Smokehouse-Themed Lunch Boxes!

I volunteered to make lunch for our local high school's robotics camp again today, and this time I went with a smokehouse-inspired menu. I found out at the last minute I was feeding 14 people instead of 12, so it was a bit of a scramble, but everything came together in the end!

Each lunch included:
BBQ pulled chicken sandwich (or a BBQ veggie burger for the vegetarian)
Homemade coleslaw
Upgraded mac & cheese
Honey butter cornbread (Texas toast for the vegetarian!)
Corn on the cob
Homemade(ish) banana pudding

A few notes:

• I used Costco rotisserie chickens to save time, then seasoned and heated the shredded chicken in the slow cooker with my homemade BBQ rub.

• I gave the Stouffer's mac & cheese a little makeover with extra cheese, seasonings, and heavy cream to make it taste more homemade.

• Every lunch was portioned individually so everyone got a little bit of everything without needing to make extra food for a buffet.

• The vegetarian student got a BBQ veggie burger and Texas toast so their lunch still fit the smokehouse theme.

• I designed another set of custom stickers in Canva to match the menu...completely unnecessary, but way too much fun not to do. 😊

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