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Flask lunch ideas

Have a hot lunch at the ready if you haven't got a canteen or microwave handy. Save money and feel nourished all afternoon long with our flask lunch ideas.
Pumpkin soup
by Annie Rigg

You need to have this delightfully warming pumpkin soup recipe on hand when autumn rolls around and there are pumpkins aplenty. It works just as well with dense orange squashes like butternut. Serve with a swirl of cream and some toasted seeds from the pumpkin.

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Easy veggie chilli

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Chickpea and chorizo stew

by Justine Pattison
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Quick chicken stew

by Sunil Vijayakar
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Irish beef stew

by Donal Skehan
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Caribbean ital bean curry

by Shaun and Craig McAnuff
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Easy pork and chickpea stew

by Miguel Barclay
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Easy sausage and lentil stew

by Justine Pattison
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Chorizo and meatball stew

by Emily Angle
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Lentil and bacon soup

by The Hairy Bikers
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Easy chilli con carne

by Jo Pratt
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Versatile vegetable soup

by Justine Pattison
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Turkey taco bowls

by Rob Eades
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Tomato, chickpea and pasta soup

by Rachel Phipps
Light meals & snacks

Chicken and sweetcorn soup

by Justine Pattison
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Nadiya's dal

by Nadiya Hussain
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Orzo risotto with lemon and fresh oregano

by Rachel Phipps
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