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Here you’ll find lighter bites that keep you energized throughout the day like salads, sandwiches, and meal prep ideas perfect for packing ahead or enjoying at your desk. How about a vibrant quinoa salad or a classic chicken salad sandwich? We’ve gathered lots of ideas for you.

Pastina salad caprese style in a white bowl with basil.
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Pastina Salad (Caprese-Inspired, 6 Ingredients)

Bang bang chicken served over matchstick cucumbers and garnished with green onions on a plate.
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Bang Bang Chicken (Almost Authentic, 30 Minutes)

mushroom spinach pasta in a bowl f
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Spinach Mushroom Pasta (With Bow-Ties/Farfalle)

stacked corned beef sandwich
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Easy Sous Vide Corned Beef (2 Ingredients!)

bowl of vegetable barley spup.
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Vegetable and Barley Soup

Half bagel piled with cucumber, tomato, lox, red onion and dill on a cutting board.
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Loaded Lox and Bagels (With Serving Options)

baked strata in casserole dish on table
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Breakfast Strata (with the fillings you choose)

Butternut squash salad with quinoa and spinach on serving platter.
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Butternut Squash Salad With Quinoa and Spinach

Bowl of soup with kale, potato chunks and sausage disks.
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Sausage Potato and Kale Soup With Cheese Toasts (25 Min)

Chopped Salad Recipe (4 Holiday-Inspired Themes)
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Chopped Salad Recipe (4 Holiday-Inspired Themes)

Pan-fried gnocchi with lemon ricotta, nuts and chives on plate.
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Easy Pan-Fried Gnocchi With Lemon Ricotta and Herbs

Spicy ramen noodles with veggies on plate with chop sticks.
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Spicy Ramen Noodles With Chili Crisp (18 Min-One Pot)

grilled shirmp panzanella with pesto on greens on a plate.
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Shrimp Panzanella (Grilled With Pesto, 26 Minutes)

baked salmon topped with chili crisp sauce over white rice and chopped salad.
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Spicy Salmon Bowls (Easy Recipe in 20 Minutes)

one roast beef slider showing beef, oinos and melty cheese on a cutting board.
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Roast Beef Sliders With Onions & Cheese (30 Min)

bowl of shrimp corn chowder topped with homemade croutons.
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Shrimp Corn Chowder Recipe (Loaded With Veggies)

cheeseburger slider held in a hand.
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Cheeseburger Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls (30 Min)

mushroom couscous in serving bowl.
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Mushroom Couscous With Spinach (22 Minutes, 1 Pot)

two romaine lettuce leaves with roasted butternut squash salad sitting on white plate.
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Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps With Roast Butternut Squash

chicken lemon orzo soup in a bowl
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Lemon Orzo Soup With Chicken (30 Minutes)

Mediterranean spaghetti in a white bowl on wood table.
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Simple Mediterranean Spaghetti (22 Minutes)

crispy chicken burger on bun with red pepper sauce and coleslaw on top.
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Crispy Chicken Burgers (With Ground Chicken)

tossed roasted vegetable and quinoa salad in bowl.
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Roasted Vegetable Salad With Quinoa (3 sides in 1)

grilled stuffed mushroom cap on cutting board.
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Vegetarian Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms (Grill or Bake)

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