Healthy makeover recipes

Enjoy all your favourite classic comfort foods, but with a slightly healthier twist, and check out our healthy makeover recipes. Brownies, sausage rolls, carbonara and flapjacks all get the lighter touch, plus many more.

Showing 1-16 of 58 recipes

Filter This Page
Clear All
Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Veggie shepherd’s pie with cheesy root veg mash

Healthy budget recipes

Veggie shepherd’s pie with cheesy root veg mash

Shepherd’s pie gets a veggie makeover in our easy recipe. Swap meat for lentils and plant-based mince, then top with...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Smoked fish pie with butterbean mash

Healthy makeover recipes

Smoked fish pie with butterbean mash

Our easy smoked fish pie is topped with butterbean mash for a nutritious, lower-carb take on the family favourite. You...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Lighter Lancashire hotpot

Favourite lamb recipes

Lighter Lancashire hotpot

Our lighter Lancashire hotpot is a better-for-you version of the family favourite, made with lean lamb, mushrooms and plenty of...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Peri-peri spiced chicken with cauliflower rice and charred corn cobs

5:2 recipes

Peri-peri spiced chicken with cauliflower rice and charred corn cobs

This flavour-packed peri-peri spiced chicken recipe is a perfect 5:2 diet main. Serve with cauliflower rice and charred corn cobs for...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Fruity chicken curry traybake

Chicken curry recipes

Fruity chicken curry traybake

Take a pack of chicken breasts and make our easy chicken curry in the oven – its creamy, fruity sauce...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Root vegetable crisps

Snacks and nibbles

Root vegetable crisps

These homemade vegetable crisps are the perfect snack with a warm drink and are cheaper and healthier than shop-bought alternatives....

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Low-sugar mini plum pavlovas

Healthy makeover recipes

Low-sugar mini plum pavlovas

We’ve given a classic recipe a healthy makeover; these perfect plum pavlovas are a little lower in sugar – but...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Lighter caponata

Vegan dinner recipes

Lighter caponata

Our lighter take on the classic Sicilian dish is less than 250 calories per serving – perfect if you’re following...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Healthier steak and caper stroganoff

Healthy family meals

Healthier steak and caper stroganoff

Our healthy steak and caper stroganoff recipe is only 350 calories per serving. We’ve used half-fat crème fraîche and stretched two...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Lighter plum and almond traybake

Teatime traybake recipes

Lighter plum and almond traybake

For a healthy cake recipe, try this moist and fruity almond and plum cake: it turns a teatime treat into...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Healthier vegetable spring rolls

Snacks and nibbles

Healthier vegetable spring rolls

These bundles of veg, encased in crispy pastry are brilliant all year round. Our lighter recipe is lower in fat...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Healthier chocolate ice cream

Ice cream recipes

Healthier chocolate ice cream

We’ve reduced the fat in our healthier chocolate ice cream recipe by using semi-skimmed milk and just enough cream to...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Healthier chicken satay

Chicken breast recipes

Healthier chicken satay

A lot of the calories in satay come from the peanut butter, so we’ve replaced a good portion of that...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Healthier pork, sage and apple stuffing

Stuffing recipes

Healthier pork, sage and apple stuffing

Your Sunday roast just got a little healthier. We’ve cut the fat and calories in pork stuffing by over half...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Healthier beef stroganoff

Healthy makeover recipes

Healthier beef stroganoff

We’ve made classic beef stroganoff a little healthier by using lean steak in a lighter, yet satisfyingly creamy mushroom sauce.

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe
Healthier shepherd’s pie

Shepherd's pie recipes

Healthier shepherd’s pie

We’ve made a healthier shepherd’s pie by replacing a lot of the meat with lentils to reduce the fat, and...

Subscribe to our magazine

Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.

Subscribe

Unleash your inner chef

Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter

We treat your data with care. See our privacy policy. By signing up, you are agreeing to delicious.’ terms and conditions. Unsubscribe at any time.