Tasty leftover ideas, super speedy morning makes and great options to pop in your supermarket trolley, all of these lunches are bound to leave you feeling full, and are all under 350 calories too. Tuck in!
Proving salads don’t have to be boring; chorizo gives this 15 minute bean salad a real kick but is still good on the calorie count too.
Find the recipe here: Chorizo and bean salad
Mustard, gherkins and pastrami make up this tasty pasta salad.
Calories per serving: 210
Find the recipe here: American dream pasta salad
Give your BLT baguette a swap for this salad version. Ready-cooked chicken breasts make this recipe not only time saving but filling too.
Find the recipe here: Chicken BLT salad
Giant couscous is a great alternative to rice, especially when tossed together with vegetables and served with chicken. You can enjoy for dinner and make enough for a leftover lunch.
Find the recipe here: Vitality couscous chicken
This tuna pasta is a tasty twist on the classic French Nicoise salad.
Find the recipe here: Tuna pasta salad
You need just minutes to make his hearty, green soup, that’s low in calories as well as fat.
Find the recipe here: Soya bean and pea soup
Sunblush tomatoes give this pasta salad a real taste of Italy. If you’re lacking time in the morning, serve for dinner and make enough for leftovers the next day.
Find the recipe here: Italian pasta
Wholesome and warming, this red lentil and chilli soup from Waitrose is 2 of your 5-a-day.
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This Mediterranean veg stew makes a perfect leftover lunch – especially at just 150 calories!
Find the recipe here: Mediterranean vegetable stew
Making lunch in the morning doesn’t have to take forever. Promise! Ready in just 10 mins, when it comes to lunchtime, you’ll be pleased you made this crayfish salad.
Find the recipe here: Crayfish salad
Tuck into a slice of this simple Spanish omelette for lunch. It’s so easy to prepare in the morning and makes a nice change from your usual sarnie.
Find the recipe here: Simple Spanish tortilla
If you can’t face just having a salad, make it more substantial with rigatoni pasta.
Find the recipe here: Greek goodness pasta salad
Perk up lunchtimes with this fiery, prawn tom yam soup.
Calories per serving: 172
Find the recipe here: Fiery prawn tom yam soup
Try this classic potato salad for lunch one day, which comes in just above 200 cals.
Find the recipe here: Potato, egg and cress salad
This colourful couscous dish is packed with roasted veg.
Find the recipe here: Roasted vegetable and couscous salad
Cooked in one pan to seal in the flavour, this really is a satisfying lunch despite being low in calories.
Find the recipe here: Spiced chicken couscous
This 15 minute pasta delight is packed with pickled herring and mixed with soured cream and white wine vinegar.
Find the recipe here: Swedish surprise pasta salad
Warm up this chunky vegetable soup for the perfect healthy lunch that costs very little.
Find the recipe here: Chunky vegetable soup
Rustle up this tempting cheese and tomato tart and pop in lunchboxes – it’s just as delicious served cold.
Find the recipe here: Pepperonata tart with mozaarella
Bursting with flavour, there’s also no cooking required for this melon and Parma ham salad, which means more time to lie in in the morning – perfect!
Find the recipe here: Parma ham and feta salad
Jazz up your normal sandwich with this incredibly easy bruschetta recipe, topped with prawns, tomatoes, parsley and more!
Find the recipe here: Prawn and tomato bruschetta