270 munch recipes

Vietnamese-style chicken braised with lemongrass, chili, fish sauce, and homemade caramel sauce until sticky and fragrant. Sweet, salty, and spicy in every bite.

Slow-simmered wildfowl stock from game bird pieces with wild celery, onions, carrots, and watercress. A patient, traditional method for a deeply flavored base.

Vibrant broccoli and zucchini saute with green onions, basil, and soy sauce. Serve hot or cold on a bed of lettuce for an elegant side dish that feeds a crowd.

Horenso no goma-ae is a Japanese spinach side dish dressed in a paste of toasted sesame seeds, sake, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Classic side served at room temperature with rice and miso.

Filipino pancit, a stir-fried noodle dish with rice sticks, shredded cabbage, carrots, and your choice of pork, chicken, or shrimp. Bright with soy sauce and a finishing squeeze of lemon.

Chicken salad wraps with deli chicken salad, tomato, American cheese and crisp lettuce in warm flour tortillas. Five-minute lunch ready to grab and go.

Hot corned beef sandwiches with American cheese, green olives, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce stuffed in coney buns and heated in foil. A quick, savory, retro lunch ready in 15 minutes.

Vegan hummus pita sandwiches with whole-wheat pita, pickled red onion, mixed greens, and chopped red bell pepper. Quick lunch, no cooking, ready in 20 minutes.

Dill egg salad lightened with nonfat yogurt, served on lettuce leaves as wraps or scoops. A low-carb, make-ahead lunch or party appetizer.

This cheesy and delicious dish is fun to make and perfect for lunch!

Perfect for kids, cheese sticks wrapped in bologna make and easy packed lunch.

Briny feta and chopped spinach baked in a silky egg custard with cream, lemon juice, and Parmesan. A Greek-inspired quiche that works for brunch, lunch, or a light dinner.

Low calorie seven layer salad with crisp lettuce, sweet peas, reduced-fat cheddar, turkey bacon, scallions, water chestnuts, and hard-boiled egg. Vinaigrette on the side keeps it light. A potluck classic, slimmed down without losing the layers.

Try something new with this cheesy and scrumptious side dish that can accompany any meal.

Cheese chiles are bite-sized appetizers made from cheddar and Colby cheese blended with ground red chili, shaped like tiny chile peppers with cilantro stems and a paprika dusting.

BLT burritos wrap crispy bacon, fresh tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and mayo in warm flour tortillas. A no-cook lunch ready in 10 minutes that combines two classics into one handheld meal.