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February 4, 2018

Healthy Lunch Recipes That Are Perfect for Meal-Prep

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. Flavorful salads, sandwiches, bowls, and more!

I get a lot of requests for fast, easy meals to make during the week, which inspires a lot of my healthy lunch recipes. Once noon (or really 11:30am) rolls around I’m ready for something fresh, flavorful, and filling to eat for lunch. These recipes are filling enough with protein & fiber to keep you full until your 3pm snack.

I’ve rounded up 21 healthy lunch recipes for you that are perfect to meal-prep for the week and give you a little inspo to start the week off on a healthy note.

You’ll find gorgeous salads, yummy sandwiches, and bowls of goodness to power you through your week.

Enjoy!

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

1. Better Than Chipotle DIY Chicken Burrito Bowls

2. 4 Healthy Mason Jar Salad

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

3. Roasted Veggie, Chickpea & Pesto Quinoa Salad

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

4. Mediterranean Avocado Chickpea Pasta Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

5. Healthy Pumpkin Seed & Avocado Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

6. The Easiest Chopped Chickpea Greek Salad

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

7. One Pot Moroccan Chickpea Quinoa Salad

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

8. Crunchy Rainbow Thai Peanut Chicken Wraps

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

9. 30 Minute Honey Garlic Salmon with Apple Dijon Green Salad

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

10. Roasted Sweet Potato & Arugula Salad with Turmeric Honey Mustard Yogurt Dressing

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

11. High-Protein Black Bean Avocado Tuna Salad Sandwiches

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

12. 4 Easy Protein Packed Bento Boxes

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

13. Summer Chicken Chopped Salad with Strawberries, Avocado + Feta

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

14. Vegetarian Southwest Sweet Potato Taco Bowls with Avocado Ranch Dressing

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

15. Green Goddess Tuna Quinoa Salad

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

16. Vegan Macadamia Coconut Tofu Bowls

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

17. Crunchy Cashew Thai Quinoa Salad with Ginger Peanut Dressing

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

18. Vegan Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl with Orange Sesame Almond Butter Dressing

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

19. Smashed Chickpea Avocado Salad Sandwich with Cranberries + Lemon

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

20. Chicken Kale Waldorf Salad with Avocado & Goat Cheese

21 delicious, healthy lunch recipes that are perfect for your weekday meal-prep. With flavorful salads, inventive sandwiches, and bowls of goodness - these will be your new go-to's!

21. Farmer’s Market Spicy Tuna Wraps with Homemade Chipotle Greek Yogurt Dressing

If you make any of these recipes, be sure to leave a comment below! You can also snap and picture and post it on Instagram using the hashtag #ambitiouskitchen. xo!

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