Lunchbox-Friendly Sliders

Lunchbox-Friendly Sliders

Bye boring lunches! These delicious lunchbox-friendly sliders will have kids and adults alike looking forward to lunch! They are also great as an after-school snack, at birthday parties, football watch parties, or any other get-together. We’re featuring turkey, mozzarella, and pesto, but if that doesn’t tickle your fancy, read on for other options. They are all quick, easy, and make a delicious bite! Prepare them ahead of time so they’ll be ready to pack and go.

12 sandwiches
Turkey, Mozzarella, and Pesto Sliders
12 small rolls
1 cup jarred pesto
2 packages organic turkey lunch meat
Natural Grocers Brand® Organic Mozzarella Cheese Block, cut into thin slices
Optional
organic sliced tomato, organic basil leaves, organic lettuce
  1. Remove the rolls from the package and slice them in half horizontally with a serrated knife. 
  2. Add one tablespoon of pesto to each of the rolls. Top each roll with a slice of turkey lunch meat (you will need to fold the slice of meat so if fits onto the roll), a slice of mozzarella, and optional ingredients of choice. Once the sandwiches are assembled, replace the tops.

 

Other variations to try:

  • Ham and Cheese: organic ham lunch meat, Natural Grocers Brand Organic Cheese Slices (cut into fourths), Natural Grocers Brand Organic Yellow Mustard, Natural Grocers Brand Dill Pickle Chips; optional: mashed organic avocado, organic broccoli sprouts
  • Sunflower or Nut Butter, Preserves, and Banana: organic sunflower butter, or your favorite organic nut butter, Natural Grocers Brand Organic Strawberry Preserves, slices of organic banana
  • Mini BLT: cooked Natural Grocers Brand Hickory-Smoked Uncured Bacon (broken into smaller pieces), slices of organic roma tomato, organic green leaf lettuce, organic avocado-oil based mayo; optional ingredient: sliced organic avocado, organic broccoli sprouts
     

per one serving

Turkey, Mozzarella, Pesto:

CaloriesCarbsProteinFatFiber
310 kcal32 g16 g13 g1 g

 

Ham and Cheese:

CaloriesCarbsProteinFatFiber
236 kcal31 g14 g6 g1 g

 

Sunflower Butter, Preserves, and Banana:

CaloriesCarbsProteinFatFiber
240 kcal38 g7 g6 g2 g

 

Mini BLT:

CaloriesCarbsProteinFatFiber
203 kcal30 g8 g5 g1 g