Life-Saving Meal Prep Ideas: Noodle, Burrito, Wrap, Granola Tarts & MORE -Good Bye to Boring Meals👋🏻

Looking for simple and affordable lunch ideas for work or school? We brought you life-saving meal prep ideas starting with a delicious Noodle Soup & Salad 🍜, Burrito 🌯, 3 in 1 Potato Dish 🥔 and Fit Granola Tart 🍫🍒! These dishes are not only budget-firendly but also packed with health benefits, delicious taste and ease of cooking. Get ready to discover how to make your weekdays tastier and more convenient with these simple yet scrumptious meals. Say hello to better lunches! 👋🏻
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[@Refika]

4 Easy Meal Ideas for Work/School Burak’s Noodle Servings: 1 Difficulty: Easy Cooking time: 3 minutes Prep time: 5 minutes 70 g instant noodles, 1 small pack 1 clove of garlic 1,5 cups boiling water 1 carrot, halved and sliced 5-6 leaves lettuce, sliced 1 teaspoon pepper paste or salsa sauce 3-4 tablespoons soy sauce 5 tablespoons sunflower or olive oil 2 eggs 1 tablespoon sesame seeds • Empty instant noodles into 1,5 cups of briskly boiling water and simmer for 3 minutes with a clove of garlic. • Mix soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sunflower oil, pepper paste and the cooked garlic in a bowl. • Separate half of the mixture that you prepared then crack 2 eggs into the other half and beat them. • Heat 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil in a non-stick pan, pour the egg mixture into the pan. With using a spatula, gently pull the eggs from the edges of the pan into the centre. Turn and tilt the pan so the runny eggs take up the available space and again gently pull it towards the centre. This gentle pulling towards the centre of the pan makes lovely, light ribbons of egg. • Pour noodles with cooking water in a plate, place the carrots, lettuce, sauce on sides and scrambled eggs on centre. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on your plate and it’s ready! • If you want to prepare your meal to go, take a jar, put the sauce on the bottom, noodles on top of the sauce, then carrots, lettuce, eggs and sesame in order. Close the lid of the jar. Shake the jar when you want to eat. • If you want to eat as a soup, add 1 cup of boiling water and enjoy! Furkan’s Chicken Wrap Servings: 1-2 Difficulty: Easy Cooking time: 5 minutes Prep time: 10 minutes 1 tortilla bread 3 tablespoons couscous, any small pasta works great 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses 1 levelled teaspoon isot pepper (or any hot red pepper flakes) 1,5 cups water 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 cucumber, thinly sliced ¼ sweet red pepper, chopped or bell pepper 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 slices of cheddar cheese 1 pinch salt 1 pinch black pepper 60 g chicken doner or breast, you can watch our homemade doner recipe from here; kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHapZGhqiNWGrsk or use chicken meat if you like to • In a small saucepan boil couscous until they get soften with pomegranate molasses, water and isot. • Heat olive oil in a pan, sauté the chicken doner with a pinch of salt and black pepper. • Put the tortilla bread on the counter, spread the mayonnaise, place the boiled couscous, cucumber, capia peppers, chicken doner and cheddar cheese. Close the right and left edges and wrap them like a burrito. • Heat on a pan until cheese melts for 4-5 minutes. Öykü’s Fit Granola Tart Servings: 6-8 Difficulty: Easy Cooking time: 5 minutes Prep time: 5 minutes + 2-3 hours resting in fridge 1 cup oatmeal ½ cup peanut 2-2,5 tablespoon any kind of molasses (you can use apple syrup, honey, maple syrup as replacement) 1 cup of frozen berries 1 tablespoon honey 200 g bitter chocolate • Place a bowl over a pot of simmering water. The bowl should not touch the surface of the water at all. Cut the chocolate into small pieces and place in the bowl. Stir with a spatula and let it melt. You can use a kettle and a bowl for this as well. • To prepare the base, place oatmeal and peanuts in a food processor, pulse for 3-4 seconds. Roast them in a large pan until golden brown, add molasses and mix with a wooden spoon. • Put silicon or muffin cake paper cups into a 12 holes muffin tray. Share out the base into the cups, press them with back of the spoon and let them rest. • Melt frozen berries in a small saucepan. Then turn the heat off. Add honey and mash with a fork. • Share out the berry mixture onto the bases and cover them with melted chocolate. Your 159 kcal fit granola tarts are ready after 2 hours fridge resting. Enjoy! Adile’s Abundant Meal Servings: 3-4 Difficulty: Easy Cooking time: 10 minutes Prep time: 20 minutes 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 50 g beef sucuk (or any kind of cured meat), diced 1 onion, chopped 1 heaped tablespoon tomato paste 2 small carrots, diced 5 medium size potates, diced 1 cup frozen peas, 100 g 1 teaspoon salt 1 pinch black pepper 1 pinch red pepper flakes For toasted wrap; 1 tortilla bread 50 g kashar cheese, grated any melting cheese works great 1 pickled cucumber, sliced For the soup; 3 tablespoons plain savoury yogurt 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon dry mint 4 cups water • Heat the sunflower oil in a pot, add sucuk and sear until it gives a nice smell. Add onions and continue searing. • When the onions are transparent add tomato paste into the pot and mix. • Add carrots, potatoes, and stir. • Add peas, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and stir. • Pour enough water to cover the ingredients, mix them and the lid on. Simmer for 15 minutes until cooked. • For the toasted wrap version of this meal, put tortilla bread on your counter, sprinkle half of the kashar cheese, add 1 fulfilled ladle strained meal, put pickles, sprinkle other half of the kashar cheese and wrap it well. Put your wrap in panini presser. Heat until golden brown. • To make the soup from the leftover, whisk yogurt, egg yolk, flour in a bowl. Add water to the leftover pot and let it to boil. When it’s hot enough, slowly add a few spoons of the soup’s water to the yogurt and egg mixture. Stir well and pour it in the pot. Add mint and salt if needed, cook until it starts to boil. • Your meal, toasted wrap and soup are ready from 1 meal for three days!

