Do you think that you never have time to prepare a healthy lunch? Are you always going out for lunch, because you’ve only got 30 minutes to for your lunch break? It doesn’t have to be this way. There are quick and easy meals you could prepare for lunch. If you have the proper ingredients on hand, you will be able to prepare a quick and easy lunch to enjoy at home, on the go, or even in your office. Once you get the hang of preparing quick and easy lunches at home, you will never turn to fast food for you lunch again.
The first thing you need to do is to stock your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer with ingredients that will allow you to prepare a quick and easy lunch. When you have items stocked in your refrigerator, freezer, and pantry, you will always have nutritious food on hand for lunch. This will help you avoid rushing out to the nearest fast food restaurant. Here are some of the items you should keep on stock at all times.
Pantry Items:
Tortillas
Pasta Sauce
Pasta
Instant Brown Rice
Beans
Whole Grain Bread
Tuna
Olive Oil
Chili
Prepared Pizza Crusts
Refrigerated Items:
Salad Dressings
Fresh Vegetables
Sour Cream
Fresh Fruit
Pre-Cooked Bacon
Grilled Chicken Strips
Pepperoni
Shredded Cheddar and Mozzarella Cheese
Freezer Items:
Chicken Breasts
Frozen Corn
Garlic Bread
Hamburger Patties (93% lean)
From just these few ingredients, you will be able to prepare a thousand different quick and easy meals. You will never have to turn to fast food again when you can prepare dishes like homemade pizza, grilled chicken wraps, and bean, corn, and rice burritos. Let’s look at some of the quick and easy meals you could make using these ingredients.
Chicken, Bacon, and Cheddar Wrap
You can either quickly defrost the frozen chicken breasts or you can use the grilled chicken breasts for this wrap. You start with a tortilla and then add lettuce, bacon, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and green onions. Then you simply roll and enjoy.
Healthy Mexican Burrito
Prepare the instant brown rice, while you heat up a serving of chili beans. Once heated add the beans, rice, a handful of frozen corn, and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese to a tortilla. Roll and enjoy.
Quick and Easy Pepperoni Pizza
Get a pizza crust from your pantry. Add a couple spoonfuls of pasta sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Bake according to the package directions and enjoy.
As you can see, it’s easy to prepare a quick and easy lunch even if you only have a few moments to prepare it. You can even use these ingredients to prepare meals that can be taken with you to work or to enjoy on a hike. As you cook more meals, you will get a better idea of which ingredients you need to keep on hand.
