7 Lunch Recipes You Can Pack In A Lunchbox

Finding new lunch recipes is an easy and healthy to spice up your day. What better way to try new flavours and show off your cooking skills? However, finding tasty lunch recipes that you can fit in a lunch box can be a little difficult, so here’s 7 lunch recipes to try out!

1. Shaved Carrot Salad with Quinoa

This salad with quinoa, chickpeas and goat cheese is the perfect lunch recipe for Autumn. Only taking 10 minutes to make, this zoodle inspired salad packs flavour and your daily dose of protein and fibre. And even if you’re a beginner, this lunch recipe requires no cooking, so you don’t have any excuses not to try it!

Get the recipe at Self

2. Pork Spring Rolls

This gluten-free lunch recipe is perfect for any lunch box, and is easy to eat if your short on time or just want a no-stress lunch. To make your mornings a little easier, this meal can be made the night before and refrigerated. How convenient is that? Make sure to bring a small container of sweet-chilli sauce to make this lunch recipe even tastier.

Get the recipe at Taste Of Home

3. Mason Jar Chickpea Salad

Mason jar salads are perfect to pack in a lunch box. The easy part of this lunch recipe is that you can mix and match it with any leftovers you have, making it a fitting lunch recipe for any time of year. Here’s a simple green salad with a tasty twist to get you started. Mason jar salads are always healthy, so you don’t have to worry about that post-lunch guilt. Tip: make sure to use a leak-proof jar!

Get the recipe at Cookie And Kate

4. Soba Noodles with Broccoli

Distinct and tasty, this lunch recipe will make your entire day. The chewy soba noodles combined with the sweet soy and ginger dressing is a modern interpretation of a traditional Asian dish. If you have any favourite flavours, you can also add any vegetables you like to tailor this lunch recipe to your liking. So, buy some chopsticks and get cooking, this recipe only takes 16 minutes!

Get the recipe at Red Online

5. Vegan Spinach and Mushroom Pasta

Here’s one for all my fellow vegans out there. Healthy and gluten-free, this lunch recipe does not miss out on tastiness. Combining garlic, lemon, pine nuts and shallots, this pasta dish will keep you full all day. If you’re feeling extra fancy, toast the pine nuts for an extra dimension of flavour.

Get the recipe at Salt And Lavender

6. Chicken Pad Thai

Who doesn’t love a good Pad Thai? This sweet-savoury-sour sauce paired with flat rice noodles is to die for. Make everyone around you jealous by packing this lunch recipe in your lunch box. And for my vegetarians out there, feel free to substitute the chicken breast for tofu, you won’t lose any of the amazing flavour!

Get the recipe at Recipe Tin Eats

7. Sweet Chilli Tofu

This lunch recipe will be your new go-to. This recipe is vegan, but don’t worry it doesn’t skip out on any of the flavour. Pairing this lunch recipe with white rice will keep you fuller for longer, but feel free to switch it up for brown rice or quinoa. Another benefit of this lunch recipe is that it’s incredibly easy to make and it’s so delicious that you’ll want to make it every week!

Get the recipe at The Foodie Takes Flight

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