Vegetarian School lunch ideas for Teens

Are you running out Ideas on what to pack for your Indian teenagers school lunches? Worry not, here is a collection of Indian and global recipes which will be surely please your teens.

collage of 4 pics of teens school lunches

Indian food is what I cook everyday and it is so easy for me to pack for school lunches. When my kids were young they would take any Indian food I packed. But as they grew old, they became very particular on what they wanted to take for school lunches. I am sure many of the Indian parents relate to it.

So, after packing hundreds of lunches over the years, these are some of my kids favorites which they don’t mind taking them week after week. Hope you find this list useful!

School lunch ideas for Indian Teens

1 – Potato Sandwich

potato sandwich, blue berry, grapes and granola bar in the pic

2- Falafel Pita Sandwich

While packing for school, add the sauces between the salad and falafel, so it doesn’t touch the pita bread and make it soggy. You can also send the sauces in a small container.

3- Fried Rice with Sauteed Broccoli

fried rice and broccoli served in a steel lunch box

4- Bow Tie Pasta with Sundried Tomato Pesto

Heat olive oil in a skillet and add garlic and red chili flakes. Add broccoli and pinch of salt and cook for 5 mins. Add some spinach and sauté for a minute. Add cooked bowtie pasta, sun dried tomato pesto, pinto beans and lemon juice. Gently mix everything, taste and adjust the pesto and salt.

bowtie pasta served in a steel lunch box

5 – Frozen Black Bean Burger

Saute onion and red bell pepper with a pinch of salt ( keep them slightly crunchy). Once it cools add some Maggi sweet and spicy sauce to it. Heat a frozen black bean burger and toast the bun. To the bottom of the bun add some lettuce or spinach, top it with the burger, mayo and onion and bell pepper. Top it with more lettuce and put the bun. Lettuce adds like a bed and doesn’t make the bread soggy. It is also important to add mayo on the burger but not on the bread.

twp black bean burgers served in a steel lunch box

6– Paneer Sandwich

2 paneer sandwiches served in a steel lunch box

7 – Veggie Quesadillas

One of the easy lunch box recipes- you can use any combination or any spices of your liking. Store bought tortillas help in fixing a quick lunch.

2 veggie queadillas served in a plastic container.

8 – Vegetable Pulao

While I mostly pack left over pulao from previous nights, sometimes I also quickly saute some veggies and add some red chili powder and garam masala and mix it with the rice.

vegetable pulao served in a steel lunch box

9 – Stuffed Ravioli

These are store bought ravioli which I cooked according to package instructions. Sauteed some carrot and broccoli with chili flakes and tossed the cooked ravioli in it. Served some marinara on the side.

ravioli and veggies served in a glass container and marinara sauce

10 – Pad Thai

11- Two simple Spaghetti Lunches –

Spaghetti with garlic & peppers & Spaghetti with Rao’s Marinara Sauce

12- Vegetable Soup with Pinto Beans & Garlic Bread

vegetable pinto beans soup in thermos with garlic bread

13 – Lemon Rice

lemon rice in a steel container and red grapes

14 – Wraps

Lentil Burritos & Veggie Burger Wrap

14 – Dumplings with Dipping Sauce

You can use homemade or store bought dumplings. Here is the dumpling sauce recipe. You can toss the dumplings with the sauce or pack in a small container, so it doesnt get soggy.

2 pics of dumplings with the dipping sauce

Hope you found my round of Vegetarian School Lunch Ideas useful. Do check out few more Lunch Ideas here.

Vegetarian Snacks for School

Stuffed Dates

Bean Dip with Tortilla Chips

Zucchini Bread

Curry Roasted Cauliflower