[@datwistyman]

Australia's favourite chocolate bar is called cherry ripe, it's chocolate dedicated coconut cooked cherrys and cherry liqueur. Your dessert is similar. Give the added coconut a good it amazing. And with dark chocolate it is more healthy as well. Great to see a new video love from Australia to you all 👍

[@Bioluvskatz]

Just FYI… adding a bit of hot water to the yogurt before adding it to the soup is called “tempering” in English 🙂 Everything looks delicious!

[@susanrazza9740]

I would love to see more ideas for quick meals for seniors. My husband and I love to picnic and are always looking for ideas for new meals. 😊

[@jrkorman]

I agree. Even though I don't think of myself as a "senior", given I'll be 69 in 6 weeks, I guess I am. Tasty, small portion meal ideas would be great! Especially for breakfast or a mid-day meal.

[@dawnesmith-sliming7004]

How awesome to see the ramen noodles used without the small seasoning packet! The ingredients in those packets sometimes read like chemistry homework. I would love to see more recipes to flavour the instant noodles if you have time and inclination. Thanks to the team for their recipes. At first I thought the burrito was made with lentils. How interesting to make it with couscous!

[@datwistyman]

There are heaps on KZbin they can be a bit hard to find. You just have to follow the rabbit hole. If i can link i try and find one for you 🙂

[@datwistyman]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIfUoJdpodKobKcsi=LTmktyXZZarra50g check out arron and Claire KZbin channel as well they done a few noodles 🙂👍

[@nancywest1926]

Oh, yes it looked like lentils. 😊

[@brianhaugen3073]

I like Adile's three stage meal the best. When I'm cooking for one, making a larger batch saves effort and works better with food portions from the grocery store. Having a few different things to do with that batch keeps it interesting over the next days!

[@brendastenger]

In the US where I live, almost 30% of households are only one person! Thank you for the smaller portion recipes. Much appreciated!

[@thomascurb9006]

Yes please, I would love more lunch ideas. Lunch gets so boring and same old same old. These look great!

[@amateurepicurean8168]

Refika (and lovely team!) Well, you've done it yet again. The amount of options in these 4 simple recipes are mind-boggling. Since watching your videos we have become more aware of sustainability and frugality. Keep up the great work spreading your message and your joy!! Be well and stay safe!!!

[@lobiesoso]

Thank you. I can replace the meat with tofu or seitan and the desert looks delicious and healthy

[@elizavilla356]

I love all the recipes and each one has their pros! But I do love ideas using less expensive ingredients, and less meat! ❤

[@patriciamartin1626]

Hi from Tennessee USA. Great video. Really like all 4 recipes. They all look absolutely delicious 😋. Thanks so much sharing with us.

