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Serve this one-pan chicken, pumpkin and chickpea dish with flatbread (pictured right) or steamed rice.

Recipe collection

25 healthy recipes to get you back on track after the Easter blowout

Swap the sugar crash for a serious hit of energy. These vibrant, nutrient-dense bowls and restorative dinners make the post-Easter reset feel like a treat.

25 recipes
Serve with pita chips for scooping.
EASY

Spiced eggplant, tomato and chickpea stew with garlic yoghurt

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Salmon and lettuce miang.
EASY

Salmon and lettuce miang

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Fish with tomatoes, harissa and fennel.
EASY

White fish with tomatoes, harissa and fennel

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Karen Martini’s braised tofu with fennel, wombok, egg, brown rice and peanuts.
EASY

Braised tofu with fennel, wombok, egg, brown rice and peanuts

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s one-pan chicken with pumpkin, coriander and chickpeas.
EASY

One-pan chicken, pumpkin and chickpeas

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Danielle Alvarez’s chicken, pumpkin, chickpea and rice soup with spiced chilli oil.

Chicken, pumpkin, chickpea and rice soup with spiced chilli oil

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Steamed vegetables with sesame sauce.
EASY

Steamed vegetables with sesame sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
This grain salad can be made ahead ready for work lunches or to serve at gatherings.
EASY

Beetroot, grain and currant salad with honey yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Sticky roasted pumpkin and miso rice bowls.
EASY

Sticky roasted pumpkin and miso rice bowls

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Danielle Alvarez’s green pea and spinach fritters.
EASY

Green pea and spinach fritters

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Chinese chicken noodle soup with a chilli kick.
EASY

Kylie Kwong’s chicken, chilli and Hokkien noodle soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Kylie Kwong
Danielle Alvarez's tomato and basil poached eggs with crusty bread.
EASY

Tomato and basil poached eggs with crusty bread

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
It's easy to eat your greens in this soft-boiled egg salad.
EASY

Soft-boiled egg, beans and greens salad with cumin, coriander and mint dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
This one-pan wonder is ready in 20 minutes.
EASY

Speedy one-pan chickpeas and kale in spicy pomodoro sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Vegetarian cauliflower ragu pasta.
EASY

Vegetarian cauliflower ragu pasta

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
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Green bean and chickpea salad with crispy halloumi and tajin dressing.
EASY

Bean, chickpea and halloumi salad with Tajin dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Middle Eastern chicken and spice roasted pumpkin rice bowl.

Middle Eastern chicken and spice roasted pumpkin rice bowl

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Rainbow chard and orzo salad with crispy feta.
EASY

Rainbow chard and orzo salad with crispy feta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
This sticky stir-fry should convert tofu skeptics.
EASY

Maple, soy and sesame tofu with brown rice and greens

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Green tofu bibimbap.
EASY

Green tofu bibimbap

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Teriyaki salmon bowls.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ salmon rice bowls with DIY teriyaki dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • RecipeTin Eats
RecipeTin Eats’ SOS recipe: Spiced chickpea mushroom stew.
EASY

One-pot spiced chickpeas and mushrooms

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • RecipeTin Eats
Miso salmon, soba noodle and avocado salad.
EASY

Miso salmon, soba noodle and avocado salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Spicy seafood and potato stew with fennel, tomatoes and saffron.
EASY

Spicy seafood and potato stew with fennel, tomatoes and saffron

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Mexican ceviche rice bowl.
EASY

Mexican ceviche rice bowl

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook