22 Meal-Prep Fall Lunch for Adults
Have weeknight lunches perfect to go with these delicious fall recipes! Each dish makes several servings, so you can prepare them ahead of time and make your week easier. They’re also full of delicious fall produce like cauliflower, potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and squash. Make choices like our Sweet Potato, Kale & Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing or our Chipotle-Lime Cauliflower Taco Bowls for a delicious meal that will make your lunchtime happy.
Cauliflower Rice Bowls with Roasted Asparagus and Chicken Sausage
Stock the fridge with weeknight lunches using a few ingredients from your local grocery store. To save carbohydrates, we replace cauliflower with rice for regular rice and add roasted asparagus, which increases these calories and adds fiber. At lunchtime, just heat up to steam and add a little pesto. Try Trader Joe’s for quick bites like these–see Recommendations (below) for our product recommendations.
Sweet Potato, Kale & Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
Ali Redmond
These delicious classic salads keep well for up to 4 days, making them perfect for lunch. To prevent the ingredients from spoiling, dress this salad and top it with nuts before serving. For a delicious vegan option, swap out the fried tofu for chicken breast (see Associated Recipes).
Grilled Vegetable Salad with Goat Cheese
Here we use a bag of roasted and grilled vegetables, then add a big flavor with marinated goat cheese. If you’re looking to break out the protein, leftover chicken breast or salmon pairs well with this delicious salad.
Spinach and Artichoke Salad with Parmesan Vinaigrette
Ali Redmond
Inspired by the old warmed party, this simple salad can be served immediately or divided into small bowls for a week of delicious lunches. To keep hard-boiled eggs tasting fresh, we suggest adding them to your salad before serving or in the morning before packing your lunch to go.
Chipotle-Lime Cauliflower Taco Bowls
Ali Redmond
A bold, smoky marinade elevates roasted cauliflower in this recipe for our popular Chipotle-Lime Cauliflower Tacos by Carolyn Malcoun. To cut down on prep time for these healthy taco bowls, look for cauliflower ahead of time in the produce department.
Brussels sprouts salad with Crunchy Chickpeas
This healthy, high-fiber salad comes together in just 10 minutes. Serve immediately or add to individual meals for four super-satisfying meals for the week ahead. To reduce prep time, we use roasted Brussels sprouts from the produce department and store-bought roasted peas.
Roasted Butternut Squash and Root Vegetables with Cauliflower Gnocchi
Take cauliflower gnocchi to the next level with these delicious, plant-based bowls. Here we add our Roasted Butternut Squash & Root Vegetables recipe (see Associated Recipes) and combine it with white beans, pesto and store-bought cauliflower gnocchi to make a weeknight healthy lunch.
Butternut Squash, Tomato, Chard & Chickpea Soup
This vegan soup recipe is full of colorful vegetables. All those veggies give this soup plenty of fiber, raising the satiety factor while keeping the calories low—a combination that can help you lose weight over time. help lose belly fat. Ground turmeric adds a golden hue to the delicious broth, while cumin and ginger provide a bright, fresh finish. And the best part? This healthy soup recipe only takes 20 minutes, start to finish!
Bright White Bean Soup
Photography: Caitlin bensel, Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Prop Styling: Julia Bayless
This light, hearty white bean soup recipe is packed with flavor thanks to lots of beans, veggies, and Parmesan cheese.
Grilled Veggie & Hummus Pita
These hearty and delicious pita-pocket sandwiches are packed with roasted veggies and veggies. The hummus spread adds flavor and keeps everything from falling apart.
Sausage, Potatoes and Kale Soup
Simple Italian sausage and potatoes are the base of this simple sausage, potato and classic soup. Serve with slices of whole wheat bread or a side salad for a full and satisfying lunch or dinner.
Loaded Chicken-Quinoa Salad
Turn pre-cooked ingredients into one delicious, high-fiber, high-protein meal to keep you full.
Green Goddess Grain Bowl
This healthy whole grain bowl tosses greens with peas, asparagus and a delicious yogurt dressing. Tofu adds protein while keeping it vegetarian, but you can also swap it out with shrimp or cooked chicken for a satisfying dinner or lunch that can be prepared in just 15 minutes.
Vegan Cabbage Soup
This vegan soup recipe is easy to make. The sweet broth is seasoned with garlic, tomatoes and a hint of coriander. Just slice and dice your cabbage and fennel and you’ll be enjoying this quick healthy soup.
Roasted Veggie and Quinoa Salad
Quick, easy and full of satisfying protein and fiber, this salad makes a perfect lunch or one-dish dinner.
Slow-Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup Meal-Prep Freezer Pack
Not only does this chicken noodle soup recipe use a crockpot for a set-and-forget dinner, you can prepare all the ingredients ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator for later in the day. with which. you forgot to plan dinner. That’s a win for meal prep!
Grain bowl with chickpeas and cauliflower
This hearty grain bowl features healthy ingredients like quinoa, peas, kale and cauliflower – all tossed in a lemony tahini sauce. Quick one-bowl meals make a satisfying weeknight dinner or packed lunch. If you don’t have za’atar, you can add 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin and coriander.
Chickpea & Veggie Grain Bowl
This high-fiber vegetarian cereal is packed with colorful vegetables and plant-based protein to keep you feeling full and satisfied.
Rainbow Grain Bowl with Cashew Sauce
This nutritious bowl is packed with nutrients to keep you full for hours. Look for precooked lentils in the refrigerated section of the produce department.
Chicken, Quinoa & Veggie Bowl
With 19 grams of protein, this one-dish meal will keep you feeling full and satisfied for hours.
Black Bean-Quinoa Bowl
Photography: Carson Downing, Food Stylist: Holly Dresman, Prop Stylist: Gabe Greco
This black bean and quinoa bowl has many of the usual hallmarks of a taco salad, except for the fried bowl. We topped it with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and avocado along with a simple hummus dressing to drizzle on top.
Chickpea & Quinoa Grain Bowl
Robby Lozano
It seems like there are as many varieties of cereal bowls as there are stars in the sky, and there’s no wrong way to build one! But we prefer to keep things classic and simple with hummus, quinoa, avocado and lots of greens!
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