Macaroni cheese with bacon & pine nuts

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
You don’t get much more comforting than a melty pasta bake with a crunchy topping. Serve with a crisp green salad

Chocolate sponge with hot chocolate custard

This rich, sticky chocolate cake is given a low-fat ‘bakeover’, then served with chocolate custard for a perfect retro, weekend pud

Peach crumble

A comforting fruit pudding that won’t ruin your healthy eating plan – this easy fruit crumble is low in fat and calories.

Bean salad with yogurt avocado dressing

This rainbow salad makes a refreshing vegetarian main packed with cannellini beans, broad beans, carrots and radishes

Baked conchiglioni with sausage, sage & butternut squash

Melting fontina cheese, rich truffle oil and a creamy squash and Parmesan sauce turn these stuffed pasta shells into an indulgent dinner

Venetian duck ragu

Cinnamon adds complexity to this slow-cooked pasta sauce, which goes perfectly with large tubular paccheri pasta, or ribbons of pappardelle

Pilchard puttanesca

Raid the storecupboard and knock up this tomato-based Italian pasta supper in twenty minutes.

Really easy roast chicken

Kids can help prepare this roast complete with carrots and potatoes, plus assist in making the lemony gravy to serve on the side.

Chunky butternut mulligatawny

This spicy soup with basmati rice and apples is chunky, warming and wholesome – plus its low in fat and calories to boot.

Chicken & avocado sandwich topper

Lean chicken makes a great base for a sandwich. Combine with fresh salad ingredients and a little low-fat mayonnaise

Curried egg mayo sandwich topper

Spice up traditional egg mayonnaise with a little curry paste. Serve piled on bread or stuffed in pitta alongside crunchy cucumber, lettuce and spring onion

Prawn cocktail sandwich topper

Make classic prawns in mayonnaise healthier – pile onto bread or stuff in a pitta and serve with a crunchy green salad and some dill for extra flavour