Healthy family meals

We know that cooking healthy family dinners is no easy task, especially after a tiring day or if you’ve got fussy eaters to feed. Our collection of healthy meals is family-friendly, while keeping budget in mind and the prep as quick and easy as possible.

Let us inspire you with our favourite fail-safe dinner ideas – all nutritious AND flavour-packed. Top picks include our air fryer salmon fillets with a speedy marinade, chicken curry traybake and colourful hoisin duck lettuce wraps.

Keep vegetarians happy (and up your veg intake) with a veggie shepherd’s pie complete with cheesy root veg mash. Plant-based cooks should try our vegan sausage casserole or siracha tofu rice bowl.

Looking for healthy summer dinners? Our chicken and veg traybake uses one roasting pan and is ready in around 35 minutes. Pesto pasta fans: swap the green stuff for our red pepper pesto pasta.

If you need supper on the table quick, check out all our easy meals in 30 minutes. Want to avoid lots of washing up? Our traybake and one pot meals are for you.

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Pasta pomodoro

Tomato pasta recipes

Pasta pomodoro

Pasta pomodoro is the original – and best – tomato pasta. This recipe is quick and easy but uses a few tricks to really amp up the flavour.

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Classic pasta puttanesca

Italian pasta recipes

Classic pasta puttanesca

One of the most famous classic pasta dishes of all time, pasta puttanesca includes anchovies, garlic, capers, olives and tomatoes.

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Chicken with capers, lemon, chillies and thyme

Chicken thigh recipes

Chicken with capers, lemon, chillies and thyme

Give chicken thighs and drumsticks an Italian spin with a citrussy caper, lemon, chilli and thyme marinade. An easy midweek chicken dinner.

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Sea bass with pistachios, pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes

Sea bass recipes

Sea bass with pistachios, pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes

Top sea bass fillets with a pistachio and sun-dried tomato crumb, and serve with discs of golden potatoes in this healthy dinner recipe.

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Pomodori col riso (tomatoes stuffed with rice)

Tomato recipes

Pomodori col riso (tomatoes stuffed with rice)

A classic Roman dish of tomatoes stuffed with anchovy,caper and garlic-flavoured rice, with roast potatoes underneath to catch the juices.

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Risi e bisi (classic Venetian rice and peas)

Italian vegetarian recipes

Risi e bisi (classic Venetian rice and peas)

Ursula Ferrigno shares her recipe for risi e bisi. This classic Venetian dish of rice and the sweetest fresh peas is served in a rich stock.

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Caramelised fennel gnocchi

Gnocchi recipes

Caramelised fennel gnocchi

Slowly caramelising fennel in the same way you would onions renders it sweet and tender – an easy yet tasty topping for shop-bought gnocchi.

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No-waste spicy tomato fish stew

Healthy fish recipes

No-waste spicy tomato fish stew

Soul-nourishing, spicy and tangy, this tomatoey fish stew uses all of the fish to bring depth of flavour, with the fillets added at the end.

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Roast fennel quinoa salad with basil yogurt dressing

Fennel recipes

Roast fennel quinoa salad with basil yogurt dressing

This fennel salad is packed with roasted summer vegetables and finished generously with a vibrant basil and lemon dressing.

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Puy lentil and tomato salad with jammy onions and crispy feta

Lentil recipes

Puy lentil and tomato salad with jammy onions and crispy feta

This lentil salad combines the freshest tomatoes, lightly marinated, and red onions prepared two ways. Add crispy feta for creamy crunch.

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Paneer, tomato and pea curry

Paneer recipes

Paneer, tomato and pea curry

This speedy vegetarian curry combines tinned tomatoes and frozen peas with plenty of spices and sticks of paneer cheese.

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Pollock, red pepper and olive stew

Healthy fish recipes

Pollock, red pepper and olive stew

This easy fish stew has smoky depth. Lemon and briny olives add contrasting freshness, while potatoes and chickpeas make it a filling dinner. 

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Chipotle black bean and broccoli tacos

Taco recipes

Chipotle black bean and broccoli tacos

These black bean tacos are a midweek winner. Quick-pickling the broccoli stem saves waste and helps make a piquant salsa.

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Olive-brined chicken with dried apricots and garlic

Chicken thigh recipes

Olive-brined chicken with dried apricots and garlic

Olive-brined chicken is a minimal-effort dish but the marinating is key – give the chicken enough time to marinate for maximum flavour.

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Green chicken and lentils

Healthy chicken recipes

Green chicken and lentils

Whizzed up watercress, spinach and dill provide a verdant green sauce for crispy skin chicken thighs, nutty lentils and charred asparagus.

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Balsamic tofu gnocchi

Tofu recipes

Balsamic tofu gnocchi

Balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and maple syrup give crispy tofu, broccoli and gnocchi a sticky, umami-rich coating in this vegan dinner recipe.

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