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Meal prep recipes

Pre-cook a batch of chicken, vegetables or pack up a box of salad and sandwich fillers that flex for meal prep that's not boring or repetitive. Let these meal prep recipes make food the last thing you need to worry about.

Miso ponzu poke bowl

by Suzie Lee

Cubes of miso cod and salmon with roasted sweet potato and Asian slaw combine to make a fabulous poke bowl that's also perfect for meal prepping.

Main course

Barbecue pulled chicken with sweet potato wedges

Quick chicken chilli

Tomato, squash and chilli pasta with crunchy breadcrumbs

by Elly Curshen

Vegetable lasagne

by Justine Pattison

Spinach and coconut dal with pitta and yoghurt

by Elly Curshen

Make-ahead grain bowls

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Light meals & snacks

Mixed bean and butternut wraps

Light meals & snacks

Pearl barley risotto with butternut squash, basil and ricotta

by Elly Curshen

How to cook chicken breast

Mediterranean tofu clusters

How to cook salmon

Leek and cheddar frittata

Double-baked potatoes

Oven-cooked chicken shawarma

by Nigella Lawson

Middle Eastern-style chopped salad

by Anna Shepherd

Light meals & snacks

Quinoa salad

Light meals & snacks

Chicken tikka-style sandwich filler

by Helen Upshall

Light meals & snacks

Roasted Mediterranean vegetables

Egg salad sandwich filler

by Elly Curshen

Light meals & snacks

Veggie Caesar sandwich filler

by Anna Shepherd

Light meals & snacks

Lentil bolognese

by Hattie Ellis

Sticky pumpkin and sweet potato traybake

Speedy chicken couscous

Chicken cashew curry

Barbecue chicken and rice wraps

Flexible lentil stew

by Helen Upshall

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