High-fibre meals
Serve up a hearty, filling and high-fibre meal of chilli con carne pie, aubergine lentil curry, chickpea tagine and more
Are you looking for wholesome, high-fibre recipes to help improve your digestion? Check out the ideas below for nourishing stews, curries, salads, pies and more.
Next, check out the top high-fibre foods to add to your diet, the best high-fibre breakfasts to kickstart your day and read up on how to support a healthy gut. Don't forget to have a look at our gut-healthy recipes too.
Vegan aubergine curry
Cook aubergine pieces with fragrant spices and red lentils for a hearty yet healthy vegan aubergine dhansak to feed the whole family. Enjoy with pilau rice.
Chilli con carne cottage pie
Take your cottage pie up a notch with paprika, chilli and cumin. This low-calorie dinner is topped with mashed sweet potatoes for an extra hit of fibre.
Grilled hake with chickpeas
Simply grilled hake, with a side of preserved lemon and paprika chickpeas plus leafy kale, makes a nutritious dinner that contains plenty of fibre.
Feel-good winter salad
This nourishing salad is packed with lots of fresh ginger and garlic, full of antioxidants and vitamins. Raw kale is great for digestion, along with beetroot, broccoli and avocado.
Broccoli and peanut soba noodles
Gluten-free soba noodles are tossed with fresh greens and a zingy dressing, then topped with roasted peanuts for added crunch.
Healthy beans on toast
Make your own healthier baked beans to avoid the ultra processed version. You'll benefit from less salt and sugar, but plenty of fibre.
Miso roasted cauliflower, avocado and lentil salad
Fibre-rich cauliflower is roasted in a miso dressing – also filled with probiotics – and turned into a rustic salad with pickled onions and lentils. It's delicious and great for your gut, too.
Berry and nut butter porridge
Packed with nuts, fruit and oats, this hearty porridge bowl is perfect for a post-workout breakfast.
Chickpea tagine
This warming tagine is packed with nutritious chickpeas and spinach, and flavoured with warming spices like cinnamon, cumin and turmeric. A hearty, filling dinner that's full of the good stuff.
Avocado on toast with smoked salmon
Creamy avocado and smoked salmon is a winning combination. Serve on wholemeal or rye toast for a fibre-packed lunch or brunch.
One-pot winter warmer
A vegan one-pot packed with plenty of ginger, garlic and turmeric to support your immune system, plus beta carotene-rich sweet potatoes for vitamin A and eye health.
Five-bean chilli
Make the most of storecupboard tins in this easy vegan bean chilli. Serve this comforting one-pot with brown rice, avocado, coriander and dairy-free yogurt for a nourishing dinner.
Spiced squash, spinach and lentil soup
A wholesome, nutritious soup packed with squash, puy lentils, bulgar wheat and plenty of cumin for kick.
Turmeric-fried veggie rice
Try our vibrant turmeric-fried rice. This colourful recipe is packed with punchy flavour and super simple to make. Plus, it comes in at under 300 calories per serving.
Roasted sweet potato and freekeh salad with harissa-yogurt dressing
This veggie freekeh salad is easy to prepare and makes a filling lunch. Both freekeh and sweet potato top up the fibre content, while harissa adds a touch of spice.
Mushroom pearl barley risotto with roasted carrots
Pearl barley makes a great change from rice in risottos, and you won’t need to continuously stir it. This mushroom risotto is topped with sweet and nutty roasted rosemary carrots.
Baked sweet potatoes with smoky beans
This recipe for baked sweet potatoes with smoky beans makes for a great easy veggie meal for two. Plus, it's under 500 calories – perfect for midweek.
Chickpea, pepper and bulgar wheat salad
Make our vibrant veggie salad for a nutritious midweek meal ready in less than half an hour.
Thai-style broccoli fried rice
Packed with protein and low in calories, this speedy broccoli rice dish is full of exciting texture and flavour, with punchy chilli, zingy lime, crunchy veg and peanuts.
Carrot and parsnip dhal
Show your leftover roast veggies some love and use them to top a nourishing bowl of spiced tarka dhal. This makes an easy vegan dinner for four.
Sweet potato chilli
This recipe for sweet potato and quinoa chilli makes a great veggie alternative to the traditional chilli. It's under 500 calories and is packed with flavour, so you won't even miss the meat – great for a midweek meal.
Pepper, date and harissa tagine
This tagine makes a feature of meltingly soft peppers, but you could add any summery veg to the base sauce – chunks of squash or courgette would be good.
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