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Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but lunch is often the most neglected. Between picking the easiest option (fast food!) and finding the time in the midst of a busy schedule, it’s no wonder we need that afternoon cup of coffee so badly. So you must realize the importance of having a healthy, delicious lunch every day. From vibrant salads and hearty soups to veg-packed wraps, we've got plenty of healthy lunch ideas to keep your midday eating on the right track. If you’re looking for some easy recipes that can be enjoyed at work or at home with the family, take a look at our selection of delicious lunch recipes.
Already Cooked Shrimp Recipes Best Chocolate Chip Cookies All Recipes Simply Recipes-Less Stress. More Joy
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,Slow cooker, meet mac and cheese! If you're looking for a hands-off recipe for delicious mac and cheese, you've found it. I have a few tricks to avoid mushy pasta and watery sauce, too! This Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese doesn’t have any odd or expensive cheeses that will challenge young palates.
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
Broccoli Cheddar Mac and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,Perfect comfort food! Cheesy mac and cheese with sharp cheddar, parmesan, and broccoli. This mac-n-cheese casserole is everything a mac cheese should be—rich and cheesy—and includes a healthy sprinkling of broccoli florets. Broccoli has two great loves—cheddar and black pepper—of which this dish takes full advantage. It’s like broccoli cheddar soup but in mac cheese form. Enjoy!
Broccoli Cheddar Mac and Cheese
Bacon Feta Macaroni and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,I can nearly guarantee this flavorful twist on Bacon Feta Macaroni and Cheese will become an instant hit in your home. Enjoy! Bacon plus Feta Cheese combine to create this indulgent and intensely delicious macaroni and cheese. Cheddar macaroni and cheese is sort of becoming a thing of the past for me. I considered adding some fresh herbs to this pasta, but I decided to skip it because I wanted the flavors of the cheese to shine.
Bacon Feta Macaroni and Cheese
Creamy Basil Artichoke Mac and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,This is grown-up mac and cheese! It’s so cheesy and creamy–swoon-worthy! This mac and cheese with fresh basil and artichokes take the classic to new heights! The sauce is infused with basil and made with a blend of melted cheeses. Your kids will love this, too! Basil-infused cream is the base in this roux-free sauce, and a whopping four different kinds of cheese make this stovetop mac and cheese rich and gooey.
Creamy Basil Artichoke Mac and Cheese
Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes in Lunch Recipes,Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes are a fun twist on sloppy joes and an easy dinner for any night of the week. Hotdog buns, stuffed with a mozzarella cheese stick and topped with hot sloppy joe sauce for a string-cheesy and delicious dinner. So fun and totally delicious. The proof is in the string!
Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joe Biscuit Cups in Lunch Recipes,These little kid-approved biscuit cups contain a flavorful sloppy joe-style burger mixture. The filling is super easy to prepare, and the cups make a tasty lunch or dinner that the kids will love. All you need to make these creative muffin cup burgers is a can of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits and homemade sloppy joe filling.
Sloppy Joe Biscuit Cups
Asparagus in Lunch Recipes,This simple combination of asparagus, cheese, and bacon makes a tasty side dish that will go with just about any main dish. Or use it as a building block for a fabulous brunch egg dish. Arrange the cooked asparagus over a thick slice of buttered toasted bread, top the asparagus with the cooked bacon, and then with a poached egg. Spoon cheese sauce over the egg and season with salt and pepper.
Asparagus
Asparagus Mimosa in Lunch Recipes,Asparagus Mimosa! Asparagus spears, boiled until crisp-tender, served with grated boiled eggs and a caper vinaigrette. It’s asparagus season! Here is a beautiful and classic way to serve them—quickly cooked in simmering water, drained, and sprinkled with a tangy caper vinaigrette and a grated hard-boiled egg.
Asparagus Mimosa
Baked Chicken Fajita Roll-Ups in Lunch Recipes, The marinade is super easy to make and is a basic recipe that I use for all my fajita recipes which includes a little olive oil, lime juice, and garlic along with a combination of chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and fresh chopped cilantro. Just roll the chicken up around the slices of bell pepper and secure both sides with a toothpick. Easy and done! Once the chicken bakes and you’re ready to eat you can remove the toothpicks and the chicken will still remain wrapped around the veggies.
Baked Chicken Fajita Roll-Ups
Asparagus Frittata in Lunch Recipes,Quick and easy asparagus frittata. Perfect for spring! Eggs, gruyere or swiss cheese, shallots, and asparagus. Asparagus frittata is the perfect springtime side dish, whether for brunch or dinner. As a bonus, it’s simple to throw together while your main dish cooks on the stove. This asparagus frittata recipe is a fantastic springtime side dish that everyone will love.
