20+ Healthy Lunch Bowl Ideas

Looking for something quick and easy for lunch? My 20+ healthy Lunch Bowl are meals you can easily make at home. Perfect for meal prep too!

Plates are nice, but bowls are better! The deep rims of bowls are the quintessential culinary embrace, keeping everything right where you want it. From salads, to soups, to anything else that would easily fall over the edge of a flat-rimmed plate, bowls provide the perfect portion sizing you’ll ever need for healthy lunches! Plus, meal prep bowls are made so much easier by making a big batch, portioning it out, and then throwing them into the freezer for the perfect lunch-time meal on another day. I have rounded up Hearty Bowls, Salads in a Bowl recipes, and created an Easy “Build Your Own Bowl” section for you to choose from. Start at the top of the list and head down the line week by week and you will never be bored of your weekday lunches again!

Hearty Bowls

Hearty bowl recipes that have it all and are perfect for meal prep.

Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls Recipe

Easy Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls are healthy, quick, and without the tortillas. Easy to pack and full of flavor. They will be a lunch favorite!

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Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe

Egg Roll in a Bowl is a delicious, healthier Chinese recipe made with all the traditional fillings of an egg roll turned into a hearty meal!

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Spicy Hoisin Chicken Bowls Recipe

Spicy Hoisin Chicken Bowls is the perfect quick, easy recipe using pre-marinated chicken. Comes together in just 20 minutes – try it tonight!

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Ground Middle Eastern Beef Bowl Recipe

Ground Middle Eastern Beef Bowl is a tasty, easy dinner made in just 25 minutes. Tasty beef seasoned with traditional spices served over rice.

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Zankou Chicken Rice Bowl with Garlic Sauce (Copycat) Recipe

Zankou Chicken Rice Bowl is an amazing meal that is full of flavor and zest that you and the family will want to eat again and again!

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Salads in a Bowl

Lighter options for the work week that are still perfect when meal prepped ahead of time.

Thai Beef Salad Recipe

Thai Beef Salad is a tangy, slightly spicy salad with plenty of flavorful veggies and tender steak. Topped with zesty dressing, try it today!

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Taco Salad Recipe

Taco Salad is the perfect quick and easy weeknight meal. The kids will want to help make it and actually eat it with chips on top!

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Cobb Salad

Cobb Salad is the perfect refreshing lunch with crunchy lettuce, creamy avocados, and it has plenty of protein with chicken breast, bacon, and boiled eggs.

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Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe

Chinese Chicken Salad is easily made with pan-seared chicken, tossed in a nutty vinaigrette, served on a fresh bed of greens and vegetables.

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Southwest Salad Recipe

Easy Southwest Salad recipe is loaded with tasty toppings and topped creamy avocado cilantro dressing. This might be your new favorite salad!

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Big Mac Salad

Big Mac Salad is a healthier twist on fast food! Easy cheeseburger salad with homemade croutons and copycat McDonald's Special Sauce!

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Grilled Chicken Salad

Grilled Chicken Salad makes the perfect lunch or side dish with flavorful chicken tossed with fresh veggies, blue cheese, and dressing.

“Build Your Own” Bowl

Follow the easy steps below to build the perfect customizable meal prep bowls.

Step 1: Start with a Base

Pick one of my hearty, flavorful bases to start the building the base of your bowl.

Couscous Salad Recipe

Couscous Salad is a flavorful Mediterranean salad with a lemony vinaigrette, and bright and bold flavors to bring this dish full circle.

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Healthy Thai Peanut Chicken Zucchini Noodles Recipe

Healthy Thai Peanut Chicken Zucchini Noodles with a fresh peanut-lime sauce, mixed with veggie noodles, makes a perfect light dinner or lunch!

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Farro Salad

Farro Salad makes a flavorful and healthy dish with fluffy, savory farro, fresh arugula, crisp apples, cheese, and homemade dressing.

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Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad is the perfect side dish for BBQs and family dinners with pasta, customizable vegetables, and a creamy Italian dressing.

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Perfect Every Time Brown Rice

Perfect Baked Brown Rice with just 4 ingredients in a 375-degree oven for an hour. It's the easiest way to make rice with no rice cooker!

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Step 2: Add a Protein

Add a tasty protein of your choice to make sure you stay full!

Easy Grilled Chicken Breasts

Easy Grilled Chicken Breasts is a recipe you'll use all summer, with a lemon marinade perfect for lunches, dinner, salads, soups and more!

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Rotisserie Chicken Recipe

Homemade Rotisserie Chicken is the best recipe for a flavorful, juicy chicken with crispy skin. Easily roasted with an herb marinade!

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Beef Barbacoa Recipe

Beef Barbacoa roasted low and slow in the oven, crusted with a flavorful spicy chipotle chili vinegar mix makes the ultimate Mexican beef tacos, burritos and more.

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Korean Ground Beef Recipe

Sweet and Spicy Korean Ground Beef with all the flavors of your favorite Korean BBQ but for a third of the cost and kid friendly!

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Oven-Baked Salmon

Oven-Baked Salmon is a fast, healthy dinner. Perfectly flavored with lemon juice, dijon mustard, garlic, paprika, and parsley, then baked in 15 minutes.

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Step 3: Add the Toppings

Arguably the best part of any bowl is all the toppings that you are able to add. Pick one or pick a few.

Israeli Salad

Israeli Salad is the perfect refreshing blend of veggies with Persian cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, parsley, lemon juice, and fresh mint.

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Chipotle Black Beans (Copycat) Recipe

Chipotle Black Beans (Copycat) recipe with a wonderful blend of seasonings and citrus, this easy recipe brings the taste of Chipotle Grill.

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Mexican Bean Salad Recipe

Mexican Bean Salad is a light, healthy salad that is perfect to serve as a side for meals or as a salad topper! Try this zesty salad soon!

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Easy Roasted Vegetables

Easy Roasted Vegetables are the perfect healthy side with mixed veggies tossed in butter, garlic, parsley and made on a baking sheet.

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Avocado Tomato Corn Salad

Avocado Tomato Corn Salad is the perfect side dish with creamy avocados, fresh tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and corn all tossed in a zesty lemon dressing.

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Marinated Mozzarella Cheese Balls

Marinated Mozzarella Cheese Balls are the perfect appetizer made in olive oil dressing with garlic, rosemary, and pepper flakes for flavor.

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Pickled Beets Recipe

Pickled beets are sweet, tangy, colorful, and crispy. Prepare them easily with a simple vinegar-based brine for a healthy and tasty snack.

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Pickled Red Onions Recipe

Pickled Red Onions are so easy to make, you can always have some on hand for toppings. Perfect to use for tacos, salads, or sandwiches.

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Roasted Mushrooms Recipes

Roasted Mushrooms make an easy and flavorful, meaty dinner side dish with cremini mushrooms tossed in salt and simple seasonings.

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So, whatever meal you choose, whether or not it’s for your meal prep, be sure to make it with fresh veggies and enjoy the wonderful flavors in your lunch bowl! Let me know which ones that you and your family tried and which ones were your favorite in the comments below. Now that the week is covered, check out my 39 Slow Cooker Comfort Meals for the Weekend. This gives you more time to enjoy doing what you love, like making a few desserts from my 50+ Easy Homemade Candy Recipes. Bon appétit!