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Lunch Recipes

Midday meals from quick bites to hearty lunches

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Dinner

Daddy's 'If They'da Had This at the Alamo We Would'ha WON!' Texas Chili

This award-winning Texas chili recipe features beef stew meat seasoned with chili powder and paprika simmered in tomato sauce for a full-flavored meal.

160m

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Lunch

Easy Arugula Salad

Let this simple arugula salad take your main dish to stellar heights! With Parmesan, tomatoes, avocado, and pine nuts, it's quick, easy, and delicious!

15m

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Lunch

Grandma's Vegetable Soup

Grandma's vegetable soup recipe with canned and fresh vegetables, tomato juice, and ground beef is easy to make and warms you up on a cold day.

85m

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Lunch

Taco Bell Seasoning Copycat

Copycat Taco Bell seasoning is fast and simple to make and will make your tacos taste like the popular Mexican chain for an easy taco Tuesday dinner.

10m

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Lunch

Broccoli Cranberry Salad

This broccoli salad with cranberries, bacon, and sunflower seeds is tossed in a creamy, tangy dressing for the perfect summer picnic or potluck dish.

20m

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Dinner

Perfect Every Time Pizza or Calzone Dough

This calzone pizza dough turns out perfect every time and is easy to prepare in 15 minutes with basic ingredients like flour, honey, yeast, and water.

20m

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Lunch

Spinach Salad with Peaches and Pecans

A perfect peach salad recipe with succulent fresh peaches, crisp baby spinach, toasted pecans, and tossed with poppyseed dressing for a refreshing salad.

20m

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Halal Cart-Style Chicken Over Rice

Chicken Over Rice

Fragrant spiced chicken, tangy white sauce, and turmeric-stained rice star in this copycat recipe inspired by the iconic halal carts of New York City.

200m

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Taco Salad

The 30-Minute Meal I Can't Stop Making

Ditch the soon-to-be-soggy taco bowl for tostadas to make a Tex-Mex treat a main dish salad that the whole family can enjoy. It takes just 30 minutes from start to finish.

27m

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Pumpkin Tomato Soup

My Easy Pumpkin Tomato Soup Is the Perfect Fall Pantry Meal

This easy pumpkin tomato soup recipe relies on canned tomatoes and canned pumpkin purée for a pantry meal with tons of flavor.

35m

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chicken salad

The 10-Minute Chicken Salad I Can’t Stop Eating

My chicken salad with grapes takes just ten minutes to make and is packed with sweet, juicy grapes and crunchy, refreshing celery.

10m

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One Pot Mac and Cheese

One-Pot Mac and Cheese

Cooking the macaroni right in the sauce is the secret to this stress-free, creamy, and dreamy one-pot mac and cheese that comes together in 30 minutes. There’s minimal clean-up and lots of flavor in this recipe.

30m

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bbq meatballs

Bún chả

Bún chả (Vietnamese Meatballs) are simple, light, fresh, and perfect for a hot summer day or as a make-ahead meal.

105m

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Homemade Pizza

Honey Wheat Pizza Dough

This honey wheat pizza dough has extra flavor, nutrients, and texture. It's soft on the inside and crispy on the outside!

105m

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cheap meals

Pea Soup with Seasoned Flatbread

This pea soup with seasoned flatbread is a simple and comforting meal that you can make using ingredients from the dollar store.

25m

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creamy soup

Creamy Lentil Vegetable Soup

This Creamy Lentil Vegetable Soup is a medley of colors, flavors, and textures all in a hearty and inexpensive bowl. It's vegan, too!

55m

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flatbread

Loaded Hummus Pitas

Loaded hummus pitas are a quick and easy no-cook meal for summer, and a great way to use up leftovers in the fridge.

20m

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Noodles

Peanut Soba Stir Fry

A super easy and filling pasta dish with stir fried vegetables, this peanut soba stir fry is hearty AND healthy!

25m

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Stewed Vegetables

Summer Vegetables in Red Sauce

Colorful summer vegetables simmered in a red sauce and spooned over warm polenta make a hearty and inexpensive summer meal.

40m

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Easy Pasta Recipe

Ranch Broccoli Pasta

This Ranch Broccoli Pasta just takes minutes to make and is full of deliciously creamy, tangy, herby ranch flavor!

25m

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Cold soup

Summer Gazpacho

This cold, refreshing Summer Gazpacho is the easiest no-cook recipe for when the weather is hot and summer produce is at its best!

45m

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spinach salad

Wilted Spinach Salad

Wilted spinach salad with bacon, white beans, and a tangy Dijon vinaigrette is a quick, easy, and light summer meal.

20m

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Chickpea Recipes

Curry Chickpea Salad

This Curry Chickpea Salad is a fast and easy no-cook lunch that's perfect for summer. Light, fresh, filling, tangy, and flavorful!