Asparagus Frittata
Best Sweet Chili Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This homemade sweet chili sauce is guaranteed to become a favorite staple in your home! It's versatile, is quick and easy to make, is free of additives, and tastes WAY better than the store-bought stuff!
Best Sweet Chili Sauce
The Best Meat Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This amazing meat sauce recipe hails from my father-in-law's kitchen and is everyone's favorite. It's thick, hearty, and has phenomenal flavor thanks to a combination of beef, veal, and pork.
The Best Meat Sauce
How to Make Adobo Sauce in Lunch Recipes,Let me show you how to make adobo sauce, typically found covering chipotle chiles. Made from chili powder, vinegar, garlic, and herbs, this was originally used to marinade and preserve meats and is fantastic in so many Mexican and Tex Mex dishes.
How to Make Adobo Sauce
Peanut Dipping Sauce in Lunch Recipes,You can serve this healthy peanut sauce recipe as a dip or drizzle over Asian dishes! You can toss this savory peanut sauce with noodles, too. It’s good every which way! Recipe yields about 1 ⅔ cup sauce.
Peanut Dipping Sauce
Easy Cheese Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This easy, extra creamy cheese sauce has just four simple ingredients and tastes great with broccoli, cauliflower, baked potatoes, and more!
Easy Cheese Sauce
Traditional Bolognese Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This traditional Bolognese sauce is made using all the authentic ingredients like beef, pork, fresh tomato purée, then cooked low and slow for hours to develop a rich, hearty taste.
Traditional Bolognese Sauce
Easy Italian Meat Sauce Recipe in Lunch Recipes,Ready in just 30 minutes, this Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce recipe is quick and simple for busy weeknight dinners. Slow simmered taste in less than an hour, you’ll be skipping the take out from now on. This one is a huge hit with the entire family!
Easy Italian Meat Sauce Recipe

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    Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but lunch is often the most neglected. Between picking the easiest option (fast food!) and finding the time in the midst of a busy schedule, it’s no wonder we need that afternoon cup of coffee so badly. So you must realize the importance of having a healthy, delicious lunch every day. From vibrant salads and hearty soups to veg-packed wraps, we've got plenty of healthy lunch ideas to keep your midday eating on the right track. If you’re looking for some easy recipes that can be enjoyed at work or at home with the family, take a look at our selection of delicious lunch recipes.
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    Already Cooked Shrimp Recipes Best Chocolate Chip Cookies All Recipes Simply Recipes-Less Stress. More Joy
    Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,Slow cooker, meet mac and cheese! If you're looking for a hands-off recipe for delicious mac and cheese, you've found it. I have a few tricks to avoid mushy pasta and watery sauce, too! This Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese doesn’t have any odd or expensive cheeses that will challenge young palates.
    Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
    125 minutes
    easy
    Broccoli Cheddar Mac and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,Perfect comfort food! Cheesy mac and cheese with sharp cheddar, parmesan, and broccoli. This mac-n-cheese casserole is everything a mac cheese should be—rich and cheesy—and includes a healthy sprinkling of broccoli florets. Broccoli has two great loves—cheddar and black pepper—of which this dish takes full advantage. It’s like broccoli cheddar soup but in mac cheese form. Enjoy!
    Broccoli Cheddar Mac and Cheese
    50 minutes
    easy
    Bacon Feta Macaroni and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,I can nearly guarantee this flavorful twist on Bacon Feta Macaroni and Cheese will become an instant hit in your home. Enjoy! Bacon plus Feta Cheese combine to create this indulgent and intensely delicious macaroni and cheese. Cheddar macaroni and cheese is sort of becoming a thing of the past for me. I considered adding some fresh herbs to this pasta, but I decided to skip it because I wanted the flavors of the cheese to shine.
    Bacon Feta Macaroni and Cheese
    30 minutes
    easy
    Creamy Basil Artichoke Mac and Cheese in Lunch Recipes,This is grown-up mac and cheese! It’s so cheesy and creamy–swoon-worthy! This mac and cheese with fresh basil and artichokes take the classic to new heights! The sauce is infused with basil and made with a blend of melted cheeses. Your kids will love this, too! Basil-infused cream is the base in this roux-free sauce, and a whopping four different kinds of cheese make this stovetop mac and cheese rich and gooey.
    Creamy Basil Artichoke Mac and Cheese
    25 minutes
    easy
    Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes in Lunch Recipes,Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes are a fun twist on sloppy joes and an easy dinner for any night of the week. Hotdog buns, stuffed with a mozzarella cheese stick and topped with hot sloppy joe sauce for a string-cheesy and delicious dinner. So fun and totally delicious. The proof is in the string!
