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

Speedy quiche traybake

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This genius recipe takes the hassle out of making quiche from scratch

Serves 4
40 mins
406 calories

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

Mini vegetable quiches

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These mini vegetable quiches are filled with colourful chunks of carrot, courgette, and red pepper. Blind bake the cases first, add the filling, then return them to the oven for moreish results that will have you reaching for more than one.