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Lighter Sunday lunch

Healthier Sunday lunch ideas for when you want a slap up meal without feeling too heavy. The trick is to include lots of veggie sides.

Roast chicken with tomatoey bulgur wheat, dilly leeks and peas

by Georgina Hayden

Georgina Hayden’s summery roast chicken is flavoured with warm, gentle spices and served alongside herby leeks and grains.

Pot-roast chicken with root vegetables and barley

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Veggie galette-style pie

Ras-el-hanout chicken traybake

Butternut squash soup

Light meals & snacks

Mushroom pâté

by Roxy Pope and Ben Pook

Starters & nibbles

Roast chicken

by Mike Robinson

Chicken tagine traybake

by Tom Kerridge

Low-fat roast potatoes

Crustless quiche Lorraine

by Sunil Vijayakar

Roast chicken legs with potatoes, fennel and tomatoes

by Theo Randall

Spiced lamb chops and aubergines with labneh and tomato sauce

by Sabrina Ghayour

Cumin roast vegetables

by The Hairy Bikers

Bangers and sweet potato mash

by Tom Kerridge

Steak, sweet potato fries and baked onion rings

by Deborah Reddihough

Healthy chicken pie

by Deborah Reddihough

Healthy shepherd’s pie

by Justine Pattison

Healthy cottage pie

by Justine Pattison

Whole roast cauliflower

Mediterranean puff pastry tart

by Tom Kerridge

Healthy fish pie

by Sunil Vijayakar

Roast chicken thighs with lentils and mint yoghurt

by Glynn Purnell

Roast root vegetables

by The BBC Food team

Lush lemon pepper chicken

by Tom Kerridge

Mediterranean-style lamb chop traybake

Healthy steak pie

by Justine Pattison

Veggie stuffed peppers

by Hala El-Shafie

Lamb kleftiko

by Georgina Hayden

Beetroot farro salad

by Tom Kerridge

Roast vegetable and lentil salad

by Jenny Chandler

Lighter creamy chicken pie

by Justine Pattison

Christmas red cabbage

by The Vegetarian Society

Low-fat chicken and mushroom pie

Spiced lamb with couscous salad

by James Tanner

Lighter cauliflower cheese

Pear, apple and ginger crumble

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Healthy apple crumble

by Sunil Vijayakar

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