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Quick & Easy Lunch Ideas

Stacey Pirtle

by Stacey Published: Jul 13, 2024

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Whether you eating at home or putting together a well-packed lunch for work, a roadtrip or a day at the lake, these simple recipes make tasty lunches you will always look forward to!

Collage of four recipes that make great lunch ideas whether you're eating at home of needing something for a well-packed lunch.

Quick & Easy Lunch Ideas

Even though I love the leftovers of my favorite meals for lunch the next day, there are lots of days when my midday meal ends up being an after-thought, a hastily thrown together meal of odds and ends or plain sandwich that really isn’t all that satisfying or much to look forward to. Can you relate?

I’m thinking it’s time for us to leave those days in the past! Because I’ve got the recipes. We just need a plan! And for all the lunch ideas & recipes to be in one place + easy to get to, so we can pull them up every now and then. For a little inspiration or a reminder– there are good things to eat!

From classics like pimento cheese and chicken salad to pasta salads, po boys, flatbread pizzas and quiche, this list of lunchtime favorites will make sure your midday meal is never ho-hum again.

Tasty Lunch Recipes

Strawberry Cream Cheese Sandwiches

Ultimate Farmhouse Egg Salad

Shrimp Pasta Salad

Hot Bacon Dressing for A Spinach Salad

Benedictine Cucumber Sandwiches

Tasty Lemon Chicken Salad

Waldorf Chicken Pasta Salad

Easy Melon Salad with Rotisserie Chicken & Garlic Vinaigrette

Tuna Salad with Apples, Celery & Pecans

Secret Ingredient Ham & Swiss Quiche

Tuscan Tortellini Salad

Roast Beef Po Boy Sandwich

Taco Pasta Salad with Avocado Dressing

BBQ Pulled Pork & Peach Pizza

Pizza Panzanella Salad

Southern Shrimp Salad Roll with Lemon Dill Mayo

Layered Muffuletta Salad

Cranberry Chicken Salad

Bacon Tomato Pasta Salad

Bacon Fig Pizza

Southern Chopped Ham Salad

Apple, Pear, Pomegranate Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Chilled Avocado Soup

Artichoke Pesto Pasta Salad

Taco Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes

Shredded Chicken BBQ Sandwich (Slow Cooker Recipe)

The Best Jalapeno Pimento Cheese

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Berry Salad with Cherry Balsamic Dressing

Philly Cheesesteak Pizza

Juicy Lucy Broiler Burgers

Catalina Taco Salad- Fabulous Anytime

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

BLT Quiche

Marinated Peach & Shrimp Salad

The Muffuletta: Perfect Weekend Food

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  1. Avatar photoMary Gresham

    July 14, 2024 at 12:38 pm

    Some delicious recipes for lunch or a light summer supper. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Stacey PirtleStacey

      July 30, 2024 at 2:23 pm

      Hey, Mary! Lunch always seems to be that meal that gets away from me. I’m excited to start using my light summer supper recipes as a midday option! Yay! I hope you’ll find them helpful too!

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