Lunch Ideas and Recipes

Finding ideas for lunch? Look no further! We provide lunch recipe ideas with the most basic ingredients you usually have available in your kitchen or pantry.

Flavorful Garden Vegetable Soup Recipe

Try this very flavorful garden vegetable soup recipe using pure vegetables. It's healthy, easy to prepare, nutritious, and inexpensive. No oil, meat, or butter needed.

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour

Basic Fried Chicken Recipe

Try this fried chicken that's so easy to make! This is a perfect pair for the groovy chicken gravy we have shared. Family and friends will surely love this!

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes

Classic Spaghetti Recipe

Try to make your version of this traditional spaghetti recipe with a twist. A delicious treat for kids and kids alike using simple and inexpensive ingredients!

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Grilled Tuna Steak with Garlic Pepper Rub Recipe

A winning version of grilled tuna with effortless preparation. Achieve a moist and tasty tuna steak with this recipe, made special with garlic pepper rub.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 18 minutes

Oven Baked Scrambled Eggs Recipe

A different way of serving nutritious breakfast to your family is through this oven-baked scrambled eggs recipe. It's simple, easy to make, and budget friendly.

Prep Time: 3 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 38 minutes

Escabeche Recipe (Fish in Sweet and Sour Sauce)

A sweet and sour twist on a classic sauce used for freshly fried fish. This simple, quick to make, and basic escabeche recipe is best paired with rice.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes

Savory Fried Okra Recipe

Try making this easy to make and healthy dish made from okra. This savory fried okra recipe is great as a side dish or snacks out of inexpensive ingredients!

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes

Crunchy Sourdough Croutons Recipe

Don't let your day-old sourdough bread go to waste! Time to make some crunchy croutons for your favorite salad or soup using this easy-to-follow recipe.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes

Spicy Deviled Eggs Recipe

Make your boiled eggs a whole lot better with this tastier and healthier version of deviled eggs, perfect for snacks, lunch boxes or as appetizer.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes

Asparagus with Poached Eggs Recipe

Asparagus and poached eggs for breakfast make a great start to the day to fuel your body. This healthy breakfast recipe is very easy and quick to make.

Prep Time: 3 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes

Vegetable Soup with Coconut Milk (Sinabawang Gulay Recipe)

This healthy native vegetable dish is made of varieties of vegetables and coconut milk. You can even add chili peppers to add a spicy taste to the stew.

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes

Lumpiang Shanghai Recipe

Lumpia Shanghai is a ground pork dish with carrots, potatoes, onions, and garlic wrapped in one in a lumpia wrapper. You surely can’t miss this on your plate.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes

Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

This Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe is a chicken wrapped dish around ham, and cheese inside. It is best served for special occasions and even at cocktail parties.

Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes

Maruya Recipe (Banana Fritters)

This Banana Fritter recipe or *Pinaypay na Saging* is a famous Filipino street food snack made of banana “saba” or “cardaba” coated with flour batter and fried.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes

Filipino Style Adobo Recipe

Filipino style Pork Adobo is a dish made of pork belly braised with vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and onions. Try this popular and easy Filipino adobo recipe.

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes

Fried Chicken Ala King Recipe

Instead of cooking your fried chicken plain, try and explore this fried chicken ala king recipe. It is very easy to make yet so creamy and delicious.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes

Recipe for Steamed Rice ala Cebu Style

Enjoy cooking this delicious and saucy pork steamed rice at the comfort of your home. This steamed rice with meat topping is a great recipe during family days.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes

Suman Malagkit Recipe

Give yourself a good treat to this native Filipino snack recipe called suman malagkit, primarily made from glutinous rice wrapped around with banana leaves.

Prep Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes

Cassava Suman Recipe

This sweet and filling cassava suman recipe is fun to make, easy to follow, and a great Filipino delicacy, made special with a lot of young coconut strips.

Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes

Bicol Express Recipe

Get your tummies ready for this mouth-watering and rice consuming Bicol Express. This recipe is very delicious, easy to make, and uses very common ingredients.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes

Bam-I Recipe (Cebuano Pancit)

Bam-i is a Cebuano version of pancit (noodles). Try this Bam-I recipe and pair it with loaf of bread or rice and you’ll have yourself a filling meal or snack.

Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Pork Humba Recipe

A perfect combination of sweet and savory, this pork humba recipe (braised pork) uses pork belly, salted black beans, and various spices. Best paired with rice!

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes

Champorado Recipe (Sweet Chocolate Rice Porridge)

Champorado or sweet chocolate rice porridge is a famous Filipino in-between meal snack. Follow this simple recipe made of rice, cocoa powder, milk, and sugar.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes

Tuna Egg Roll Recipe

Try to make your version of this tuna egg roll, a delicious and healthy breakfast recipe made from egg, tuna, and varieties of vegetables and spices.

Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes

Recipe for Stir-Fried Green Beans with Pork

A healthy and delicious dish for the family. Pork Stir fry with green beans is mainly made of pork and green beans fried together with spices and condiments.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes

Penne al Baffo Recipe

This Penne al Baffo is an Italian pasta dish which best describes the Italian cuisine, very casual at the same time so flavorful and delicious.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes

Pork Picadillo Recipe

A classic Cuban dish basically made of ground pork, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and green peas. This pork picadillo recipe is made more delicious with spices.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes

Croque Monsieur Recipe (French Ham and Cheese)

Try this easy-to-follow croque monsieur recipe, a quick sandwich snack famous in French cafes. It is served hot and is mainly made of ham and a lot of cheese.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes

Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe

A delicious combination of ground pork and Asian flavors served in a cool and fresh lettuce wrap.

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes

Garlic Shrimp with Smoked Paprika and Honey Recipe

Scrumptiously savory shrimp recipe with a sweet flavor. Food is ready in just 15 minutes to please your seafood cravings without taking a whole lot of time!

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes

Chinese Stir-Fry Bean Sprout Recipe

This Chinese stir-fry bean sprout recipe will satisfy your Chinese food cravings. A Chinese cuisine treat that is healthy, delicious, quick, and easy to make.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes

Spicy Thai Chicken Tenders Recipe

A delicious chicken dish coated with breadcrumbs and then tossed in a flavorful and aromatic spicy Thai sauce.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes

Simple Chop Suey Recipe

This chop suey recipe is a combination of stir-fried meat, chayote, cabbage, among other vegetables. It is a soup that is ideal during the rainy season.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 7 minutes Total Time: 12 minutes

Lumpiang Shanghai Recipe (Spring Rolls)

A deep-fried spring roll recipe known for its savory filling and crunchy exterior. Lumpiang Shanghai is a great snack, or you can have it as viand or appetizer.

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes

Hash Brown Recipes

Take a different spin of your potatoes and make delicious hash brown out of it. A quick and easy dish best served for breakfast, or midday snacks.

Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 1 hour

Spicy Fish Escabeche

A spicy-flavored version of Escabeche recipe. A dish with fish as the main ingredient and complemented with vegetables and spices.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes

Inun-unan Recipe (Fish Cooked in Vinegar)

A simple Filipino dish where fish and other vegetables are cooked with vinegar broth and other spices.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes

Pork Adobo Recipe

A crowd's favorite Filipino recipe in which pork slices are stewed in vinegar and soy sauce. Always been a popular dish even for non-Filipinos.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 24 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes

Eggplant Omelette Recipe (Tortang Talong)

Cook your eggplant like an omelette with the help of this easy-to-follow eggplant omelette recipe. It is very simple, cheap, healthy, and quick to make.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes

Broccoli Scrambled Eggs Recipe

Start your day with this healthy breakfast recipe that's very easy to make with simple ingredients – eggs and broccoli! Delicious, healthy, and quick to make.

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 8 minutes Total Time: 13 minutes