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142 Easy Recipes for Lunch

Overhead image of a large pot of Manhattan clam chowder filled with carrots, celery, onion, potatoes, little neck clams, all simmering in a tomato and 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!)

Small tray lined with parchment paper and filled with homemade baked chicken nuggets with a side of honey mustard sauce for dipping.

Easy Baked Chicken Nuggets Recipe

Round white platter filled with easy tomato salad recipe.

Lettuce and Tomato Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette

Large paella pan filled with cooked seafood and sausage paella.

Paella Recipe – How to Make Spanish Paella

Large cast iron skillet filled with cooked steak bites and cajun spiced sweet potatoes and peppers.

Steak and Sweet Potato Skillet

A bowl of food with broccoli

Asian Broccoli Salad

Three fully cooked salmon burger patties crusted with black and white sesame seeds.

Sesame Crusted Salmon Patties Recipe

Two sliced poached chicken breasts on a wood cutting board.

Poached Chicken Breasts (How to Poach Chicken)

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

Egg Drop Soup

Small black ramekin filled with roasted butternut squash soup and garnished with coconut milk, pumpkin seeds, and ground cinnamon.

Curried Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

halved Spaghetti Squash that has been cooked

Spaghetti Squash – How to Cook Spaghetti Squash

White Salad plate filled a caprese salad made of overlapping slices of fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese drizzled with olive oil and garnished with fresh basil.

Caprese Salad Recipe (Insalata Caprese)

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

Twice Baked Potatoes

Roasted acorn squash rings topped with a quinoa, apple, spinach, and dried cranberry stuffing, topped with pomegranates, and drizzled with tahini dressing.

Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe

Large salad bowl filled with tossed together spinach pasta salad with strawberries, bacon, and hard-boiled eggs.

Spinach Pasta Salad Recipe with Strawberries

Large pot filled with blended Acorn Squash Soup.

Acorn Squash Soup

Individual serving of spinach salad in a shallow white bowl with a brown rim, topped with avocado slices, hard-boiled egg wedges, red onion, walnuts, feta, and black pepper; in the background are part of the larger serving platter, a small white bowl of lemon vinaigrette, lemon wedges on a wooden board, a small bowl of walnuts, and an olive green napkin on a white marble surface.

Easy Spinach Salad Recipe

Large salad bowl filled with tossed together Asian pasta salad.

Asian Pasta Salad

Spoon drizzling reduced apple cider sauce over the top of a toasted bun topped with shredded apple cider pulled pork and homemade apple coleslaw.

Slow Cooker Apple Cider Pulled Pork Recipe

Overhead image of loaded Mexican bean salad topped with sliced avocado.

Easy Bean Salad Recipe

Large bowl filled with mixed together broccoli salad with creamy mayo dressing, bacon, and cranberries..

Broccoli Salad Recipe with Bacon

SIngle serving salad bowl filled with strawberry spinach salad.

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Overhead image of three glasses filled with watermelon gazpacho and topped with chopped avocado, cucumber, and red onion.

Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe

White shallow serving plate filled with shrimp ceviche made with chopped shrimp, sliced onion, chopped bell peppers, and tomatoes in citrus juice with chopped cilantro and chopped jalapenos.

Shrimp Ceviche Recipe (Ceviche de Camaron)

Wide shallow serving bowl filled with white fish ceviche and small diced pieces of tomato, shallot, and bell pepper, garnished with fresh minced parsley.

Ceviche Recipe

Overhead image of a baked egg frittata in a cream-colored enameled cast iron braiser on a white marble surface. The frittata is golden yellow with visible broccoli florets, spinach, red bell pepper, and melted cheese, and is garnished with chopped chives. Surrounding the pan are sliced seeded bread on a wooden board, a red bell pepper, a small white bowl of shredded cheese, a carton of white eggs, and a few scattered chive pieces and spinach leaves. A white kitchen towel with thin black stripes sits under the pan.

Easy Frittata Recipe

Small white salad bowls filled with chinese chicken salad and topped with fried wonton noodles.

Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe

Roasted beet salad with arugula, goat cheese, pistachios, and red onion on a platter.

Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Arugula

A close up of Chimichurri and Steak

Chimichurri Steak Bites

A bowl of cucumber onion salad in a large shallow white bowl with red onions, creamy avocado, thinly sliced cucumber, crumbled feta cheese, and light red wine vinaigrette.

Cucumber Onion Salad Recipe

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

Protein Snack Pack – Easy Lunch Meal Prep

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad in a large white serving bowl with chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, Kalamata olives, crumbled feta cheese, chopped parsley, and lemon oregano dressing, with a halved lemon, extra olives, dressing, tomatoes, and a rust-colored napkin around the bowl.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

chicken ranch pasta salad in white bowl

Loaded Chicken Ranch Pasta Salad

close up of A cut in half herbed mayo mozzarella sandwich sitting on top of a table

Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich with Herb Mayo

Red onions pickling in a homemade pickling mixture.

Quick Pickled Red Onions Recipe

Buffalo Turkey Meatballs with Easy Meal Prep Bowls

Buffalo Turkey Meatballs

A bowl of food on a plate, with Miso and Orange

Sweet Chili Miso Salmon Salad with Beets and Oranges

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

Caprese Farro Salad with Strawberries and Blueberries

Glass bowl filled with raw beets, shredded kohlrabi, apples, green onion, feta, and sunflower seeds all mixed together.

Crunchy Beet and Kohlrabi Slaw with Apples

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

Mediterranean Chicken Wraps

Close-up of classic Greek salad on a light beige plate with tomato wedges, cucumber rounds, red onion, green bell pepper, Kalamata olives, and large triangular pieces of feta topped with dried oregano, with a glass bottle of olive oil, extra olives, oregano, and tomatoes nearby.

Greek Salad Recipe

Cauliflower that has been processed into "rice" in the food processor.

How to Make Cauliflower Rice

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

Udon Noodle Soup

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

Spinach Pear and Feta Salad Recipe

Large dinner plate with a bed of fresh arugula topped with roasted butternut squash combined with cooked golden quinoa, dried cranberries, red onion, pumpkin seeds, feta cheese, and sliced apple, and drizzled lightly with balsamic vinaigrette.

Butternut Squash Salad

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