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I bet you’re looking for lunch ideas right about now! Everyone is always running out of ideas when it comes to making lunches for ourselves or the kids, especially when we’re trying to create healthy lunches, so I’m sharing this simple Orzo Pasta Salad Lunch recipe to help make your life a little easier. It can be made in about 20 minutes, and will provide around 6-8 servings, but you can easily double it to provide plenty of lunches for everyone for the week.<\/p>\n

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It’s easy: make a big batch on Sunday, put it in an airtight container in the fridge, and simply use every day, for up to 4-5 days. You can add extra veggies with hummus<\/a>, or a side salad, like this\u00a0kaleslaw<\/a>, or a couple of healthy muffins<\/a> for breakfast\/snacks, a fresh fruit, some Healthy Trail Nut Mix<\/a> or a couple of powerballs<\/a>, and you’re good to go.<\/p>\n

To make this salad a healthy and balanced one, look for a wholegrain pasta rather than white, and make sure to include plenty of vegetables, since these are part of the meal and not just for garnish or colour. Too often, pasta salad recipes don’t include nearly enough vegetables in it to make it a balanced meal, but not this one! Wholegrain will provide you with fibre, which helps your digestive system but also keeps you full longer and contain more nutrition, and of course, vegetables will give you some good vitamins and minerals that your body needs to function and perform well. You want about half of it to be vegetables and the other half pasta. Feel free to crumble some sheep feta cheese (if you eat dairy), or vegan feta cheese on top, but it’s delicious without it too.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPrep Time:<\/span> 10<\/span> minutes<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tServings:<\/span> 6<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A simple, healthy and clean recipe to make an easy lunch with an orzo pasta salad packed with vegetables that will nourish your body in a delicious way!<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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