Who doesn’t love wings? At my parties, the wings are always the first to go. I swear it’s like they get inhaled as soon as I set them down. The classic, spicy, and barbecue are always favorites, but when you get sick of making the same old wings all the time, this Baked Honey Sesame Wings recipe is a perfect alternative! Just sweet enough to make your mouth water, they’re a definitely a go-to in our house for family get-togethers and viewing parties since they are so easy to make and seem to be a crowd pleaser. I mean, wings you can make for the family in under an hour? It’s a win.
Is your mouth watering yet? Because mine is and we literally just ate these.
I love this recipe because it’s so simple and practically mess-free (let’s be honest, that’s a BIG bonus) and the extra coating of sauce gives this wing recipe a real punch of flavor. Be warned: bland food lovers, this is not for you. However, if you like giving your taste buds something to jump for joy for – oh, they’ll be jumpin’!
One of my favorite reasons for making chicken wings at home is because it cuts down on chowing down on fried buckets. Making your own chicken wing recipes at home is so easy, so delicious, and you have so much more control on how much sugar, fried, and whatever else you’re feeding your family. Score!
The plates are always clear when I serve this baked wing recipe to my family, but I’d love for you to test them out and tell us what you think in the comments!
Preheat oven at 400 degrees.
Line a cookie sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil.
Trim chicken wings to drumettes.
Place flour, salt, pepper, and lime zest into a gallon size storage bag. Add wings and shake to coat with flour.
Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a shallow bowl. Divide the sauce into two seperate bowls. Refrigerate one.
Remove the wings from the storage bag a few at a time and roll in the sauce.
Place wings on the foil lined cookie sheet.
Bake wings for 45 minutes.
Remove the remaining sauce mixture from the refrigerator. Take baked wings and coat in more sauce a few at a time. Return wings to the foil lined cookie sheet.
Place wings under the broiler for 3-5 minutes. Watch them closely and turn once while broiling.
Tired of the same PB&J every day for lunch? Try out some of our favorite non-sandwich, healthy lunch ideas your kids will absolutely love. Feeling inspired by the Bento Box lunch, many of these recipes include smaller portions than a traditional sandwich, so you have more space in the lunch bag for complimentary, healthy snacks.
Who doesn’t love pizza? This pizza pinwheel recipe is so easy to make and create perfectly pop-able, perfectly delicious lunches! The best part is everyone loves cold pizza, so you can make these as a side for dinner and throw the leftovers into the lunchbox for the next day. Pro tip: sneak in some veggies!
2. Chicken Salad served with Crackers
Now this is just as delicious for an adult snack as it is for a kids lunch, so be sure to make extra! This chicken salad recipe throws in cranberries, apples, and pecans making is just sweet enough to keep kids interested.
3. Bacon Cheeseburger Meatballs
Oh yes, now you can send your kids off to school with mini bacon cheeseburger skewers! Can you say “most popular kid in class”? Because that’s exactly what’s about to happen.
Lunchables are AMAZING, but often not the healthiest option to send with your kids to school (even if they do beg for them daily). So why not satisfy their cravings and add in additional fruits and veggies with DIY Lunchables?
5. Ham and Cheese Roll Ups
When you’re trying to pack lunches, get kids out the door, and get ready yourself, easy is key. These Ham and Cheese roll-ups are the perfect quick alternative to your daily sandwiches.
6. Kid-Friendly Pasta Salad
The best thing about pasta salad? It’s a make it and save it for later kind of food. Which makes it perfect for kids’ lunches if you can find a pasta salad they’ll actually eat. Ta-da! This kid-friendly pasta salad will have them asking for more!
7. Sandwich Kabobs
Who doesn’t like food on a stick? These lunch kabobs are a great way to get out of that PB&J habit, but they’re also a fun activity you can do together! Prep lunch the night before and give your munchkins some hands-on training in building their own lunches. Try all 6 easy lunch kabob options!
8. Energy Bites
Healthy snacking, tiny balls of deliciousness? Yep, that’s what we got right here. The most brilliant way to get your kids to eat healthy is to disguise the healthy stuff as junk food. They’ll be begging you for their favorite flavor of these energy bites!
9. Nutella and Banana Sushi
An easy sweet treat for your kids that is packed with flavor and fun to eat! This snack is great because instead of one big treat, they get a few tiny ones and it make it seem like they’re getting the better deal. If they ask for more, you can always say “but you already had 9!” Give the Nutella and Banana Sushi a try this weekend!
