Make cold lunch “cool” again! Skip the lunch lines and save time and money while you’re at it thanks to these no-reheat 12 Cold Meal Prep Lunches that make eating a healthy lunch at your desk a cinch.
No reheat-and-eat meals to the rescue!
When did cold lunches stop being a thing? We get it, PB & J and cold-cut sandwiches don’t always cut it, but you’re in luck, because today we’re making cold lunches cool again (ha, get it? Sorry, that was a bad one). We’ve rounded up 12 Cold Meal Prep Lunch recipes that are easy to prep at home (weeknight or weekend) and enjoy wherever you need to eat – no reheating required.
From more traditional veggie-packed salads to chicken salads we’ve thrown in a couple other unique salads to keep your cold lunch game strong while saving you both time and money. While the majority of the recipes contain protein, if you choose one without, know that you can easily add your favorite protein over the top and enjoy cold as well.
Got a few moments to spare? Several of the recipes are delicious served warm or cold, so do what works best for you!
Spicy Asian Zucchini Salad
Serve it up with a side of your favorite protein such as chicken, salmon, tuna, steak….you choose! For another cold zucchini salad, try our Caprese Zucchini Salad.
Thai Kale Salad with Cashews
Serve it up with your favorite protein. We love it served with leftover chicken.
Tex-Mex Quinoa Salad
Perfect as is or if you’re looking for a boost of protein, add some cubed chicken.
Balsamic Roasted Vegetable and Quinoa Salad
Tasty warm or cold! Serve it up with a protein of your choice if you wish.
Harvest Chicken Salad
Hearty, wholesome and so delicious!
Waldorf Chicken Salad
A classic chicken salad that can be served over a bed of greens, in a lettuce leaf, between two slices of bread or in a tortilla.
Strawberry Chicken Poppy Seed Salad
This is the perfect chicken salad for summer!
Blueberry Chicken Salad with Rosemary
Blueberries, chicken and rosemary…sounds interesting, huh? You gotta try it!
Asian Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
A mayo-free Chicken Salad that’s full of so much flavor! This is one of our faves!
Curry Chicken Salad
You know we love our curry! You too? If so, you may also want to give our Curry Egg Salad recipe a try.
BLT Egg Salad
Summer is on our minds with this BLT Egg Salad! So good.
Cashew Tuna Salad Cucumber Bites
We can’t forget about a good ‘ol tuna salad! This one is made with a delicious twist that we know you’ll love. Feel free to substitute salmon.
That’s a wrap! We hope you find a least a couple satisfying cold-lunch recipes that you love!
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What a great variety! Always looking to keep it interesting when I pack a lunch with my daughter 4-6 days of the week. Thanks for all the ideas! Cheers
You’re very welcome! Hope you find some winners!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful salads. I look forward to adding them to my husbands lunches. He desires to loose the weight on time for our daughters wedding and then to keep the weight off.
You’re so welcome! I’m sure he’ll enjoy them.