It’s hard to believe summer has come to an end, and the kids are heading back to school. As much as I hate letting go of the warm weather, I do love the change of seasons and the transition it brings to the kitchen with new flavorful combinations. These days, the counters are prepped to fill lunchboxes, and my family is launching into September with some fun lunchbox treats.
If you are ready to get back to school with a blast, then this veggie rocket recipe is certain to set your little ones soaring when they find it as their lunchtime surprise. Visit www.jodiefitz.com for more lunchbox packing fun throughout September.
Veggie Rockets
4 Mini peppers
1/2 cucumber
2 slices of cheese
2 slices of bread
Light ranch dressing or Greek yogurt ranch dip
Red and green grapes
Star-shaped cookie cutters; mini- and medium-sized
Cut the top off of one red pepper and hollow out the middle. Slice the cucumber and two peppers into thin strips, take a butter knife and spread the ranch dressing in the hollowed out pepper. Place the cut veggies in the newly coated hollow pepper.
Take one slice of cheese and cut to create the flames that would come out of a rocket. Then place the cheese flames into the end of the pepper.
Use a small star-shaped cutter to create three star shaped holes in the pepper. Then cut three stars into an orange pepper, place the new stars in the holes.
Using a larger star shape cutter to cut two stars out of the bread, and one star out of the cheese. Make a sandwich out of the bread and cheese, you may wish to add meat and condiments for your child’s favorite sandwich.
Place red and green grapes into a small container to add a bit of “confetti” to the mix and surprise them when they open their lunchbox!
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