kitchen. Cheesy Hot Dogs are a wonderful twist on an old lunch stand-by.
7. Pizza Bagels
Your teen can make a tray of these in the oven using mini-bagels and share them with their siblings. It is a simple baking recipe that will make your teen more comfortable with the oven. Or, if you have a toaster oven, this lunch recipe will teach your teen how to use it.
8. White Pizza
This is a teen favorite for lunch, parties and 'just because' snacks. Your teen will learn how to build a pizza and heat it in an oven.
9. Spaghetti Salad Recipe
Teens will learn how to use leftover spaghetti, a popular pasta in American households. Your teen will also learn how to create something and then use patience while it marinades overnight.
10. Cheesy Corn Dogs
Hot dogs remain a favorite for kids, even as they get older. This simple lunch recipe will teach your teen become confident using an oven.
11. Traditional Egg Salad Recipe
Traditional recipes are important for teens to learn how to make. This sandwich spread will teach your teen how to hard boil an egg and how to mix up a sandwich spread.
12. Smoothie Recipes
While smoothies are only part of a lunch meal, they do make the best part of the meal. Plus, they teach your teen how to use a blender. I suggest you give your teen extra ingredients and teach them how to share.
