Lunch is often the trickiest meal of the day. Whether you work from home or head into an office every day, you need something that’ll fill you up and doesn’t take too much time or effort in the middle of your day. Avoid drive-thru urges and packaged food cravings this week by preparing nutritious lunches ahead of time. This meal-prep technique will not only remove stress from your weekly grind, but it’s also easy on the wallet and good for the body.
Below, we rounded up 25 make-ahead lunches you can prep on a lazy Sunday for a productive week. From protein-packed to vegetarian-friendly, we have plenty of meal prep lunch recipe inspiration to get you started!
1. Roasted Vegetable Couscous Meal Prep
Source: Budget Bytes
2. Fresh Spring Rolls
Source: Love and Lemons
3. Easy Chicken Falafel Bowls
Source: The Girl on Bloor
4. Beef and Bean Burritos
Source: Ahead of Thyme
5. Meal Prep Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Source: Downshiftology
6. Turkey Taco Lunch Bowls
Source: Sweet Peas and Saffron
7. Chicken Avocado Burritos
Source: Closet Cooking
8. Spicy Chicken Sweet Potato
Source: Pinch of Yum
9. Chicken Salad Mason Jar with Creamy No-Mayo Dressing
Source: Kristine’s Kitchen Blog
10. Cashew Chicken Quinoa Bake
Source: Fit Foodie Finds
11. Steak Cobb Salad
Source: Damn Delicious
12. Buddha in a Jar
Source: Delish
13. Creamy Vegan Mexican Pasta Salad
Source: Emilie Eats
14. Chicken and Broccoli Shells and Cheese
Source: Love Grows Wild
15. Healthy Thai Coconut Quinoa Bowls
Source: Fit Foodie Finds
16. Chicken Burrito Bowls
Source: Gimme Delicious
17. BLT Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
Source: Spices In My DNA
18. Easy French Dip Sliders
Source: Chelsea’s Messy Apron
19. Easy Vegetarian Chili
Source: Cookie and Kate
20. Gnocchi Caprese Salad
Source: With Salt and Wit
21. Teriyaki Chicken with Vegetables
Source: Life Made Sweeter
22. Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta
Source: Budget Bytes
23. Easy Vegetable Fried Rice
Source: Delish
24. Spicy Chipotle Make-Ahead Burritos
Source: Pinch of Yum
25. Vegetarian Quinoa Burrito Bowls
Source: Simply Quinoa
