Lunch & Dinner

Ingredients: cooked chicken breast, avocado, pitta bread, salad

Method: Toast your pitta and cut an opening down one side.

Mash half an avocado (can add chilli flakes if you want) and spread the inside of the pitta with the avo.

Add chicken. Enjoy with a green side salad!

Buy salmon steaks already poached or bake your own.

This one is quite nice if you flake up the salmon and mix it up with the rice and soy sauce.

Ingredients: chicken or prawns, cooked rice (I just throw a microwave pack in), egg, onion, garlic, peppers, broccoli, soy sauce (and chilli if you like it hot!)

Method: If you're using chicken then cook this first in the pan before the onion and garlic. If using prawns do it later!

Fry the onion and garlic in a little oil, add the peppers, broccoli and chilli. Splash some water in here to create steam. Let it soften for a couple of mins. If using prawns add them now. After a couple more mins add the rice and mix it all up as it continues to fry. Then make a little hole in the middle of it all and crack the egg. Scramble it up in the middle then mix into the rest of everything whilst taking the pan off the heat. Stir through soy sauce to serve.

Ingredients: olive oil, 1 medium onion, finely chopped or minced, 1/2 small apple (Mac, Granny Smith), finely chopped, 1 clove garlic, minced, 500g (or 1 pack) chicken or turkey mince, 100g breadcrumbs , 3 tsp dried parsley, 2-3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp tomato sauce, optional, 1 egg, beaten

Method: Mix everything together raw then roll into little balls and place in a preheated oven at 200 for around 30 mins (timing depends on how big your balls are lol!). Serve with rice or cous cous & veg. Slice up and have in a pitta with a side salad etc. These are versatile, freeze and travel well.

Ingredients: White fish or chicken, breadcrumbs, egg, flour. I also add smoked paprika, onion, garlic and chilli flakes to the breadcrumbs to add flavour but you don't have to.

Method: Set up 3 'stations' - a bowl with flour, one with whisked egg, one with breadcrumbs. Cut up the fish/chicken into chunks then dip into the flour coating it well, then the egg, then the breadcrumbs.

Then lay on a baking tray and bake at 200 for around 20 mins for fish, 30 mins for chicken OR you can air fry in about 15 mins (size dependant).

Ingredients: Chicken, egg, flour, cornflakes, smoked paprika, onion, garlic and chilli flakes.

Method: Crush up the cornflakes and stir together with the smoked paprika, onion, garlic and chilli flakes.

Set up 3 'stations' - a bowl with flour, one with whisked egg, one with the cornflakes mix. Cut up the chicken into strips or chunks then dip into the flour coating it well, then the egg, then the cornflake mix.

Then lay on a baking tray and bake at 200 for around 30 mins OR you can air fry in about 15 mins (size dependant).

Ingredients: chicken or beef, Clearspring Teriyaki sauce, any veg you like!

Method: Fry the chicken or beef first then remove from the pan. Then add all the veg and add a little water to create steam.

Once it's wilted down add the meat back in and some of the Teriyaki sauce. Once it's cooked serve with either rice or noodles and some extra sauce.

Ingredients: 1kg lean turkey mince, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 carton/pot passata, 3 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp of tomato puree, 200ml water, Chicken stock cube or stock pot, 2 tbsp of olive oil, 2 large aubergines , 200g fresh mozzarella (torn), A handful of grated cheese to finish (parmesan, mozzarella or cheddar), Salt & pepper

Method: First thinly slice the aubergine, coat in some oil and grill for a couple of mins on each side until golden and soft. Then set aside.

In a big pan, fry the garlic then add the turkey mince plus the oregano and cinnamon. Then add the puree and passata, water and stock cube and simmer for 20 mins. Then take a deep baking dish and layer turkey mix/aubergine/mozzerella until it's all used up!

Finish off the top with some parmesan and bake in the oven for about 20-30 mins at 200. Serve with salad!

Ingredients: egg, chicken breast strips, oats, rice, green veg

Method: Beat one egg in a bowl. Have the oats in another bowl.

Set up a station where you coat the chicken in egg first then roll the strips in the oats. Lay on a baking tray and bake at around 180 degrees for 20 mins OR fry in a pan until golden brown.

Ingredients: garlic, red onion, jumbo prawns (or you can use chicken), thai curry paste (red or green), coconut milk

Method: fry the garlic and onion in a little coconut oil for 2 mins, add the curry paste and fry for a further minute.

Add the coconut milk to the pan and bring to the boil.

Once it’s all nicely mixed and hot add the prawns and poach in the coconut milk for 3-4 minutes. Serve with rice and green veg!

Ingredients: Chicken thighs, lemons, honey, chilli flakes, paprika, potato, salad.

Method: Marinade chicken thighs in lemon juice, honey & chilli in the fridge.

Cut some large potatoes into thick wedges. Melt some coconut oil in a baking tray then lay the wedges out flat and sprinkle with paprika. The wedges will probably take around 40 mins at 180 degrees but you can do them for more or less depending on how crispy you like them!

The chicken can go in the same oven on a different shelf & bake for around 25 mins.

Serve with salad.

Ingredients: eggs, veges of choice - I like to use tomatoes, spinach leaves, mushrooms, ham, and cheese

Method: Cut all veges and fry in a pan with some oil.

In a bowl whisk together eggs and a splash of milk.

Once veges are soft, remove from pan and set aside.

Pour egg mix into pan and let it cook through. Add the veges to half side of the omelette and flip the other side over.

One of my absolute faves! Can be made with chicken/pork/steak. Veggies can use beans, seitan, tempeh etc.

Ingredients: meat of choice, fajita spice mix: I like to use the Lunchito brand but you can make your own with: chilli, salt, garlic, paprika, chipotle, coriander etc, onions, peppers, tortilla wraps, creme fraiche, avocado, limes

Method: Fry onions & peppers in a little coconut oil until starting to soften then add your meat. Cook for a couple of mins then add your spice mix. Whilst that's cooking mash avocado in a bowl for guac - you can add tomato & red onion if you like, salt, lime & chilli - if it's a bit hard then a little olive oil to loosen. Warm your tortillas in the microwave. Once your meat is cooked you can assemble your fajitas! Add creme fraiche & guac as desired!

Can be made veggie without the mince.

Ingredients: mince, black beans or kidney beans, passata, tomato puree, onions, garlic, cumin, coriander, chilli powder

Method: Fry the onion and garlic in a little coconut oil, then add the mince & spices and brown. Add tomato puree & the passata then the beans & heat through! Serve with rice/pasta/couscous/bulgar wheat/quinoa etc and salad & veg. Another option is to have it in a wrap as a burrito with a bit of cheese and guac (though watch this one as easy to stack up the calories if you're trying to achieve a deficit!).

I believe you can sub fish for crumbled soy to make veggie!

Ingredients: cod, cumin, coriander, garlic granules, garlic, tortillas, avocado, lime, shredded lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion.

Method: Mix together the spices and coat the fish. Fry the fish - it will break apart - this is good! In another pan heat some olive oil and add the cherry tomatoes until they begin to break. Then add some chopped red onion and garlic and cook until all mixed and salsa like! Mash the avocado with the lime to make guac. Serve everything with the wraps!