    Lunch Lady Sloppy Joes
    35 minutes
    easy
    Sloppy Joe Biscuit Cups in Lunch Recipes,These little kid-approved biscuit cups contain a flavorful sloppy joe-style burger mixture. The filling is super easy to prepare, and the cups make a tasty lunch or dinner that the kids will love. All you need to make these creative muffin cup burgers is a can of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits and homemade sloppy joe filling.
    Sloppy Joe Biscuit Cups
    35 minutes
    medium
    Asparagus in Lunch Recipes,This simple combination of asparagus, cheese, and bacon makes a tasty side dish that will go with just about any main dish. Or use it as a building block for a fabulous brunch egg dish. Arrange the cooked asparagus over a thick slice of buttered toasted bread, top the asparagus with the cooked bacon, and then with a poached egg. Spoon cheese sauce over the egg and season with salt and pepper.
    Asparagus
    22 minutes
    easy
    Asparagus Mimosa in Lunch Recipes,Asparagus Mimosa! Asparagus spears, boiled until crisp-tender, served with grated boiled eggs and a caper vinaigrette. It’s asparagus season! Here is a beautiful and classic way to serve them—quickly cooked in simmering water, drained, and sprinkled with a tangy caper vinaigrette and a grated hard-boiled egg.
    Asparagus Mimosa
    25 minutes
    easy
    Baked Chicken Fajita Roll-Ups in Lunch Recipes, The marinade is super easy to make and is a basic recipe that I use for all my fajita recipes which includes a little olive oil, lime juice, and garlic along with a combination of chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and fresh chopped cilantro. Just roll the chicken up around the slices of bell pepper and secure both sides with a toothpick. Easy and done! Once the chicken bakes and you’re ready to eat you can remove the toothpicks and the chicken will still remain wrapped around the veggies.
    Baked Chicken Fajita Roll-Ups
    90 minutes
    easy
    Asparagus Frittata in Lunch Recipes,Quick and easy asparagus frittata. Perfect for spring! Eggs, gruyere or swiss cheese, shallots, and asparagus. Asparagus frittata is the perfect springtime side dish, whether for brunch or dinner. As a bonus, it’s simple to throw together while your main dish cooks on the stove. This asparagus frittata recipe is a fantastic springtime side dish that everyone will love.
    Asparagus Frittata
    35 minutes
    easy
    Best Sweet Chili Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This homemade sweet chili sauce is guaranteed to become a favorite staple in your home! It's versatile, is quick and easy to make, is free of additives, and tastes WAY better than the store-bought stuff!
    Best Sweet Chili Sauce
    10 minutes
    easy
    The Best Meat Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This amazing meat sauce recipe hails from my father-in-law's kitchen and is everyone's favorite. It's thick, hearty, and has phenomenal flavor thanks to a combination of beef, veal, and pork.
    The Best Meat Sauce
    195 minutes
    easy
    How to Make Adobo Sauce in Lunch Recipes,Let me show you how to make adobo sauce, typically found covering chipotle chiles. Made from chili powder, vinegar, garlic, and herbs, this was originally used to marinade and preserve meats and is fantastic in so many Mexican and Tex Mex dishes.
    How to Make Adobo Sauce
    30 minutes
    easy
    Peanut Dipping Sauce in Lunch Recipes,You can serve this healthy peanut sauce recipe as a dip or drizzle over Asian dishes! You can toss this savory peanut sauce with noodles, too. It’s good every which way! Recipe yields about 1 ⅔ cup sauce.
    Peanut Dipping Sauce
    10 minutes
    easy
    Easy Cheese Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This easy, extra creamy cheese sauce has just four simple ingredients and tastes great with broccoli, cauliflower, baked potatoes, and more!
    Easy Cheese Sauce
    25 minutes
    easy
    Traditional Bolognese Sauce in Lunch Recipes,This traditional Bolognese sauce is made using all the authentic ingredients like beef, pork, fresh tomato purée, then cooked low and slow for hours to develop a rich, hearty taste.
    Traditional Bolognese Sauce
    250 minutes
    easy
    Easy Italian Meat Sauce Recipe in Lunch Recipes,Ready in just 30 minutes, this Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce recipe is quick and simple for busy weeknight dinners. Slow simmered taste in less than an hour, you’ll be skipping the take out from now on. This one is a huge hit with the entire family!
    Easy Italian Meat Sauce Recipe
    30 minutes
    easy