Need some inspiration for healthy meals for one? Want the best healthy dinner ideas? All our simple meal ideas are easy to make and are packed with nutritional benefits. Try an indulgent chicken burger, an omelette packed with fresh veg or a toast topped with creamy ricotta and sweet cherry tomatoes. We've also got plenty more meals for one for a delicious solo dining experience.

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Try our suggestions below and check out our healthy lunch recipes for even more delicious and wholesome dishes.


Healthy meals for one

Greek chicken burger

This Greek chicken burger is a quick and easy meal for one for under 500 calories – perfect for a speedy midweek supper.

Greek Chicken Burger Recipe

Courgette with pesto and balsamic tomatoes

Who needs pasta when you can have spiralised courgette? Try our easy 'courgetti' recipe, made with baby plum tomatoes, garlic, pesto, pine nuts and a lot of courgette noodles for a filling dinner for one.

Courgetti Recipe with Pesto and Tomatoes

California scramble

This California scramble is a quick and easy vegetarian meal for one – try for breakfast, brunch or a quick midweek meal.

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California Scramble Recipe

10-minute sardines and peppers on toast

This 10-minute sardines and pepper on toast recipe is a really quick and easy idea for a midweek meal that you can throw together with storecupboard ingredients.

Sardines and peppers on toast

Ricotta toast with kale and cherry tomatoes

This recipe for ricotta toast with kale and cherry tomatoes makes a great 10-minute meal for 1. It's veggie and low cal, so ticks a lot of the midweek boxes.

Ricotta Kale Tomato Toasts

Ginger, spring onion and mushroom omelette

This quick and easy recipe for ginger, spring onion and mushroom omelette makes a speedy meal filled with flavour. Whip up this simple dish in just 20 minutes.

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Mushroom Omelette Recipe with Ginger and Spring Onions served in a black frying pan on a wooden board

Lemon chicken with charred leeks and fennel

This recipe for lemon chicken with charred leeks and fennel is a really easy midweek meal for one. It's ready in just 20 minutes and is under 300 calories, but is so packed with flavour that you won't notice.

Lemon Chicken With Leeks and Green Beans

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