Even though Valentine’s Day is often about your sweetheart, we definitely don’t want to forget to celebrate our love for our kids! Make sure the kids feel special with this Kid’s Valentine Lunch featuring Grilled Mac & Cheese Sandwich, two favorites of every kid…Grilled Cheese Sandwich meets Mac & Cheese!
Your kiddos are sure to love this Valentine Lunch…or really even your sweetie!
Kid’s Valentine Lunch Menu
- Grilled Mac & Cheese Sandwich {recipe below}
- Tomato Soup
- Heart shaped Fruit Kabobs
- Homemade Peanut Butter Cups and a handful of M&M’s
- Milk
For the Heart shaped Fruit Kabobs, we used strawberries, watermelon and cantaloupe Cut thick slices of watermelon and cantaloupe and then cut with a small heart shape cookie cutter. Gently push onto straw. On the ends of the straw, we added a strawberry for the point and another strawberry that we left the green on for the fletching of the arrow.
For dessert, we served a Homemade Peanut Butter Cup and a handful of M&M’s.
What are most kid’s favorites? Grilled Cheese and Mac & Cheese…so we brought the two together and created this delicious sandwich, and threw in some bacon for good measure!
To pull together the Kid’s Valentine Lunch, we used a wicker red charger that I had left from Fourth of July, and added a square white plate. The soup is served in a paper cup that we found at Target. A fun heart shaped straw left over from the Cupcake Fondue is in the milk. And the create-your-own Conversation Hearts allow you to personalize this special lunch! A few hearts cut from scrapbook paper and a doily brighten up the place setting!
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Grilled Mac & Cheese Sandwich
- Total Time: 25 minutes
Description
Two favorites meet in this fun sandwich…Mac & Cheese and Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Recipe from PocketChangeGourmet.com
Ingredients
- Bread
- Mac & Cheese – either from a box or homemade
- 5–6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Butter
Instructions
- Cook Mac & Cheese according to directions on the box
- Cook bacon, cool and crumble – we like cooking it in the oven
- Combine the Mac & Cheese with the bacon and set aside
- Butter bread like you normally do for a grilled cheese
- If you want, you can cut the bread with cookie cutters for a fun lunch
- Add Mac & Cheese to the bread and top with another piece of bread
- Butter both sides and cook on a griddle or in a skillet until golden brown on both sides
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Budget Friendly – Kid Approved Valentine’s Day Recipes
