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12 Quick and Easy Lunch Ideas to Make at Home

Forget boring old ham and cheese sandwiches. These easy lunch ideas will perk up your midday meal!

What do you like to eat for lunch? I can’t tell you how many hundreds (thousands?) of frozen burritos I have eaten over the past ten years or so. I have plucked a burrito from the freezer, heated it, topped that baby with salsa and sour cream, and enjoyed it for lunch nearly every day of the week for months at a time. For some reason, I never ever get tired of it.

12 Quick and Easy Lunch Ideas - Forget boring old ham and cheese. These easy lunch ideas will perk up your midday meal!

12 Easy Lunch Ideas to Make at Home in No Time

Cutting wheat from my diet has made it a little harder to keep up with my burrito habit. There are gluten-free versions, but they are either expensive or less than good. Plus, let’s face it: Eating fresh food is a lot healthier than a frozen, processed burrito even if it’s made from quality ingredients, right? When I don’t have leftovers available for lunch, I’m going to start branching out with some of these other quick and easy lunch ideas!

Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps - A quick and healthy lunch! #glutenfree
Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps | The Weary Chef
Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwich | Yummy Healthy Easy
Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwich | Yummy Healthy Easy
Baked Corn Tortilla Cheese Dogs | Simply Gloria
Baked Corn Tortilla Cheese Dogs | Simply Gloria
Greek Vegetarian Sandwiches | Lemons for Lulu
Greek Vegetarian Sandwiches | Lemons for Lulu
Healthy Chipotle Chickpea Salad | The Grant Life
Healthy Chipotle Chickpea Salad | The Grant Life
Light Ranch BLT Chicken Salad Sandwich | Krafted Koch
Light Ranch BLT Chicken Salad Sandwich | Krafted Koch
Avocado Tuna Melts | Dizzy Busy and Hungry
Avocado Tuna Melts | Dizzy Busy and Hungry
Strawberry Peanut Butter Quesadillas | Two Healthy Kitchens
Strawberry Peanut Butter Quesadillas | Two Healthy Kitchens
Mediterranean Pita Pizzas - Dinner doesn't get much easier than this!
Mediterranean Pita Pizzas | The Weary Chef
Creamy BBQ Chicken Wrap | Wonky Wonderful
Creamy BBQ Chicken Wrap | Wonky Wonderful
Peanut Butter Apple Cinnamon Honey Sushi Rolls | Mom on Timeout
Peanut Butter Apple Cinnamon Honey Sushi Rolls | Mom on Timeout
Sausage Dogs | Call Me PMc
Sausage Dogs | Call Me PMc


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  1. Tash says

    September 18, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    The avocado and chickpea sandwich + the apple pb rollups look amazing!! Such good ideas, thanks for putting them up here! I can’t wait to try them both :) New takes on comfort food!

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    • Andi says

      September 21, 2014 at 9:30 pm

      Thanks, Tash! Glad you like it :)

      Reply
  2. Kelly says

    September 11, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    What a great roundup Andi! I am always looking for new lunch ideas and can’t wait to try some of these out! I really love your tuna lettuce wraps since I’ve been cutting down on the amount of gluten I eat too :) Pinning!

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    • Andi says

      September 11, 2014 at 9:49 pm

      I need new ideas too! Good luck with cutting gluten. I don’t think it has been that bad at all if that makes you feel any better about it :)

      Reply
  3. Danielle | Krafted Koch says

    September 10, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    You can never have too many quick lunch ideas. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Andi says

      September 11, 2014 at 9:51 pm

      Thanks, Danielle. That chicken salad sounds delicious. I have to try it!

      Reply
  4. Cathy Travis says

    September 10, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    Thank you for the great ideas to make for my work lunch! I am always eager to change it up.

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    • Andi says

      September 11, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      You’re welcome, Cathy! I hope you found some recipes you’d like to try.

      Reply
  5. Liz says

    September 10, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    All lovely recipes. Thanks Andi.

    Reply
    • Andi says

      September 11, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      Thank you, Liz :)

      Reply

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