[@margarethpietens421]

love all these, not just for students...everyone here in Ontario Canada is trying to make the dollar stretch thanks for sharing!!

[@ladybuggriffis2299]

Your recipes are always amazing and very healthy because meat is very expensive and when you are retired it really is a luxury! Thank you for your videos I truly appreciate them. Be safe and many blessings!🐞🦬🪶🥰

[@doveandolive1153]

Great recipes - I would try all of them. Adile's recipe looks so comforting (who doesn't love potatoes!), Burak's option for soup or salad is perfect! Furkan's wrap is great for when you're craving a sandwich and of course nothing beats little dessert Öykü’s granola tart looks fabulous!

[@erinzeb]

They all look amazing! I especially love how Adile's dish became two other dishes.

[@Jewely12345]

Maybe it's a cliche, but as a German, I fell in love with the potatoes. 😂 But I am absolutely sure that I will try all those awesome ideas - thank you to the whole team. If you have some ideas for dry mixes which can be prepared by adding boiling water (like couscous with herbs, spices, dried tomatoes,... ) that would be awesome for some hectic days. 🎉 All the best for you and your team. 🌷

[@cristinatanase539]

I make your dishes to my church community and they love everything. I encourage everyone who likes cooking to come on your site and follow your gorgeous recipes. Thank you !

[@carlstevenson4232]

Linda here…another great video…they always make me smile.

[@karenreeves856]

What a very cool video! Thanks Refika and team, I've just got a bunch of new recipes from you! I'd love to see some gluten free and sugar free ideas for small cakes/cookies to serve for special afternoon teas, but keeping it budget friendly. Several of my friends and family are GF, and some are diabetic. Thanks for always giving such easy great recipes xx

[@jpennturner]

Do you have any recipes for people who can't have sugar or carbohydrates?

[@andrewridgway9835]

From your fans in Stafford, England, Maja & Andrew our suggestion is a design a romantic three course meal for two ♥️

[@Muratphd]

You are all so great! Thank you so much

[@tamarasanders7807]

Love this. I just made 20 meals for $30 from an you tuber. Would love ideas like that since I work. Make ahead use throughout the week. Thanks!!

[@andemess3095]

I love the noodle ideas. I have done something similar but have not thought to add lettuce greens. LOVE cured meats so that is a winner too. 🎉

[@prairieprepper]

I love this! Thank you for giving me some new school lunch ideas for my kids!

[@dbouillon]

Really enjoyed this. Great ideas and lovely to see more of the team members.

[@justineskitchen_]

Love all of these recipes! Can't wait to try them for my work lunches.

[@roneldunn2944]

ALL of them! The dessert looks delectable, yum.

[@natalialopes719]

Loved the potato recipe. I think I will make some today.

[@Refika]

happy to hear this ❤️❤️

[@InLoveWithMuse]

Love your recipes. I'd like to have more quick recipes with a Turkish twist 👍🏼👌🏼

[@sarahr7890]

Love the Fit Granola Tart. Great alternative to Protein Bars.

[@Refika]

you’re right🎉❤️

[@mahaniabdullah5056]

Loved every single one … fantastic sharing xx

[@virginiavoigt2418]

Although I love them all, perhaps my favorite is with the potatoes. It seems the most versatile plus I love potatoes. As for the future, I am always intrigued with recipes featuring sesame.

[@sanchiagoosen8963]

Awesome! All of these look fantastic - thank you!

[@user-wh5uh9rj4r]

It all looks awesome and it is easy to turn it to a vegan dish, thanks from sweden

[@funkyfemsel2112]

Love it! ❤❤

[@rahulbose4323]

Oh brilliant and thank you

[@davidfletcher4449]

Some lovely ideas to try!!!!!!!

[@slavedriver12357]

I like all of them, it's healthy, delicious and money saving meal. Very good for everyone ❤❤thank you all for sharing this special recipes. Love from Philippines ❤❤

[@Refika]

Thank you for your lovely message ♥️ all my love!

[@naze1266]

I love all the meals. Will definitely try to make them. From Cape Town, South Africa

[@skimusic3773]

Wow! Granola bars I can love! And such versatile and inexpensive recipes! Thanks!

[@WeirdPeachws]

Love these ideas ifs great for work

[@amandagrabowski3367]

I hope you and your loved ones are well and safe.

