Low-calorie vegetarian recipes
Check out these tasty veggie dishes – from hearty pastas and stews to tempting risottos and pizzas – and all at just 500 calories or less.
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Microwave cauliflower, apricot & green olive tagine
Use your microwave to make a quick cauliflower, apricot and green olive tagine. This midweek-friendly meal borrows all the flavours of a slow-cooked tagine
Beetroot orzotto
Orzo is a small pasta shape that looks like a grain of rice and has a velvety texture similar to risotto when cooked- try it out in this Italian-inspired dish
Tomato penne with avocado
Get all five of your 5-a-day in this mildly spiced, healthy pasta dish. It's rich in iron, fibre and vitamin C as well as being low-fat and low-calorie.
Spicy peanut pies
Bake our healthy, African-inspired peanut pies for a delicious veggie dinner. A portion provides all of your 5-a-day, plus iron, fibre, folate and vitamin C
Brown rice tabbouleh with eggs & parsley
Pack up this tasty rice salad for a healthy vegetarian lunch. It's full of fibre, folate and vitamin C and is topped with protein-rich boiled eggs
Butternut squash & spinach filo pie
This crispy pastry-topped pie is crammed full of vegetables so it contains all 5 of your recommended daily intake
Layered aubergine & lentil bake
Puy lentils bulk out this low-calorie vegetarian bake with mozzarella cheese, tomato and basil sauce and roasted aubergines
Speedy butternut squash barley ‘risotto’
Swap rice for barley to make this easy squash 'risotto' with spinach and sage. It's healthy and low in calories and fat – perfect for a quick supper
Caponata-style aubergines with quinoa
Get all of your 5-a-day in one portion of this colourful aubergine stew. Raisins add a touch of sweetness. It's low-calorie and gluten-free, too.
