Cheap healthy lunch ideas for work
16 recipes
Lunches you make the night before for $2.50 or less a serving and 600 calories or fewer. The cheapest is Crispy black bean burgers at $1.03 a serving, and the average here is $1.70.

Crispy black bean burgers
$1.03 a serving
40 min

Lentil sloppy joes
$1.21 a serving
55 min

Lazy cabbage roll skillet
$1.24 a serving
50 min

Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min

West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes
$1.30 a serving
45 min

Red beans and rice
$1.51 a serving
45 min

Peanut noodles with cucumber and carrots
$1.61 a serving
25 min

Spinach and cheddar frittata
$1.64 a serving
35 min

Chickpea and potato curry
$1.65 a serving
50 min

Moroccan-spiced couscous with chickpeas and carrots
$1.65 a serving
25 min

Red lentil soup with lemon
$1.70 a serving
45 min

Egg roll in a bowl
$2.07 a serving
25 min

Smoky black bean soup
$2.20 a serving
40 min

Smoky chicken and sweet potato sheet pan
$2.31 a serving
50 min

White bean and cabbage soup
$2.38 a serving
45 min

Easy three-bean chili
$2.45 a serving
55 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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