Desperate for workday lunch ideas!!

This weekend, when my hubby was grilling our supper, he grilled some extra chicken breast (cut in half and lightly seasoned with a ginger sesame dressing).
I stuck a few in the freezer for "emergency" lunches and had one yesterday for lunch. It'll take a few weeks to build up a variety of pre-grilled entrees, but it's much better than anything else I've tried.

I was just going to post a similar thread for educators getting ready to go back to school however, I think you are asking the same thing I wanted ideas on! Below are some ideas but I also like to make 1 pot meals in the crockpot or casserole for dinner and leftover lunches.

Grandma Salad:
3 cups lettuce
1 tomato
1/2 cucumber
chopped onions
dressing: 1 T vegetable oil, 1 T apple cider vinegar, 1 T sugar, 1/4 teas. salt. SO good!


Mediterranean Salad:
Romaine, chickpeas, cucumber, scallion, tomatoes, feta, dressing (3 T. lemon juice, 2 T. EVOO)


Buffalo Chicken Salad:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 bottle of Frank’s Hot Sauce (I used buffalo wing flavor)
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch dry mix

Put chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot. Sprinkle the dry ranch mix on the chicken breasts. Pour the entire bottle of hot sauce over the chicken. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low on 6 hours. Shred the chicken and put it in a salad.


Veggie Lentil Soup:
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 medium onion
3 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 ribs celery
3 carrots
1 sweet potato
1 zucchini
1 cup lentils
6 cups broth
6 oz tomato sauce
two handfuls of spinach chopped

Directions:
Put olive oil in soup pot and heat it up. Then add onions and garlic. Saute until they are translucent. Add the spices and cook another minute.
Add veggies, broth, and lentils. Bring to a boil with lid on, then reduce to low and cook for 45 minutes.
Add spinach and tomato sauce. Serve

Friend me, I have a bump twords the bottom of my stuff. called 30 lunches it is really good and lots of others have added to it so many great ideas. :happy:

It is winter here now, so I am really not into the salad thing at the moment! Somebody posted this for a breakfast idea at home in a mug, but I have taken it to lunch at work and it worked fine. It is winter here now, so I dont feel like eating salad at lunch time and this is great.
In one lunch container I take chopped up ham, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, with seasoning. Then I take 2 raw eggs cracked into another container. At lunch time I beat the eggs up a bit, pour over the ham etc and then pop into the microwave for 2-3 minutes. I took it out, stirred it for a bit and popped it back after a minute or so. It is just like having scrambled eggs or an omelette. Obviously, only works if you have a microwave at work, lol. You could probably use any mix, might just need to cook some of the bits a bit longer before adding the eggs.
I tend to freeze left overs so that I have a variety of meals in the freezer, then just take them out and take them to work. That way I get a different meal to what I had the night before.
The other thing I do is quickly stirfry some veggies in the morning at home, (whatever I have available, tomorrow is cabbage, zucchini, mushroom, onion and tomato), then add some cold meat to it, pop it in the micro at work and I have my meal.

I was just going to post a topic about this also! I have breakfast and supper down it's just lunches that seem to give me a problem. I don't like tuna or cottage cheese and salads don't typically fill me up for very long. Any ideas? I would like something that doesn't take to long to prepare and that is tasty.

Wow, when I read it laid out like that I sound so picky :laugh:

Grill a portobello mushroom cap the night before and put in a microwave dish. Combine your favorite cheese, meat and veggies in a baggie for toppings. In my work fridge I keep a jar of salsa. When you are ready to eat, put salsa on top of the cap, and cover with your toppings, microwave until all melty! I like to use blue cheese or asiago for a strong flavor!