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Lunch

Looking for a healthy lunch for friends or family?  Look no further for healthy family-friendly lunch recipes that will liven up your day!

Here you will find Pork Green Chili Verde Meal Prep Bowls and Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich with Herb Mayo.

Reader favorites lunch recipes include Protein Snack Packs and Chicken Shwarma Quinoa Bowls.

Large white oval serving dish filled with homemade classic macaroni salad garnished with a light dusting of paprika and fresh chopped parsley.

Macaroni Salad

Tray filled with four carne asada tacos made with corn tortillas and topped with a fresh onion, cilantro, and lime juice salsa.

Carne Asada Tacos

Close-up image of mini cocktail hot dogs wrapped in crescent roll dough and baked until golden.

Pigs in a Blanket

Close up of a large white salad bowl filled with shredded Brussels sprouts, kale, avocado, grated carrot, pomegranate arils, tossed in a light lemon vinaigrette.

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

Twice baked potato on a baking sheet topped with cheese, bacon, and fresh chives.

Twice Baked Potatoes

Large pot filled with blended Acorn Squash Soup.

Acorn Squash Soup

Blue bowl filled with udon noodle soup made with bok choy, snap peas, green onions, and a poached egg.

Udon Noodle Soup

Easy Mediterranean Chicken Wraps made with hummus, salad, feta cheese, and chicken on parchment paper

Mediterranean Chicken Wraps

Overhead image of a large white serving bowl filled with Tortellini salad garnished with fresh oregano.

Tortellini Pasta Salad

Sloppy joe sandwiched between a brioche bun with crispy potato chips.

Sloppy Joe Recipe

Grilled Salmon Burgers with Garlic Lemon Aioli

Salmon Sliders with Garlic Lemon Aioli

White serving bowl filled with German potato salad and garnished with extra bacon pieces and chopped parsley.

German Potato Salad

Large white shallow bowl filled with easy egg drop soup recipe garnished with sliced green onions.

Egg Drop Soup

Close up image of mixed together egg salad.

Egg Salad Recipe

Waldorf salad made with apples, walnuts, grapes, and celery on a bed of lettuce in a white serving bowl.

Waldorf Salad Recipe

Overhead image of bowl filled with simple chicken salad and fluffy pita bread triangles.

Chicken Salad Recipe

Large white serving bowl filled with bulgur tabbouleh salad.

Tabouli Salad Recipe (Tabbouleh)

Large white bowl filled with artichokes, mozzarella, salami, cherry tomatoes, fresh spinach, olives, and pasta noodles.

Italian Pasta Salad

Crab salad served over mixed greens and served with buttery crackers on a white plate.

Crab Salad Recipe

Overhead images of a white serving dish filled with fresh shrimp cevice.

Shrimp Ceviche Recipe (Ceviche de Camaron)

WHite shallow bowl filled with fish ceviche.

Ceviche

Enchiladas filled with mixed veggies, rolled in corn tortillas, topped with cheese and baked.

Vegetarian Enchiladas

Golden air fryer tater tots on a large shallow plate with a small side of katchup.

Air Fryer Tater Tots

White plate with a large slice of crustless quiche with spinach and ham and a side of spring salad with tomatoes.

Crustless Spinach Quiche

Image of a cooked crustless quiche filled with broccoli in a white pie dish.

Crustless Quiche

Platter filled with all of the ingredients for corn salad including corn, cucumber, feta cheese, artichoke hearts, and cherry tomatoes.

Fresh Corn Salad Recipe

Creamy classic coleslaw in a large white bowl.

Coleslaw Recipe

Slice of avocado toast on a small white place topped with red pepper flakes, olive oil, and black pepper.

Avocado Toast

Large white plate with crispy air fryer chicken tenders, a small white bowl filled with honey mustard sauce, and mixed greens.

Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

White plate with arugula and shaved parmesan salad tossed in a light lemon dressing.

Arugula Salad with Shaved Parmesan

A bowl of bruschetta chicken close up

Bruschetta Chicken

Pan filled with cooked zucchini noodles with parmesan cheese.

How to Make and Cook Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles)

Oval serving dish with baked zucchini fries and a small bowl of chipotle mayo.

Baked Zucchini Fries

Overhead image of a white shallow bowl filled with white beans soup made with cannellini beans, carrots, onions, fresh herbs, and bacon.

White Bean Soup

Shallow bowl filled with noodles smothered in a garlic butter and soy sauce and garnished with grated parmesan cheese and green onions.

Asian Garlic Noodles

Overhead image of a white plate with crispy air fryer chicken wings and a side of ranch dressing.

Air Fryer Chicken Wings (Super Crispy)

Balsamic vinegar salad dressing being poured into a white bowl filled with spinach, pear and feta salad.

Spinach Pear and Feta Salad Recipe

Image of cooked pinto beans with onions and bacon in a light broth.

Easy Pinto Beans

High protein snacks including cheese, egg, deli meat, hummus, and nuts in meal prep containers

Protein Snack Pack – Easy Lunch Meal Prep

Caprese farro salad with fresh berries, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil pesto in a large serving bowl.

Caprese Farro Salad with Strawberries and Blueberries

Overhead image of a large stainless steel skillet filled with cooked cannellini beans and spinach in a savory lemon and garlic sauce.

Cannellini Beans Recipe

Overhead image of a serving plate filled with air fryer coconut shrimp and a small bowl of apricot dipping sauce.

Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp Recipe with Dipping Sauce

Wooden skewers with repeating layers of cherry tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, sliced Boar's head turkey, cubes of cheese, bell pepper, and cubes of Jazz apples topped with globs of basil mayonnaise.

Deli Salad Skewers with 2-Ingredient Basil Mayonnaise

Ginger Garlic Miso Ramen Noodles with Poached Egg

Ginger Garlic Miso Ramen Noodles with Poached Egg

Overhead image of a white soup bowl filled with navy bean soup made with chunks of leftover ham, cooked navy beans, and fresh thyme in a light broth.

Navy Bean Soup with Ham

Overhead image of a white soup bowl filled with homemade Manhattan clam chowder recipe made with little neck clams, potatoes, carrots, in a light tomato clam broth.

Manhattan Clam Chowder Recipe

Two sliced air fryer chicken breasts on a homemade ceramic serving plate.

Perfect Air Fryer Chicken Breasts (No Breading!)

Fall Quinoa Salad

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