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350 calories

15-45 minutes

Smoked Haddock and Cauliflower Gratin

300 calories

5:2 Diet Lasagne

500 calories

45 minutes +

Ratatouille with Potato Wedges & Sausages

166 calories

45 minutes +

“Murgh Moog” Indian Takeaway Style Curry Sauce

370 calories

45 minutes +

Lentil bake

445 calories

15-45 minutes

Smoky BBQ chicken with tomato salad

295 calories

15-45 minutes

Turkey burgers with beany root vegetable mash and spinach

295 calories

Under 15 minutes

Courgette ‘spaghetti’ with fresh tomato, pesto and almond sauce

116 calories

Under 15 minutes

Baked Portadella Mushrooms

100 calories

Celeriac mash

370 calories

Under 15 minutes

Lentil, beetroot and tomato ragout

450 calories

Chicken parmigiana with spinach salad

238 calories

Mushroom and courgette omelette

90 calories

15-45 minutes

Tuscan Zucchini Soup

175 calories

15-45 minutes

Hot and Sour Soup

190 calories

15-45 minutes

Spinach and Feta Filo Pastries

245 calories

45 minutes +

Goat’s Cheese Toasts with Baked Beetroot and Spiced Walnuts

265 calories

15-45 minutes

Leek and Crunchy Carrot Gratin

200 calories

15-45 minutes

Roast Pumpkin and Glazed Walnut Salad

220 calories

15-45 minutes

Haddock in a Saffron Sauce

250 calories

15-45 minutes

Salmon Teriyaki with steamed vegetables

370 calories

45 minutes +

Spanish style Chicken, Chorizo and Butter Bean

350 calories

45 minutes +

Stuffed Chicken Breast Dinner

200 calories

45 minutes +

Asian Poached Chicken with Vegetable Salad and Vietnamese Dressing

225 calories

45 minutes +

Lemony Yogurt Cheesecake with Strawberries

110 calories

45 minutes +

Hazelnut and Agave Syrup Baklava

100 calories

Banana milk shake

20 calories

Under 15 minutes

Spicy chicken broth

260 calories

45 minutes +

Middle Eastern Tahini and Lemon Baked Fish

120 calories

45 minutes +

Red Pepper, Lentil and Cheese Pate (Spread)

