Be creative and adapt recipes to suit what you have in your fridge and store cupboard and add the extras you need like meat and fish.

Thai chicken parcel with sugar snap peas and rice

Thai chicken

Total Time: 30 mins | Serves 2

This Asian-inspired chicken dish is super-juicy and lean thanks to a simple steaming process salty, sweet and spicy Asian sauces

Recipe source: BBC Good Food, find the recipe here


Oven baked pork chops with baby potatoes, sugar snaps and fine beans

 

Oven baked pork chops

Total Time: 55 mins Serves 4

Enjoy oven-baked pork chops cooked in a honey and wholegrain mustard glaze with new potatoes for a deliciously easy dinner, serve with sugar snaps and green beans or veg of your choice

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food, find the recipe here


Salmon stir fry

 

Total Time: 25 mins | Serves 2

Pack your stir-fry with vegetables such as pak choi and sugar snap peas, then top with soy-marinated salmon. This recipe makes enough for lunch the next day

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food. Find the recipe here

 


Carrot and sugar snap salad

 

Carrot and sugar snap salad

Total Time: 10 mins | Serves 4

Sweet, colourful and low-in-fat – this super side even counts towards your five-a-day

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food, Find the recipe here

 


Beetroot Orzotto

 

Beetroot orzotto

Total Time: 30 mins | Serves 3

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

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food. Find the recipe here

 

Beetroot and apple salad pots


Beetroot and apple salad

Total Time: 15 mins | Serves 6-8

A little like a Waldorf salad, these individual green pots with walnuts, celery and parsley are great on a party spread

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food. Find the recipe here

 

Watermelon pizza

Watermelon pizza

Total Time: 10 mins | Serves 1-2

Make this fun fruit ‘pizza’ as a side dish, or a light dessert at a picnic or barbecue. The watermelon, pineapple and coconut really sing summer

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food, Find the recipe here

 


Easy Carrot cake

Carrot cake

Total Time: 1 hour 5 mins | Serves 10-12

Top this classic carrot cake with moreish cream cheese icing and chopped walnuts or pecans. Serve as a sweet treat with a cup of tea any time of the day.

Recipe Source: BBC Good Food, Find the recipe here