This Low Calorie Vegetarian Meal Prep 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!
I didn’t skimp on the cheese either! You get a full cup of mozzarella in this low calorie meal prep lunch for work… it’s a huge filling meal that I know you will love!
Try this easy vegetarian meal prep recipe this week… it’s great for “Meatless Mondays” or low cost lunches. And it’s packed full of good for you ingredients that will help you stay full for hours!
This Healthy Vegetarian Meal Prep Recipe is just 297 calories, and has 15.2 grams of protein!
Low Calorie Vegetarian Meal Prep
I’ve supplied you with lots of helpful information to make these low calorie vegetarian meal prep lunch ideas quickly and easily.
From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll find a guide to putting together meal prep lunch and dinner meals, and so much more!
To make these low calorie meal prep lunch box recipes easy, we’ve supplied you with the following sections.
Read through them for helpful tips, tricks, and shopping lists… or skip ahead to the recipe card below.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Ingredients for Vegetarian Meal Prep Recipes (shopping list!)
- How to Make Vegetarian Meal Prep Bowls
- Healthy Vegetarian Meal Prep Recipe (recipe card!)
- Nutrition and Calories in Quinoa Meal Prep Bowls
Ingredients for Vegetarian Meal Prep Recipes
You can make this recipe as a vegetarian meal prep dinner, or lunch. I actually like to double the recipe (there’s a button for that in the recipe card!) and have one serving for dinner, and store the other 5 as lunches for the week.
And to keep this vegetarian meal prep healthy, I’ve kept the ingredients simple and packed with nutrition. So you can enjoy this meal anytime, and feel good about it.
Shopping List for Vegetarian Meal Prep with Quinoa:
Meal Prep Lunch Ingredients:
- Quinoa
- Mozzarella balls or chopped mozzarella
- Cherry tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
- Fresh basil
Homemade Dressing:
- Balsamic vinegar
- Olive oil
- Salt and fresh ground pepper
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of these vegetarian meal prep week recipes you want to make, and it will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for these vegetarian meal prep high protein recipes can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
Up next, how to make low calorie vegetarian meal prep for a week…
How to Make Vegetarian Meal Prep Bowls
These low calorie vegetarian meal prep lunches can be made in just 20 minutes… no matter how many you choose to make!
See below for a step by step guide to putting together easy meal prep lunches.
How to Make Vegetarian Meal Prep for Weight Loss Recipes:
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!
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
Up next, a sharable recipe card for a healthy meal prep lunch for weight loss…
Low Calorie Vegetarian Meal Prep
This vegetarian meal prep lunch for work is healthy and filling! You get a huge serving (over 2 1/2 cups!) for just 297 calories!!
Here are some more low calorie meal prep lunches and dinners I think you’ll love.
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Low Calorie Vegetarian Meal Prep
Ingredients
Meal Prep Lunch Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup quinoa
- 1 1/3 cup water
- 3 cups of mozzarella balls or chopped mozzarella
- 3 cups halved cherry tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup fresh basil roughly chopped
Homemade Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Instructions
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!
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Quinoa Meal Prep Bowls
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Article History:
- Originally written and published November 12, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on April 28, 2023 by Audrey Johns
