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Four clear containers showing components for a Quick High-Protein Lunch Box: veggies, cheese, eggs, meat, and nuts.

Quick High-Protein Lunch Box

Prepare five high-protein lunch boxes for quick meals.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 5 boxes
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American
Calories: 589
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.25 cups Hummus
  • 1.25 cups Mixed nuts
  • 2 cups Cheddar cheese, chopped into cubes
  • 12 ounces Deli lunch meat
  • 2.5 cups Cherry tomatoes
  • 2.5 cups Sugar snap peas
  • 1 large English cucumber, sliced
  • 5 Eggs, hardboiled

Equipment

  • Five mini plastic cups with lids
  • Five single compartment containers

Method
 

  1. Fill five mini plastic cups with lids with hummus and seal. Each cup will have about 2 ounces.
  2. Fill five more plastic cups with lids with your favorite type of nut or nut mix and secure the lid. Set these aside.
  3. Divide the remaining ingredients—cheddar cheese, lunch meat, cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, English cucumber, and eggs—among five single compartment containers.
  4. Add one cup filled with hummus and one filled with nuts to each container.
  5. Seal the containers and store them in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Enjoy your meal.

Nutrition

Calories: 589kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 34gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 1339mgPotassium: 799mgFiber: 8gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1370IUVitamin C: 46.4mgCalcium: 411mgIron: 5.4mg

Notes

This recipe was first published on July 19, 2018.

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