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4 lunchbox ideas for school and work

Recipes that travel well, taste good at room temperature or reheated, and are easy to eat away from home.

  1. 1 Pakistani · 45 min · serves 4

    Aloo Paratha

    Whole-wheat flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potato and griddled in ghee until crisp in spots.

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  2. 2 American · 48 min · serves 16

    Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

    Dense, glossy brownies with a thin crackly top and a soft, fudgy centre. Made with one bowl, simple pantry ingredients and real dark chocolate.

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  3. 3 American · 1 h 15 min · serves 10

    Banana Bread

    A moist, tender loaf made with very ripe bananas, brown sugar and a hint of cinnamon. It is an easy one-bowl bake that turns spotty bananas into tea-time slices.

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  4. 4 American · 42 min · serves 16

    Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Chewy-centred cookies with crisp golden edges and pockets of melted chocolate. Browned butter and a short rest for the dough give deep toffee flavour with everyday ingredients.

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