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Lunch

Whether you're lunching at home or at your desk, there's no need to be bored with the same old sarnies. Here are some ideas to keep lunchtime fresh and flavoursome.
Warming soup recipes

There's nothing quite like a comforting bowl of hot soup on a cold day.

Recipes include

  • Spicy parsnip, carrot, red lentil and harissa soup
  • Soothing chicken and pearl barley soup
  • Chestnut mushroom soup
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Showing 1 - 24 of 26recipes

Hasselback garlic bread three ways

Light meals & snacks

Haggis toastie

by Julie Lin
Light meals & snacks

Halloumi, tomato, cucumber and couscous grain bowl

by Emily Angle
Light meals & snacks

Harissa butter beans

by Yvonne Cobb
Brunch

Harissa tahini noodles with charred aubergines

by Zena Kamgaing
Main course

Harissa-roasted cauliflower steaks

by Lucy Parker
Light meals & snacks

Hash browns

by The BBC Food team
Brunch

Healthier flapjacks

by Justine Pattison
Cakes and baking

Healthy minestrone soup

by Tom Kerridge
Light meals & snacks

Healthy omelette

by Priya Tew
Brunch

Healthy tuna pasta salad

Main course

Hearty chicken and chorizo soup

by James Martin
Light meals & snacks

Hearty tomato soup

by Nigel Slater
Light meals & snacks

Herby chicken and potato salad

by Nadiya Hussain
Light meals & snacks

Hidden veg tomato sauce

Main course

Hoisin noodles

by Rachel Phipps
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Homemade fish finger sandwich

by The Hairy Bikers
Light meals & snacks

Homemade minestrone

by Simon Rimmer
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Honey broccoli noodles

by Miguel Barclay
Main course

Hot and sour prawn broth

by Emily Angle
Light meals & snacks

Hot bulgur wheat salad

by Miguel Barclay
Light meals & snacks

Hot honey halloumi avocado toast

by The BBC Food team
Light meals & snacks

Hot-smoked salmon, rice and asparagus salad

by Mary Berry
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How to cook chicken breast

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