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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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Curl up with a bowl of this comforting Thai veggie noodle soup recipe in just 30 minutes. This healthy soup is packed with veg - courgettes, sweet potatoes, spinach and peppers are cooked in a fragrant broth for an easy vegetarian dinner idea.
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
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
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.
  • Serves 6
  • Takes 55 mins
  • 484 calories
Make-ahead breakfast cookies
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With hidden fruit and veg to boot, these breakfast cookies also double up as a mid-morning snack – the kids will love them!
  • Serves 12
  • 40 mins
  • 180 calories
Spicy bean and sweet potato stew
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All the familiar flavours of a chilli con carne without the meat, this spicy bean and sweet potato stew is a straightforward and filling crowd-pleaser with black eyed beans, kidney beans, and sweetcorn. Simply leave out the crème fraiche finish for a vegan edition.
  • Serves 4
  • 80 mins
  • 488 calories

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