Italian vegetable soup

Warm up your week with this good-for-you vegetable soup that’s easy to freeze ahead

Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A smooth, blended soup served with crispy bacon topping – a luxurious and warming bowl of goodness

Onion soup with herby garlic cheese bread

This French-inspired warming soup uses chutney to add a delicious sweetness

Pasta & meatball soup with cheesy croutons

Give meatballs a new lease of life in this substantial pasta-packed soup

Mango chicken with spiced pilau

Spice up your midweek meal with this healthy and flavour-packed recipe

Sweet potato & rosemary soup with garlic toasts

This rustic soup is super-quick and cheap to make, but full of flavour

Creamy porridge with spiced apple & cranberry

Stewed fruit in spiced compote sauce makes a great topping for a warming oat-pot on a chilly morning

Nettle soup

Get your gloves on to forage for wild plants like nettles – once cooked they have a spinach or cabbage flavour

Spicy harissa, aubergine & chickpea soup

Use a spoonful of hot, peppery North African chilli sauce as the base for this chunky, low-fat vegetable soup

Spiced citrus bean soup

Reduced-fat coconut milk gives a lovely creaminess to this soup, but keeps it light

Speedy sweet potato soup with coconut

A soup that’s ready in 20 minutes – yes, it’s that quick. So put that tin opener away

Moroccan spiced fish with ginger mash

Spice up white fish fillets with a flavoured butter and serve with fluffy sweet potato mash