🇬🇧 Lighter British recipes

51 recipes. Filling meals for people losing or managing their weight. They lean on lean protein, vegetables and pulses, with little added fat or sugar and no deep frying. We never print calorie counts, because they depend on brands and portions.

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Soups

Freezer Chicken and Pearl Barley Soup

1 hr 15about £1.19 a head

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Quick dinners

Tuna and Sweetcorn Jacket Potatoes with Chive Yoghurt

1 hr 15about £2.20 a head

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Main course

Coley and Sweet Potato Traybake with Lime

40 minabout £1.16 a head

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Main course

Chicken, Leek and Pearl Barley Stew

1 hr 15about £2.60 a head

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Puddings

Skyr and Raspberry Fool

15 min plus chillingabout £1.52 a head

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Pies & bakes

Turkey and Lentil Shepherd's Pie

1 hr 15about £1.18 a head

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Soups

Leftover turkey and red lentil soup

45 minabout £2.19 a head

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Breakfast

Poached smoked haddock with wilted spinach and a soft egg

25 minabout £2.48 a head

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Baking

Lighter lemon and courgette wholemeal muffins

40 minabout £0.30 a head

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Main course

Lighter roast turkey breast with sage and onion gravy

1 hr 15about £3.10 a head

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Puddings

Raspberry chia pots with soya milk

10 min plus chillingabout £1.21 a head

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Puddings

Baked vanilla egg custard pots

50 minabout £0.39 a head

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Salads

Red cabbage and apple slaw with yoghurt dressing

15 minabout £1.08 a head

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Sides

Pepper and spinach egg muffin bites

35 minabout £1.11 a head

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Baking

Lemon and poppy seed yoghurt loaf

1 hrabout £0.28 a head

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Baking

Oat and banana breakfast muffins

35 minabout £0.22 a head

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Puddings

Roasted rhubarb and orange yoghurt pots

35 minabout £0.97 a head

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Puddings

Frozen raspberry yoghurt bark

10 min plus freezingabout £0.58 a head

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Puddings

Baked cinnamon apples with vanilla yoghurt

45 minabout £0.75 a head

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Pies & bakes

Mushroom and puy lentil shepherdless pie with swede mash

1 hr 10about £2.17 a head

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Main course

Slow cooked pork shoulder with lentils and greens

2 hrabout £3.69 a head

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Main course

Pork tenderloin with roasted apples and sage

45 minabout £1.70 a head

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Main course

Lamb leg steaks with minted pea and bean smash

25 minabout £2.35 a head

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Pies & bakes

Beef and vegetable hotpot with sweet potato slices

1 hr 45about £2.65 a head

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