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Savory, healthy recipes including salads, soups, lunches and dinner entrees

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Home Office Lunch Ideas

Office Lunch Ideas

These delicious office lunch ideas include everything from salads, soups and grain bowls. They are all easily prepared in advance and travel well when packed properly.

While most of these lunches are classic options like soups, salads and grain bowls—but you’ll also find some creative ideas like southwest chicken rice bowl. Some of these ideas can be prepared the night before and assembled right before lunch.

Spinach and Strawberry salad with feta pinit

Spinach Salad with Strawberries and Feta

15 mins Beginner
Best asparagus soup pinit

Best Asparagus Soup

40 mins Beginner
Carrot and Red Pepper soup pinit

Carrot and Red Pepper Soup

55 mins Beginner
Kale pear salad pinit

Kale Pear Salad with Pomegranate arils, Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese

Beginner
Easy corn chowder pinit

Easy Corn Chowder Recipe

40 mins Beginner
Arugula apple salad pinit

Arugula Apple Salad with Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese

Beginner
Yellow split pea soup pinit

Yellow Split Pea Soup – Curried with Cauliflower, Carrots and Peas

broccoli coconut soup pinit

Broccoli Soup with Coconut Milk

Summer gazpacho soup pinit

Summer Gazpacho Soup

30 mins Intermediate
shrimp buddha bowl pinit

Shrimp Bowl with Asian Dressing

20 mins Intermediate
strawberry salad with feta pinit

Strawberry Salad with Feta

15 mins Beginner
Mediterranean tossed cauliflower salad pinit organic Olive Recipes

Mediterranean Cauliflower Salad

roasted red pepper and tomato soup pinit

Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup

1 hr 10 mins
Blueberry salad with blueberry balsamic dressing and goat cheese pinit

Blueberry Salad with Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese

Beginner
Southwest Chicken Rice Bowl pinit

Southwest Chicken Rice Bowl

2 hrs Beginner
Lunches pinit

Orange Cauliflower and Avocado Soup

55 mins Beginner
Lentil soup with power greens pinit

Lentil Soup with Kale

1 hr 20 mins Beginner
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