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9 easy school lunches you can make in a slow cooker

Erin McDowellSep 13, 2021, 21:22 IST

You can make a variety of delicious, easy-to-pack school lunches in a slow cooker.Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock; By Valeriy Poltorak/Shutterstock

When packing your child's school lunch, you don't have to stick to a standard ham sandwich.
Slow cookers are a great tool for preparing school lunches the night before.
Recipes including chicken salad and sweet-potato hash can be kept in insulated containers until it's lunch time.

Skip the deli meat - slow-cooker meatballs are another way to add protein to a lunch box.

Meatballs in a slow cooker. anewlifephotostudio/Getty Images

Pulled chicken can be served on its own for even the pickiest of eaters.

Shredded chicken. Duplass/Shutterstock

You can also turn leftover slow-cooker chicken into a chicken salad for sandwiches.

Chicken salad sandwich. Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock

If your kids don't mind a little heat, you can also make a Buffalo chicken salad for sandwiches or salads.

Shredded Buffalo chicken. from my point of view/Shutterstock

Mac and cheese can also easily be made in a slow cooker.

Mac and cheese with breadcrumbs. Erin McDowell/Insider

Sweet-potato and sausage hash is a nutrient-packed lunch.

Sweet-potato and sausage hash. Anna Hoychuk/Shutterstock

Slow-cooker chicken Parmesan pasta will keep the kiddos full all afternoon.

Chicken Parmesan pasta. Erin McDowell/Insider

You can also make potato salad in a slow cooker.

Potato salad. Rohit Seth/Shutterstock

For a sweet treat, pack a Crock-Pot brownie in your child's lunch box.

Brownies. bhofack2/iStock

I tried Ina Garten's chocolate cake that she said 'makes grown men weep,' and the easy dessert takes almost no time to make