Your thoughts are probably turning to healthy eating now it is the beginning of a new year, but you might be lacking in inspiration. We have listed 50 of the best healthy recipes that will inspire you to eat healthier this year.
We have a delicious selection of 50 recipes, many that we have tried ourselves, for you to try this year. Breakfasts, lunch and dinner, no matter what you like there is something for everyone.
Breakfast
Breakfast Egg Muffins
These Feta, Bacon and Tomato Breakfast Egg Muffins are the ideal time saving breakfast. You can make them ahead of time, and with endless flavour combinations, there is something for everyone.
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Blueberry Waffles
These fluffy Blueberry Waffles are an easy way to get you out of bed in the morning. They are a great make-ahead breakfast to save time on a busy morning.
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Veggie Quinoa Muffins
Make the most of superfood quinoa from the start of your day. These quick quinoa breakfast muffins are a great snack on-the-go and smartly gluten-free.
Eggs Baked in Portobello Mushrooms
Eggs are always an easy go-to when it comes to a filling breakfast, and these Eggs Baked in Portobello Mushrooms are perfect for a Sunday brunch, or breakfast when you have a little bit more time to cook your eggs.
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Feta and Asparagus Frittata
Packed full of vegetables and super simple to make, this Feta and Asparagus Frittata makes a perfect breakfast or light lunch.
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Superfood porridge (with quinoa, chia and flax)
Superfood porridge with quinoa, flax and chia, as well as the usual oats. Topped with pumpkin seeds and berries for even more goodness!
Homemade Muesli
Full of oats, nuts, seeds, fruit and berries, this delicious homemade muesli is a perfect way to start your day off well.
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Easy Baked Oats
These Easy Baked Oats are a simple, but delicious healthy one bowl breakfast recipe that the whole family will love.
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Breakfast Hash
Breakfast Hash is the perfect dish for a lazy Sunday morning, when you have a little more time and want something really hearty and filling.
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Mushroom Omelette
This Mushroom Omelette is a filling and protein packed meal, whether you have it for dinner or breakfast. Low on calories, but high on taste, this is light enough for a post workout snack option too.
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Breakfast Bake
A Breakfast Traybake is a great breakfast to feed a crowd and even better that you can just dump everything in and leave it.
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Healthy Sweet Potato Pancakes
I love sweet potatoes and I LOVE pancakes.These are the perfect marriage of the two.
Homemade Healthier Nutella
Whilst I still don’t recommend eating all of this in one sitting, we have come up with a Homemade Healthier Nutella, which is just as delicious.
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Pumpkin Overnight Oats
These Pumpkin Spiced Overnight Oats are made the night before, so they are perfect for a busy morning getting the kids ready for school or can be eaten on the commute to work.
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Smashed Avocado on Toast 5 Ways
Smashed Avocado on Toast is a quick and simple nutritious breakfast. Our Avo Toast 5 Ways will show you five delicious topping ideas.
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Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich
Think of all your favourite breakfast ingredients - fluffy eggs, avocado, tomatoes, bacon and bread all brought together between two slices of fresh bread. This is The Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich!
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Lunch
Chilli and Lime Prawn and Avocado Salad
This Chilli and Lime Prawn and Avocado Salad is a tasty lunch or light dinner that proved that salads don't have to be boring.
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Healthy Mac and Cheese
This Healthy Mac and Cheese is made with a really simple, but super easy, cheesy sauce and is packed with hidden veggies too.
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Greek Salad
The Greek Salad is a Greek classic. If you’ve never had one, stop right now and click on this recipe. Bring the flavours of Greece into your kitchen. You’ll need tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, dried oregano, Greek feta, and of course fresh virgin olive oil. The higher the quality of the oil, the b…
Creamy Courgette Soup (Zucchini Soup)
If you are looking for a light and filling soup that is low in calories, then this Creamy Courgette (Zucchini) Soup is for you. It is just 130 calories for a large bowl and can easily be made vegan too.
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Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
These easy baked Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms work well as an appetizer, side dish or part of a main meal. A simple weeknight vegetarian dish.
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Smoked Mackerel & Wasabi Paté
‘Bring food that pairs with sake!’ my friend said, as he invited us to a sake tasting to try some of the bottles he’s brought back from Japan recently. But what goes well with sake? With no f…
Mediterranean Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
This Mediterranean Roasted Butternut Squash Salad just might be THE salad to prove that salads don't have to be boring. Instead of the flavours of the butternut squash, feta, olives and sundried tomato all competing against each other, they compliment each other in a flavour packed salad.
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Shakshuka (Poached Eggs in a Spicy Tomato Sauce)
If you are looking for an easy meal that is bursting with flavour, super cheap to make and uses ingredients you probably already have in your cupboard, then give Shakshuka a try.
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Quinoa Greek Salad
This Quinoa Greek Salad is a great vegetarian lunch or a perfect healthy side dish. Containing all your favourite Greek flavours, its light and delicious!
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Loaded Tuna Sandwich
If you have a tin of tuna in your cupboard, then you have the base for a filling meal. Why not use it to make yourself a super Loaded Tuna Sandwich?
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Healthy Caesar Salad
A super easy and really simple Chicken Caesar Salad recipe with a healthy twist. This could be the best salad recipe you try!
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Easy Turkey Bolognese
Turkey bolognese is low fat and protein packed. It still has all the delicious flavour of a bolognese, but a little bit lighter.
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Phosphates
Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup
Spinach & Butternut Squash Soup is simply delicious with a creamy sweetness from the butternut squash, you’ll want to make this healthy soup again & again!
Salmon Fishcakes
Easy Salmon Fishcakes make a quick and healthy dinner with loads of flavour, made with fresh coriander, dijon and spring onions.
