These Healthy Lunch Recipes Are Completely Worth The Prep (2024)

Traditional pesto usually uses basil, pine nuts and heaps of Parmesan, so we've tried to make our version a little bit healthier, incorporating pumpkin seeds, kale and avocado instead (sorry to the Italians reading this!)

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This Chinese-inspired chicken and sweetcorn soup can be on the table in less than 20 minutes.

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These chicken avocado salad pinwheels double as a nutritious lunch and an adorable party appetiser.

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We love this salad warm, straight from the oven. But it's also very good at room temperature one (two or three) days later. You can bulk it up with leafy greens like baby spinach, put it in a wrap, or even top it with a fried egg. The sweet potato salad is your oyster?

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Panzan-HELL-YEA!

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When it comes to summer salads, this one takes the cake. The mandarin oranges give it a burst of freshness while the Parmesan gives it a bite of sharpness and nuttiness. Its homemade poppy seed vinaigrette (super-simple!) is unbelievably addicting and takes this salad to the next level. Keep the extra vinaigrette in the fridge and use it on everything! Add some simple grilled chicken to turn this salad into a meal.

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The sauce for these chicken lettuce wraps is extremely addicting. The sriracha adds a little heat, but you can definitely leave it out if you like (although, we like to add a little extra 😉).

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The beauty about grain bowls is that they're infinitely adaptable. You can roast just about any veggie and it'll taste amazing in this recipe.

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Since tuna is really the star of the show in these bowls, you're gonna want to shell out a little extra for the good stuff.

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You won't miss the carbs.

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This easy make-ahead salad is filled with all your favourite bright Mediterranean flavours and mix-ins, like tomatoes, olives, and cucumbers. Don't skip the homemade lemon-and-dill dressing—it's SO much better than anything you can buy in a bottle!

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These noodles had us rubbing our bellies.

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This spicy salmon bowl has all of our favourite things, and is by far our favourite grain bowls to date.

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Is there anything quite as satisfying when it's cold outside than a huge bowl of steaming soup, served alongside a buttered crusty roll? And this butternut squash and sweet potato version is SO healthy, and incredibly easy to make.

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We've used cod fillets here, but any white fish will do, and haddock is also another great option. We've also opted to combine ketchup and tartare and make a homemade tomatoey tartare sauce, which is downright delicious.

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This hearty soup might be vegetarian, but it's super filling thanks to quinoa, white beans, kale, carrots, and celery.

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This is the perfect side for your next BBQ.

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Homemade chicken noodle soup is already easy to whip up, but tossing all of your ingredients in a slow cooker makes it even easier.

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Thanks to the chickpeas, this salad will keep you full for hours. It's satisfying in a way that leafy greens never could be. Sorry not sorry, kale.

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Making ramen from scratch is pretty darn elaborate. It can be a multi day affair, and if you simply don’t have time for it, it can seem very intimidating. But fear not: your patience will be rewarded.

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