From buying notebooks and sweaters to working on your back-to-school meal plan — this time of year can seem a little crazy. Mid-August brings so much heat and humidity, that it can be difficult to do anything but flop on the couch. But Labor Day will be here before you know it. The sun will start to set earlier, the weather will cool down and it’ll be time to start thinking about which recipes to add to our arsenal of go-tos for busy school nights. 

We’ve rounded up 25 easy and delicious recipes to round out your meal plans — some of which may pull double-duty as leftovers for school lunches the next day! Click through the gallery to see more and share with us your go-to lunchbox recipe by tweeting us @YahooStyleCA.