10. Taco Pop Tarts
Okay, we know that tacos and Pop-Tarts are two delicious foods separately, but together? Even better! Hear us out. This Taco Pop Tart recipe makes one of the messier foods you love preparing into a delicious little hand-held pocket. It’s why we love Hot Pockets, isn’t it?
11. Quinoa Taco Bowl
Is the whole family cutting back on the carbs but still looking to get that taco fix? Send the kiddos off with a little container of this Quinoa Taco Bowl for a healthier alternative to everyone’s favorite dish!
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12. Chicken Ranch Wrap
Simple and quick are our favorite keywords! This quick and easy Ranch Chicken Wrap recipe is just what you need on busy mornings. Whip it up, wrap it up, and round them up – you’re out the door.
13. French Toast Roll-Ups
Delicious and dunkable are two traits your kids love! These French Toast Roll-ups are great for breakfast on the go or an afternoon snack.
There you have it! A whole collection of brand new lunch time recipes to try that will help keep you sane and your kids satisfied. If you’re not the best at planning on the fly (we definitely aren’t), make sure to download our meal planner printable and throw some of these options in there while they’re fresh in your mind!
Did we miss some of your favorite options? Tell us in the comments!
If you’re the type of person who wakes up Monday mornings with a clear view of what breakfast, lunch, and dinner are going to be for the week, congrats! But that is not us. As much as we wish we could be that organized, life too often gets in the way. We have a feeling that you are too and luckily that’s how you found this post!
Getting ahead in the week can be difficult just as a functioning human, but trying to juggle work, life, and family sometimes seems impossible! To help with at least some of the madness, we’ve created a simple outline for weekly meal prep. It won’t do the work for you, but it’ll free up some of your brain power during the week!
Take 15 minutes tonight to plan out the rest of your week with some delicious meals (or whatever you can make with what’s in your fridge) and you won’t even have to think about it come tomorrow morning! Need inspiration? Check out some of our recipe round-ups!
Whether it’s your first time hosting Thanksgiving dinner or you’ve just never mastered the art of baking, below are some Thanksgiving desserts that are sure to impress! From dips to a DIY candy apple buffet, there’s something for everyone.
With Black Friday sales starting earlier and earlier every year, the spirit of Thanksgiving seems to be getting lost amongst the shopping bags. Below are some unique ideas to put the focus back on giving thanks and making the Thanksgiving dinner even more special for your family.
Bring the gratitude of Thanksgiving dinner to each family meal for the month of November.
Every night when your family eats dinner, go around the table and share one thing you are grateful for. Too busy to sit down for dinner together? Hang a chalkboard or dry erase board in a prominent location in your house. Each day of the month, one family member writes something he or she is thankful for.
Making personalized placemats to use at Thanksgiving dinner is a great way to get the kids involved and add a little something special to the table décor.
Use construction paper to design and color individualized placemats for guests. These can include finger paintings, acrostic poems using the person’s name or a simple drawing of a turkey. You could also include one reason your kids are thankful for that person. Then laminate them. Not only will you have custom-made placemats, but your guests can take them home—grandparents will especially love this!
Ask your kids to help plan the Thanksgiving menu.
You can teach them how to make a family recipe or a delicious new dish you’d like to try out. There are tons of Thanksgiving recipes for beginning to experienced cooks. Check out our list of Thanksgiving side dishes and Thanksgiving desserts for people who can’t cook!
Start a new family tradition of charity.
This is the time of year we should be giving thanks for what we have, but many of us are often busy compiling a list of presents for the upcoming holidays. Share an experience with your family that reminds them how lucky they are to have each other. Clean out your closets and donate clothes to a local thrift shop or shelter. Take your kids to the toy store to pick out a gift for donation to Toys for Tots. Volunteer at a food pantry on the weekends or donate to Feeding America.
Host a Thanksgiving food scavenger hunt party for your kids and their friends.
Divide kids into even teams and ask an adult to chaperone each group. Contact the local food pantry and ask about the most needed, non-perishable items for Thanksgiving dinner. Give the list of items to each team to use as a scavenger hunt worksheet. The team that collects all the items on the list the quickest wins!
lunch, many of these recipes include smaller portions than a traditional sandwich, so you have more space in the lunch bag for complimentary, healthy snacks.
With Black Friday sales starting earlier and earlier every year, the spirit of Thanksgiving seems to be getting lost amongst the shopping bags. Below are some unique ideas to put the focus back on giving thanks and making the Thanksgiving dinner even more special for your family.
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in a prominent location in your house. Each day of the month, one family member writes something he or she is thankful for.
