Healthy meals are always essential to build good health. However, if you are a busy person who always goes to work early and finish late, preparing a homemade meal is almost impossible, let alone nutritious dishes. How can you improve the quality of meals while ensuring time for work? Fortunately, bTaskee will help you solve this problem with these super quick & easy lunch ideas for today’s menu.
Menu:
- Spaghetti & Sausages
- Special Bento: Fried Squid Rings
- Vegetables Soup
Spaghetti & Sausages – Quick & Easy Lunch Ideas
Ingredients
| No. | Ingredients | Quantity |
| 1 | Pasta | 400g |
| 2 | Sausage | 4 sausages |
| 3 | Tomato Paste | 100ml |
| 4 | Garlic | 3 cloves |
| 5 | Grated cheese | 10 gram |
| 6 | Onion | ⅓ onion |
| 7 | Baby tomatoes | 5 tomatoes |
| 8 | Green Pepper | ⅓ green pepper |
| 9 | Seasonings (Salt, Black Pepper, Sugar, MSG, fish sauce, cooking oil) | Based on your preference |
Cooking steps
Step 1: Prepare ingredients
- Remove the stalk of the tomatoes
- Peel, wash, and dice the onions and garlic. Next, crush and mince them.
- Cut the sausages into bite-sized pieces.
- Slice ⅓ of the green pepper into thin strips.
Step 2: Boil the pasta
- Boil a pot of water, add 1 spoon of salt, cooking oil in. Cook the pasta for about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Squeeze the pasta slightly to see if it’s cooked all the way. If it’s hard, continue boiling. If it’s soft already, take them out and soak them in cold water so they won’t stick together.
Step 3: Make the pasta
- Heat the pan with some cooking oil and fry the minced garlic. Add sausages, onions, green peppers in.
- Next, add the pasta and tomato paste. Stir and let the sauce blend well.
- Add a spoon of broth mix powder, ½ spoon of salt or season to your liking.
- Turn off the heat and let it simmer. Plate the spaghetti with baby tomatoes and sprinkle cheese on top.
This quick & easy lunch idea can be made in just 10 minutes and the taste is still phenomenal. Wrap a box of spaghetti, maybe adding a sunny-side-up egg with some fresh fruits, and your lunch is done!
Special Bento: Fried Squid Rings – Quick & Easy Lunch Ideas
Ingredients
| No. | Ingredients | Quantity |
| 1 | Rice | 1 bowl |
| 2 | Squid | 100 gram |
| 3 | Flour | 80 gram |
| 4 | Egg | 1 egg |
| 5 | Panko crust | 1 pack |
| 6 | Baby tomato | Based on your preference |
| 7 | Lettuce | 50 gram |
| 8 | Seasonings (Salt, Black Pepper, Sugar, MSG, fish sauce, cooking oil) | Based on your preference |
Cooking steps
Step 1: Prepare ingredients
- Cook rice: using 1 bowl of rice and just enough water
- Wash the lettuce and baby tomatoes with water
- Clean the squid, cut them into round pieces about 1.5cm
Step 2: Mix the batter
- Mix 80 gram of all-purpose flour and 70ml of water together.
- Crack an egg into the bowl and add ¼ spoon of salt in, mix to blend the ingredients well.
Step 3: Fried the squid
- Dip the squid rings into the wet batter, then roll them over the panko crust. Remember to coat the squid completely in order not to make the oil spill.
- Heat the oil first then add the squid in, use medium heat and fry quickly until they’re all golden brown and crispy.
- Take them out and drain the excess oil for better taste.
Step 4: Finish the bento
Put the hot rice in the lunchbox with squid, some lettuces, and cherry tomatoes. Quick Homemade Food is amazing right?
You can make some extra eggrolls or simply add sausages, seaweed, pickled vegetables, fruit, and more to change the flavor every day! You can decorate this quick & easy lunch idea so that it looks beautiful to stimulate your eating spirit!
Vegetables Soup – Quick & Easy Lunch Ideas
Ingredients
| No. | Ingredients | Quantity |
| 1 | Brocolli | 200 gram |
| 2 | Baby corn | 100 gram |
| 3 | Carrot | 1/2 carrot |
| 4 | Shiitake Mushroom | 80 gram |
| 5 | Seasonings (Salt, Black Pepper, Sugar, MSG, fish sauce, cooking oil) | Based on your preference |
Cooking steps
Step 1: Prepare ingredients
- Wash the vegetables well. Soak the mushroom into diluted saltwater. After that, they well.
- Peel and cut the carrots into slices about 1cm. Cut the lettuce into small flowers, dice the mushrooms small.
Step 2: Make the soup
- Boil a pot with just enough water. Add the carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, and baby corn in.
- Season the soup with ⅓ spoon of sugar, ⅓ spoon of salt, 1 spoon of broth mix powder, and stir well.
- Simmer the pot for about 5 to 10 minutes, stir constantly and adjust the taste.
- Turn off the heat and pour the soup into the container. This healthy soup is ready to provide you energy for a long workday.
Tips: adding some ground meat into the soup can be a good way to consume more protein with the vegetables.
Even if you are busy at work, remember to eat enough nutrition and exercise once in a while! Takeaways or delivery could also fit your taste, but definitely not as clean and healthy as a homemade lunchbox. These quick & easy lunch ideas can save both time and effort for you every morning. Consider trying these recipes next time!
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