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10 Minute Thai Noodle Soup
All the light and fragrant flavours of Thai cuisine in a comforting bowl of noodles with slightly spicy broth.
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Grilled Romaine Hearts with Figs, Pear and Manchego
This Grilled Romaine Hearts with Figs, Pear and Manchego salad makes a great starter or lunch. Perfect for entertaining too!
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
This bright and creamy Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup is packed full of vegetables and so easy to make, that you will never open a tin of soup again.
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Dinner
Mexican Burger
Everyone loves a good burger - but this Mexican Burger a GREAT burger! All of your favourite Mexican flavours in a healthy burger.
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Lentil Curry with Kale & Red Peppers
Recipe for dhal or kill-a-cold lentil curry. Thoroughly delicious and packed full of nutrients, this is sure to make you feel better.
Slow Cooker Lamb Rogan Josh
A Lamb Rogan Josh is a classic Indian takeaway order, and now you can save yourself money and calories by making it yourself.
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Chicken Burrito Bowl
Loaded with rice, beans, vegetables, avocado, cheese and spicy chicken, this Chicken Burrito Bowl is healthy, filling and utterly delicious
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20 Minute Thai Green Tofu Bowl
A comforting bowl of spiced tofu, mushrooms, spinach and fine green beans served on wholegrain rice and a Thai green curry sauce and topped with a sprinkle of finely chopped spring onions. Suitable for vegans and made in 20 minutes.
Pizza Chicken Breasts
Why not use a chicken breast as a pizza base for a protein packed meal? Who doesn’t want pizza after a workout? These Pizza Chicken Breasts are perfect.
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Vegan Chilli Con Carne
Vegan Chilli Con Carne A delicious vegan chilli con carne recipe that’s warming and comforting whilst being completely healthy and nutritious. Don’t believe anyone that tells you vegan food is boring!!! Vegan food has a bad reputation of being boring, uninspiring and tasteless. Whoever said that obv…
Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta
This Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta is a comforting winter warmer and a good way to get some extra vegetables into your diet.
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Garlic Prawn Noodles
A comforting and veggie packed noodle dish that is ready in just 5 minutes. These Garlic Prawn Noodles use up leftovers of our Asian Slaw giving these noodles plenty of crunch and a colourful meal in minutes. Add some chilli sauce for an extra kick of flavour.
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Healthy Sausage and Potato Bake
An easy midweek meal that your whole family will love, this healthy sausage and potato bake is also great for WeightWatchers Smartpoints
Vietnamese Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry
This Vietnamese Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry is comfort food at its best and so easy to make, you will never buy ready made curry sauce again.
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Easy Vegan Laksa
This easy vegan laksa only takes minutes to prepare, and it’s bursting with flavour from the coconut milk, chilli and turmeric.
Red Pesto Crusted Salmon
Perk up some salmon fillets with a delicious crust of home-made red pepper pesto. Serve with a robust winter salad of mixed leaves, French beans, roasted sweet potato and red onion scattered with butter beans and tossed in a light lemon, honey and mustard dressing. The pesto is whizzed up in seconds…
Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala
Our Healthy Chicken Tikka Masala is made up of juicy and tender chunks of chicken that have been marinated and grilled and then stirred in to a delicious creamy mild sauce.
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Prawn, Tomato and Coconut Curry
This creamy Prawn, Tomato and Coconut Curry is another one that is perfect for people that don't like spicy food and it's ready in under 15 minutes too.
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Lamb Shish Kebab
If you love a takeaway, why not try making these Turkish style Lamb Shish Kebabs at home. A really simple, but flavour packed recipe.
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Well there you go! 50 of the best healthy recipes for you to try. There are even more in our recipe index, which has over 600 recipes! Which one are you going to try first?
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Planet Jodie
Some fab ones! Keen to look into sweet potato pancakes. Also love porridge in morning but feel golden syrup doesn't make it healthy so keen to try with fruit. I also love soups so might look at the other recipes for lunch :) x
Moumita Mallick
Wow thats huge.. An amazng.. Got som new ideas to make for family.. Healthy life we all need.. Specially against weight gain..
Emma
The Breakfast Traybake looks incredible. I love all of these ideas and will definitely be trying some later this month! x
Anosa
Definitely pinning this as I am loving these healthy recipes. Thanks for sharing, I am truly inspired
Francesca
Oh wow my mouth is salivating!! Love this round up of tatsy healthy recipes! I need to bookmark this and keep coming back its a great list and would help me out tremendously!
Rebecca Smith
Ah this is just what I need right now - especially with baby girl due any day!
Tanya Brannan
Oh my gosh! These have all made my mouth water! I will be trying the sweet potato pancakes first, then a variety of the Curries! Thank you for sharing xx
Kira
Some amazing recipe ideas here! So many of them too! I definitely want to eat healthier this year! Hopefully I'll be making soups and omelets :D
Yaya
I am definitely pinning this to help me throughout the year! Thanks for sharing such delicious recipes. x
Ceri Jones
What a super bumper list of recipes. If this doesn't inspire healthy eating this January I don't know what will!
:) Happy new year Dannii and Dave
Ashlee
Woot woot! Happy to see some vegetarian recipes in there... will definitely have to try some! :)
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Natasha
These breakfast options are great. It's often overlooked and I tend to resort to cereal or an easy bacon/eggs dish because I can't think of the variety. I am book marking and pinning this!
Lisa (mumdadplus4)
OMG some of these recipes look amazing I will be back to try some of these out, I am really trying to make an effort with my food this year.
denajayne
My goal for 2017 is to become more healthy and lose some fat. I'm saving this to my bookmarks for future use! xo