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Get creative with your midday meal with these lunch recipes, cooking techniques and food videos.

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Cool Lunchboxes Throughout History

Ever since mankind started going off to work and school, they have needed to eat a nice lunch. These lunches needed a box. These boxes needed goofy branding in the form of a movie or television show. With that, we present to you a bunch of cool lunchboxes throughout history (or at least since the themed lunchbox was invented).

Lunch Salad Recipes

Refuse to be bored by midday greens with these lunch salads packed with complex flavors, nutritious ingredients and better-than-bottled dressings.

Vegetarian Lunches

Whether you're a full-time vegetarian or just testing the Meatless Monday waters, these protein-packed recipes make satisfying and flavorful lunches.

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Cool Lunchboxes Throughout History

Photo Gallery | 10 Photos

Lunch Salad Recipes

Photo Gallery | 28 Photos
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Vegetarian Lunches

Photo Gallery | 15 Photos
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Lunch Lady

Video Playlist | 12 Videos
Turkey Club Salad

Turkey Club Salad 03:37

Protein-Packed Quinoa Salad

Protein-Packed Quinoa Salad 03:43

Open-Face Animal Sandwiches

Open-Face Animal Sandwiches 02:37

Tex-Mex Tuna Salad Sandwich

Tex-Mex Tuna Salad Sandwich 04:05

Lunches That Use Leftover Chicken

Photo Gallery | 12 Photos
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Quick & Easy Lunches

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Brown Bag Lunch Ideas and Recipes

Photo Gallery | 30 Photos
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Open-Face Animal Sandwiches

Video | 02:37
Make lunch fun again. It's okay to play with your food with this fun treat!
Open-Face Animal Sandwiches

Healthy Chicken Lunches

Video | 02:48
Melissa's simple recipes for a flavorful updated Waldorf salad and a spicy Caribbean wrap sandwich both use rotisserie chicken with lots of fresh vegetables.
Healthy Chicken Lunches

Buddy's Cheese Pizza

Recipe | Courtesy of Buddy's Pizza
Total Time:
1 hour 35 minutes
2 Reviews
Buddy's Cheese Pizza

4 Sandwiches to Lighten Your Lunchbox

Photo Gallery | 5 Photos
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Healthy Lunch Recipes

Photo Gallery | 24 Photos
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Quick and Spicy Tomato Soup

Recipe | Courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
Total Time:
22 minutes
Quick and Spicy Tomato Soup

15 Healthy, Totable Meals to Eat at Your Desk

Photo Gallery | 15 Photos
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Rev Run's Best Recipes from Sunday Suppers

Photo Gallery | 35 Photos
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Pressed Picnic Sandwich

Video | 01:15
Kelsey's Pressed Picnic Sandwich is the perfect make-ahead meal-on-the-go.
Pressed Picnic Sandwich

Hawaiian Lunch Tradition

Video | 03:50
Taste the "ohana" spirit with a lunch plate at Oahu's Rainbow Drive-In.
Hawaiian Lunch Tradition

Good Peppers

Recipe | Courtesy of Kenney Heath
Total Time:
20 minutes
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