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.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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