Spring Lunchbox Ideas: Quick Asian Lunches Using Pantry Staples

Spring means lighter days and busier mornings. These lunchbox ideas lean on a few pantry and freezer staples, so you can pack something good without much effort.

What You'll Need

• Frozen dumplings and a dipping sauce
• Cooked rice (leftover is perfect)
• Kimchi or Szechuan carrots for crunch
• Chilli crisp for heat
• Eggs, cucumber and spring onion

Method in a Nutshell

1. Dumpling box: steam or pan-fry dumplings, let them cool a little, pack with dipping sauce and cucumber slices.
2. Egg fried rice box: fry cold rice with an egg and a splash of soy, top with spring onion and a spoon of chilli crisp.
3. Kimchi rice bowl: rice, a fried or boiled egg, kimchi and a few sheets of seaweed snack.
4. Thai-style fried rice: stir a spoon of fried rice paste through hot rice and veg or leftover chicken.
5. Crunch on the side: pack a little Szechuan carrot or kimchi in a small tub, so it stays crisp and does not wet the rice.

Tip: keep wet and dry parts apart, and pack hot food only after it has cooled.

Shop the lunchbox staples

• Chicken & Chinese Cabbage Frozen Dumplings 1kg
• Dumpling Dipping Sauce Collection
• Authentic Korean Kimchi 250g
• Lacto Fermented Szechuan Carrots 1kg
• Indomex Chilli Crisp 125ml
• Ayam Thai Fried Rice Paste 185g

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