- I thought that today I would share with you some
of my favorite cold lunch ideas that you can pack for school
or make for yourself at the office.
Now I'm going to start with a favorite recipe,
the buffalo chicken salad.
I like to make this lunch with leftovers from my slow
cooker, buffalo chicken tacos.
I have a thing for all things buffalo sauce,
so this is a low carb lunch with
that bold buffalo sauce, the blue cheese
or ranch, whatever team you are on, man.
Oh man. But if your kids can't do the sauce,
you may have better luck with this BLT salad.
Bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and homemade
or store-bought ranch dressing.
They make this a real, satisfying
and delicious lunch that won't weigh you down.
This is an ideal meal prep salad
because all these ingredients stay crisp
and fresh in their containers for up to three days.
So I like to make about three
or four of these at a time, refrigerate them
and have them ready to go.
Up next is a Salmon Nicoise salad.
This is in your typical lunch salad.
This salmon nicoise really packs on the toppings,
which I love.
I usually make this with leftover grilled salmon
and some roasted potatoes tossed into an easy vinegarette.
You can just add some tomatoes, some hard boiled eggs,
and it's a protein packed meal
that will give you energy for hours.
Now, let's shift from salads to handheld lunches.
Like these Turkey and cheese rollups.
These can be made up to two days ahead of time,
and they're a protein filled lunch and really yummy
and easy to eat.
It's also a good idea when you have lunch, meat and cheese,
but no bread, which at my house, it happens all the time.
This next lunch is for those of us that love to eat out
of a bowl, and so if you are like me, this Greek chicken
and farro will be a favorite.
Originally, these are served for dinner.
I make these all the time, either with farro or rice,
but leftovers are even better the next day,
and you can eat it at room temperature,
so why not pack it for lunch?
The farro or rice topped with warm chicken, feta, tomatoes
and veggies, perfection.
Instead of making the usual peanut butter
and jelly sandwich, why not make it with fresh apple slices
for added crunch and tartness?
Now, if your kids go to a nut free school,
I've got five incredible peanut butter alternatives,
an entire video for you, which you can check out right
below this video on the link below or up here.
The alternatives work great in sandwiches
and any other recipes,
and you can easily eat it by the spoonful.
Another cold lunch favorite are bento lunches.
Bento lunches get their name from the Bento container is a
single container with separated compartments
where you can add a variety of
- Fresh ingredients like fruits, veggies, cold cuts,
crackers, and they're perfect.
When you want something, you can prep Monday
and enjoy all throughout the week.
There's nothing to heat up
or assemble, so it makes it a great option to grab and go.
I have an entire playlist to cold lunches.
The recipes I suggest are just going to be right below along
with a meal plan, so make sure to check those out.
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and in the comments, let me know what kind
of other videos you'd like to see on this channel.
And I, speaking of channel, meet me back here next week.