Luncheon Menu Ideas

Luncheon recipes must not only be deliciously mouth-watering, but must also be healthy and time saving. The menu can have anything, starting from healthy sandwiches to egg recipes, vegetable side dishes and lunchtime desserts. Whatever be the recipe, it must not only be wholesome but must be nutritious, as well.

Quick Lunch Recipes

• Baked taco sandwich.
• Roast beef, brie and lettuce baguette.
• Greek salad (hard-boiled eggs, chicken or seafood).
• Salad made out of tuna fish, greens, tomato and avocado.
• Dirty rice, green salad and Kielbasa sausage (spicy, smoked Polish sausage).
• Fry some potatoes, roast some chicken pieces and get some green beans.
• Fried rice, black beans and tacos.
• Bean and cheese burrito (flour tortilla folded around a filling).
• Cheddar or mozzarella cheese with apple slices.
• Get some celery, lettuce and tomato and toss with chicken to make a healthy salad.
• Make good use of leftover chicken or turkey by mixing it with cranberry sauce and lettuce.

Here are some more healthy luncheon recipes you can go for:

Recipe - #1

Ingredients
Ranch-style salad dressing - 4 tbsp.
Sesame seeds, toasted - 4 tbsp.
English muffins, split and toasted - 4
Alfalfa sprouts - 1 cup
Tomato, chopped, small - 1
Sweet onion, chopped, small - 1
Avocado, mashed - 1
Smoked Cheddar cheese, shredded - 1 cup

Directions
First of all, preheat the oven. Thereafter, get a cookie sheet and fill it with the muffins; each open-faced. Spread the halves with the mashed avocado. Then, cover the muffins with tomatoes, cheese, sesame seeds, alfalfa sprouts, onion and dressing. Place the mix in the oven until the cheese melts.

Recipe - #2

Ingredients
Imitation crab meat - 1 pound
Mayonnaise - 1 cup
Tri-color pasta - 8 ounces
Celery, stalks - 3
Green peas, frozen - 1 cup
White vinegar - 2 tbsp.
Milk - 1 tsp.
Salt - 1 tsp.
Sugar - 1 ½ tbsp.
Ground black pepper - ¼ tsp.

Directions
Add some salt to a large pot of water and bring it to boil. Add pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes. After having cooked, rinse the pasta with cold water and drain. Chop the celery and the meat. Defrost the peas by running cold water over it. Thereafter, make a mix of the mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, milk, salt and pepper in a separate bowl. Add the cooked pasta, celery and meat to this mixture and stir well. Keep the dish in the refrigerator for sometime, before serving.

Recipes - #3

Ingredients
Turkey or chicken - 6 pieces
Lettuce - 1 cup
Mozzarella cheese, shredded - 1 cup
Ranch dressing
Tomato-basil tortilla bread

Directions
Laying the tortilla bread flat, put in the meat slices followed by the cheese on top. Stuff it in the microwave and cook for 1 minute or until the cheese melts. Then add the lettuce and the dressing. Roll the wrap and serve hot.

Recipe - #4

Ingredients
Tuna, drained - 1 can
Chinese noodles - 1 cup
Cream of mushroom soup - 1 can
Cashews, broken - ½ cup
Celery, chopped - 1 cup
Onion, chopped - ½ cup
Water - ¼ cup

Directions
Preheat the oven at 375 degrees. All you have to do is to take all the ingredients in a casserole dish and toss lightly. To finish, add one more cup of noodles on top. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes and voila! You have a healthy lunch at your table.

Recipe - #5

Ingredients
Egg - 1
Cheddar cheese - ¼ slice
Melted butter - 1 tsp.
Bacon - 1 slice

Directions
350 degrees is the temperature to preheat the oven at. Cook the bacon slice in a deep skillet, preferably large. Cook until evenly brown. Wrap this cooked slice around the inside of the muffin cup. Add butter to the muffin cup and drop in the egg. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Thereafter, place the cheese over the egg. Continue cooking until the cheese melts.

Recipes - #6

Ingredients
Semisweet chocolate chips - 1 cup
Milk chocolate candies, candy-coated - 1 cup
Chocolate cake mix - 18 ounces
Instant chocolate pudding mix - 4 ounces
Milk - 2 cups

Directions
Prepare the pudding with milk by following the instructions as directed. Add the cake mix and stir in the chips. But before you do this, preheat the oven at 350 degrees. Now, pour the batter into the pan (sprayed with non-stick cooking spray). Sprinkle with candies. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Let the brownies cool down completely before you cut down into 30 squares and serve.

That would be all for some healthy luncheon menu ideas for now. When you are done trying out all these ideas, you can drop in for some more. Till then, happy luncheon!