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Who doesn’t love a pasta dish? But it can be hard to come up with new, healthy ideas. Let us help…

Pasta with easy green sauce
A plate of fusilli pasta coated in green pesto sauce is served on a beige serviette with a yellow-handled fork, all set on a light wooden surface.

Pasta with easy green sauce

Although delicious, a classic pesto doesn’t contain a portion of your 5 A DAY, but this recipe does. It’s full of protein too so it’s great for growing children

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Rustic Italian pasta and bean soup
A bowl of vegetable soup with pasta, white beans, carrots, spinach, and tomatoes sits on a wooden table. A spoon is in the bowl, and grated cheese is visible in a small dish nearby.

Rustic Italian pasta and bean soup

This chunky soup brings together the best of Mediterranean flavours and is a healthy winter warmer.

4 ratings
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Tuna spaghetti with green sauce
A black bowl filled with spaghetti coated in green pesto sauce, topped with fresh basil leaves and green peas. The bowl is on a white serviette, with lemons and limes and cutlery placed nearby on a wooden table.

Tuna spaghetti with green sauce

Use canned tuna to make a healthy and filling dinner

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Lemon-spiced chicken casserole
A yellow ceramic bowl filled with a mixed dish of tofu cubes, chickpeas, wilted greens, sliced potatoes, and fresh herbs. Another bowl with broccoli is blurred in the background.

Lemon-spiced chicken casserole

A delicious Moroccan-inspired casserole that’s bursting with flavour and goodness

6 ratings
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Chicken pie with filo pastry
A baked casserole dish filled with a golden, crinkled filo pastry topping, revealing a creamy chicken and vegetable filling underneath. The dish sits on a teal cloth with a fork nearby.

Chicken pie with filo pastry

Swapping the traditional shortcrust or flaky pastry top for filo pastry is a really easy way to reduce the calories in your dish while still enjoying the texture and flavour of pastry

10 ratings
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Leek and potato Spanish omelette
A sliced Spanish omelette with potatoes, garnished with chopped green herbs, on a white plate. One slice is served separately on a red plate, placed on a blue placemat over a rustic wooden table.

Leek and potato Spanish omelette

A pastry-free vegetarian quiche that’s ready in minutes – cooking for one couldn’t be easier

1 ratings
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Strawberry granita
A glass dessert dish filled with red berry granita, garnished with fresh raspberries, blackberries, and a sprig of mint, sits on a striped cloth beside a small spoon. Another serving is visible in the background.

Strawberry granita

Cool off with this elegant lighter alternative to ice cream

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Chana dal
A metal bowl filled with yellow lentil dahl, garnished with mint leaves. In the background, there are small bowls of red and yellow spices, and fresh ginger on a yellow cloth.

Chana dal

A delicious blend of warming spices makes this Indian classic a standout dish

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Sweetcorn and avocado soup
Sweetcorn and avocado soup

Sweetcorn and avocado soup

Avocado adds depth and creaminess to this veggie soup

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Red Thai curry lentils
A blue plate with roasted pumpkin slices, cooked lentils, kale, cashews, and sprinkled sesame seeds, on a blue cloth background.

Red Thai curry lentils

This recipe for people living with cancer has spices and chilli that stimulate the trigeminal nerve, helping you to enjoy food again

3 ratings
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Maple brulee pears with coconut yoghurt
Roasted pears in a roasting dish with caramelised edges, served in bowls of creamy custard and garnished with currants and herbs, all set on a yellow and white tablecloth.

Maple brulee pears with coconut yoghurt

A healthier alternative to your typical crème brûlée, this sweet treat offers one of your 5 A DAY and tastes great.

2 ratings
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Salmon with a nut and seed crust
A piece of baked salmon with a crunchy herb crust sits on mashed potatoes, garnished with coriander leaves, on a light blue plate. In the background are a cup of peas, a fork, and a glass of water with lime.

Salmon with a nut and seed crust

This simple salmon dish is packed with goodness and can help people living with cancer to take in more calories

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Peach iced tea
A tall, ridged glass filled with orange iced tea, topped with ice cubes and garnished with a sprig of fresh mint. Blurred background shows lime wedges, mint leaves, and small gold star decorations on the table.

Peach iced tea

Don’t fancy a hot cup of tea at your summer garden party? We have the answer

8 ratings
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Healthy watermelon slushie
Healthy watermelon slushie (pink cooling)

Healthy watermelon slushie

Enjoy this sweet and sour blast of watermelon, raspberries and lime. All our recipes are alcohol-free, as alcohol is a cause of 7 cancers

3 ratings
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Buddha bowl
Buddha bowl

Buddha bowl

Make your Buddha bowl your own and substitute the healthy grains and vegetables for whatever you have available

9 ratings
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