[@LuisA-sm2on]

I love seeing the team! Genius video!

[@shannonessig5959]

They all look sooo delicious and easy to make. Thank you!

[@LifeOfCin]

These are great additions for my meal prep! I really like that the whole team is featured in this!

[@cbrahas]

Great idea!! I will love the potatoes soup!!!

[@kagie2219]

Thanks to you all for such great ideas! They all looked amazing. I would love some tips for how to impress my fella who is a great cook. I’m a fair cook, but mostly prepare food for myself, and never anything too fancy or complicated. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Love you guys! 😘

[@thayouth]

Have you tried her recipe for falafel? It is theeee besttttt with her recipe for kisir (bulgur salad). That will def do the job if you want to impress a foodie!

[@carolinagomezr.4637]

Amazing!!! thank you guys so much!! this recipes help us a lot!!😊

[@longestpossiblename]

Hello dear Refika and team! Sorry for the lack of comments lately but here I am again. I'm going to share this video with my nieces who are away at college and Im sure they'll find some inspiration. I loved some of these even for myself, especially soup...I just finished a big pot of Scottish lentil soup and I'm already craving more soup! Thank you for these lovely recipes and for thinking of ways to help us to cook well and look after our bodies by putting good things into them ❤

[@sarachristiansen9644]

This video was a nice change and helpful for a college student!😊

[@izziwizziranaway]

Love these ideas ❤

[@connieknox7992]

All the recipes look delicious !

[@marisahimid8191]

They Are all amazing. Greetings from Tanzania East Africa. Love you guys

[@peacefulgarden]

I want it all!!! 😅😅😊 it all looks delicious. Thank you everyone!

[@Brendagf]

Love these recipes ❤️

[@reneehubbard9027]

All of these recipes look great. I especially like that they are economical & easy.

[@Khadeejahraja]

You guys did it again! Everything looks delicious and easy to make. Thank you Refika and team. This channel is amazing with soooo much variety, and so many wonderful ideas.

[@lisaeastes3104]

I love ya'll ❤ great videos!!!

[@martacieslicka3874]

Great compilation! I'd love to see more of such ideas for easy to reheat (and delicious looking!) lunches

[@melissaramos9496]

Hello Refika & Team, I can't wait to try the Fit Granola Tarts.

[@MonaLisa-uu9om]

Merhaba to all the team, even non working moms love quick and new ideas 😉 all of them are great I used to watch you speaking Turkish even I know little bit am very happy that you got the English videos. Keep going for more such videos All the respect and love

[@caroczel]

🤤💖💗🌟🌻🙏all of the above! TY for sharing these recipes 🤗

[@abbeyathome3189]

Great video. I love this type of videos that shows healthy and easy making recipes that working people can prepare

[@baay81]

thanks for sharing!

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Looks so delicious. I would live the noodle soup and the one with potatoes. 👍👍

[@beethepeople6057]

I like the dessert! I'm going to try it using my homemade granola and whole berry cranberry sauce. I also love the soup with yogurt and will definitely be trying that! Thank you for all the inspiration!

[@sarahcarter1877]

I tried the 3 in 1 potatoes dish. I used red pepper paste instead of tomato paste and green beans instead of peas. So good! Thank you for the idea!! More videos like this please! You guys are great! Love to you all!!

[@johannebeerbaum1546]

I adore all these meals and will use them…..warm feelings for all of you.. I have made a lot of your recipes and never was disappointed.

[@usha8111]

Aw liked it all. Thanks to the whole team. Innovative n' easy transformations.. 😮😊 even

[@TragicallyCharmed]

I havent been as active here Refika, but I LOVE your recipes and your smile is infectuious!!! I was literally thinking about making a better 'herb' mix to put into my ramen noodles... TY Refika. Eggs here at one time the last couple f years were 10 USD for 12 eggs! Can you believe! I get a lot of my protein from eggs, cheese and milk

[@blakscot]

They all look amazing and I love the concept. Would like to see more

[@Refika]

Thank you 🙏🏻 lots of love from me and my team! 🥰

[@heatherjones5808]

So hard to pick a favourite, they are all great! Beautifully executed, as always - I think I will try the fit granola tart when family gathers next month, as I haven't made that before. Having started out as a frugal cook nearly 40 years ago, I applaud your reach to educate younger people who may not have been taught the basics!

