Easy Kids Veggie Lunchbox Sandwiches

This is a great quick & easy kids vegetarian picnic or packed lunch.

We’ve used Quorn Pieces to whip up two deliciously tasty vegetarian sandwich fillers! A BBQ chicken sandwich filler AND a veggie twist on the classic chicken & Sweetcorn sandwich filler.

We’re serving our triangle sandwiches on seeded brown bread, with vegetable crudité and a delicious dipping sauce – all perfect for school lunchboxes and tasty lunches on the go.

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Serves 2

20 mins

Easy

269 cals
(Per serving)

8g of fat
(Per serving)

7.9 g fibre
(Per serving)

15.1 g protein
(Per serving)

Ingredients

  • 100g Frozen Quorn Pieces

  • For the Sweetcorn filling:

  • 1 tbsp. no added salt and sugar sweetcorn ½ tbsp. reduced fat mayonnaise

  • For the BBQ filling:

  • ½ tbsp. BBQ sauce

  • ½ tbsp. reduced fat mayonnaise

  • ½ tbsp. lime juice

  • For the sandwiches:

  • 2 slices seeded brown bread

  • 25g bistro salad leaves

  • For the thousand island style dip:

  • 2 tbsp. low fat yoghurt

  • 1 tsp. tomato ketchup

  • ½ small garlic clove, finely grated

  • For the crudité:

  • ½ stick celery, sliced into thick matchsticks

  • ½ carrot, sliced into thick matchsticks

  • ¼ cucumber, sliced into thick matchsticks

  • 3 baby corn, halved

  • To serve:

  • A handful of crinkle cut crisps (optional)

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (fan)/200°C electric/Gas Mark 6.
  2. Line a baking tray with baking paper, place the frozen Quorn Pieces into the baking tray and cook in a pre-heated oven for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.

For the sweetcorn filling:

  1. Place half of the cooked Quorn Pieces, sweetcorn and mayonnaise in a bowl. Mix to combine and season with pepper. Set to one side.

For the BBQ filling:

  1. Place the BBQ sauce, mayonnaise and lime juice into a bowl and mix well. Add the remaining cooked Quorn Pieces and mix lightly to coat. Set to one side.

For the sandwiches:

  1. Layer the salad leaves on one slice of bread. Place the second slice of bread on top. Cut the sandwich in half diagonally.
  2. Open each sandwich half, fill one side with prepared Quorn BBQ Filling and the other with Quorn Chicken and Sweetcorn Filling. Slice each sandwich diagonally.

For the thousand island style dip:

  1. Place all the ingredients into a small bowl. Stir to combine.

To serve:

  1. Arrange the crudité on 2 plates. Spoon the dip into 2 egg cups or small ramekins and place onto the plates. Finish with a triangle of each sandwich flavour and a handful of crisps.

Tip: Why not swap the bread in this recipe for cooked pasta? Mix to make 2 different pasta salads. Perfect for lunch boxes.