Sometimes we are in need of some new and different flavors. Try out these quick and easy healthy lunch recipes to add a twist to your menu. Think fresh, light, and healthy!
If you are a yogi trying to eat a healthy, good for you lunch, you need to keep reading!
If you are in need of some inspiration to get healthier and stay away from those processed meals, look no further.
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1. Fish Taco Bowls
Best Fish Taco Bowls Recipe - How To Make Fish Taco Salad Bowls (delish.com)
Fish taco bowls are yummy! With this dish, you are combining the flavors of rich avocado, sweet mango, cilantro, lime, and a spicy crema sauce. Add the creamy, spicy slaw for more veggie-filled crunch. You are left with a light, flavorful and satisfying meal. You can look up the rest of the nutritional information if you make these, but they pack a whopping 47 g of protein per serving!
You can use any fish of choice for fish tacos. This recipe calls for cod or any firm white fish. I recently tried barramundi white fish and it was delicious for fish tacos. Fish is super easy to cook and you can have the fish fully cooked in less than 10 minutes. To save even more time, prepare the coleslaw the night before, or purchase pre-chopped coleslaw.
Try a fish taco bowl today for a quick, easy, and healthy lunch option! You can add your own twist if you don't like mango, you can sub with pineapple or another vegetable in its place.
2. Mediterranean Cucumber Salad
Mediterranean Cucumber Salad - Have A Plant (fruitsandveggies.org)
This Mediterranean Cucumber Salad recipe is a winner! Think flavors of mint, basil, red wine vinegar combined with fresh and crisp veggies. There are many options with this salad. Although the original recipe is a vegan recipe, you can add a protein of choice like tuna, chicken, white fish.
This recipe is fresh and light and won't leave you feeling heavy. It can be a great lunch option, make it the night before for a super-fast lunch that's easy to grab. The best part is you can add any herbs, veggies, cheeses to this salad to make it yours.
This this fresh and light Mediterranean Cucumber Salad for a easy and healthy lunch option. This would also be great for a summer picnic!
3. Sweet Potato & Black Bean Stew
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Stew - Healthy Living James
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Stew is a comforting dish for those cold winter days. This is an easy, one pot dish with lots of flavor. With spinach, tomato, black beans, sweet potatoes, onion and garlic you have a great blend of delicious flavors. Add seasonings like coriander, paprika, turmeric and cayenne pepper pack this dish with a punch and add some beautiful earthy colors to it.
This recipe is packed with nutritional value and is easy to modify. If you don't want a certain ingredient, omit it and add one of your favorites. This would also be good with carrots or white potatoes. You can replace the spinach with kale or add both. You can also substitute with a different bean type if black beans aren't your favorite.
This stew will be sure to warm you up on a cold and chilly day. Give it a try and leave it in the fridge to eat for lunch for a few days on busy days. You can also prepare a batch and freeze portion sizes for a quick and easy healthy lunch!
4. Mason Jar Instant Noodle Soup
Best Mason Jar Instant Noodle Soup Recipe - How To Make Mason Jar Instant Noodle Soup (goodhousekeeping.com)
This mason jar noodle soup is a great and easy lunch to prepare ahead of time. You simply layer your ingredients into the jar, and when its lunch time you pour hot water into the jar.
You will layer a bouillon base, veggies of choice and then some instant rice vermicelli into the jar. Some veggie options are mushrooms, grated ginger, kimchi, spinach, fresh green onion and edamame beans. You can add others to your taste. You can also add a good protein source like chicken or baby shrimp.
This mason jar lunch is so easy! You can prepare a batch of them and have lunch for the week. These mason jar noodle lunches could even be made into a kid friendly version. Are you as excited about this lunch option as I am?
5. Vegetarian Antipasto Salad
Best Vegetarian Antipasto Salad Recipe - How To Make Vegetarian Antipasto Salad (goodhousekeeping.com)
I can remember my mom always ordering the antipasto salad at one of our favorite restaurants growing up. This vegetarian antipasto salad is delicious just how it is, but you can always add any meat you want to this salad. I personally think this pairs well with salami type of meats. It will also be tasty with chicken!
Think tons of fresh veggies like red onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, radicchio, and a type of lettuce that you prefer. This calls for iceberg, I like a good romaine or butter lettuce. Other flavors in this salad are pepperoncini's, lemon, oregano and mustard.
