Category: Lunch/Brunch

All 5 Lunch/Brunch recipes: times, yield and first ingredients

Baked French Toast Fritters With Apples and Bananas

Add fruit to your meal with this heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth dish. Prep time: 15 minutes. Cook time: 20 minutes. Yields: 4 servings. Serving Size: 1 fritter. Calories: 332. Ingredients begin: 8 slices whole-wheat bread, ¼ C creamy peanut butter (or other nut butter), 1 apple, rinsed, peeled, cored, and sliced into 8 rings, 2 bananas, peeled and cut into about 12 thin slices each.

Oatmeal Pecan Waffles (or Pancakes)

Your children will jump right out of bed for this delicious meal. Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 30 minutes. Yields: 4 servings. Serving Size: 3 small (2-inch) or 1 large (6-inch) waffle (depending on waffle iron size) or pancakes. Calories: 340. Ingredients begin: 1 C whole-wheat flour, ½ C quick-cooking oats, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp sugar.

Pita Pizzas

Personal pita pizzas are fun to make, and even more fun to eat!. Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 8 minutes. Yields: 4 servings. Serving Size: 1 pita pizza. Calories: 275. Ingredients begin: 1 C Super Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce.

Red, White, and Green Grilled Cheese

So good, your children might not even notice the “green stuff”. Prep time: 15 minutes. Cook time: 15 minutes. Yields: 4 servings. Serving Size: 1 sandwich. Calories: 254. Ingredients begin: 1 tsp garlic, minced (about ½ clove).

Tuna and Avocado Cobb Salad

Not just a salad, but a delicious meal—try serving with crusty whole-grain bread. Prep time: 20 minutes. Cook time: 0 minutes. Yields: 4 servings. Serving Size: 2 C salad, 2 Tbsp dressing. Calories: 224. Ingredients begin: 4 C red leaf lettuce, rinsed and chopped (about 8 leaves), 1 C frozen whole kernel corn, roasted (on a pan in the oven or toaster oven at 400 °F for 7–10 minutes), 1 C carrots, shredded, 1 tomato, rinsed, halved and sliced.