40 work-from-home lunch ideas
Treat yourself at your next midday meal with these tasty single-serving recipes made from simple pantry staples.
Is working from home more lately messing with your routine? It can be hard to establish new, healthy routines when you find yourself in a new working environment. If you’re finding it difficult to step away from your desk for a lunch break, try making one of these delicious lunches to lure you into a much-needed break.
Do you have a pantry, fridge or freezer packed full of staples and have no idea how to use them? Below are some simple and delicious recipe inspirations showing you how to use these staples for exciting lunches for one - so there's no need to make unnecessary trips to the supermarket. You can easily multiply the ingredients if you’re meal-prepping for your plus-one, bulk prepping your lunches for the week or have a houseful of kids.
If you feel like a meal in a bowl:
Noodle soup lunch jar
Veggie delight salad
Pea and bacon soup
Toasted seed, pumpkin and chickpea bowl
On-the-go soup for 1
Brown rice, rare roast beef, sprout and miso salad
Lentil and corn soup
Mexican prawn, quinoa and rice bowl
If you want bread:
Ricotta and chargrilled vegetable pockets
Shredded pork and bean wrap
Smashed avocado on toast
Spinach, tomato and basil ricotta toast
Lamb, tabouli and hummus wrap
Cheese, spinach, tomato and bacon toastie
Tuna, basil and olive sandwich
Rye wrap with smoked salmon and cucumber
If you’re all about the greens:
Tuna nicoise
Chicken, peach and fig salad with ricotta
Chicken and grape salad
Lentil, beetroot and feta salad
Chicken with greens sandwich
Spicy egg and avocado wrap
Egg, asparagus, tuna and baby cos salad
Tuna poke bowl
If you missed breakfast and feel like brunch:
If you can’t wait until dinnertime:
Prawn fried rice
Paprika grilled chicken
Stir-fried chicken
Spaghetti with broad beans and ricotta
Mexican pizza melt
Grilled steak with sweet potato and spinach smash
Smoked salmon, herb ricotta and spinach pizza
