Eating out every day can be crazy because of the money we spend if we always do it in a restaurant, but it can also be an opportunity to have a healthy and easy diet if we save by taking a tupperware.
The good thing about tupperware is that you can have it prepared in advance using the batch cooking technique, and you can make very healthy and delicious recipes. If you also get the right tupperware, you can carry the side dish and a main dish in the same space, for example. This glass has three compartments and costs 35.99 euros on Amazon.
Home Planet Glass Food Containers with 3 Compartments and Cutlery | 1050ml X 3 | 97% plastic packaging eliminated | Glass Food Containers | Microwave
Another good option is to get a tupperware that stacks two independent spaces and that allows heating one yes and one no. So we can take a salad first and rice with chicken second, for example. In Lekué they have this model for 26.96 euros and this other one costs 23.19 euros.
Lékué Lunch Box, Without Cutlery, Container, Green, 1000 ml
Navaris Airtight Bento Container – Lunch Box with 2 Covered Compartments and Bamboo Lid – Lunch Box for Lunch Meals – Black
And now that we know how to wear it, we are going to give you ideas to do Tupperware recipes and eating well away from home. We start with this multicolored salad with sautéed salmon, a very original vertical salad.
Bringing a vertical salad to work or university is a practical and delicious option, and a good example of this is this salad with sautéed salmon that they offer us at Directo al Paladar and that can be a unique and light dish for everyday.
Chickpea salad with tomatoes and tuna belly
Continuing with the theme we can also bet on legumes, like in this chickpea salad with tomatoes and tuna belly, refreshing and extremely easy. You won’t even have to light the fire to make it.
Asian-style shrimp and quinoa salad
quinoa holds up great in the fridge and we can make many dishes with it. This Asian-style shrimp salad is a light option with lots of flavor and perfect for not getting bored with salads.
Greek Cucumber, Watermelon, and Feta Salad
Using fruit is a way to add some fun and in this case also to refresh this Greek recipe. It is important when we prepare a salad that we are going to take in a tupperware, that we follow certain techniques such as taking the dressing separately (here you have more keys to take a salad to work and that it remains appetizing from one day to the next).
Vegetarian black bean burritos with brown rice
As they explain to us in Vitónica, vegetarian burritos are a recipe that is used, it is a very healthy complete meal, especially if the rice and the wheat tortillas we choose whole grains. It can be heated for a few seconds in the microwave or eaten cold, as you prefer.
Chicken stir-fry with lemon vegetables
A sautéed vegetable with a protein (which can be tofu, fish, beef or a bird as in this case), will solve your life a lot because you can do it with seasonal vegetables. In this case, we make a chicken sauté with lemon vegetables using zucchini, onion and peppers, but you can do it with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots… with whatever you want.
Ras el hanout vegetable tagine with couscous
A complete dish full of flavour, this is how this Moroccan-style vegetable tagine is we can do in 30 minutes. It holds up well in the fridge and can be part of our batch cooking without any problem.
BATCH COOKING: Cooking in three hours for the whole week (GASTRONOMY AND COOKING)
Coconut Spiced Broccoli Skillet
Another quick, healthy, and nutrient-dense dish is this vegan coconut spiced broccoli stir fry. If you don’t want to give up protein with this Indian-inspired recipe, we can use the recipe as a garnish for grilled fishfor example.
Chickpeas with squid in 20 minutes
Accompanied by a salad, this chickpea stew with squid is healthy and a complete meal that we can have ready in 20 minutes. The trick is to take advantage of the canned chickpeas that are already cooked, but without giving up a delicious spoon dish.
Beef stew in red wine
Stews are a perfect option to take to the office, because they practically make themselves and improve when they spend a couple of days in the fridge. In this red wine beef stew recipe we use a slow cooker like this one, which is priced on Amazon at €36.99.
Crock-Pot SCV400RD Slow Cooker, 210 W, 3.5 liters, Stainless Steel, Red
Mediterranean-style chicken with olives and capers
Stews with proteins and vegetables are perfect to take in the tupper anywhere, because they only need a couple of minutes in the microwave and they don’t lose any flavor or texture. This Mediterranean-style chicken is a complete dish if you accompany it with a little couscous or bulgur, for example. We can also make something like chicken curry, which keeps great and is very easy to make at home.
Tacos of hake with tomato
If we are going to opt for sauces in our dishes, it is best to make them with a lot of vegetables, as in this recipe for hake with tomato. The ideal is to make the tomato sauce at home and accompany the dish with some roasted vegetables, for example, which can be part of our batch cooking weekly.
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