Give your packed lunches a fresh twist! Here are some healthy and original ideas.

The life of packed lunches can be uninspiring, especially if we can’t think of new recipes or if we prepare them at the last minute.

Making simple, tasty, and balanced dishes can be done. Here are some quick, revitalising, and healthy recipes for a happier routine.

4 home-cooked dishes worthy of taking to work

1. Coleslaw. In a bowl, mix 2 plain yoghurts, 2 tablespoons of walnut oil, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Shred ½ a red cabbage and ½ a white cabbage and add them to the bowl. Add 15 walnuts to the salad and mix with the sauce (right before putting it in the container).

2. Pea stew. Chop 2 leeks, 4 garlic shoots, and 1 small onion, and sauté them in a saucepan with oil. Add 4 artichokes and set aside for 10 minutes. Add 250g of peas, 12 cherry tomatoes, 1 bay leaf, 1 sprig of rosemary, white wine, salt, and pepper. Cover it and set it aside for another 10 minutes.

3. Rice with vegetables. Heat up 1.6 litres of vegetable stock. Chop 50g of spinach, 2 carrots, ¼ broccoli, 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, and 100g of mushrooms. Sauté the garlic and onion in oil. Add 250g of rice and cover with stock. Cook for 12 minutes, add the vegetables, and set it aside for 5 minutes.

4. Baked rigatoni. Chop 2 onions and grate 400 g of tomatoes. Preheat the oven. Sauté the onion and 2 cloves of garlic in oil. Add the tomato and basil and set it aside for 15 min. Pour the sauce, 350g of rigatoni, and 750ml of vegetable stock into a dish and bake in the oven for 25 min. at 200º.

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