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Whether you have chicken leftovers or are looking to pack a filling, high-protein lunch for school, this post has you covered with easy ideas.
Below, you’ll find no-cook lunches you’ll simply have to assemble, lunches with chicken salad, hot thermos lunches, salads with chicken, and wraps!
Click to go straight to the type of lunch you want to pack or scroll down to see them all!
Table of contents
- School Lunch Ideas with Chicken
- Lunch Wraps with Chicken
- Thermos Lunches with Chicken
- Lunch Salads with Chicken
- Lunches with Chicken Salad
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School Lunch Ideas with Chicken
There are many ways to pack chicken inside a lunch box. The school lunches below require little to no cooking and use cooked chicken, like from leftovers, to build a healthy lunch!
Leftover Chicken Lunch Box
5 from 24 votes
A high-protein lunch that offers a variety of fresh ingredients and leftover chicken in a colorful bento!
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Chicken and Hummus Bistro Box
5 from 24 votes
All the delicious flavors you love in a quick Mediterranean bento!
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Chicken Nuggets Lunchable
4.96 from 22 votes
Use your REAL chicken nuggets to create a Chicken Nugget Lunchable!
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Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Pesto
5 from 20 votes
An easy sandwich that tastes gourmet! The how-to to make a delicious lunch and keep the bread buttery and toasty until lunch.
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Cheesy Buffalo Quesadilla
5 from 13 votes
Grab some tortillas, and I will show you how to assemble and pack an incredible lunch!
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Easy Chicken Apple Grilled Sandwich
5 from 17 votes
This Apple-Grilled Sandwich is an epic lunch. The sweet apple flavors melt into the cheese and chicken and taste terrific between toasted bread.
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Lunch Box Burrito Bowls
5 from 10 votes
Make these Lunch Box Burrito Bowls and stuff with your favorite ingredients and toppings. Enjoyed at room temp or hot in side a thermos.
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Healthy Chicken Burrito Bowls
5 from 14 votes
This lunch is giving Chipotle Burrito Bowl without the long lines and half the price! You can also send it hot in a thermos.
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Lunch Wraps with Chicken
Whether you use leftover grilled chicken or buy a rotisserie chicken for lunches, making a sandwich wrap is a terrific way to pack a filling lunch that’s easy to eat!
If you’re packing a chicken wrap for school in warm weather months, I recommend adding one of these ice packs to the lunch bag.
Chicken Avocado Wrap
5 from 17 votes
Chicken Avocado is creamy, satisfying, and will fill a hungry teen's belly.
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Bacon & Chicken Ranch Wrap
5 from 24 votes
This wrap is a triple threat-smoky bacon, juicy chicken, and ranch dressing.
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BBQ Chicken Wrap
5 from 19 votes
This smoky BBQ Chicken Wrap is a healthy choice that can be loaded up to preference!
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Chicken Caesar Lunch Wrap
5 from 17 votes
These are popular for a reason! Everything you love about the classic with added chicken and toppings!
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Healthy Curried Chicken Salad Wrap Lunch
5 from 7 votes
A healthy and protein-packed lunch that tastes anything but bland!
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Greek Chicken Pita Wrap
5 from 13 votes
This sandwich is far from ordinary. Mix things up with this Chicken Pita Wrap!
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Rotisserie Chicken Lunch Wrap
5 from 15 votes
This recipe is quick to assemble when you have rotisserie lefrovers from dinner!
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Thermos Lunches with Chicken
If chicken dinners are a winner, then let these family-favorite recipes make an appearance as a thermos lunch for school!
You can learn how to heat up food so it stays warm in a thermos here and check out the tested and kid-appred best thermos containers for school.
Chicken Noodle Soup in a Thermos
5 from 16 votes
The perfect nostalgic lunch that everyone loves to open up and feel the love by the spoonful.
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Teriyaki Chicken Lunch Bowls
5 from 26 votes
This easy recipe is healthier and better than buying a take-out lunch somewhere!
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Salsa Verde Chicken Pasta
5 from 14 votes
Easy to make for dinner and pack leftovers for lunch in a thermos! Tasty and quick!
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Thermos Tomato Tortellini Soup
5 from 15 votes
This kid favorite soup makes an incredibly happy thermos lunch!
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Veggie Mac & Cheese Thermos Soup
4.88 from 25 votes
A kid-favorite food made more nutritious and packed to-go!
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Easy Chicken and Rice Lunch Soup
5 from 16 votes
The best comfort lunch on a cold day. Packing this lunch full of veggies and high-protein chicken is a terrific idea!
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Chili Mac Thermos Lunch
5 from 13 votes
Another family favorite recipe that makes someone happy when they find the leftovers in their lunch box!
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Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Thermos
5 from 14 votes
This family favorite skillet meal makes a delicious and nutritious lunch the next day!
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Lunch Salads with Chicken
These filling salads with chicken make are some of the most popular among teens! Gone are the days when salads are just greens and kids are hungry a few hours later, these pack on the nutrition with satiating ingredients.
Cobb Salad
5 from 9 votes
Teens love salads, and this one is no exception-tasty, fills you up, and is easy to prep.
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Chicken Strip Salad
5 from 12 votes
Any chicken strips will do on this super simple salad. Kids will devour this recipe.
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Santa Fe Chicken Salad Lunchbox
5 from 12 votes
This protein-packed salad is full of fresh and easy-to-prep ingredients!
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Buffalo Chicken Salad
5 from 6 votes
A delicious low-carb meal prep that is super filling. Swap the cheese and other ingredients for the ones you like!
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Get endless lunch ideas in my 101 Packed Lunches ebook.
Lunches with Chicken Salad
Chicken salad is a terrific high-protein option to build lunches. It’s also great because you can make a large batch and pack lunches for the week! It’s great in wraps, salads, sandwiches and more.
Creamy Chicken Salad with Greens
5 from 15 votes
This Chicken Salad with Greens is creamy and fresh for a refreshing lunch.
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Chicken Salad 5 Ways
5 from 11 votes
Love chicken salad? Make one of these 5 epic lunches with it!
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Healthy Chicken Salad Quesadilla
5 from 15 votes
Turn leftover tortillas into a fun and healthy lunch for kids! These Chicken Salad Quesadillas are super healthy and delicious.
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Prepping and packing don’t have to be difficult and can be packed the night before for a stress-free lunch! Can’t get enough chicken? Try one of my epic family-friendly chicken dinner ideas.
by Laura Fuentes
onJanuary 1, 2024
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