This Low Calorie Vegetarian Meal Prep for Weight Loss is healthy, high protein, and can be made in just 20 minutes, no matter how many meal prep lunches for work you make! At just 297 calories, and 15.2 grams of protein, this healthy lunch is a fantastic vegetarian meal prep weight loss recipe!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
⅔ cup quinoa
1.5 cup water
3 cups of mozzarella balls (or chopped mozzarella)
This healthy vegetarian meal prep recipe is just 297 calories, and has 15.2 grams of protein!
Try this vegetarian meal prep lunch for work, or for home… It’s best served cold, making it the best vegetarian meal prep lunch box recipe!
We thinned out the balsamic dressing… because the quinoa will soak it all up. You can skip adding the water, but it really does help distribute the flavors without adding more calories.
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 15 minutesmins
Total Time 20 minutesmins
Course lunch, meal prep
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 3servings
Calories 297kcal
Meal Prep Lunch Ingredients:
⅔cupquinoa
1 ⅓cupwater
3cupsof mozzarella ballsor chopped mozzarella
3cupshalved cherry tomatoesor chopped tomatoes
1cupfresh basilroughly chopped
Homemade Dressing:
3tablespoonsbalsamic vinegar
1tablespoonolive oil
3tablespoonswater
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonfresh ground pepper
Make the Meal Prep Homemade Dressing:
In a medium bowl (or small jar) combine the Homemade Dressing ingredients. Mix well (or cover and shake if using a jar).
Make the Meal Prep Quinoa:
Rinse the quinoa in cold water.
Add the quinoa and water to a small pan, cover and bring to a light boil over medium heat.
Reduce the heat to low and cook until all the water is absorbed.
Remove from heat and set aside.
Put Meal Prep Lunches Together:
Lay your meal prep containers out in a line.
Divide the quinoa into each container.
Top each with 1/3 of the dressing.
Divide the mozzarella, then the tomatoes, and finally the basil between the 3 containers.
Store in the fridge for up to 5 days. This meal prep recipe is great cold!
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Article History:
Originally written and published November 12, 2021 by Audrey Johns
Most recent update on November 29, 2023 by Audrey Johns
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