Easy Lunch Recipe Ideas to Make at Home

Running out of lunch ideas? We feel you! Coming up with different lunch ideas can sometimes be a challenge. Ditch the dinner leftovers and those store-bought salads and check out these easy lunch recipe ideas from some of our alum chefs! 

Filled Squash – Chef Seamus Mullen

Ingredients:

• 4-6 Squashes
• Your choice of filling

Example: seaweeds, mushrooms, caramelized onions, rotated seeds, a good sheep’s feta
Directions:

1. Cook the squash
2. Hollow squash
3. Scoop out the guts 
4. Layer in your favorite finely chopped ingredients​

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Check it out here.

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“Tosta” de Avocado – Chef George Mendes

Ingredients:

• Heavily charred sourdough bread
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Lime
• Sea salt
• Rustic leaves of parsley and cilantro
• Optional: add some tuna confit to it

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Yucatan Bean Salad – Chef Stephanie Izard

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 Tbsp of her sauce “This Little Goat went to Yucatan”
• 2 cups mixed precooked beans (three different kinds of beans of your choice)
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
• ½ red onion, small dice
• ¼ cup pepitas toasted (pumpkin seeds)
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• Kosher salt

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lime juice, and Yucatan sauce.
2. Add the beans, tomatoes, red onion, pepitas, cilantro, and ½ tsp salt.
3. Mix well to combine and season to taste with salt 

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Easy Homemade Chili – Chef Michelle Bernstein

Ingredients:

• Rancho Gordo Beans
• 1-pound ground beef
• 1 yellow onion
• Green pepper minced
• Garlic
• Cumin
• Chipotle powder
• Cayenne
• Smoked paprika
• Tomato paste
• Oregano
• Canned tomatoes
• Chilies
• Chicken stock

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Click here to see the step-by-step process. 

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Warm Salad – Chef Teresa Montano

Ingredients:

• Sautéed rapini
• Dandelion
• Charred snap peas
• Roasted peppers
• Marinated onion
• Marinated artichoke
• Heirloom tomato
• Fingerling potato
• Boiled egg
• Piparras
• Parmesan
• Boquerones
• Dress with an anchovy and garlic dressing

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Check it out here. 

Now is the perfect time to step up your lunch game after all!