What to take for lunch at the office, besides salad

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Today we offer you a selection of healthy lunch recipes that you can take with you to the office. Just test it next business week. It will be delicious!

By the way, these office lunches can not only be taken with you, but also prepared in the office kitchen, if there is one.

Recipe number 1. Burrito in a plate

Ingredients:

• ¼ cups of canned or boiled beans;
• 1 teaspoon chicken stock
• a pinch of cumin;
• a pinch of cayenne pepper;
• a pinch of dried garlic;
• 1/2 cup chopped red cabbage
• 90 g chicken breast;
• 2 tablespoons unflavored low fat yogurt
• 2 tablespoons fresh salsa (optional)
• fresh cilantro;
• green onions.

Preparation

Place the beans with chicken stock, caraway seeds, cayenne pepper and garlic in a bowl and microwave for 25-30 seconds.

Add thinly sliced cabbage to the heated beans. Top with thinly sliced grilled chicken, low fat yogurt, salsa (if available), sprinkle with fresh cilantro and chopped green onions. Bon Appetit!

Recipe number 2. Vegetarian sandwich

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of whole grain bread
• 2 tablespoons of hummus
• 3 thin cucumber slices;
• 2 thin slices of tomato;
• 3 slices of avocado;
• ¼ cups of sprouts (any);
• ¼ cups of grated carrots.

Preparation

Drying the bread. Spread hummus on top of both slices. Place vegetables in layers on top in any order. Fold up your sandwich and enjoy your lunch.

Recipe number 3. Tortilla with tuna

Ingredients:

• 2 whole grain pits (tortillas or pita bread)
• 1 can of canned tuna in its own juice;
• juice of 2 lemon slices;
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 small red onion, diced;
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• parsley.

Preparation

Open a can of tuna, drain the liquid. Put on a plate, add lemon juice and olive oil there, stir. Then add cubes of bell peppers and onions, some finely chopped parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything well again, put it on pita - lunch is ready!

Recipe number 4. Frittata with tomatoes and beans

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes (regular or cherry)
• 1 cup canned red or black beans
• 8 eggs;
• fresh basil leaves;
• salt and pepper to taste;
• 60 g mozzarella.

Preparation

In a small bowl, beat eggs with a few basil leaves, salt and pepper. Put the beans and chopped tomatoes in a greased frying pan with olive oil, stir them and gently pour in the egg mixture. Lay out the mozzarella cubes on top and slightly push the filling with a spatula so that the egg mixture seeps to the bottom. Cover and cook over low heat for 15–20 minutes.

Recipe number 5. Vegetarian tacos with walnuts

Ingredients:

• 8 large lettuce leaves;
• 2 cups walnuts
• 1 tablespoon of cumin;
• 1 tablespoon coriander
• 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
• a pinch of paprika;
• a pinch of garlic powder;
• a pinch of black pepper;
• 2 avocados, diced
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• parsley;
• a pinch of sea salt;
• juice of 1 lime.

Preparation

Rinse lettuce leaves and tomatoes thoroughly and dry with paper towels. Chop the rest of the ingredients. The basic taco filling - walnuts, cumin, paprika, coriander, balsamic vinegar, pepper, and garlic powder - are placed in a food processor and ground. The mixture should be crumbly, so don't overdo it.

Spread the nut mixture on the lettuce leaves in equal portions, and add chopped tomatoes, avocado and some parsley on top. Season with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with lime juice. Bon Appetit!