While you might have the ability to eat a hot lunch each day, knowing some no-heat lunch recipes that you can make is super important. After all, a girl’s gotta eat. Whether you don’t have a microwave at work or would simply prefer not to use it (sometimes they get gross!), having some recipes in your back pocket that taste great cold or room temperature is a must. Opting for the same old super basic salad or sandwich can get boring quickly, however. What you need is a bit of inspiration.
Yes, of course, plenty of more exciting salads or sandwiches are on the table, but you have many more options than just that. There are meat, fish, and veggie dishes that can all work just as well at room temperature as they do when newly out of the oven or off the stove. And those are absolutely the perfect thing for you to bring for lunch. Honestly, even if you do have access to a microwave or toaster oven, who has the desire to put forth the effort to heat up lunch each day anyway?
These no-heat lunches will get you out of your lunchtime rut, without sacrificing flavor or adding pre-lunch preparation. What’s not to like about that?
1. Healthy Pesto Chicken and Veggies
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Source: Gimme Delicious
2. Avocado Tuna Salad
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Source: Isabel Eats
3. Roasted Sweet Potato Salad
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Source: Eating Bird Food
4. Mediterranean One Pot Pasta
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Source: Midwest Foodie
5. Chicken Bacon Pressed Picnic Sandwiches with Raspberry Honey Mustard
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Source: Host The Toast
6. Greek Salmon Salad Bowls
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Source: Gimme Some Oven
7. Korean Beef Power Bowls
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Source: Chungah Rhee | Damn Delicious
8. Mexican Turkey and Bean Quinoa Bowl
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Source: I Will Not Eat Oysters
9. Greek Lemon Chicken Bowls
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Source: Half Baked Harvest
10. Sesame Soba Noodles
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Source: Love & Lemons
11. Curried Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
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Source: The Toasted Pine Nut
12. Roasted Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Couscous
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Source: Ambitious Kitchen
13. Lentil Greek Salad with Dill Sauce
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Source: Pinch of Yum
14. Grilled Shrimp Vietnamese Spring Rolls
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Source: Foodie Crush
15. Antipasti Burrata Panzanella
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Source: What’s Gaby Cooking
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