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Vegan Jambalaya
BBC GoodFood
We love a good bean: they absorb seasoning beautifully, they promote longevity, they pack in fibre, they fill you up – and they’re inexpensive. We adore this vegan rice and bean one-pot from BBC GoodFood, which is full of gut-loving veg, has a winning smokiness thanks to the paprika and is quick and easy – essentially a speedy curry with brown rice that will delight everyone (hold too much of the chilli if making for little ones). Get the recipe.
Avocado Fusili Pasta
Olive Magazine
In culinary terms, there are few disappointments so acute as opening up an avocado to discover that the anticipated creaminess has, in fact, turned to brown-tinged mush. Olive Magazine has the perfect solution: simply add them into a pasta sauce for instant silkiness, not to mention an added dose of fibre and good fats. This recipe takes the basic framework for pesto and substitutes basil for spinach, adds in avocado and swaps out pine nuts for cashews and almonds. With the addition of lime, optional feta and fresh coriander, it’s like guacamole meets pesto and we love it so. Get the recipe.
Coronation Chickpeas
Waitrose
Some dishes hold a special kind of nostalgia and coronation chicken can stand up and be counted firmly amongst them. And while we’re about whipping up a bowl of it, it makes sense to throw in a couple of additions that make it all the tastier, more filling and better for us as we go. Step forward then the humble chickpea which, along with the dried apricots, ensure that this recipe is a perfect all-year-round dish that packs in fibre and is a crowd-pleaser to boot. Get the recipe.
Spanish Prawns With Spicy Lentils
Delicious
As the air turns crisper, so our palettes begin to crave warming spice and comforting fare. Chorizo, prawns, harissa and onions: we could eat this every night and, thanks to the hearty helping of brown lentils, it does wonders for our gut too. Get the recipe.
Super Greens Frittata
Taste
We do so like a recipe that takes just twenty minutes to prepare, is deeply flavoursome and seriously good for you all at the same time. Step forward then the Super Greens Frittata, which, as its name suggests, features a medley of verdant veg, including broccoli, spinach, flat leaf parsley, green onions and courgettes, adding in the likes of mushrooms and lemon for good measure and parmesan for tangy bite. With eight eggs, it’s not only packed with fibre but protein too. The ideal gut-loving quick lunch or supper, whether solo or with friends and family. Get the recipe.
Warm Beetroot And Chilli Pumpkin Pearl Couscous Salad
Taste
The beginning of autumn calls for earthy flavours and none are more redolent of the season nor more comforting than beetroot and pumpkin, to say nothing of the invitingly deep colours. Chilli, broad beans, feta, pine nuts and pearl cous cous: this is officially our favourite salad for the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Get the recipe.
