Best Easy Healthy Recipes (2024)

By using courgette to make the "noodles", this recipe from Honestly Healthy is light and fresh.

Try Honestly Healthy's Green Curry and Courgette Noodles recipe

Quick and easy to make, this Mediterranean inspired pasta salad makes a great summer lunch or side dish at a barbecue.

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Using sunflower seeds in place of the traditional peanut butter in this Indonesian chicken dish is a nut-free alternative. It also goes down very well with children. Serve with a portion of steamed basmati rice for a colourful, light yet satisfying dinner.

Try Pippa Kendrick’s bang bang chicken recipe

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The base of brown and wild rice makes this vegetarian recipe a great low-GI favourite to have for lunch or dinner. It’s also super healthy and packed with vitamins and antioxidants from the veg mixture, which counts as half of your five-a-day.

Try Itsu’s seven veg and brown rice potsu recipe

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Quick and easy, this healthy twist on the classic Waldorf salad makes a great light dinner or side dish for a dinner party. The combination of crunch celeriac, sweet apple and creamy mustard dressing is incredibly tasty.

Try this healthy Waldorf salad recipe

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This is a supremely easy soup to put together. The Thai flavours are wonderfully refreshing, while the rice noodles and slivers of cooked chicken make it quite substantial too.

Try Rachel Allen’s seven minute chicken noodle soup recipe

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This brilliantly quick dish is easy to whip up on an evening with little time to spare. The tuna only needs to be marinated for 10 minutes and cooked for merely a few minutes so it’s still beautifully pink in the middle.

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Quick to make and easy to prepare ahead of time, this delicious stir-fry makes a tasty dinner party dish. They may be vegetarian but will be loved by meat eaters, too.

Try this vegetarian noodle stir-fry recipe

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This quick and easy beef salad is tangy, tasty and perfect for a midweek dinner or even a healthy and simple dinner party dish.

Try this tangerine beef salad recipe

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A well-made watercress soup in all its simplicity can be the ultimate in soup-making. Whether served hot or cold, it is delicious, slightly peppery and vibrant green. This makes a lovely refreshing lunch or light supper served with fresh bread.

Try this easy watercress soup recipe

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There are many traditional Italian pasta and chickpea combinations but this is a little different. The simplicity and freshness of this dish is so tempting and it’s easy to whip up for a weeknight dinner.

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This crunchy winter salad is full of earthy flavours and healthy nutrients. The nuttiness of the tahini dressing really brings the salad alive and is a great way to get children eating healthily.

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This lovely vegetarian dish soaks up all the flavours of spice and citrus beautifully. It’s a lovely accompaniment to curries or as part of a spread of salads.

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Mackerel is one of the richest sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which are vital for good health. The smoked fish is delicious served with a crisp salad on top of rich rye bread.

Try this mackerel salad on bread recipe

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Tinned crab is a great alternative to fresh crab and makes a handy store cupboard standby. Add the zing of lemon and the bite of chilli and you have a quick and easy dinner that the whole family will enjoy.

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This is a great dish for an easy dinner that children will love. It’s a quick and easy way to use up leftover roast chicken.

Try this chicken and rice salad recipe

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This is a tangy and peppery, healthy green salad that is packed with vitamins, minerals, and protein. The inclusion of nuts and seeds adds a delicious crunch and the roasted chicken can be omitted or replaced with tinned beans or pulses.

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A jacket potato is the ultimate winter warmer and this comforting dish packed full of earthy beetroot is a great easy dinner dish. And it’s healthy too.

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Fiery from the chili, sour from the tangy tamarind and naturally sweet from the delicious apples. Try and choose stir fry vegetables that have lots of different colours and flavours.

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You can serve this salad at room temperature, which is convenient when you’re cooking for friends because you won’t be rushing around at the last minute. To prepare it ahead of time, cut up the vegetables and herbs, cover and chill. Cook the meat about an hour before serving and combine all the ingredients just before serving.

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