Easy Work-from-Home Lunches You'll Make on Repeat

Translate your favorite bagel shop flavors—jammy eggs, avocado, smoked salmon and bagel chip "croutons"—into a delicious midday dish. Everything seasoning gives our creamy homemade salad dressing a true bagel-inspired boost. 

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When you sub in roast turkey for traditional roast pork, this sandwich's assembly becomes extra simple: Layer ingredients, grill and savor the signature Cuban flavors (mustard, onion and pickles) you love. 

This green salad from Abra's Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables is light and refreshing, and packed with protein from a roasted chicken. A supermarket rotisserie bird simplifies assembly. 

We all know cottage cheese as a calcium- and protein-rich side dish, but pairing it with a basil-infused fruit salad elevates it to a super-satisfying main that'll help you power through that afternoon presentation. 

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This light tuna and bean salad captures the fresh flavors of the Mediterranean. We recommend using high-quality tuna packed in olive oil. You'll taste the difference!

Loaded with good-for-you seasonal veggies like radish, peas and fennel, this mouthwatering egg-based recipe from The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook is more lunch-like than breakasty. Plate it up with a simple side salad or buttered toast.

Smoky, rich deli ham elevates chef Abra Berens'  vibrant slaw-style salad from side dish to main. 

If it's a clean-out-the-fridge type of day, this recipe's ingredient list is probably already on hand. Purchased black bean and corn salsa, pre-shredded cheese and fresh avocado slices fill this vegetarian quesadilla recipe. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or plain Greek yogurt.

Why choose between sweet and savory when you can have both? Summer's greatest hits—plump peaches and avocado—team up in our fab BLT-avocado toast fusion. 

The hands-on time for this loaded French tuna sandwich is just 15 minutes, but you'll want to let it marinate in the fridge for four hours so the ingredients can mingle. We recommend prepping your pan bagnat before logging in for the day. Waking up a little earlier is totally worth it when this sandwich is your midday reward.

In this update to the three-bean salad you know from potlucks and picnics, radishes and celery supply color and crunch to hearty garbanzo beans. 

No boiling here! This garlicky zoodle recipe starring walnuts, pancetta, green apple and goat cheese is a light alternative to traditional pasta and cooks up in one large skillet. 

Piled with blue cheese, red onion, chopped sweet pepper and thinly sliced beef, this flavorful pie recipe comes together in just 18 minutes thanks to premade crust. 

This unique combination of cream cheese, prosciutto, fresh mango and a drizzle of honey creates layers of irresistible flavors. 

Our simple and healthy chickpea sandwich filling is a pleasant change-up from egg, tuna or chicken salad. Mix a can of wallet-friendly chickpeas with mayo, celery, radishes, green onion, yellow mustard and dill weed, then serve on your choice of bread or wrap. Don't forget the lettuce and tomato!