I really like the idea of healthy lunch meal prep. There’s something nice about opening the fridge, grabbing your lunch, and knowing you don’t have to throw something together last minute or order takeout (again).
But I’m not really interested in spending my entire Sunday cooking. And that’s why I love finding easy lunch meal prep recipes that don’t take forever, use super simple ingredients, and actually taste good a few days later. Because while meal prep is great in theory, it’s a lot harder to stick with when the recipes are overly complicated or leave you with a ton of dishes.
Also, that’s why I think you’ll like the easy healthy meal prep lunches for work below; they really do make life feel a bit simpler. Whether it’s protein-packed bowls, wraps, salads, or other meal prep lunches that hold up well in the fridge, I want you to have meals that are filling and easy to make.
So if you’re looking for easy meal prep lunches that can help you eat well without adding more stress into your week, then this list is for you. Just scroll through the ideas below and see which ones deserve a spot in your weekly lunch rotation.
Oh, and enjoy a much better lunch break too!
1. Buffalo Chicken Lunch Bowls with Cauliflower Garlic Rice
2. Steak Fajita Bowl + Corn Salsa
3. Work Lunch Greek Chicken Salad
4. Quinoa Sweet Potato Salad Meal Prep
5. Easy Vegan Burrito Lunch Bowls
6. Healthy Salmon Rice Bowls With Soy Ginger Sauce
7. Pulled Pork Rice Bowls for Lunch
Side Note: To keep this lunch meal prep recipe healthy, make sure the mayo you grab is made with olive oil. The recipe doesn’t call for much, but it does make a difference health-wise! Also, sub out the white rice for brown so you can get those complex carbs.
GET THE RECIPE8. Easy Chopped Italian Sub Salad
Side Note: To make this lunch meal prep recipe even healthier, sub out the iceberg lettuce for romaine (or another green of your choice), look for nitrate-free salami, and maybe sub out the pepperoni for a nitrate-free Spanish style chorizo.
GET THE RECIPE9. Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl
10. Southwest Quinoa Chicken Salad Meal Prep
11. Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl
12. Panera Greek Salad
13. Cilantro Lime Chicken Meal Prep Burritos
Side Note: The sauce made for these lunch meal prep burritos uses mayo. It’s only a quarter cup (which isn’t too much), but I’d suggest finding a mayo that’s made with olive oil. It’s much healthier. Also, if you wanna get even healthier, sub out the white rice for brown.
GET THE RECIPE14. Homemade Adult Lunchables
15. Healthy Tuna Salad Meal Prep
16. Creamy Indian Chickpea Salad
Grace Moser is the author and founder of Chasing Foxes, where she writes articles to help women create a life they love in big and small ways. She's been a full-time traveler since 2016 and loves sharing her experiences and exploring the world with her husband, Silas. Her lifestyle and travel advice can also be seen on sites such as Business Insider, Glamour, Newsweek, HuffPost, & Apartment Therapy.