Amazingly cheap, easy lunch ideas for work

Easy lunch ideas for work

Quesadilla 

This is the easiest, quickest, and tastiest quesadilla recipe that only requires four ingredients-ham, cheese, hard-boiled egg and a corn, wheat or gluten-free tortilla. This is one quick lunch idea for work because in less than 15 minutes, you’ll have a delicious meal waiting for you. 

Chicken sandwich

Sandwiches are one of the most popular cold lunch ideas for work. If you're tired of making the same sandwiches, try this delicious chicken sandwich recipe.  It really ticks the box for  quick lunch ideas for work.

Tuna poke bowl

This popular Japanese dish is the perfect lunch option for those looking for something extra creative yet still easy and quick to make. 

Authentic Latin tostones

Here's a cheap lunch idea for work that's easy to make. Just fry the plantains and top them with cheese, mayonnaise, and ketchup.

Pad Thai Recipe

This wonderful noodle stir-fry originates from Thailand's rich cuisine culture. It combines dry rice noodles, stir-fried vegetables, shrimp, and an incredibly fresh, sweet, and tangy Pad Thai sauce.

Crustless Quiche

This quick quiche recipe shows you how easy quiche is to make. After making this recipe, you will want to keep it close in your ‘simple lunch ideas for work’ folder.

Healthy lunch ideas for work

Pesto pasta

Whether you use storebought or homemade Pesto sauce, it will add fresh flavour to this pasta and several health benefits. This is the perfect recipe for our pasta lovers.

Cucumber and Feta cheese sushi

Quick lunch ideas for work? This recipe is ideal if you like sushi and want a healthy option. It takes a few minutes to prepare and is very delicious.

Deli-style tuna sandwich

In addition to a healthy bread choice, this tuna sandwich with mayo, Dijon mustard, shredded iceberg lettuce, cornichons, and pepperoncini also makes for a quick and healthy summer lunch.

Smoked salmon sandwich with fresh cheese, avocado and broccoli hummus

Another great sandwich recipe to try is this smoked salmon sandwich. The delicious flavour and many health benefits of salmon make it a popular fish around the world. Every ingredient plays its part in making this a tasty sandwich - another one for the ‘cheap lunch ideas for work’ folder.

Barramundi

Barramundi is an excellent fish to add to your diet. This recipe shows how to prepare barramundi accompanied by asparagus and a scrumptious brown butter sauce. It is the perfect healthy idea for lunch.

Pearl couscous salad

Couscous pearls are a larger-sized type of couscous that, when made at home, is cheaper and easier to make. This recipe is filled with healthy ingredients such as pumpkin, zucchini and cumin.

Lettuce wraps

Lettuce wraps are an enjoyable cheap lunch idea for work. You can make these healthy, fresh and light wraps with this simple recipe.

Vegetarian lunch ideas for work

Veggie stack with melted cheese

You'll love this colourful combination of grilled vegetables layered with melted cheese. To enjoy the full flavour, remember to warm this dish just before eating. 

Stuffed zucchini flowers

This vegetarian lunch idea is incredibly tasty and quite simple to make, so you're missing out if you haven't tried it yet. This delicious recipe gives a taste of crispiness on the outside and zucchini, carrot, and onion filling that will melt in your mouth.

Basic skillet kale

This recipe combines curly kale leaves wilted quickly in simmering water with lemon zest, extra-virgin olive oil, and red pepper flakes. In under 15 minutes you’ll have a work lunch that couldn't be easier or healthier.

Lebanese Fatoosh salad

This is a simple and affordable vegetarian salad from Lebanon. It includes ingredients such as greens, vegetables and your choice of chopped tortilla chips or croutons. It’s the perfect light lunch for our weight watchers. 

Chickpea salad

Another delicious salad option is this healthy and mouth-watering chickpea salad. This salad is best eaten after being refrigerated for an hour which makes it a great cold lunch idea for work.

Keto cheese puff

All you need is mimolette or gouda or manchego or parmesan cheese and 10 minutes. It definitely doesn’t get simpler, quicker or cheaper than this recipe.

Cheese panini pizza

This homemade cheese panini pizza is for our pizza and sandwich lovers. For those seeking a creative alternative, this is an easy-to-make, tasty lunch idea.