Healthy lunch ideas

Whether you’re looking for a healthy lunch to eat at work, or something to send the kids off to school with, these delicious healthy lunch ideas are all the inspiration you will need.

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Try this comforting white bean and leek soup that's packed with vegetables

White bean and leek soup with garlic breadcrumbs

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These colourful turmeric and coconut wraps make a great base for your favourite fillings

Sunshine wraps

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A great meat-free alternative, colourful and earthy cabbage becomes sweeter when brushed with oil and roasted

Red cabbage 'steaks' with pesto

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Give your summer salad a boost with this spicy, Indian-inspired chicken salad recipe. Smoky griddled chicken, peppery watercress and a herby coriander dressing make a quick and easy lunch – enjoy warm or pack up for lunchboxes.

Garam masala chicken salad

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Thai veggie noodle soup

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Filled with a hot and zesty chipotle-lime butter, these baked potatoes make for a great lunch or dinner

Baked potatoes with chipotle-lime butter

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Zesty, punchy and ready in just 15 minutes, this pasta salad is a real lunch time winner.

Sardine pasta salad

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For a tasty vegan soup recipe that's sure to comfort, try a steaming bowl of this herby vegetable soup

Veg and grains soup

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Popular healthy lunch ideas

Aubergine parmigiana

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This aubergine parmigiana recipe makes a great meat-free alternative to lasagne.

Serves 4
60 mins
341 calories

Ultimate healthy flapjacks

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These oat, seed and fruit packed flapjacks really are the ultimate healthy snack. Prepare a batch, in just over half an hour, and have them ready to go for when the urge to snack strikes

Serves 4
35 mins
202 calories

Baked ratatouille with butter bean mash

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A spin on the classic French stew, this healthy traybake is the perfect choice for getting more veggies into your diet

Serves 4
45 mins
279 calories

Jamie's crispy chicken and broccoli noodles

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Jamie says: "Quick and easy with crunchy veg, this stir-fry is a real winner"

Serves 2
15 mins
474 calories

Anjali’s 'ta-da' tikka traybake

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Anjali turns to her chicken tikka traybake, a fresh, modern take on a family favourite. She simply coats chicken and veg in Patak’s iconic Tikka Masala Spice Paste and in it goes to roast.