200 calories

Under 15 minutes

Halloumi and Tomato Salad Platter

90 calories

Under 15 minutes

Barbecued Peaches with Honey and Lavender

90 calories

Under 15 minutes

Pink Grapefruit and Prawn Salad

70 calories

45 minutes +

Roast Tomato & Garlic Soup Recipe

170 calories

45 minutes +

Spicy Ricey Courgette Boats

140 calories

15-45 minutes

Fast Day Stir Fry

100 calories

15-45 minutes

Pronto Primavera

170 calories

45 minutes +

Skinny Sweet Potato and Aubergine Curry

360 calories

45 minutes +

Stuffed Aubergine Parmigiana

235 calories

45 minutes +

Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers

300 calories

15-45 minutes

Prawn Stir Fry

180 calories

15-45 minutes

Salmon and Greens

170 calories

15-45 minutes

Baked Cod with Tomatoes, Olives and Capers

295 calories

15-45 minutes

Super Skinny Minestrone Soup

100 calories

15-45 minutes

Flamenco 100 Calorie Gazpacho Soup

50 calories

15-45 minutes

Green Goddess 50 Calorie Soup

285 calories

45 minutes +

Low-Calorie Salmon & Herb Fishcakes

380 calories

45 minutes +

Easy Baked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto

200 calories

15-45 minutes

Smoked Haddock and Spinach Gratin

170 calories

15-45 minutes

Smoky Mexican Bean Soup

230 calories

Under 15 minutes

Rainbow Stir-Fry with Quorn

185 calories

15-45 minutes

Wild Garlic and Chilli Sweetcorn Fritters

240 calories

15-45 minutes

Salmon Nicoise Salad

230 calories

15-45 minutes

Minced Beef and Mint Kheema

200 calories

Under 15 minutes

Moroccan Roasted Vegetable Salad with Feta Cheese

255 calories

45 minutes +

Provencal Chicken and Fennel Braise

200 calories

15-45 minutes

Low-Calorie Moroccan Cod Parcels

200 calories

Under 15 minutes

Scallop and Prawn Platter with Chilli Herb Vinaigrette

85 calories

15-45 minutes

Curried Carrot Soup

300 calories

15-45 minutes

Spicy Mexican Fish Wraps

215 calories

45 minutes +

Cajun Chicken Kebab

200 calories

15-45 minutes

Minted Pea and Vegetable Frittata

350 calories

15-45 minutes

Spicy Fish Creole with Coconut Lime Rice

225 calories

15-45 minutes

Chinese Chicken Egg Roll Wraps

275 calories

15-45 minutes

Lemon Chicken with Cannellini Beans and Rosemary

180 calories

15-45 minutes

Steamed Asian Fish Parcels

194 calories

15-45 minutes

Smoked Salmon Pitta Pizza

250 calories

15-45 minutes

Tiger Prawn Curry with Basmati Rice

170 calories

15-45 minutes

Blueberry & Oat Pancakes with Cinnamon

260 calories

15-45 minutes

Low-Calorie Haddock Goujons with Garlic Panko Crumb

100 calories

15-45 minutes

Chinese Garlic,Ginger & Honey Chicken

140 calories

15-45 minutes

Low-Calorie Coronation Potato Salad

150 calories

15-45 minutes

Low-Fat & Low-Calorie Garlic Hake Fillets

125 calories

45 minutes +

Low Calorie Highland Stew

200 calories

15-45 minutes

Hungarian Savoury Minced Beef

230 calories

15-45 minutes

Low Fat Tres Rapide French Tarragon Chicken

185 calories

15-45 minutes

Easy Low-Fat Monkfish Curry

150 calories

45 minutes +

Meat-Free Scotch Broth

100 calories

45 minutes +

Autumn Broth Recipe

140 calories

15-45 minutes

Healthy Low-Fat Coleslaw

190 calories

15-45 minutes

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms on Toast

235 calories

45 minutes +

Smoky Mexican Stir Fry with Chicken

100 calories

45 minutes +

Allotment Soup

170 calories

15-45 minutes

Cheese & Tomato Breakfast Omelette

290 calories

15-45 minutes

Luxury Steak Burger with Artichokes and Olives

200 calories

Under 15 minutes

Salad Nicoise

250 calories

15-45 minutes

Salmon and Spring Onion Gratins

105 calories

15-45 minutes

Celeriac and Sweet Potato Soup

137 calories

45 minutes +

Savoury Cauliflower Rice

100 calories

15-45 minutes

Vietnamese Spring Rolls

125 calories

45 minutes +

Thai Mushroom Soup

150 calories

45 minutes +

Date & Brazil Energy Bars

165 calories

45 minutes +

Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup

200 calories

Summer Vegetable Soup

225 calories

15-45 minutes

Spiced Cauliflower

240 calories

45 minutes +

Asparagus, Potato, & Pearl Barley Soup

250 calories

15-45 minutes

Acorn Squash with Sesame Seeds

150 calories

Under 15 minutes

Garlic Asparagus with Poached Eggs

250 calories

Under 15 minutes

Spicy Vegetable Stir-Fry with Sesame Courgette Ribbons

300 calories

15-45 minutes

Red & White Quinoa

310 calories

Under 15 minutes

Summer Vegetable Omelette with Salsa

360 calories

45 minutes +

Low Calorie Vegetable Pizza

370 calories

15-45 minutes

Coriander Falafel

400 calories

Under 15 minutes

Warm Halloumi Salad

420 calories

15-45 minutes

Pasta with Vegetarian Puttanesca Sauce

400 calories

45 minutes +

Butternut Squash & Split Pea Soup

470 calories

15-45 minutes

Butternut Squash & Spinach Risotto

450 calories

15-45 minutes

Easy Egg Fried Rice

230 calories

Under 15 minutes

Avocado, Apple & Hazelnut Salad

111 calories

15-45 minutes

Broccoli and Celery Soup

120 calories

15-45 minutes

Carrot, Leek and Mustard Seed Soup

340 calories

45 minutes +

Cottage Garden Pie

230 calories

Under 15 minutes

Fridge Salad

198 calories

15-45 minutes

Minestrone Soup

