Work Lunch Idea's

Lunches at work are always a nightmare. I don't want to spend money on food when I can buy shoes and nail varnish. Work is especially bad as I, and I'm sure many others either have to have cold lunch or use the microwave. I thought I would put together a little post with some go to Tupperware, microwave and semi-waistline friendly lunches.

1. Lentil cous cous bolognese:
This one is a spin on my normal lentil bolognese. I don't eat meat, so when the rest of my family have bolognese it's an easy (and soya free) alternative. I've changed it slightly as I am trying to limit my pasta intake at the moment but if you prefer pasta you can absolutely swap out the cous cous for that.

Ingredients: Green lentils (a can in water is what I use), chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, white onion, peppers, cous cous, vegetable stock and any seasoning - I like chilli flakes and pepper.

Basically chuck the mushrooms, onions, pepper into a pan with a little oil. Add the lentils and chopped tomatoes, season and leave to simmer until it looks bolognese like. Boil some water and add  that, the stock and cous cous to a pan. Throw it all in your lunch box and any spare bolognese into the freezer for another day and thats Monday sorted.

2. Quorn chicken, mushroom and broccoli stir fry:

I am, next level, obsessed with broccoli, it is definitely in my top 5 foods and as a child I would eat raw broccoli in the supermarket over a packet of crisps. I've never made this before and made it up with some leftovers I had in the fridge, I also have yet to try it, so good luck!

Ingredients: Quorn chicken (chopped fillets or pieces, whichever you have), mushrooms, broccoli, soy sauce and any seasoning or flavour you like (garlic, ginger, chilli, jalepenos would all work)

Put it all in a large pan with a little oil, keep on the heat until it looks cooked.

3. Roasted vegetables and cous cous:

I have phases with roasted vegetables, sometimes I am obsessed and insist we have them with everything and other times I couldn't care less. This 'recipe' is more of a summery option that the two previous ones as it could probably be eaten cold as well as hot.

Ingredients: Any vegetable you have to roast (I used pepper, red onion, mushrooms and courgette), cous cous, oil, seasoning.

Put your vegetables on a tray with a little oil and pepper (salt too if you wish), cook your cous cous as before with the vegetable stock. I added a little too much oil to my roasted veg so just patted them with some kitchen roll before adding to the small line of lunch boxes.

4. Salad:

Salad use to be something I thought I hated. Just the word sounds boring. I now however have salad at least 3 times a week as a lunch or dinner. I'm not that creative with it and prefer not to add any sauce to mines but as it is something I eat so regularly, thought I would include it here.

Ingredients: Cucumber, pepper, spinach, red onion, sweetcorn, quoin chicken

Cut everything into fork size chunks and put in the box, I like to dollop some hummus on as it is a bit healthier than mayo or anything else creamy.

Hope you enjoyed! 

What are your favourite lunch recipes for on the go?

Bex xx