Lower-calorie mains
Our lower-calorie main course recipes will help you eat lighter without scrimping on flavour. Try healthier chicken satay, cauliflower dhal and more.
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Chicken salad recipes
Melon, smoked chicken and grape salad
This chicken, grape and melon salad is entirely appropriate for summer. Crunchy, vibrant and refreshing, it has big southern state energy.
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5:2 recipes
Naked fish burgers
Capers, parsley and lemon bring zing to these naked fish burgers that are ideal for fast days if you're following the 5:2 diet.
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Avocado recipes
Nutty avocado and mango salad with soy and lime dressing
This healthy vegan avocado salad is full of south-east Asian flavours – think mango, coriander, mint, ginger and nuts for crunch and texture.
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Healthy lunch recipes
Lemongrass prawn laksa noodles
This healthy, wholesome, low-fat lemon prawn laksa recipe really hits the spot on days when you just want to cut down on calories.
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Easy dinner party mains
Lemon sole with potted shrimp butter
Rick Stein's sophisticated fish supper brings the restaurant experience home. Try it for your next dinner party or as a Christmas Eve dinner.
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Vegan dinner recipes
Chilli tofu veg ‘noodles’
This carb-light take on noodles with chilli, tofu and veg is an easy weeknight win and a great option for meat-free Mondays.
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Prawn recipes
Prawn noodle salad
This quick prawn noodle salad brings crunch and tang to your table. It makes a great calorie-controlled option if you're following the 5:2 diet too.
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Lower-calorie mains
Thai vegetable curry with coconut chilli cauliflower
A great-tasting low-calorie Thai vegetable curry with roasted cauliflower. This recipe is great for the 5:2 diet; with just 250 calories per serving.
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Delicious recipes for one person
Scallops with cauliflower and bean purée
This scallops dish makes a smart supper for one that’s ready in 20 minutes and won’t break the calorie bank – ideal if you're on the 5:2 diet.
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Delicious recipes for one person
Hot and sour chicken soup
A nourishing Asian soup that’s just the tonic for a fast day, or to kick-start a healthy eating week. It's also great if you're following the 5:2 diet.
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Lower-calorie mains
Chicken and vegetable traybake
Easy to throw together and super-nutritious, this chicken vegetable traybake is a healthy-supper winner – perfect for tehe 5:2 diet
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Lower-calorie mains
Quick & easy vegetable curry
This quick and easy vegetable curry with chilli and ginger will get your tastebuds racing. It's ready in 30 mins: ideal for busy week nights.
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Summer salads and sides
Quick sticky chicken salad
This light, healthy chicken salad recipe is an ideal summer supper. And the other good news is that it's on the table in 25 minutes.
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Lower-calorie mains
30-minute chicken and cauliflower curry
This tasty chicken and cauliflower curry is a great option if you're following the 5:2 diet. Plus, it contains 3 of your 5-a-day.
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Lower-calorie mains
Mussels and cannellini beans in white wine
This mussels and cannellini bean dish is great for those following a 5:2 diet, but equally makes a warming bowlful that everyone will enjoy.
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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 with natural yogurt
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