When I used to have a corporate job, we would eat lunch out or in the cafeteria frequently. It was easy and fun to have lunch with my coworkers and enjoy good conversation. However, I realized how easy it was to make poor choices when eating out. Often times I used to get a burrito bowl with ALL THE TORTILLA CHIPS and 1/2 cup of guac. No joke.
When I started making my lunches at home, it helped me save tons of money. Not only that, but I reached my weight loss and fitness goals quicker because I didn’t have a massive serving of Mexican food in front of me everyday. (So good though.)
As I continued to prep meals, I realized that sometimes it can be difficult to figure out what you want to eat, what’s in your budget for the week, and not eat the same thing all the time. Thus, I put together some fabulous lunch recipes to help you plan! There are plenty to choose from so you should be set for a few months. Just bookmark this link so you can come back often! Most of the recipes are salads, sandwiches and soups; all meals I find myself eating often for lunch.
I hope this list inspires you to prep a little more at home, save money and stay motivated to eat healthy! xoxo!
Smashed Chickpea Avocado Salad Sandwich from Ambitious Kitchen
Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad with Cherries, Goat Cheese + Candied Walnuts from Ambitious Kitchen
Vegan Rainbow Power Greens Salad with Black Eyed Peas from Cotter Crunch
Strawberry & Mango Chopped Spinach Quinoa Salad  from Ambitious Kitchen
Blueberry & Goat Cheese Chicken Salad with Peanut Dijon Dressing from With Salt and Wit
Southwest Pasta Salad with Chipotle-Lime Greek Yogurt Dressing  from Ambitious Kitchen
Curried Chickpea Salad from Hummusapien
The Easiest Chopped Chickpea Greek Salad  from Ambitious Kitchen
Quick Curried Veggie Brown Rice Bowls from Eat Healthy Eat Happy
Chicken Chopped Salad with Strawberries, Avocado + Feta  from Ambitious Kitchen
The Ultimate Garden Vegetable Sandwich with Herbed Goat Cheese from The Roasted Root
Grilled Corn and Chickpea Salad from Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Mango & Avocado Black Rice Salad with Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette  from Ambitious Kitchen
Paleo Mason Jar Chicken Taco Salad from Food Faith Fitness
Crunchy Cashew Thai Quinoa Salad with Ginger Peanut Dressing  from Ambitious Kitchen
Cold Sesame Peanut Zoodles Recipe from The Lemon Bowl
Light Curry Egg Salad with Greek Yogurt from Cookin’ Canuck
Cranberry Cilantro Quinoa Salad from Peas and Crayons
Strawberry Basil Quinoa Salad with Goat Cheese, Sunflower Seeds & Lemon Vinaigrette  from Ambitious Kitchen
Lemon Orzo with Shrimp and Tomatoes from Back to Her Roots
Sweet Potato Noodles with Chicken and Tomato Basil Sauce from Inspiralized
Kale, Edamame & Quinoa Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette  from Ambitious Kitchen
Quinoa and Wheat Berry Salad from Rachel Cooks
Lentil Salad with Carrots and Cilantro from Aggie’s Kitchen
Spiced Grain Salad with Avocado Raspberry-Chipotle Dressing from Cooking with Books
Healthy Chicken Chickpea Chopped Salad  from Ambitious Kitchen
Vegan Tuna Salad from Namely Marly
Guacamole Greens with Cilantro Lime Jalapeno Vinaigrette from A Beautiful Plate
Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Dijon Shallot Dressing from Table for Two
Wilted Kale and Couscous Salad with Carrots and Cranberries from Floating Kitchen
Spicy Shrimp and Citrus Salad from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
Avocado Tuna Salad from The Healthy Maven
Farro Delicata Squash Salad from What’s Gaby Cooking
Cucumber and Chickpea Salad from Reluctant Entertainer
Zucchini Chickpea Quinoa Salad from A Cedar Spoon
15 Minute Avocado Caprese Chicken Salad from Joyful Healthy Eats
Butternut Squash Black Rice Bean Salad from Eat Good 4 Life
Light Italian Chicken Salad with Roasted Garlic from Andie Mitchell
Balsamic Chicken Salad with Lemon Quinoa from Cafe Delites
Power Salad with Lemon Chia Dressing from Two Peas & Their Pod
Chicken Quinoa Powerhouse Salad with Lemon Parsley Vinaigrette from The Baker Mama
Southwestern Quinoa Salad from Eating Bird Food
Avocado Egg Salad from Skinnytaste
23 comments
I’m ready for a lunch date! <3 pinning
These are some of the prettiest photos I’ve ever seen!! Thanks for sharing <3
I love all of these recipes so much! I cannot wait to try the cranberry quinoa salad and the shrimp and citrus salad!
Awesome round up – thank you!
Amazing list! I know what I’m eating for the next 80 days or so. YUM. Thanks for including me.
Love this!! Thanks. 🙂
These all look so good, I think the chickpea greek salad would have to be my favourite. This is definitely brilliant lunch inspiration, wish I’d seen something like this back when I was in university and I ate the same boring lunch everyday!
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Thanks for the love, lady! All the colors going on in these lunches are incredible!
This is a great resource. Thanks!
Ohmygosh these are AMAZING! Thanks so much for including my quinoa bowl! <3
This is amazing! I’ve been in such a lunch rut lately and all these delicious & healthy recipes has got me excited about lunch again. Thanks for including my powerhouse salad! 🙂
Wow, Thank you so so much for this post! I always wanted to be more healthy and creative when preparing food for university but didn’t know how, so this is amazing!
This post was gorgeous! It made me feel so happy looking at all these creative people working so hard. Well done! Thanks!
Great healthy lunch ideas! Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
Such a great collection of recipes! I’m so tired of boring lunches and have been looking for some easy lunch ideas. Thanks so much for sharing these.
Such a nice post, keep providing good resources.
hello,
I am looking for ideas for my teenager son’s lunch at university. Those recipes look so nice, but I don’t know if they are easy to carry on in a backpack, where in addition he carry on his laptop. Any ideas for winter recipes to carry on? thanks in advance
It’s difficult to find knowledgeable people for this subject, but you
sound like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks