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Take comfort without carbs: 50 healthy-ish winter warmers

Not all comfort food needs to be loaded with calories and carbs. Packed with veg and colour, here are 50 dishes that give you a cuddle without the love handles.

50 recipes
Chicken and corn soup.
EASY

Chicken and corn soup recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Rachel Khoo
Smoky chickpea, aubergine and tomato one pot.

Smoky chickpea, eggplant and tomato one-pot casserole taco filling recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rachel Khoo
Jill Dupleix's ultimate baked beans.

The ultimate baked beans

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Chicken and ratatouille.
EASY

Chicken and ratatouille

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Braised chicken with lemon, oregano and olives.

Braised chicken with lemon, oregano and olives

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Italian chicken with capsicum and summer tomatoes.

Italian chicken with capsicum and summer tomatoes

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
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Chicken and chickpea stew.
EASY

Chicken and chickpea stew recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Smoky tomato soup with shredded chicken, cavolo nero and cheese.

Smoky tomato, pearl barley and chicken soup with parmesan

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Use any soup mix in this Sri Lankan-spiced soup.
EASY

Sri Lankan-spiced lentil and bean soup

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Any white-fleshed fish will work in this self-saucing one-tray bake.
EASY

Roasted snapper with fennel and tomato

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Roasted vegetable and lentil soup.
EASY

Roasted vegetable and lentil soup

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Celeriac and potato soup with crunchy buckwheat, almond and paprika topping.

Celeriac and potato soup with crunchy buckwheat, almond and paprika topping

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Karen Martini's Minestrone with roasted vegetables.

Karen Martini's five favourite winter vegetables (and two recipes)

  • Karen Martini
This simple take on pot-au-feu proves winter food doesn't have to always be heavy.
EASY

Japanese-style pot-au-feu

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Spiced pumpkin soup with barley, labne and leftover lamb.

Roasted ras-el-hanout pumpkin soup with barley and leftover lamb

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
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A humble bag of frozen peas adds freshness to this pantry braise.
EASY

Hetty McKinnon's spicy tomato and coconut braised peas

  • < 30 mins
  • Hetty McKinnon
Slow-roasted celeriac steaks with pear salad and quick herb gremolata.

Celeriac steaks with pear salad and herb gremolata

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Sweet potato and lentil curry topped with crispy chickpeas and yoghurt.

Sweet potato and lentil curry with roasted spiced chickpeas

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
One-dish wonder: Spiced pumpkin wedges with tomato and pearl barley.

Spiced pumpkin with turmeric and tomato pearl barley, harissa and yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Slow-cooked beetroot salad with horseradish ricotta.
EASY

Slow-cooked baby beets with horseradish ricotta and chopped winter greens

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Carrot, pecorino and parsley.
EASY

Carrot, pecorino and parsley

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Whole roasted cauliflower with lemon and mustard dressing.
EASY

Whole roasted cauliflower with lemon and mustard

  • 1-2 hrs
Spiced chickpea stew topped with roast pumpkin wedges.
EASY

Chickpea and roast pumpkin casserole

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Comfort in a bowl: use the crispy pita to scoop the creamy chickpea stew.
EASY

Eggplant and chickpea fetteh

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

Kylie Kwong's chicken, chilli and Hokkien noodle soup recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Kylie Kwong
Arabella Forge's cold-busting chicken soup.

Cold-busting chicken soup

  • 2 hrs +
  • Arabella Forge
Roast potato and chickpea curry.
EASY

Creamy Bengali-style roast potato and chickpea curry

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Garlicky sweet potato and chickpea soup served with spiced red onion and feta scones.
EASY

Garlic, sweet potato and chickpea soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Dan Lepard
This simple chicken and vegie soup uses a whole chicken.
EASY

Whole chicken and vegetable soup

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Step aside green eggs and ham, hello green peas and ham.

Smoky slow-cooked brown rice with ham hock, peas and mustard

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
Spicy porridge with winter fruits.

Spiced winter porridge recipe with honey and turmeric baked fruit

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LeBrooy
This lentil curry is heavy on the ginger.
EASY

Coriander seed, ginger, coconut and lentil curry

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Stuffed pumpkin with flu fighting chilli, lemon and ginger.

Ginger, turmeric, kale and wild rice-stuffed roast pumpkin with chilli

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Fresh ginger gives this vegan curry a nose-clearing kick.
EASY

Vegan red lentil, ginger and coconut curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Pumpkin rendang curry.

Pumpkin rendang curry

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Hearty winter vegetable soup with borlotti beans and porcini mushrooms.
EASY

Fresh borlotti bean, winter vegetable and porcini soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Andrew McConnell

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