25 Winter Lunch Recipes You’ll Want All Season
I never really know what to have for lunch in the winter. When it’s freezing outside, I definitely want something a bit more substantial than a cold sandwich, but I don’t want to spend ages making lunch either.
There are 25 ideas here to give you a bit of inspiration, with plenty of soups, hot sandwiches, quesadillas, pizza and other easy lunches. Some are really quick to make and there are a few slow cooker recipes in there too.
Hopefully you’ll find a few new ones to try over the next few months. I’m always looking for easy lunch ideas when the weather gets colder, so it’s nice to have a few different options to choose from.
1. Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
2. Chicken Noodle Soup
3. Marry Me Chicken Soup
4. Potato, Leek and Bacon Soup
5. Loaded Baked Potato Soup
6. Crockpot Sausage Potato Soup
7. Italian Sausage Soup
8. Turkey Taco Soup
9. Beef Enchilada Soup
10. Slow Cooker Chicken Minestrone
11. Ground Turkey Rice Bowl
12. Southwest Chicken Bowl
13. BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches
14. Patty Melt
15. Monte Cristo Sliders
16. Hot Honey Apple Cheddar Turkey Sliders
17. Pizza Sliders
18. Mini Grilled Cheese
Servings: 18
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 package Hawaiian rolls
- 9 slices American cheese, cut into six pieces
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir together the butter, garlic, and parsley until well blended.
- Cut each Hawaiian roll into three equal pieces.
- Spread the butter mixture on one side of each piece of bread.
- Place half the bread slices butter side down on the prepared baking sheet.
- Top each slice with a piece of cheese.
- Place the remaining bread slices on top of the cheese with the butter side facing up.
- Bake the sandwiches for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through the cook time.
19. Slow Cooker Dill Pickle Sloppy Joes
20. Chicken Quesadillas
21. Steak Quesadillas
22. Chicken Alfredo Flatbread
23. Hot Honey Pizza
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
- 1 (13–16 ounce) tube refrigerated pizza dough
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces sliced pepperoni
- 1/2 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- Fresh basil leaves, for garnish
- 2–3 tablespoons hot honey, for drizzling
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for the pan)
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch rectangular baking pan with olive oil.
- Press the refrigerated pizza dough evenly into the prepared pan, gently stretching it to the corners. If the dough springs back, allow it to rest for 5–10 minutes before continuing.
- For a thicker, fluffier crust, cover the dough and let it rise in the pan for 30–60 minutes before adding toppings.
- Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese evenly over the sauce. Arrange the pepperoni slices across the top of the cheese.
- Bake for 17–20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown, the cheese is melted, and the pepperoni edges begin to crisp.
- Remove the pizza from the oven and then add spoonfuls of ricotta cheese across the surface of the pizza. Scatter fresh basil leaves over the top.
- Finish with a generous drizzle of hot honey over the entire pizza before slicing and serving.
24. Crockpot Chicken Nachos
25. Sausage Cream Cheese Pinwheels
Hopefully you’ve found a few new lunch ideas to try this winter. There’s plenty to choose from, whether you fancy a big bowl of soup, something cheesy or just a quick hot lunch.
