Cold lunch ideas
50 recipes
Lunches that are good cold, straight from the fridge or a lunch bag, no microwave needed. The quickest is Microwave black bean burrito bowl, ready in 10 minutes.

Microwave black bean burrito bowl
10 min

Turkey and hummus pita pockets
10 min

Black bean and corn salad
15 min

Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
15 min

Chickpea salad sandwiches
15 min

Ham salad sandwiches
15 min

Hummus veggie wraps
15 min

Pimento cheese sandwiches
15 min

Salmon salad sandwiches
15 min

Tuna and white bean salad on toast
15 min

Tuna salad sandwiches
15 min

Chicken salad sandwiches
20 min

Coronation chicken sandwiches
20 min

Greek ground turkey cauliflower rice skillet
25 min

Mediterranean chickpea salad
25 min

Peanut noodles with cucumber and carrots
25 min

Soba noodle salad with edamame
25 min

Zucchini and ground beef skillet
25 min

Tabbouleh with chickpeas and feta
30 min

Banh mi rice bowls with ground chicken
35 min

Greek quinoa bowls with chickpeas and feta
35 min

Lemon garlic quinoa with asparagus and peas
35 min

Lemon herb chicken with quinoa
35 min

Sheet pan pesto chicken and vegetables
35 min

Warm lentils and quinoa with kale and feta
35 min

Chicken fajita soup
40 min

Cilantro lime chicken
40 min

Greek ground beef meal prep bowls
40 min

Sheet pan chicken sausage and vegetables
40 min

Quinoa and chickpea salad
45 min

Muffuletta
50 min

Roasted vegetable soup
60 min

Turkey pinwheels
70 min

Gazpacho
80 min

Pesto orzo with zucchini
25 min

Chinese chicken salad
35 min

Green goddess chicken salad
35 min

Fish burrito bowls
40 min

Vietnamese caramelized beef rice bowls
40 min

Zucchini frittata
40 min

Air fryer Thai crunch salad with crispy tofu
45 min

Ground turkey and sweet potato meal prep bowls
45 min

Kuku sabzi (Persian herb frittata)
45 min

Vietnamese chicken salad (gỏi gà)
45 min

Roasted squash and chickpea Buddha bowls
50 min

Roasted salsa verde chicken soup
60 min

Turkish red lentil patties (mercimek köftesi)
60 min

Roasted ratatouille soup
65 min

Roasted red pepper and tomato soup
65 min

Spaghetti squash with meat sauce
65 min
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