Well boy howdy ~ it’s been quite some time since I posted a Project LunchBox recipe. I came up with this Giddyup Pasta for all your big & little cowboys ‘n cowgirls.
This is as perfect for kiddos as it is for a grown up ranch style lunch. It’s fun to bring out your inner cowboy or cowgirl even while at school or work…
Perfect balance is what we strive for in our energy packed meals. Let’s grab our lasso’s and round up a rootin tootin meal. OK?!
Not only is Giddyup Pasta super tasty, but you can use any ground, shredded or cubed beef you have in the fridge. You can even dice up a burger on top. Your choice. Chicken or turkey would be great too.
I used gluten free brown rice spaghetti (lassos) so all folks can enjoy. Everything is packed up in my favorite Easy LunchBoxes.
Have your kids ever played with the Crunch a Color cards? They are super cool. There are two card deck games:  Conversation Starters and The Healthy Eating Game.
They both make learning about healthy food habits fun for kids. Â The games encourage fun tabletop conversations & your kids learn how to making healthy food choices. My kids have a kick with both of the card decks.
We love to eat the colors or the rainbow so I paired this pasta with two vibrant sides….
My favorite roasted sweet potatoes and fresh cut strawberries. Both which you can eat with your hands. Ranch style.
Another great thing is that this pasta is as great cold as it is warm. Perfect for picnics, school lunches and travel.
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Pasta Recipe Links
- Kale Pesto Spaghetti with Goat Cheese Little Leopard Book
- Savory Tomato Pesto 2 Ways Beard + Bonnet
- Sesame and Shiitake Soba Noodles Camille Styles
- Spicy and Hot Singapore Noodles The Tales of My Cooking
- Sweet/Spicy Ginger Soba Noodles a house in the hills
- Venetian Duck Ragu Food Gal
What a gorgeous lunch box!! Loving the bright colors.
Thanks Liz!!
Nice recipe – lucky kids to get such a tasty lunch! Wonderful pictures too. I shall be trying out the sweet potatoes… so much scrummier than their boring white cousins… 🙂
Matt, I am obsessed with these roasted sweet potatoes. Always have ’em at the ready for lunch and dinner 🙂 Glad you like the lunchbox.
What a nice lunchbox meal!
I wish I had this for lunch today! It looks so yummy!
What a fun lunch!
A great lunchbox recipe. Delicious!
Cheers,
Rosa
looks like the perfect lunch!
Hearty, satisfying and healthy! My kids (we all) would love it!
Love that giddyup pasta!! Yum!
Awesome! I haven’t yet tried the Lassos brand of rice pasta. Looks perfect!
Kelley, no brand called that actually. Meant that the spaghetti looks like a cowboys (or cowgirls) lasso 😉
I’ll TAAAAAAKE it.
OH!! What a gorgeous lunch! I would love to eat that! giddyup pasta sounds great!
This is a lunch I’d definitely like to take to lunch! And I know the kids would love it, too.
My boys never turn down pasta!! Another great lunch box idea. Thanks, Marla.
Fab lunch, the bandana makes it! 😉
love this idea of lunchboxes! it’s such a healthier way to eat and a way to always ensure that your kid (or yourself) gets the proper nutrients and it shys you away from eating out – or at least for me it will! 🙂 looks wonderful!
LOVE the name of this pasta!
Ive been going nuts for anything with mushrooms in it lately! This is a keeper!
Have a great weekend my friend! 🙂
I know the feeling Averie, I am kinda obsessed with mushrooms. All varieties!
Wow, you took quite a few pictures (looks delicious). I wish my lunches looked like that, ha
Always waaaaayyy too many pictures. Kinda an obsession 😉
Thanks for the shout-out on the duck ragu. Your pasta dish looks wonderful. I wish someone would pack me a lunch like that! 😉
& I wish someone would pack me your duck pasta!
Well, you HAVE had a lot of practice photographing my my containers (wink wink), but still… these are GORGEOUS Marla!!! What a delicious lunch recipe!!!
Looks like the perfect lunch!
Marla,
Almost makes me wish my kids weren’t coming home for lunch these days so I could go back to packing lunch again.
Almost . . .
Ha! Maybe just pack it for yourself??!!
Fantastic idea thanks. Made it yesterday for my kids and it went down a treat. Only addition I made was some lightly roasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled over the top. My family love these and they’re so good for them.
Amanda ~ those pumpkin seeds are sure a GREAT idea. I will try that next time 🙂 Thanks!
Beautiful pictures! Looks delicious. I am adding that to the lunch plan for sure.
xxoo, andrea
Wow, this is just amazing! I have been attending cooking classes in Dirty Apron which offers one of the best cooking classes in Vancouver for sure and they taught us a bunch of good recipes. However, I didn´t get to know this wise idea of teaching my kids to make healthy food choices. Definitely will try it out during our family dinner tommorow and will let you know the results of my experiment!