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Lunch for One

Lunch doesn't have to be an afterthought when you're cooking for yourself. These lunch recipes focus on quick, satisfying meals that work beautifully for one person, whether they're written as single-serve or scaled-down as small batches. There are also cozy options that double as dinner for one.

  • A Harvest Bowl with diced apples, crumbled goat cheese, roasted sweet potato slices, chopped almonds, wild rice, seasoned chicken pieces, kale, and a small container of balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
    Harvest Bowl for One (Sweetgreen Copycat)
  • Tuna salad and sauerkraut sandwich on a white plate.
    Tuna Sauerkraut Sandwich
  • A bowl of colorful chopped Greek salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, red bell pepper, Kalamata olives, chickpeas, and feta cheese cubes, served with a fork on a blue-striped napkin.
    Chopped Greek Salad for One
  • Chicken salad with avocado in a sandwich.
    Easy Chicken Salad with Avocado (For One)
  • A close-up of a tuna melt sandwich with toasted bread, melted cheese, tomato slices and tuna salad, placed on a white plate.
    Classic Tuna Melt for One
  • Chicken burrito bowl with a blue and tan striped napkin.
    Easy Chicken Burrito Bowl for One (20 Minutes)
  • A salmon bowl with rice, seared salmon, sliced cucumber, avocado, radish, carrot ribbons, lime wedge, and sprinkled with sesame seeds and chopped green onions, with a fork on the side.
    15-Minute Salmon Bowl for One (Quick & Easy)
  • Open-faced lox and bagel sandwich.
    Easy Lox Bagel (Classic Deli Style)
  • A plate with a stacked egg salad sandwich on whole wheat bread, featuring layers of chopped egg salad and green lettuce.
    Best Egg Salad Recipe (Crunchy & Refreshing)
  • Tuna salad in a grey serving bowl.
    Simple Tuna Salad
  • Kimchi grilled cheese sandwich on a white plate.
    Kimchi Grilled Cheese
  • Caprese skewers on a white plate.
    Caprese Skewers
  • Carrot ginger soup topped with microgreens in a white bowl.
    Carrot Ginger Soup with Miso
  • Roasted butternut squash soup in a white bowl.
    Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Apple
  • Two halves of a Reuben sandwich stacked on a white serving plate.
    Classic Reuben Sandwich
  • Hummus and veggie wrap halves stacked on a white plate.
    Hummus and Veggie Wrap
  • Veggie and rice steak bowl with cilantro lime pesto in a tan ceramic bowl
    Cilantro Pesto Steak Bowl
  • Homemade cranberry chicken salad in a tan ceramic serving bowl.
    Cranberry Chicken Salad
  • Homemade Niçoise salad in a ceramic beige serving platter.
    Classic French Niçoise Salad
  • Tuna sauerkraut salad in a white serving bowl.
    Salad with Tuna and Sauerkraut
  • Cold cut salad with sliced chicken, red onions and cucumbers on a white plate.
    Cold Cut Salad
  • Jicama salad in a white bowl.
    Jicama Salad
  • Black bean soup topped with avocado and cilantro in a white bowl.
    Easy Black Bean Soup
  • Minestrone soup and toasted bread in a white bowl.
    Minestrone Soup
  • Chicken burrito with salsa and sour cream on a white plate.
    Easy Chicken Burritos
  • Pan seared salmon with broccoli, fingerling potatoes and garlic aioli with a slice of lemon in glass food prep containers.
    Pan Seared Salmon Meal Prep
  • Creamy carrot soup with potatoes garnished with sour cream and chives.
    Creamy Carrot Soup with Potatoes
  • Fresh lentil soup topped with parsley.
    Best Lentil Soup

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