A Hoot of a Lunch

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
20 min 7 min 1
A Hoot of a Lunch
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Ingredients


25 gm Mozzarella cheese (sliced)
1/3 cup Green Grape
3 medium leaf Lettuce, butterhead (Boston)
5 animal cracker Animal crackers
1 medium Egg (hardboiled & sliced, or use more mozzarella)
1 Tuna & Broccoli patties (recipe link in notes)

Instructions


Using a small cooking cutter, cut shapes into the cheese.

Cut the egg crosswise into thick slices, or you can use a round cookie cutter to cut slices of mozzarella cheese into large circles. Use either of these as the eyeballs.

See "Tuna & Broccoli Patties with Lemon Caper Sauce" recipe for instructions how to make the owl's body.

Assemble bento box:

  • Line bento box with lettuce. Dab some lemon caper sauce on the lettuce and place tuna patty on top.
  • Be creative, use carrots and olives for the details of the owl. You can use a pretzel stick for the branch the owl sits on.
  • Enjoy grapes and animal crackers on the side

Advanced Preparation

1 - 3 days prior [optional], Egg 1 medium
Instructions:

Place the egg in boiling water and boil for 7 minutes. Run egg under cold running water to cool. Peel when cooled and store in airtight container in the fridge.

Notes:

Tuna & Broccoli Patties: 

 


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 250
Calories from fat 108
Calories from saturated fat 45
Total Fat 12.0 g
Saturated Fat 5.0 g
Trans Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4 g
Cholesterol 207 mg
Sodium 288 mg
Potassium 269 mg
Total Carbohydrate 22.5 g
Dietary Fiber 0.9 g
Sugars 12.1 g
Protein 13.5 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.5
Grain 0.5
Meat Alternative 0.5
Milk Alternative 0.5
Vegetables 0.4

Energy sources


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