Easy, healthy dishes to warm up during lunch at work?

J3nnaLyn
J3nnaLyn Posts: 125
edited October 2 in Recipes
My office is in that weird inbetween time where it's too cold for AC but too warm for the building manager to turn on a boiler...SO, that means no heat for a while and a steady 60ish degrees in here...BRRR.

Usually I eat salads for lunch, but since it's gotten cold \I've been forcing them down. What are your "go to" meals for something warm?? Looking for something I can make and reheat throughout the week for a few meals.

<3, Jenna

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  • KatyLynn01
    KatyLynn01 Posts: 19
    Make a crockpot of turkey chili! It is easy, healthy, and cheap, and you can get a lot of meals out of it. Then you can even mix it up and put it on a salad for a taco-like salad, have it with eggs, all sorts of options!
  • jenbit
    jenbit Posts: 4,252 Member
    Homemade soups usually pretty low cal since you control what goes in them
  • nikki91950
    nikki91950 Posts: 647
    i like to do chicken and rice stir-frys with vegetables and a bit of sauce =]
  • PhilipByrne
    PhilipByrne Posts: 276 Member
    Penne pasta with a tomato sauce. I cook up a heap at the weekend. Yum. Actually, I fancy some now.
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    Another vote for homemade soup :D Here's a recipe if you need one :
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/346360-minestrone-soup-300ish-calories-a-serving
    You can make it once and it's enough soup to probably take for lunch for a week!
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    For lunch at work, I make myself a sandwich. I toast it before I pack it, add the meat and mustard, then microwave it at work. It comes out perfect. I normally eat a salad and string cheese with it, but since you want warm food... Maybe try a frozen vegetable with it?
  • pkiesch
    pkiesch Posts: 259 Member
    I'd suggest getting a crockpot if you don't have one! This weekend I put 2 frozen chicken breasts, 1 cup of uncooked brown rice, 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth & a can of black beans (rinsed & drained), some salt, pepper & basil into my crockpot for 4 hours on high & it's DELICIOUS! I got 5 meals out of it (2 in the freezer for desperation dinners) and each serving is 288 calories & super filling
  • hsh0927
    hsh0927 Posts: 259 Member
    Bump! :smile:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Assuming you had a hot dinner, leftovers. That is my go to lunch no matter the temperature inside or out.
  • hjett
    hjett Posts: 9 Member
    Try quinoa - cook some in chicken broth to give it more flavor, toss in some grilled chicken breasts, broccoli, green beans, carrots (really, any vegetable you like), and just a tad bit of feta or boursin cheese so you get that bit of a tang every now and then to keep it interesting :)
  • Alacey88
    Alacey88 Posts: 486 Member
    bump....
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