How are these high protein lunch ideas under $10?

Each patty is made up of 4 oz.

of lean ground chicken (23 grams protein).

Healthy chicken fajita burrito

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Chicken Burgers with Sun-Dried Tomato Aioli.

Get our recipe for Chipotle Shrimp Quesadillas.

Get our recipe for Turkey BLT Salads.

Chicken burger with sundried tomato aolia

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Egg sandwich with pastrami and swiss

Eggs for lunch?

Each sandwich has 1.5 eggs scrambled (9 grams protein), 1 oz.

lean pastrami (6 grams protein), and 1 slice low-fat Swiss cheese (9 grams protein).

Chipotle shrimp quesadilla

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Egg Sandwiches with Pastrami and Swiss.

Get our recipe for Oatmeal with Peanut Butter and Banana.

Italian tuna melt

How can you say no to a deliciously toasty tuna melt?

Turkey blt salad

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Italian Tuna Melts.

Grilled chicken and pineapple sandwich

Spruce up your chicken sandwich with some grilled pineapple and extra vegetables!

Get our recipe for Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Sandwiches.

Egg sandwich with pastrami and swiss

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

No-sugar-added recipesyou’ll actually look forward to eating.

Get our recipe for Breakfast Burritos.

Serve with some blue cheese dip and celery sticks to get the full wing experience!

Oatmeal with peanut butter and banana recipe

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Baked Fiery Buffalo Wings.

Get our recipe for BLT sandwiches.

This sandwich may look similar to theoriginal Egg McMuffin, but it packs in the protein in every bite!

Healthy italian tuna melt

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Sunrise Sandwiches with Turkey, Cheddar, and Guacamole.

Get the same takeout-level taste with this healthier chicken fried rice.

Get our recipes for Takeout-Level Chicken Fried Rice.

Paleo grilled chicken pineapple sandwich

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Chicken fajita burrito

Skip the line at Chipotle and make a fajita burrito from scratch instead!

Get our recipe for Chicken Fajita Burritos.

Get our recipe for Turkey Chili.

Healthy breakfast burritos

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Warm Goat Cheese Salad.

Get our recipe for Asian-Inspired chicken meatballs.

Grilled chicken and avocado salad

Getting sick of your usual salad combination?

Healthy fiery buffalo wings

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Switch things up with this superfood-packed salad.

Get our recipe for Grilled Chicken and Avocado Salad.

Get our recipe for Grilled Buffalo Chicken and Blue Cheese Sandwich.

Healthy ultimate blt

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

The recipe will have you preparing four sandwiches at a time, making it great for meal prep.

Get our recipe for Chicken Panini with Pesto and Peppers.

Hard-boiled eggs

Keep lunch simple with two hard-boiled eggs and a side of fresh-cut vegetables with dip.

Sunrise sandwich

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

If you’re a vegetarian looking for a protein boost, eggs are the easiest way to get it!

Here’s how long to cook hard-boiled eggs for perfect ones every time.

Fry up an egg (or two) to give it that extra protein!

Healthy chicken fried rice

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Vegetarian Rice Bowl.

Serve it on top of whole-grain bread, English muffin halves, or even wrap it up in lettuce.

Each serving should contain around 3 ounces of chicken (18 grams protein).

Healthy chicken fajita burrito

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Chicken Salad Sandwich with Raisins and Curry Powder.

Each bowl should have around 2.5 oz.

of chicken (13 grams protein).

Serious gluten-free chili

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Get our recipe for Crock-Pot Chicken Noodle Soup.

Vegetarian warm goat cheese salad

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Paleo asian chicken meatballs

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Grilled chicken salad with cranberries avocado and goat cheese

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

healthy buffalo chicken and blue cheese sandwich

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Paleo chicken panini with pesto and peppers

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

hard boiled eggs on a plate cut in half

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Quick veggie rice bowl recipe.

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Chicken salad sandwich with curry and raisins

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

Crock pot chicken noodle soup with bread on a table.

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avocado egg everything bagel seasoning toast on grey plate and marble counter

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