What's your fav. homemade lunch meal?

topher909317
topher909317 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I just need ideas of what I can make for kind of a cheap cost so I can implement them to my weekly meals.if you're able to add ingredients or a link of how to make that would be greatly appreciated.

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  • glue4piggy
    glue4piggy Posts: 9 Member
    edited September 2016
    Rye bread sandwich with avocado tuna/salmon with Swiss cheese toasted sometimes I'm naughty and mayo it up
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    chili. oh yum.
  • joyilyse8213
    joyilyse8213 Posts: 1 Member
    Tuna with lots of chopped celery and onions, chopped pickles or relish and a tiny scoop of mayo. I add a little garlic salt.
  • juliebowman4
    juliebowman4 Posts: 784 Member
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    I pre-cook chicken breasts so they're easy to grab for lunch. This is a bed of romaine, spinach and kale, with a sliced chicken breast, half a sliced apple, some shredded cabbage and carrots and lightly drizzled with zesty lime dressing.
    LOVE this lunch
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    I like a soup made with lentils & barley (1/4 cup each, dry) boiled in some homemade chicken stock with a handful of frozen spinach thrown in at the end, season to taste. Sometimes it's more than I can eat for a single meal, so I save half of it for the next day.
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    I love tuna melts. Put tuna and a slice of cheese in a low calorie wrap, then grill it in a pan sprayed with a little Pam.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I eat dinner leftovers for lunch often. I like soup as it is easy to reheat.
    Lemon lentil soup is cheap and filling. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/lemon-lentil-soup
  • juliebowman4
    juliebowman4 Posts: 784 Member
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    Today's lunch: a can of tuna sprinkled with lemon juice, olives, pickles, extreme pickled beans, mini melba toasts with light herb and garlic cream cheese.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    I am a protein lover... so for me I usually have some sort of meat prepared ahead of time. In the spirng/summer I'll take an entire pack of boneless skinless chicken breasts, wrap them with a bacon slice, and smoke them in my smoker until they just hit done temps. I'll then immediately put each one in a zip lock bag, cool them quickly by dipping in ice, then freeze them. Each night during the week I'll pop one in the fridge to thaw and the next day at lunch I'll microwave re-heat it, slice it on some multi-grain bread for a yummy sandwich or eat it straight up with some BBQ sauce and some veggies. Recently I've smoked a pork loin (very high protein and low calorie), then finished it in the crock pot until I could shred it.. now I have 6oz bags of shredded pulled pork in the freezer which I am putting on a bun, topping with a fried egg and some bbq sauce on a low calorie high fiber bun for lunches. Yum!
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    When I have the time, I tend to make either chicken stir-fry or chicken fried rice. They're very versatile and, when done right, fairly healthy.

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  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    Spliner1969 wrote: »
    I am a protein lover... so for me I usually have some sort of meat prepared ahead of time. In the spirng/summer I'll take an entire pack of boneless skinless chicken breasts, wrap them with a bacon slice, and smoke them in my smoker until they just hit done temps. I'll then immediately put each one in a zip lock bag, cool them quickly by dipping in ice, then freeze them. Each night during the week I'll pop one in the fridge to thaw and the next day at lunch I'll microwave re-heat it, slice it on some multi-grain bread for a yummy sandwich or eat it straight up with some BBQ sauce and some veggies. Recently I've smoked a pork loin (very high protein and low calorie), then finished it in the crock pot until I could shred it.. now I have 6oz bags of shredded pulled pork in the freezer which I am putting on a bun, topping with a fried egg and some bbq sauce on a low calorie high fiber bun for lunches. Yum!

    I am sooooo doing this!

  • juliebowman4
    juliebowman4 Posts: 784 Member
    Spliner1969 wrote: »
    I am a protein lover... so for me I usually have some sort of meat prepared ahead of time. In the spirng/summer I'll take an entire pack of boneless skinless chicken breasts, wrap them with a bacon slice, and smoke them in my smoker until they just hit done temps. I'll then immediately put each one in a zip lock bag, cool them quickly by dipping in ice, then freeze them. Each night during the week I'll pop one in the fridge to thaw and the next day at lunch I'll microwave re-heat it, slice it on some multi-grain bread for a yummy sandwich or eat it straight up with some BBQ sauce and some veggies. Recently I've smoked a pork loin (very high protein and low calorie), then finished it in the crock pot until I could shred it.. now I have 6oz bags of shredded pulled pork in the freezer which I am putting on a bun, topping with a fried egg and some bbq sauce on a low calorie high fiber bun for lunches. Yum!

    Yup!
    If I'm going to cook chicken, I might as well cook a family pack so it's ready and easy for the week ahead.
    Plus, chicken breast is good in a bazillion different ways!
  • tamms_1965
    tamms_1965 Posts: 38 Member
    edited September 2016
    I usually have leftovers either as is or reinvented into a wrap. I like to make beef/carrot meatballs in a buffalo sauce if i'm craving wings. If I make a roast in my instant pot, I season it initially with steak seasoning. Then after its cooked cooked I divide it into thirds or in half and reseason/sauce depending on what going to do with filling (phillycheese wraps, enchiladas, etc.) also, rotisserie chicken from Costco (or anywhere) goes a long way as various wrap filling, salad toppers, etc.

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