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All your favorites are here, and any of these tried and true recipes will guarantee you a delicious, satisfying lunch. Find recipes for Cobb salad, salade Nicoise, Caesar salad, taco salad, Greek salad, chefs salad, and more.

How to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

Get a perfect hard-boiled egg every time with these simple tips. With hard-boiled eggs in the refrigerator, you always have the components of a satisfying meal.

Slow-Cooker White-Bean Soup

There's butternut squash, leeks, and spinach as well as white beans in this hearty, rich, and flavorful vegetarian soup. It's a recipe that proves the slow cooker is as well suited to vegetable recipes as to big pieces of meat.

Roasted Red Potatoes

Fresh rosemary complements the earthy taste of roasted potatoes in this simple but satisfying side dish.

15-Minute Lentil Soup

This is a fast, hearty soup for dinner; vegetarians can use vegetable broth.

Turmeric-Ginger Chicken Soup

If you need to get dinner on the table fast but you're tight on time, you can make this restorative, immunity-boosting soup with store-bought broth and rotisserie chicken.

Kitchari

The main ingredient in this good-for-you savory porridge is yellow mung dal, split mung beans that break down and thicken as they cook.

Healthy Chicken Burrito Bowl

Versatility is the name of the game in this deconstructed Healthy Chicken Burrito Bowl: the simple cilantro-lime marinade works just as well for fish and shrimp as it does for chicken, and the rice and beans can be switched out for your favorite grains and legumes.

Customizable Vegetable Soup

Use our choose-your-own-adventure formula to make a big batch of soup starring any vegetables you please. Use vegetable broth or water to make it vegetarian, and omit the Parmesan to make it vegan. Check out our step-by-step guide.

Cabbage-Vegetable Soup

This winter soup is well-spiced and full of nourishing vegetables.

Classic Egg Salad

Other mix-ins include sliced black olives, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh chives, walnut pieces, chopped dill pickles, and capers.

Lacinato Kale Salad with Roasted Squash

This salad is great for entertaining, because you dress it ahead of time.

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Hearty Quinoa Salad Recipes You Can Feel Great About Eating

Packed with protein, vitamins, and fiber, quinoa is a superfood that's easy to love—especially when it's paired with fresh vegetables. These quinoa salads are sure to satisfy for lunch or dinner.

21 Cold Noodle Salads That Are Perfect for Lunch

Upend your lunch routine with these quick and easy noodle salads you can make in advance.

Make-Ahead Office Lunch: Five Days, Five Ways

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24 Vegetarian Sandwich Recipes That Are Perfect for Lunch

Test Kitchen's Favorite Tomato Soup

Vegan Lentil Soup

Tender broccoli rabe adds a welcome pop of green (and a generous dose of fiber!) to this lentil-and-tomato soup spiced with coriander and cumin.

Sauteed Romaine Lettuce

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Emeril's Slow-Cooker Split-Pea Soup

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Ratatouille

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Roasted Pumpkin Soup

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Roasted Chicken and Butternut Soup

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All Healthy Lunch Recipes

Steamed Spinach in the Microwave

This recipe uses a microwave to steam the remaining fresh spinach from Meaghan's Lasagna just before serving.

Hearty Winter-Vegetable Soup

On a chilly day, this rustic soup -- made with potatoes, leeks, butternut squash, and escarole -- will warm you right up. Serve it with our Popovers.

Quick Creamy Broccoli Soup

Broccoli is at its peak from October through April -- that's the best time to puree it in a soup like this one.

Lemony Pesto Chicken Soup

Brighten your winter with this bright, lively soup that tastes like spring. It comes together in a flash, especially if you use store-bought broth, rotisserie chicken, and pesto.

Roast-Chicken Grain Bowl

This recipe leaves little to waste by employing the beet greens in the bulgur and the pan drippings in the vinaigrette. Substitute shredded kale if using loose beets.

Cold Peanut Noodles

This vegan dish is an excellent combo of whole grains and plant-based protein while garlic, ginger, and soy sauce add flavor and a topping of bok choy and carrots provide a serving of vegetables.

Potato and Green Bean Salad

Whether eaten warm or out of the fridge, this bright, crunchy potato salad pairs perfectly with grilled meats like pork, steak or chicken.

Sauteed Baby Broccoli

This delicious vegetable, which you may see labeled as baby broccoli, broccolini, or asparation, is a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale. It has a slightly milder, sweeter taste than broccoli and a more tender texture.

Classic Chicken Salad

Try serving this Classic Chicken Salad on a bed of mixed greens or on whole-grain bread.

Lobster Salad with Greens and Citrus Vinaigrette

The sweetness of the lobster and tomatoes is balanced by a light but flavorful lemon-orange dressing. Tarragon adds a fresh zing.

Cannellini-Bean and Greens Stew

Half of the beans are mashed while the rest are left whole, giving this hearty one-pot stew a wonderfully chunky texture. Toasted ciabatta flavored with sage and garlic makes the perfect accompaniment.

Lemon-Herb Sardine Salad

Get your dose of healthy oils with this lemony sardine mix over lettuce.

Sauteed Spinach and White Beans

Serve this flavorful side dish with our Trout Grenobloise.

Warm Lentil Salad with Poached Eggs

French green lentils and Swiss chard join the aromatic blend of finely diced onion, carrot, and celery known as mirepoix in this hearty salad. It's tossed in a lemony mustard dressing while still warm and finished with fresh parsley, creamy goat cheese, crunchy almonds, and the piece de resistance, poached eggs.

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