240 calories

15-45 minutes

Moroccan Style Potato Bake

170 calories

45 minutes +

Parsnip, Carrot & Lentil Soup

300 calories

15-45 minutes

Potato and Beetroot Salad with Mozzarella

270 calories

Under 15 minutes

Pepper and Rocket (Arugula) Pizza

140 calories

45 minutes +

Savoury Cauliflower Rice

280 calories

15-45 minutes

Simple Tomato Sauce for Pasta

230 calories

15-45 minutes

One Pot Southern-Style Rice

230 calories

15-45 minutes

Butternut squash, sweet potato and carrot soup

130 calories

15-45 minutes

Spicy Tomato & Lentil Soup

240 calories

45 minutes +

Vegetable & Lentil Stew

250 calories

45 minutes +

Banoffee Pie

50 calories

45 minutes +

Cinnamon Apple Crisps

170 calories

Under 15 minutes

Coconut Fruit Salad

70 calories

Under 15 minutes

Mean Green Smoothie

115 calories

Under 15 minutes

Pink Mango Smoothies

70 calories

Under 15 minutes

Plum and Apple Smoothie with Fizz

115 calories

Under 15 minutes

Swamp Juice

380 calories

15-45 minutes

Aloo Gobhi

500 calories

15-45 minutes

Chickpea Curry

470 calories

Mushroom and Potato Curry

240 calories

15-45 minutes

Avocado, Roast Tomato & Pesto Fusilli

165 calories

15-45 minutes

Spicy Veggie Tacos

385 calories

45 minutes +

Nut Roast

330 calories

45 minutes +

Mushroom, Spinach and Feta Quiche

440 calories

15-45 minutes

Cajun Spiced Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burgers

234 calories

15-45 minutes

Carrot and Black Bean Sausages

275 calories

45 minutes +

Curried Chickpea Burgers

305 calories

15-45 minutes

Easy Chickpea and Coriander Patties

190 calories

15-45 minutes

Kale & Cheddar Bubble and Squeak

240 calories

15-45 minutes

Lentil, Courgette & Thyme Burgers

115 calories

45 minutes +

Santa Fe Veggie Burgers

240 calories

15-45 minutes

Smoked Chilli Bean Burgers

15-45 minutes

Turkish Zucchini Fritters

15-45 minutes

Roasted Veg Vindaloo

15-45 minutes

Saag Aloo (spinach and potato side dish)

15-45 minutes

Spinach and Coconut Dal

15-45 minutes

Spicy Spinach and Potato Curry

15-45 minutes

Tomato, Aubergine & Mushroom Curry with Cashews

Under 15 minutes

Fettuccine with Creamy Blue Shropshire & Spinach

15-45 minutes

Creamy Mushroom & Herb Spaghetti

45 minutes +

Field Mushroom & Artichoke Risotto

15-45 minutes

Linguine alla Genovese

45 minutes +

Mushroom & Spinach Risotto

Under 15 minutes

Pea Pesto Pasta

15-45 minutes

Penne with Tomato and Chilli Sauce

15-45 minutes

Pepper and Mushroom Pappardelle

15-45 minutes

Spaghetti and Beanballs

15-45 minutes

Spaghetti con Pesto alla Siciliana

15-45 minutes

Spaghetti with Mushrooms & Artichokes

15-45 minutes

Spinach and Mushroom Linguine

15-45 minutes

Tagliatelle con Spinaci e Funghi

15-45 minutes

Vegetarian Bolognaise

15-45 minutes

Vegetarian Lasagna

145 calories

15-45 minutes

Moroccan Harissa and Chickpea Potage

250 calories

15-45 minutes

Salmon and Spring Onion Gratins

80 calories

15-45 minutes

Celery and Leek Soup

300 calories

15-45 minutes

Garlic, Herb and Parmesan Crusted Chicken Schnitzels

110 calories

45 minutes +

Slow Cooker Turkey & Kale Scotch Broth

260 calories

15-45 minutes

Turkey Red Flannel Hash with Beans

130 calories

15-45 minutes

Smoky Carrot and Coriander Soup with Croutons

300 calories

15-45 minutes

Pepper Steak with Pan-fried Onions, Tomatoes and Spinach

35 calories

15-45 minutes

Cauliflower Mash

270 calories

45 minutes +

Harvest Festival Minced Beef & Vegetable Casserole

260 calories

Under 15 minutes

Lemon & Herb Poached Salmon

300 calories

Under 15 minutes

Parmesan & Chive Salmon with Garlic & Nutmeg Spinach

185 calories

15-45 minutes

Butter Bean & Chorizo Stew with Tomatoes

100 calories

45 minutes +

Curried Leek and Apple Soup

115 calories

45 minutes +

Autumn Roast Vegetable & Cheese Salad

50 calories

Under 15 minutes

Ice Cream Soda

140 calories

15-45 minutes

Chilli Peppered Chicken Steaks

220 calories

15-45 minutes

Spinach and Poached Egg Muffins

Huevos rancheros

250 calories

15-45 minutes

Mushroom Salad

250 calories

Fruit Porridge

75 calories

15-45 minutes

Red Pepper Soup

125 calories

15-45 minutes

Courgette Soup

350 calories

45 minutes +

Tuna steak salad

350 calories

Under 15 minutes

Tagliata

100 calories

15-45 minutes

Lentil soup

250 calories

Baked salmon with a pesto crust

180 calories

15-45 minutes

Cheese and Tomato Omelette

190 calories

Under 15 minutes

Mushrooms on toast

250 calories

Under 15 minutes

Fridge salad

200 calories

15-45 minutes

Minestrone Soup

70 calories

45 minutes +

Roast tomato and Garlic Soup

350 calories

45 minutes +

Tiger Prawn Curry

250 calories

Scallops

200 calories

15-45 minutes

Herb-crusted Chicken Breast

350 calories

15-45 minutes

Mexican Chicken Stew

400 calories

15-45 minutes

Vegetable Pie

350 calories

Under 15 minutes

Salmon with Spinach

350 calories

15-45 minutes

Chicken ragout

300 calories

15-45 minutes

Mushroom risotto

175 calories

Under 15 minutes

Glazed Pineapple with fromage frais

150 calories

Under 15 minutes

Honeyed Figs

375 calories

15-45 minutes

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