Healthy batch cooking recipes

Our healthy vegan chilli recipe packs in plenty of vegetables and doesn’t fall short on the flavour front. Serve it with rice or in jacket potatoes for a filling supper

Enjoy a delicious plant-based dinner with this vegan rice and bean one-pot. It's packed with all five of your 5-a-day, as well as iron, vitamin C and fibre

Pack in the goodness with this vibrant green soup, packed with leeks, peas and watercress. It's tasty and healthy too, both low in calories and fat

This warming vegetarian chilli is a low-fat, healthy option that packs in the veggies and flavour. Serve with Tabasco sauce, soured cream or yoghurt.

Enjoy the spicy, rich flavours of tikka masala with this family-friendly lighter version that's both healthy and gluten-free. It's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser

Seasonal vegetables are all slow-cooked together in a dish that truly celebrates summer. Serve with bread, or for a more substantial meal, as a side with barbecued or roasted meat or fish

Eat all 5 of your 5-a-day in one delicious curry, served with brown rice and lentils. It's healthy, vegan, gluten-free and provides vitamin C and iron, too.

If you like hummus, you'll love this low-calorie, gluten-free soup that provides an incredible four of your 5-a-day in each serving

This warming, spiced vegetarian soup packs in goodness and is filling too. The quick-to-assemble guacamole topping tastes as good as it looks

Prepare a healthy, low-calorie stew using the flavours of lamb and buckwheat. It's fully freezable too, so it's a good choice to make ahead for busy weeknights

This red pepper sauce is so handy to have bagged in the freezer. The recipe makes enough for two meals – use as a base for baked gnocchi or pasta

Our fast, cheap and healthy vegetarian lentil curry, is comforting and full of flavour. It's also low in fat and freezable for speedy midweek meals.

A vegan winter warmer the whole family will love. This healthy potato-topped bake is low in calories and fat, high in fibre, and three of your 5-a-day

Packed with veg, this provides an amazing 4 of your 5-a-day. If you're not a fan of bulgur, swap it for brown rice or a wholewheat version of couscous

This warming and budget-friendly vegetarian soup is perfect packed in a flask for lunch. It's also easy to double the quantities and freeze half for later

Ditch the takeaway menu and cook our healthy chicken madras curry instead. This simple family dinner is full of fragrant spices and tender pieces of chicken