Meal prepping is all the craze right now, but is it worth the hard work? Prepping every single meal and dinner in advance can be difficult, but if you focus on simpler, lighter fare, you can end up with a week full of no-fuss lunches for work, campus, home, or nature hikes. These meal prep recipes for lunch are tailored specifically for hot and cold lunches and require simple ingredients. From meal prep meatballs to pasta salads, you’ll have all the veggies, carbs, and proteins to get you going. Enjoy!

Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice
These delicious chicken meatballs are easy to put together for the ultimate high protein meal prep lunch.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Meal Prep
This Tuscan chicken meal prep recipe is a restaurant quality lunch ready in 30 minutes or less

15 Minute Meal Prep Garlic Butter Steak with Zucchini Noodles
Tender, juicy and so flavorful: Every bite of this easy meal prep recipe is simply sensational!

15-Minute Pepper Steak Stir Fry Meal Prep
This meal prep pepper steak stir-fry recipe tastes better than take-out. You'll love our pepper steak stir-fry meal prep!

Shrimp Meal-Prep with Zucchini Noodles
Shrimp Meal Prep with Zucchini Noodles! A healthy lime garlic shrimp made with zucchini noodles and fresh salsa in 15 minutes.

Meal Prep – Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potato
The chicken and sweet potato roasted to crisp perfection are perfect for meal prepping throughout the week.

Creamy Broccoli Salad Meal Prep
A light and filling broccoli salad meal prep that’s easy to pull together with the beautiful and fresh combinations of fresh broccoli, savory bacon, and creamy dressing. This broccoli salad is easy to make and full of bright flavors!

Meal Prep Cajun Shrimp and Veggies
This easy Meal Prep shrimp recipe with veggies is a spicy one-pan recipe that’s ready in just 20 minutes and perfect for meal prepping!

Meal-Prep Salmon and Asparagus in (15-Minute )
This easy salmon meal prep recipe is a great way to guide yourself into a healthier lifestyle.

Meal Prep Chicken Spinach Cauliflower Salad
This meal prep chicken spinach and cauliflower salad is light, delicious, and super easy to make. Perfect to make ahead for lunch!

Chickpea Quinoa Salad Meal Prep
This chickpea quinoa salad meal prep is full of good-for-you ingredients, and so easy to prepare!

Meal Prep Chicken Patties & Veggie Salad
These meal prep chicken patties are so easy to put together and make the perfect protein addition to your meal prep lunch!

Creamy Spinach Chicken Meal Prep with Zucchini Noodles
This spinach chicken meal prep recipe is colorful, packed full of flavor, and ready in 30 minutes or less!

Meal Prep Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles
Cheesy, juicy and so flavorful: Every bite of this easy chicken meal prep recipe is simply sensational!

Spinach Chicken Pasta Salad Meal-Prep
This spinach chicken pasta salad meal prep makes a healthy, satisfying lunch on the go. You can make this amazing chicken pasta salad in less than 15 minutes flat!

Greek Chicken Meal Prep Bowls
Enjoy an inexpensive and well-balanced lunch option for all week long.

Have you made any of these meal prep recipes for lunch? Please share on your social media using our hashtag #eatwell101!