Easy healthy dinner recipes
Feeling too lazy to cook tonight? We've got you covered with our easiest ever healthy dinners. Throw together miso noodles, pesto chicken salad, tuna pasta and wholesome grain bowls
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Tuna, caper & chilli spaghetti
Throw together tuna, capers and rocket with garlic, chilli and spaghetti to make this easy and healthy supper. It takes just 25 minutes to make
Gut-friendly beans & seabass
Achieve four of your five-a-day in this seabass dish served on a bed of cabbage, butter beans, leeks, spinach, capers and cashews, with dill yogurt on the side
Turkey cobb salad
Enjoy this turkey cobb salad as a healthy party platter to use up Christmas leftovers. It's full of vibrant flavours like pancetta, avocado, eggs, chicory and tomatoes
Egg & rocket pizzas
Use seeded tortillas as pizza bases for a quick and healthy lunch - crack an egg in the centre and bake to boost protein intake
Healthy pad Thai
Toss chicken with rice noodles and stir-fried veg to create a deliciously healthy dinner. There's a vegan option, too, which uses peanut butter (see tip, below)
Greek-style beans
Rustle up a butter bean, tomato and feta stew for a quick and healthy midweek meal. Enjoy with toasted sourdough on the side to mop up all the sauce
Easy venison stew
Source venison from wild deer to make this stew and it's one of the most sustainable meats you can buy. It’s also a great source of protein and low in fat
Healthier burritos
Add shredded cabbage, slaw or sweetcorn salsa for a more wholesome take on a Mexican favourite. Our method for making the beef chilli delivers the best results
Peanut chickpea rice bowl
Make a rice bowl that's full of texture thanks to chickpeas and peanuts. It can be cooked in the oven or air-fryer and leftovers kept for lunch the next day
Butter bean curry
The butter beans in this veggie curry create a satisfying texture. We’ve paired them with dark-skinned aubergine, which is packed with antioxidants
One-pan beef stew with vegetable mash
Make an easy stew that contains all of your 5-a-day. If red meat is lean, it’s a valuable source of protein, iron, zinc and B vitamins, but we also have a vegan option (see tip, below)
Vegetarian ramen
Rustle up this warming veggie ramen in just 15 minutes. Think of it as healthy fast food – it's low-fat, low-calorie and low-cost as well
Caramelised red onion & anchovy pasta with gremolata
After a luxurious dinner for two? Perfect for Valentine’s Day, this pasta needs a little prep, but the cooking is simple, so you can enjoy time together
Healthy chicken burritos
Use storecupboard ingredients and leftovers to make this nutritious and easy Mexican-style lunch. The filling for the burritos can be made ahead
App-onlyOne-pan smoky veggie lentil lasagne. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Make this comforting no-bake lasagne and you’ll pack in lots of nutritious veggies, building up to 30 plant points for the week. The courgettes and mushrooms can be swapped out for other seasonal veg – leeks and aubergines work well.
Diet cola chicken
Use a can of diet cola as a secret ingredient to enhance this chicken casserole. It's an easy and delicious weekday supper, best enjoyed with rice or pasta
Spicy tofu tahini noodle salad
Whip up this easy noodle salad. With minimal cooking involved, it helps on the energy usage front. Switch up the veg depending on what’s in season
App-onlyCreamy Cajun prawn orzo. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
I love to use orzo to make quick creamy pasta after a busy day at work, but you can use this sauce with any kind of pasta. I like to make my own Cajun spice mix as ready-made mixes often contain added salt, but if you don’t think you’ll use up all the individual spices, then take the ready-made option – just check the label to ensure it’s not too salty.
One-pot chicken & rice
Make a wholesome chicken dinner for all the family in under an hour. Plus, you only need one pan, so there’s less washing-up
Chicken, squash & chickpea stew
Top this filling family-friendly chicken and chickpea stew with a spicy harissa yogurt. For little ones, you can serve with simple plain yogurt
App-onlySuper-green curry with quinoa rice. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
I’ve used chickpeas in this, but the curry base is adaptable; just add your choice of protein. A squeeze of lemon adds vitamin C to aid iron absorption and mixing quinoa with rice increases your intake of high-fibre wholegrains and protein.
Panko pesto fish
Use pesto, breadcrumbs and chopped pine nuts as a quick and versatile topping for white fish. Serve with wedges, peas and a capers, dill, lemon and mayo dip
Winter mulligatawny
Use up leftover roast turkey in this hearty, low-fat soup with curry flavours. It’s rich in immune-supporting vitamin C, making it ideal for the winter months
Miso noodles with fried eggs
This quick and healthy veggie dinner has a base of wholemeal noodles for a filling, fibre-rich supper. It's packed with 4 of your 5-a-day, plus vitamin C and iron too
