Eating healthy doesn’t have to feel like a chore, and if you think it does, you might be doing it wrong.
A healthy lunch recipe can easily turn your midday meal into something worth looking forward to. If you’re searching for a healthy lunch recipe easy enough to whip up before work, or maybe something that can handle the lunchbox pressure for kids, you’ve hit the jackpot.
These healthy lunch recipes for work are designed to keep things simple and delicious, so you won’t find yourself reaching for that sad vending machine snack.
If you’re in need of a chicken recipe for lunch healthy enough to satisfy your hunger without the guilt, or if you want a healthy lunch salad recipe that won’t leave you feeling like a rabbit, this is where you want to be. You can even find healthy lunch bowl recipes that are perfect for meal prep or a quick meal on the go.
From healthy meal prep lunch recipes to quick and easy healthy lunch recipe ideas, the options are endless.
You’ll be prepared for whatever your day throws at you while munching on some healthy things to eat that keep your energy up. So, if your idea of clean eating is still stuck in the ‘I guess I’ll just eat a plain salad’ phase, it’s time for a change.
Clean Eating Healthy Lunch Recipes
1. Clean Eating Arugula Avocado Shrimp Salad
This super fresh arugula, avocado and shrimp salad is perfect for weight loss! All the healthy recipe requires is some frozen shrimp and a bunch of colorful veggies.
Whether you’ll have this salad for lunch or dinner, it’s a light and healthy recipe that will cover your nutritional needs and will keep you satisfied until it’s time for your next meal!
2. Calamari In Tomato Garlic Sauce
If you are a fan of seafood, it’s impossible not to appreciate our amazing mouth-watering dinner recipe for calamari in tomato garlic sauce. Feel free to make it with any type of cleaned calamari or squid. The fresh tomatoes and the tomato paste you’ll use for the sauce are the ingredients that contribute to the beautiful sweet tomato flavor.
Serve this healthy meal with some whole-grain bread, rice or salad for a more filling dinner. In case you make more of it, it’ll last around three days stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
3. Ground Turkey and Rice Skillet
This ground turkey and rice skillet is a great option for а simple homemade dinner. It’s an easy clean eating recipe that is flavorful, balanced and filling.
More than that, to make it, you would only need a pan, a cutting board and some healthy ingredients including ground turkey, leftover rice, chickpeas, veggies and olives. It’s so tasty!
4. 15-Minute Garlic Chicken with Black Beans
Looking for easy clean eating recipes that you can make even faster? How about 15 minutes? That’s how long you’ll need to throw this garlic chicken with black beans together. You’ll need chicken breast, black beans as well as green beans for some extra protein. Serve with rice, salad or in a burrito with fresh veggies and a sauce of your choice for a satisfying healthy lunch or dinner!
5. Clean Eating Chickpea and Tuna Salad
If you are looking for high-protein salad recipes, this healthy chickpea and tuna salad will become one of your favorites! You need no special cooking skills for this flavorful salad! Simply put canned chickpeas, canned tuna and some veggies and olive oil in a bowl and have your healthy lunch or easy dinner ready.
You might include veggies like tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, arugula and jalapeno but if you don’t like any of these, it’s totally fine to leave them out and go for your most preferred instead.
6. Healthy Ground Beef and Quinoa Skillet
This quick and easy one-pan clean eating recipe for ground beef, quinoa and beans is a great idea if you want to spice up your dinner routine. It’s full of flavor and can be modified for different dietary preferences. And if that isn’t enough, this 30-minute healthy meal is great for meal prep too! It will stay good for multiple days ahead – just keep it in the fridge for three or four days.
7. Clean Eating Chicken Egg Roll In A Bowl
This recipe for a healthy “egg roll in a bowl” is likely to become a regular on your clean eating menu. It’s a delicious and easy one-pan dinner that will take you around 20 minutes to make.
Made with healthy ingredients like cabbage, carrots, garlic, cauliflower and chicken this healthy dinner idea will supply your body with vitamins, fiber and protein. Up to you, whether you’ll eat it with chopsticks or fork!
8. Healthy Ground Beef and Mushrooms
Packed with nutrients, this healthy 15-minute ground beef and mushrooms recipe is the perfect weeknight dinner.
Without grains and dairy, this clean eating recipe is paleo, egg-free, nut-free and low-carb which makes it suitable for pretty much anyone! Besides lean ground beef you’ll need mushrooms, garlic, zucchini and tomato paste.
9. Mediterranean Salmon Wraps
These incredible salmon wraps will take your taste buds on a wonderful Mediterranean trip!
