25 Easy Teacher Lunch Ideas To Meal Prep

Finding easy, healthy and affordable teacher lunch ideas can be a challenge – especially when you want to keep it interesting and flavorful too!

You can only eat so many sandwiches and salads, right? These lunch ideas for teachers are creative, but realistic (like everything we do at Workweek Lunch).

We actually spoke to teachers from all over and found the four types of lunches for teachers that are most helpful to meal prep for the week! In this post, you’ll find teacher lunch ideas that are:

• no reheat (they can be enjoyed cold or room temp)
• portable (they can be transported in 1 container)
• handheld (you can eat them with one hand if needed – no cutlery_
• freezer-friendly (you can prep these meals and store them in the freezer)

By the way, all Workweek Lunch recipes are meal prep-friendly so you can check out our entire collection here, or get access to our custom meal planning tools in the WWL Meal Prep Program here (try a free week).

We know some teachers don’t have access to breakrooms with refrigerators or microwaves, so these recipes were curated with that in mind!

Not that most teacher lunch ideas can be stored in a bag (outside of the fridge) for a few hours and still be safe to eat. As long as you don’t leave your food in a hot car all morning, you should be ok!

When in doubt when meal prepping lunches without access to a fridge, use a lunch bag with an ice pack.

No Reheat Lunch Recipes For Teachers

Tuna Salad Sandwich – Workweek Lunch

Green Tuna Pasta Salad – Workweek Lunch

Chicken Waldorf Salad With Quinoa (No Mayo!) – Workweek Lunch

Fattoush Salad With Mint Dressing – Workweek Lunch

Bagel Lunch Boxes – Budget Bytes

DIY Starbucks Protein Bistro Box – No. 2 Pencil

Check out more no-reheat lunch ideas from Workweek Lunch here!

Portable Teacher Lunch Ideas

Chicken Satay Stir Fry – Workweek Lunch

20-Minute Ground Beef Pasta With Swiss Chard – Workweek Lunch

The Easiest Chicken Burrito Bowl For Meal Prep – Workweek Lunch

Thai Coconut Curry Soup With Chicken (One-Pot!) – Workweek Lunch

Lemon Garlic Orzo & Broccoli Skillet With Sausage – Workweek Lunch

Handheld Lunches For Teachers

Chicken Nugget Burritos – Farm Girl Cooks

Sausage & Cheese Muffins – Taste Of Home

Apple Cheddar Quesadillas – Real Simple

Hummus Edamame Veggie Wrap – Tastes Better From Scratch

Curried Lentil Handpies – My San Francisco Kitchen

Grilled Veggie Hummus Wrap – Workweek Lunch

Chicken Bacon Picnic Sandwiches – Host The Toast

Freezer Friendly Teacher Lunch Ideas

Breakfast Tortilla Bake – Workweek Lunch

Homemade Tomato Soup With Lentils (Freezer-Friendly) – Workweek Lunch

Refried Bean & Poblano Empanadas (Freezer-Friendly!) – Workweek Lunch

Slow-Cooked Beef Chili – Workweek Lunch

Budget Friendly Lentil Tomato Sweet Potato Curry – Workweek Lunch

Easy Chicken Enchiladas – Isabel Eats

Easy Vegetable Lasagna – Inspired Eats

Check out more freezer-friendly meal prep ideas from Workweek Lunch here!

Happy prepping!

These teacher lunch ideas will keep you satisfied and energized all day during the busy school season. Whether you have access to a microwave, fridge or not, these meal prep lunches for teachers will fit the bill.