Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner, you can make it in a jar.
Imagine one of your favorite meals. Now, imagine it traveling with you as a healthy, pre-packed, parfait-like meal in a jar.
No matter what you crave, you can recreate a broad range of healthy, grab-and-go meals. Here are some easy recipes to get you started.
Spoiler alert: These meals travel as well as they taste.
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Never Skip Breakfast Again
Grab your favorite fruit, your favorite yogurt – maybe some granola or flaxseed – and, boom: breakfast in jar!
Make-Ahead Fruit & Yogurt Breakfast Parfait
Recipe:
Iowa Girl Eats
What you need
- 6 ounces Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup old-fashioned oats, uncooked
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds (optional)
- 2 tablespoons low-fat or skim milk (almond, cow, soy)
- 1 cup frozen mixed fruit and berries
How to make it
In a bowl combine yogurt, oats, chia seeds and milk. Stir then layer half in a wide-mouth Mason jar or container. Add half the fruit and berries, layer remaining yogurt mixture and berries. Refrigerate up to three days.
Look Forward to Lively Lunch
Salads in a jar travel well and can make packing a week’s worth of lunches a breeze.
Feta Cobb Salad
Recipe:
Savoring the Thyme
What you need
- 3 teaspoons of your dressing of choice
- 2 tablespoons chopped avocado
- 8 grape tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon red onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped cucumber
- Few handfuls of romaine lettuce and baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons of chopped feta
- 1 boiled egg, chopped
- 2 slices of cooked bacon, chopped
How to make it
Layer all items in order starting with the dressing, seal lid. Keep a fork and napkin handy.
Mix it up: Add 6-8 cooked shrimp or 1 small chicken breast, diced
Suppertime Just Got Easier
Want to twist the lid on dinner to-go? Put your favorite flavors in a jar and dig in!
Lazy Lasagna
Recipe:
Big Red Kitchen
What you need
- 12 ounces wide egg noodles
- 1 pound ricotta
- 1 egg
- 1 handful Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 3 cups favorite marinara sauce
- 12 (8 ounce) wide-mouth mason jars
How to make it
Boil noodles according to package directions. Drain and add back to the pot. Mix in 2 cups of sauce. In a bowl mix together ricotta, egg, Parmesan cheese, salt and mozzarella. Fold cheese mixture into the noodles, stir lightly. Place in greased jars, top with the remaining sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake in 350 degrees oven for 35 minutes.
Mix it up: Try it with your favorite veggies.
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