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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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