Kids' Turkey and Cream Cheese Spread Bento Box recipe

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Ingredients

10 round carrot slices, 1/4-inch thick
10 jumbo pitted black olives
10 small pitted black olives
½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
10 toothpicks
2 tablespoons shredded carrot
2 teaspoons minced onion
2 teaspoons chopped pimento peppers
2 teaspoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon lemon juice
¾ teaspoon mayonnaise
1 pinch salt
1 green apple, sliced
1 red apple, sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ carrot, sliced into rounds
6 thin slices cucumber, sliced lengthwise into wide ribbons
6 slices tomato, cut in half
6 toothpicks
8 round crackers
½ cup grapes, divided
8 slices deli turkey breast

Nutrition Info

688.7 calories
carbohydrate: 65.3 g
cholesterol: 124.1 mg
fat: 38.3 g
fiber: 11.5 g
protein: 28.5 g
saturatedFat: 18.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 2311.3 mg
sugar: 33.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cut a slit from top to bottom into the side of each jumbo olive. Ease the olive open slightly to insert about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese, forming a penguin belly.

  2. Cut a small triangle-shaped notch out of 9 carrot rounds to form feet, press 1 triangular piece (trimming if necessary) into each small olive to create the beak.

  3. Thread each jumbo olive onto a toothpick lengthwise through the existing holes. Anchor the toothpick onto a carrot slice (line belly up with feet), set a small olive on top (beak facing forward). Place penguins on a plate, refrigerate until assembly.

  4. Combine shredded carrot, onion, pimento peppers, and celery in a bowl. Mix 2 tablespoons softened cream cheese, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, mayonnaise, and salt in a separate bowl, beat until fluffy. Fold carrot mixture into cream cheese, mix well. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before use.

  5. Toss green apple slices, red apple slices, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice together in a bowl.

  6. Cut carrot rounds into decorative shapes using vegetable cutters. Wrap in a wet paper towel and place in a plastic bag, refrigerate until assembly.

  7. Pat cucumber slices dry. Place 1 half-slice tomato at the end of a cucumber slice, roll up together and secure with a toothpick.

  8. Arrange 1/2 the carrot shapes in a bento box. Place 1/2 the sandwich spread in a small silicone baking cup, place 4 crackers in another cup. Arrange 1/2 the green apple slices, red apple slices, and grapes. Add 5 cream cheese penguins, 4 turkey slices, and 3 cucumber-tomato rolls. Use remaining ingredients to create a second bento box. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

Here's a whimsical bento box that is sure to delight any kid. Inside the box are turkey slices, crackers, cream cheese spread, carrot cat and penguin cut-outs, cucumber tomato rolls, apple slices, and grapes.

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