Quick & Easy Lunch Ideas - Tuna Rice Noodles

Now the madness of the Summer is over at work, I am triyng to get back on track with proper lunches and prepping them in advance instead fo going to nearest deli or shop. 

I was rooting through the fridge for lunch the toher days and found enough ingredients to attempt to emulate a lunch I'd get in the English Market here in Cork.

Thankfully ti turned out quite well. it gacve me enough for 3 desk lunches at work this week and cost me less than if I was to pop to the market and get one portion. 

Ingredients:

1x Packet Rice Noddles - I got the fresh ones from Aldi

1x tsp of Minced Garlic - I got the squeezy tube of garlic in Aldi

Button Mushrooms - As many as you like, I love them to added in loads

Large Handful of Baby Spinach

Cucumber

1x Carrot

Soy Sauce 

1x Tin of Tuna in Spring Water

2x Tblsp Light Mayonnaise

Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:

• Start by chopping your mushrooms and carrots. I peeled and thinly slcied my carrots. Add them to a wok with olive oil and cook on a medium heat
• Add the teaspoon of garlic
• Shred the spinach leaves and add them to the wok 
• Once your veg has soften, add the rice noodles making sure you coat the noodles with the oil in the pan.
• Add a splash of soy sauce and salt and pepper
• Let them cook for about 5 minutes in a medium heat, stirring them to ensure they don't stick
• Drain the tuna and add it to a bowl with the mayonnaise and mix well.
• Take the noodles and veg off the heat.
• Slice your cucumber and add it to the noodles and veg mix while it's cooling.
• Once cooled you can store in the fridge. 

I boxed mine up seperately - rice noodles and veg in one box and the tuna in another. When it came to eating them at lunchtime I heated the noodles for a minute in the microwave at work and then mixed in my tuna. 

So tasty and filling and so many options to load it up with more healthy vegetables!