You can use any kind of cooked or baked salmon. If you want your wraps to be more budget-friendly you can even go for canned salmon.
The rest of your wrap fillings include homemade tzatziki and a fresh vegetable salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. Just fill the warmed-up tortilla, wrap and enjoy this delightful meal!
10. Healthy Roasted Vegetable and Quinoa Salad
This roasted vegetable and quinoa salad is such a great vegetarian summer lunch. If you want to prepare, it’s a good idea to cook the quinoa and roast the vegetables over the weekend. The rest of it involves mixing the quinoa, some feta cheese and all the roasted and fresh veggies in a bowl. Super fresh, filling and tasty!
11. Sweet Potato, Brussels Sprouts and Salmon Bowls
If you are craving a healthy and easy meal with salmon, you should definitely give a chance to these super tasty and filling bowls. They’re filled with roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potato mash and pan-seared salmon. Drizzle some cashew garlic sauce over that and your delicious dinner is ready to enjoy!
12. Vegetarian Hummus Wraps
Wraps are always one of the most preferred lunch ideas, as they are appetizing, easy to make and great for on-the-go. There’s something special about these vegetarian hummus wraps, however! They’re so flavorful, you’ll probably want to have them at least once a week.
And you can do that without any guilt since they’re one of the best clean eating recipes! The Mediterranean flavors, the creamy texture of the homemade hummus, the satisfying combination of nutritious whole foods…once you try them, these wraps will haunt your food dreams!
13. Clean Eating Chili Con Carne
This easy chili con carne is a hit with even the pickiest eaters. It’s quick, healthy, made in one pot and full of comforting flavors. To make the healthy chili you’ll need ground beef, beans, tomatoes, onion, garlic, spices and optionally corn for extra sweetness.
14. 15-Minute Spicy Shrimp and Quinoa
You read that right! You can, indeed, make this spicy shrimp and quinoa recipe in 15 very short minutes! This gluten-free dish is perfect for busy weeknights when you’ve got some cooked quinoa. So get that timer out and make this clean eating quinoa recipe using some shrimp, tomato, spinach, zucchini and garlic!
15. 20-Minute Easy Bean Soup
If you love soups as much as I do, you will definitely fall in love with this easy bean soup. It’s thick, it’s hearty and so satiating. Moreover, making it is ultra simple. No need to soak and cook beans for days. All the cooking you’ll do involves opening a few cans of beans and boiling the ingredients together.
16. Avocado, Corn and Chicken Salad
Refreshing and highly nutritious, this avocado, corn and chicken salad will become an invaluable addition to your collection of clean eating recipes. It’s a light summer salad, packed with everything you love. And I mean everything – avocado, corn, chicken, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and basil…The flavors are amazing together!
17. Easy Lamb Doner Kebab
Is there any leftover lamb in your fridge that you are looking to use up? If yes, this easy and delicious lamb doner kebab is definitely for you! Filled with amazing flavors from the roasted lamb, fresh vegetables and herbs, and garlicky tahini sauce this easy healthy recipe can be yours to enjoy within 20 minutes.
18. 15-Minute Quinoa with Chicken and Kale
Yup, this is another 15-minute meal that is healthy and easy to make! You can’t talk about clean eating without including recipes with kale and/or quinoa, right? Now, besides kale, this healthy meal is packed with some other very healthy veggies like arugula, tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini. Plus you get to use up that leftover chicken and the quinoa! And it tastes so good, it’s definitely a winner!
19. Easy Coconut Curry Shrimp Soup
Make this easy coconut curry shrimp soup and you’ll know what it feels like when your taste buds are having a party! Besides its amazing flavor, this wonderful soup is gluten-free and keto-friendly. Loaded with shrimp, coconut milk and zucchini, you can cook it in about 10 minutes.
20. Clean Eating Salmon Lettuce Wraps
Don’t miss out on these amazingly tasty salmon lettuce wraps and make them for dinner! They’re full of deliciousness and make the perfect low-carb meal! Moreover, they’re suitable if you’re following an anti-inflammatory diet. There are a lot of health benefits to list here: not only is the recipe rich in antioxidants and low on the glycemic index but it’s also high in protein and omega-3s. You’ll want to have these healthy wraps at least twice a week as a delicious addition to your clean eating meal plan.
21. Butternut Squash and Red Lentil Soup
Get ready to warm up with this delicious vegan and gluten-free coconut red lentil soup! If you love creamy light soups, grab some butternut squash, lentils, fresh herbs and coconut milk and make it tonight. Seriously, it only takes 20 minutes and is so wonderfully tasty!