Healthy dinner recipes

Want to cook more healthy dinner recipes but not sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place. With 70+ easy, healthy dinners to choose from, you’ll never be short of inspiration.

Trying to eat less meat? Take your pick from veg-packed curries, hearty plant-based stews, wholegrain dishes and colourful stir-fries. For those nights when only chicken, fish or beef will do, choose from traybakes, rice pilafs and Thai curries. There are lighter versions of family favourites too, including moussaka and fish pie.

All the recipes in this collection are under 500 calories per serving. Dig into something healthy and delicious tonight…

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Fruity chicken curry traybake

Chicken curries

Fruity chicken curry traybake

Take a pack of chicken breasts and make our easy chicken curry traybake – its creamy, fruity sauce is delicious with naan or rice.

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Murcia salad with beans and trout

Trout

Murcia salad with beans and trout

Combining nutritious beans with healthy fresh-cooked trout and perfectly ripe tomatoes, this delicious Murcia salad is goodness on a plate.

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Roasted hake with salsa verde and clams

Healthy dinners

Roasted hake with salsa verde and clams

Serve roasted hake with clams and a herby pan sauce in this easy but impressive recipe from Rosie Mackean. Perfect for summer entertaining. 

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José Pizarro’s salt-baked sea bass

Easy whole fish

José Pizarro’s salt-baked sea bass

Chef José Pizarro shares a favourite recipe for an easy summer main: salt-baked sea bass with a beautiful chicory and citrus salad.

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Steamed chicken salad with fennel, orange and olives

Chicken salads

Steamed chicken salad with fennel, orange and olives

The secret to this vibrant chicken salad is steam. Toss juicy steamed chicken and fennel with mint, pine nuts, raisins, orange and lemon.

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Hake with cider sauce and samphire

Healthy fish

Hake with cider sauce and samphire

Celebrating the crisp, delicate flavours of cider, this simple yet cheffy-looking hake dish is served with a butter-enriched cider sauce.

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Sweet potato dal with butter bean parathas

Sweet potatoes

Sweet potato dal with butter bean parathas

This creamy sweet potato dal with easy butter bean parathas is perfect when you need a warm bowl of healthy comfort food on busy nights.

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Air fryer fishcakes

Air fryer

Air fryer fishcakes

Learn how to make golden fishcakes in the air fryer with our easy recipe. These fish cakes are packed with white fish and sardines.

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Broccoli steaks with crispy sea bass, five-spice potatoes and peanut and chilli sauce

Broccoli

Broccoli steaks with crispy sea bass, five-spice potatoes and peanut and chilli sauce

Broccoli steaks are served with crisp-skinned sea bass. This quick dinner combines hot, sweet and sour flavours in a Chinese-inspired sauce.

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Double lemon chicken with charred leeks and dill polenta

Chicken thighs

Double lemon chicken with charred leeks and dill polenta

Doubling up fresh and preserved lemons to lift this creamy sauce makes for a zesty chicken dinner. Serve with charred leeks and polenta.

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Pan-fried mackerel and caramelised radicchio with crushed butter beans

Mackerel

Pan-fried mackerel and caramelised radicchio with crushed butter beans

Pan-fried mackerel pairs beautifully with caramelised radicchio. Add creamy butter beans and you have an elegantly simple supper for two. 

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Swede, kale and ditaloni broth with pistachio pistou

Swede

Swede, kale and ditaloni broth with pistachio pistou

A pistachio, parsley and lemon pistou adds a verdant vibrancy to this one-pot pasta and kale broth. A hearty yet light winter dinner.

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Thuy Pham’s chicken pho (phó gà)

Noodle soups

Thuy Pham’s chicken pho (phó gà)

Make the perfect chicken pho. Fresh toppings, chicken and noodles are brought together by the deeply savoury, aromatic broth.

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Steamed trout and leeks with curried cream

Trout

Steamed trout and leeks with curried cream

Beautiful pink trout paired with delicate steamed leeks and a rich, lightly spiced sauce makes for a speedy and delicious weeknight meal. 

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Celeriac, miso and tahini noodle soup

Celeriac

Celeriac, miso and tahini noodle soup

The earthy sweetness of celeriac is a match made in heaven with this filling noodle soup. The rich tahini-miso broth is packed with flavour.

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