No Heat Meal Prep - Ham & Cheese Wrap + Greek Quinoa Salad

Y'all, I am so excited about my new meal prep containers from MacroStacks. I went off the breakfast & lunch meal plan at my office in hopes of eating healthier and less throughout the day... plus I'll get to prepare more food for SDE to share with all of you! I think the key to me actually planning out meals for work and bringing them with me is ease to use, put in the fridge without taking up too much space, and easy to clean - these containers are perfect! I reached out to some friends for input on what they'd like to see in my first meal prep post and the majority gave me feedback that it would be great to get some inspiration on a yummy lunch for people on the go who have no access to a microwave or to heat their food while on the go. I loved this idea because for any of you packing for a busy day on the go or for your kids' lunch you can't always meal prep chicken & veggies and such combos. Now that I will be packing my own lunches for work I'll be doing meal prep posts more often and would love for you to comment what you'd like to see in a meal prep post (hot or cold) to inspire me for future weeks! 

I decided to go fairly simple this week with some ham and cheese roll-ups, an easy but delicious greek quinoa salad, and some fruit. If you've never had a chilled quinoa salad, I think you may love it - I often prefer it this way to cooked quinoa! Bonus is how filling it is due to high protein and fiber content so it's a healthy side that won't leave you wishing you had more for lunch. I chose ham & cheese roll ups because they are not only tasty, but will refrigerate well to last me through the work week, and let's face it, they're just a little more fun to eat than a wrap or sandwich! I love that this lunch combo is packed with protein fruits and veges and is still super delicious! I'm currently writing up this blog post while I eat my "Monday" prepped lunch and I can honestly say this is a yummy satisfying meal and I will be more than happy to eat again tomorrow! That being said, let's get to it!

The ingredient quantities I list will be enough for 5 prepacked lunches portioned as pictured. Feel free to adjust if you want more or less! 

H&C Roll Ups Ingredients:

• 3 Large tortillas (I used whole wheat)
• Approx 12 slices of thin sliced ham
• 6 slices cheese of choice (I used white cheddar) 
• 8 oz. container chive & onion cream cheese (If you don't like this flavor, choose plain or another of your choice!

Quinoa Salad Ingredients:

• 1 cup dry quinoa
• 2 cups water
• Handful cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1/2 cucumber, chopped
• Handful kalamata olives, pitted & halved
• 1/2 cup + feta cheese
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp Sea / Himalayan salt

Fruit:

• 5 clementines (1 per box)
• small handful of grapes for each box. 

Note: mix it up with whatever fruit your prefer! Just be careful pre-chopping up something like an apple that may brown a bit a few days out. 

H&C Pinwheels Directions:

• Lay out each tortilla and spread a thin layer of your cream cheese all over as pictured. 
• Lay down a couple slices of ham in the center. 
• Add cheese on top, and then (not pictured) add another layer of ham. 
  • Note that I have the ham & cheese centered, not all the way out to edges, this makes it easy to roll with clean edges. 
• Slowly roll up from the bottom to the top. 
• Wrap tortilla in plastic wrap as shown above to help it stay together and rerigerate one hour before slicing. 
• Leave plasltic wrap on during cutting, it will give you a cleaner slice. Use a sharp knife to cut the ends (about an inch or two in) that don't have all the filling in them. 
• Slice the remainder into about 8-10 pinwheels, or however thick you want them. Yield will depend on how large your tortilla was to start. 
• Remove all saran wrap, divide up into your 5 days (or however many) and you're all set! 

Greek Quinoa Salad Directions:

1. Add 1 cup quinoa, 2 cups water, and a pinch of salt to a sauce pan. 
2. Bring to a boil, stirring occassionaly. 
3. Once boiling coversauce pan and reduce heat to low / medium/low and let simmer covered until quinoa is soft and all water is gone. 
4. Transfer quinoa to a bowl and let chill in the refrigerator.
5. Chop up your tomato, olives, cucumber and feta if you haven't already. 
6. Add all ingredients to the bowl of quinoa. Add in your olive oil and a little more salt, stir until evenly combined. 
7. Divide up among your meal prep containers

Fruit: Peel your clementines, take your grapes of the stems- or prepare fruit of your choice however you need to and add to your meal prep containers! 

Once you have all your meal prep containers filled and done simply put on the lids, refrigerate, and enjoy when meal time rolls around! 

Again, if you have anything you'd like to see in a future meal prep post, please comment and let me know - I'd love to connect and get inspiration from y'all! 

Love how perfectly these Macrostacks fit a proportioned meal inside and stack together!

Disclaimer: This blog post contains product that was received for free in exchange for a collaboration blog post. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this blog post belong to me and were not influenced by the developing company.