Healthy lunch ideas – Can’t resist the urge to run out to take-out for lunch? We have the solution for you: 16 healthy and simple lunch recipes you can make ahead at home and bring to the office, school, campus, or to your home-office if you work remotely. From delicious chicken meatballs to supercharged lettuce wraps, these healthy lunch recipes are proof that delicious, nutritious desk lunches are possible. Enjoy!
Healthy Lunch Recipes: 16 Healthy Lunch Ideas for at Home or School
1. Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles

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2. Cheesy Chicken Fritters

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3. Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Basil

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4. Lettuce Wrap Sandwich with Ham, Tomato and Mozzarella

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5. Chicken Pasta Salad Bowl

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6. Apple Feta Spinach Salad

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7. Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice

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8. Grilled Shrimp Avocado Toast

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9. 15-Minute Meal-Prep Salmon and Asparagus in Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce

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10. Strawberry Balsamic Crostini

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11. Apple Kale Salad with Omelet

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12. Quinoa Cucumber Mason Jar Salad

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13. Meal Prep – Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potato

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16. Sweet Potato Toasts

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16 Healthy Lunch Ideas for at Home or School: Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles
by eatwell101
Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 min Cook time: 15 min
Cheesy, juicy and so flavorful: Every bite of this easy chicken meal prep recipe is simply sensational!
Ingredients you need for the Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles
Directions
1. Transfer zucchini noodles to a shallow plate with 1/2 cup water and cook covered in the microwave for 2 minutes.
2. In the meantime, in a large bowl, combine ground chicken, cheese, grated garlic, Italian seasoning, crumbled bouillon cube, red chili pepper flakes, chopped cilantro, and black pepper. Mix well with your hands or fork and form medium balls. Arrange on a plate and set aside.
3. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the chicken meatballs for 8 – 10 minutes on all sides, until browned and cooked through. While cooking, baste the meatballs with the mix of butter and juices. Remove to a clean plate and set aside.
4. In the same skillet melt remaining tablespoon butter; then add lemon juice, chicken stock, hot sauce, minced garlic, parsley and red pepper flakes (if you want). Cook for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring regularly until the sauce has reduced a bit. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and garnish with more cilantro or parsley if you like.
5. Divide cooked zucchini noodles into meal prep containers. Then top with chicken meatballs and garnish with lemon slices. Drizzle a little of the sauce over the meatballs and zucchini noodles, or keep the sauce into small containers. Reheat quickly in the microwave when ready to heat. Enjoy!
Note: If you like your zucchini noodles crunchier, skip step one and keep them raw in your meal prep box. Just reheat with the meatballs in the microwave.
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