# What should I make for lunches?  Need answer fast

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 23, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-lunches-need-answer-fast/590051 "2011-07-23T01:20:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-lunches-need-answer-fast/590051/21 "2011-07-24T01:34:32Z")

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> Freeze leftover lasagna in single servings. You can freeze it before or after it’s baked. My husband is always comforted by the notion that we have frozen homemade lasagna and meatloaf portions in the freezer.

I wish I could, but I have a teeny tiny freezer, that only just barely has room for the things I already keep in it. Once I get settled down somewhere, a real freezer is high on my list of priorities.

And I have nothing against salads per se (in fact, I think most vegetables are at their best raw), but I don’t like bringing in multiple containers for my lunches, so if I want anything hot in there, the veggies are going to be hot, too.

But as for the a la King: It went pretty well. I added a bit of bonestock I had frozen to the bechamel, and mixed in a couple of bell peppers, a big onion, a small can of mushrooms, a can of chopped tomatoes, and a pound of peas. I seasoned it with celery seed, garlic, parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme, plus salt and pepper, though I might have gone overboard a bit with the celery seed.

And I think it would have gone better with dumplings rather than rice: I’ll know better for next time.

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**Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-make-for-lunches-need-answer-fast/590051/22 "2011-07-24T02:05:02Z")

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In the summer I prefer salads for lunch. One of my favorites is taco salad. I make a big crock pot of shredded beef and freeze it into 4 oz portions in ziplocks. Then all I have to do in the morning is toss some lettuce, shredded cheese and whatever else (salsa, corn chips) into a tupperware and grab a baggie of meat.

I gently nuke the baggie at lunch time and put the meat on the salad.

Chicken caeser is also good and easy. Make little baggies of grilled chicken.

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