Recipes

This is a colorful and very tasty mix of chicken, mangos, and avocados in a spicy lime dressing.

For this sticky fingers salad, crispy chicken strips are tossed in a hot and sweet sticky sauce, then added to a Romaine and tomato salad. It's delicious and so refreshing.

Mac and cheese no longer has to be off the menu if you don't do dairy. A blend of hearty cauliflower, butternut squash, cashews and nutritional yeast gives this vegan macaroni and cheese the gooey, cheesy texture and flavor of traditional mac, without a bit of dairy!

Fresh Anaheim (or poblano) chiles add mild heat to this classic white bean chili and contribute lots of smoky flavor. Quinoa adds body to the chili, while diced zucchini provides pretty flecks of green and increases the veggie content.

Make good use of crunchy and colorful seasonal produce with these meal-prep-friendly vegetable bowls. With just 30 minutes of prep, you get four healthy lunches that are ready to grab and go. We use bulgur, which cooks faster and is higher in fiber than brown rice, but you could swap in quinoa or any hearty whole grain. Feel free to add chopped cooked chicken, shrimp or tofu for extra protein.

A bold, smoky marinade elevates roasted cauliflower in this meal-prep version of our popular Chipotle-Lime Cauliflower Tacos by Carolyn Malcoun. To cut down on prep time for these healthy taco bowls, look for precut cauliflower in the produce department. You can also save time by using microwaveable quinoa pouches (you'll need one 8-ounce pouch for this recipe) instead of cooking quinoa.

This Southwest chicken power salad is not your average green salad. Packed with chicken, beans, corn, and hearty vegetables, and dressed with a delicious cilantro vinaigrette, this high-protein salad will keep you satisfied for hours.

Eggplant's meaty texture is a delicious vegetarian stand-in for the lamb that typically fills a gyro sandwich. The vegetable absorbs the lemony-herby-spicy marinade like a sponge, so if you have time, let it marinate for the full day.

This Thai chopped chicken bean salad is a dense, nutritious 2-bean, chicken, and vegetable salad with a Thai-style ginger, lime, peanut, and soy dressing. Sturdy and filling, it's a great salad to take for lunch or bring to a potluck.

This delightful vegetarian sandwich boasts tons of flavor from the yogurt sauce and quick-pickled veggies, and it's only 400 calories! You can make the pickled vegetables, falafel mixture and tzatziki sauce ahead of time for easy meal-prep lunches or dinner later in the week.

This dill pickle chicken salad is a savory chicken salad to enjoy in a sandwich, on a bed of greens, or with crackers.

This cold pesto pasta salad will cool you off on a summer day. Fresh tomatoes and roasted red peppers add a pop of bright color and juiciness here, but any of your favorite pasta-salad veggies—like blanched broccoli or fresh bell peppers—would be delicious too.

This tangy hot chicken salad with cooked chicken, celery, and almonds is baked in a creamy sauce with a crunchy cornflake topping. It's always a favorite at potlucks!

Chicken and beans, meet Greek salad. White beans, diced chicken breast, and feta cheese all pack a protein punch. Combined with all the components of a traditional Greek salad, you've got a filling lunchtime winner ready in 15 minutes.

This is a zippy Southwestern-flavored black bean soup. We make it with canned beans so it comes together in minutes. If you have leftovers, pack them up in individual serving containers for lunch the next day.

This BLT chicken salad is definitely a chicken salad, but you get plenty of the B and T. Serve as a lettuce wrap on bibb lettuce, on white toast, or with bagel chips.