Salads are a simple, easy, on-the-go lunch. This salad is flavorful, bright and so yummy. Make a large batch if you like to meal prep and will eat it for more than one day in a row. This is also a great recipe for the summer on those hot days that you don't feel like cooking.
6. Green Goddess Sandwich
Best Green Goddess Sandwiches Recipe - How To Make Green Goddess Sandwiches (goodhousekeeping.com)
Green Goddess sandwich is right up my alley. SO delicious! Prep ahead for this one by boiling your eggs the night before. This sandwich will be easy to pull together for a quick and healthy lunch.
Filled with goodness, these sandwiches have chives, salad greens, avocado, cucumbers and sprouts. They also have a yummy, creamy basil mayo spread that you will LOVE.
These sandwiches will make a quick and easy healthy lunch option for you. These have about 16g of protein in them to help keep you satisfied until your next meal. Although this is a meatless option, if you want to add a meat of your choice you can easily do that! Some chopped bacon bits would be a great addition.
7. Copycat Sweetgreen Harvest Bowl
Best Copycat Sweetgreen Harvest Bowl Recipe - How To Make Sweetgreen Harvest Bowls (delish.com)
You can't create a post about yogi lunches without including a bowl! This harvest bowl is a copycat of the Sweetgrain restaurant harvest bowl. This bowl might overwhelm you as an "easy" lunch, but you can prepare your chicken, sweet potatoes and rice 3 to 5 days ahead.
This bowl is packed with goodness and nutrition. There are many ways you can make this bowl your own, but this recipe is great all on its own! Think chicken, wild rice, sweet potatoes, almonds and apples. This recipe calls for goat cheese, but you can substitute with a cheese of your choice. This picture above is a different type of harvest bowl that you can create.
This bowl packs a punch with 42g of protein per serving. It calls for a tasty balsamic vinaigrette dressing which is one of my faves, but again, so customizable. If you love this meal, you can prep a large batch for a few lunches throughout your week.
8. Cottage Cheese Alfredo
Best Cottage Cheese Alfredo Recipe - How To Make Cottage Cheese Alfredo (delish.com)
This cottage cheese alfredo recipe adds extra protein to your alfredo. You can choose to add a chicken or beef to pair with this or just choose the meatless version.
If you are a noodle lover, or even just a fettucine lover, you will thoroughly enjoy this recipe. Add in fresh spinach, or another green of your choice. Chopped basil would also be really good. You can also add other seasonings to your preference, but this recipe calls for red pepper chile flakes.
Try this cottage cheese alfredo for a quick and easy protein packed meal!
9. Egg Salad Sandwiches
41 Healthy Lunch Ideas - Recipes by Love and Lemons
These egg salad sandwiches are packed with flavor. Think TANGY and BRINY in all the right ways. If you love lemon and capers, you will love this recipe.
This recipe will be easy to whip up and eat for a few quick ready to go lunches. Some other flavors you can add are dill pickles, which go great with the lemon and caper flavors.
You can serve this with crackers, on lettuce, or into some sort of bread of your choice. This will keep for up to five days refrigerated. You are again packing in the protein with this meal!
10. Greek Salad with Chicken
Best Greek Salad with Chicken - How to Make Greek Salad (thepioneerwoman.com)
This Greek Salad calls for adding chicken, you can always sub a favorite protein of choice. This salad is a fresh and delicious option for lunch. Save your dressing on the side until right before you eat this salad.
If you don't have time to make your own chicken, a easy alternative is to grab a rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store. This recipe calls for pitted kalamata olives, but you can sub with your favorite or leave out.
This is another great option for you, and this one also tastes great with capers. A lemon and oil dressing is delicious with this salad.
11. Farro Salad
Farro Salad Recipe - Love and Lemons
This Farro Salad recipe is sure to please your appetite at lunch. I first tried farro in a salad in a local to me restaurant, I became an instant fan. So delicious and healthy too. This picture of farro salad above is another option for how you can add to your farro salad.
This has the sweetness of an apple with the nuttiness of the farro and added walnuts. You can really make this salad with a salad green of your choice, this recipe calls for arugula and radicchio. You can add dates or other fruits/ veggies of choice. I also love tomatoes in my salads. For added protein you can top with a protein of choice, I've had mine with Ahi Tuna.
Farro is an ancient wheat variety and is not considered gluten free. Farro is a whole grain and is chewy and sort of nutty to taste. Not a strong taste at all! Farro does contain protein, there are 6 grams of protein per quarter uncooked cup of farro. Super yummy!