[@user-nt4bu4jh3k]

Interesting to see Pastina in a wrap! I didn't know the proper term for it before, so thanks for teaching me. 😊 The original couscous is from Morocco - it is made from semolina and the grain is much smaller. So lovely to see other members of the Refika's Kitchen family! Ellerinize sağlık herkese ❤

[@melaniefield3611]

I love all your videos so much. I have learned to make so many dishes after watching your videos. You have the best screen energy and your team is also so fun to watch/ I especially loved this one where you took on the challenge of finding budget friendly, fast and delicious meals almost anyone can make. You mentioned you are up for another food challenge. I wondered if you can come up with 3 dinner meals that begin with the shopping list for all 3 meals, Then, after making the first meal, you have leftovers that rollover into the 2nd meal (of course adding some new ingredients from the shopping list, and then the same for the last meal (using leftovers from the 2nd meal plus more ingredients from the shopping list. I thought its a great way to simplify dinners and the dinner rush and also have some of the ingredients prepped/cooked from the meal the night before. I think some people would like this for 5 meals for each night of the week, but I'd be so happy if you could do this for only 3 dinners per week. Its kind of like rollover dinners, because some items roll over to the next meal. If you can incorporate vegetarian options too, I'd be super grateful. Thank you so much.

[@By_fuglsang]

Impossible to chose … it is all so deliscious❤❤❤

[@pilarguerrero12874]

I love everything ❤

[@sandya2948]

Loved this video- seeing and hearing from your team- you are like family. 🥰 The recipes are wonderful: affordable for all and adaptable for different tastes and diets. No way I could pick a favorite though‼️ Thank-you and take care.

[@cherylei6258]

Looks yummy!

[@windlessoriginals1150]

Thank you

[@stefang1087]

What a great team you are 😎👍 If you ask me, I would like to see more recipes like those. Not only for the cost but also for getting new ideas and inspiration for different ways to use what we already may have in the kitchen/house.

[@rebeccarhoten8591]

The chocolate! ❤

[@Refika]

🫠🫠🫠

[@ghizdunn9795]

The soup is a good idea 🎉

[@deniseferron3397]

Fantastic budget friendly recipes. I wish we had grape molasses here in Canada. I tasted it once at a Turkish restaurant that used to import some, but that restaurant has since moved to the countryside.😢 It was made with grape must and wasn’t overly sweet. I love pomegranate molasses, but it tends to crystallize in the bottle if you keep it too long. I always love your videos.

[@lunarbike]

may be you can use maple syrup instead of grape molasses...

[@pixelgraphica]

Cool dessert!!!! I'm going to try it!!

[@Refika]

you must try it 😍😍😍 thank you so much ❤️

[@lindatoews5265]

By the way you look great, thank you for these recipes.

[@samanthabotha3456]

I like everything. 🎉

[@dianamascari1011]

Dessert!!

[@violeta9939]

I love all these recipies. But the highlights of the video for me was Refika is using japanese mayo!

[@betulozaltin2864]

All of them seems moth watering🤤😋. I will try all recipies asap. Thank you for all😇🙏🏻

[@ivankatsarovmd3364]

Greetings from Bulgaria 😊. I''d love to see your take on İşkembe Çorbası. Thank you guys for the wanderful channel. Cheers and all the best!

[@shannonessig5959]

Thanks!

[@Refika]

Super thanks to you too ♥️

[@bethtrott4772]

It all looks yummy 😋

[@sayeolamaeve3729]

LOVED IT!

[@jorgtb7265]

Furkan‘s Burrito is my odds-on favorite…but the other recipes are mouthwatering too❤️❤️ just delicious….as always.

[@theoriginalquinnpiper]

I like ALL of these recipes, excellent work from the entire team! And I watched the video while eating a nice bowl of Refika lentil soup :)

[@forouzansheypouri8731]

Look delicious ❤😊

[@gozdebasara7484]

I really loved Furkan's chicken wrap it looks delicious😋All of them look really yummy and easy thank you Team Refika♥️🧿

[@erinhowett3630]

I like that no matter what country you’re from, everyone has trouble pronouncing “Worcestershire”.(

[@VeronicaD0862]

Burak s salad looks amazing, same as the burritos. ❤❤❤❤ thanks for sharing. Hello from Venezuela. 🇻🇪

[@Refika]

thank you so much 😊