10m

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Easy Dinner

Quick Veggie Pasta

Use up your leftover odds and ends in the kitchen because "anything goes" with this Quick Veggie Pasta! Make it vegetarian or vegan!

25m

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frozen vegetable recipes

Sausage and Vegetable Skillet

This super fast and easy Sausage and Vegetable Skillet is the ultimate busy-day meal and is perfect for meal prep!

15m

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mushroom quesadilla

Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas

These Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas are filled with melty, creamy cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and a healthy dose of spinach.

30m

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Easy Recipe

One Pot Veggie Rice Bowl

This simple veggie rice bowl can be made with just one pot and a hot plate, or a rice cooker. It's a simple meal when resources are limited!

25m

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Broccoli Pizza

Broccoli Cheddar Pizza

This broccoli cheddar pizza starts with a super creamy herb-filled white sauce then is topped with tender broccoli florets and cheddar.

35m

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Easy Vegetarian Recipe

Kale and White Bean Power Bowls

These kale and white bean power bowls are full of flavor, texture, protein, fiber, and other nutrients. Perfect for meal prep!

55m

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flatbread

Flour Tortillas v.2.0 (low fat)

These flour tortillas are not only delicious and inexpensive to make, they're low fat and vegan!

55m

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Dinner

Simple Whole Roasted Chicken

A whole chicken is seasoned with a unique spice rub featuring allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg for an incredibly delicious roast chicken.

1535m

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Brunch

Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing

Inspired by the delicious dressing on the grilled chicken salad at TGI Fridays, I created my own version. Drizzle it on anything that needs more flavor.

10m

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Lunch

Cream of Carrot Soup

This cream of carrot soup features sweet carrots, heavy cream, and a bit of ginger for flavor, puréed into the most warming bowl of comfort ever!

75m

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Lunch

World's Best Potato Salad

The best-ever potato salad is made with potatoes, eggs, and celery in a cooked dressing that's tangy, creamy, and the secret to this delicious side.

220m

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Lunch

Kidney Bean Salad

This creamy kidney bean salad is a delicious combination of hard-cooked eggs, kidney beans, crunchy celery, sweet pickle relish, and mayonnaise.

90m

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Dinner

Classic Chicken Caesar Salad

This chicken Caesar salad is delicious and satisfying with crunchy romaine, juicy chicken, seasoned croutons, rich Parmesan, and a creamy bottled dressing.

10m

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Dinner

Halloween Eye of Newt

Bubble, bubble. Toil and trouble. This appetizer is commonly known and used but, I have put my own little twist on this recipe. It is deviled eggs made to look like the eyeballs of a lizard. It a hit with the kids at my Halloween party.

25m

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Dinner

Braised Lamb Shoulder Chops

These lamb shoulder chops are baked low and slow with sautéed onion, garlic, and rosemary for tender blade chops served with luscious red wine gravy.

210m

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2 of 5-a-day

Easy classic lasagne

Kids will love to help assemble this easiest ever pasta bake with streaky bacon, beef mince, a crème fraîche sauce and gooey mozzarella

75m

Good Food

Goldfish Chicken Tenders

The 4-Ingredient Chicken Dinner My Family Can't Get Enough Of

My family just can't get enough of these easy, super-crunchy 4-ingredient chicken tenders.

35m

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Chicken and Corn Chowder

The 5-Ingredient Chowder That I Make All Winter Long

This easy chicken and corn chowder transforms pantry staples into a hearty, creamy meal in 25 minutes. It’s brightened with Hatch green chiles for cozy, winter-ready comfort.

25m

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flatbread

Flour Tortillas

Classic flour tortillas are easy to make and require just a few ingredients.

45m

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Homemade Bread

Cranberry Walnut Bread

This super easy cranberry walnut bread requites no kneading and bakes up to a nice chewy interior and perfectly crispy crust.

220m

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Lunch

Traditional Three Bean Salad

This traditional three bean salad tosses green beans, wax beans, and kidney beans together with a warm vinaigrette dressing and is marinated overnight for maximum flavor.

535m

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Lunch

Tuna Fish Salad

Easy tuna fish salad flavored with parsley, garlic, and lemon mixed with canned tuna, celery, onion, and mayonnaise great in sandwiches and on salads.

15m

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Lunch

Chopped Brussels Sprout Salad

This chopped Brussels sprouts salad includes cranberries, nuts, seeds, and apples in a vinaigrette. After trying this recipe, you'll love raw sprouts.

20m

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ground turkey lettuce wraps

Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

Turkey taco lettuce wraps are my go-to recipe when I want to eat something easy, delicious and light, and of course, healthy and low-carb! I forgo the taco shells and use lettuce leaves instead, and don't even miss them!

45m

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air fryer salmon

Air Fryer Salmon Patties

These Air Fryer Salmon Patties are great for using leftover salmon or canned salmon and turning it into something delicious.

25m

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