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Menopause Dinner Recipes

Dinners for menopause and beyond lean on protein, calcium, and vegetables in quantities that actually satisfy. These recipes skip seed oils and ultra-processed ingredients, scale for batch cooking, and store well for the week ahead.

Moroccan Spiced Tomato and Egg Soup

A Moroccan-style soup built on fresh summer tomatoes, chickpeas, and warm spices, finished with eggs poached directly in the broth. Served with fresh cilantro a

55 min 4 servings alcohol-freedairy-freefish-free

Korean Pork and Cabbage Stir-Fry (Dwaeji Bokkeum)

Thinly sliced pork belly is stir-fried with cabbage, carrots, and leeks in a gochujang and soy-based sauce. Served over steamed rice.

35 min 4 servings high-fibrehigh-protein

Pork Fennel Stir-Fry

A stir-fry of sliced pork loin, fennel, silverbeet, and cannellini beans cooked with garlic, lemon, and dried chilli in olive oil. Finished with fresh parsley a

35 min 4 servings dairy-freeegg-freefish-free

British-Style Chickpea Noodles with Leek, Mushroom and Brown Sauce

Egg noodles tossed with chickpeas, leek, mushrooms, and a savoury British-inspired brown sauce made from tomatoes, Worcestershire-style aromatics, and malt-forw

40 min 4 servings alcohol-freefish-freehalal

Lentil Coconut Zucchini Stew

A Thai-spiced stew of red lentils simmered in coconut milk with fresh tomatoes, zucchini, and red bell pepper. Seasoned with red curry paste, ginger, and lime.

60 min 4 servings high-fibrered-meat-freevegetarian

Pumpkin Lentil Stew

A Middle Eastern style stew made with red lentils, pumpkin, and tinned tomatoes, spiced with cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. Finished with lemon juice and fresh

60 min 4 servings alcohol-freedairy-freeegg-free

Leek Fennel Chickpea Braise

A slow-braised French-style dish of dried chickpeas cooked with leeks, fennel, carrots, celery, and fresh thyme in a white wine and tomato broth. The vegetables

105 min 4 servings egg-freefish-freegluten-free

Lamb Lentil Soup

A spiced Ethiopian-style soup made with bone-in lamb pieces, red lentils, fresh tomatoes, and a blend of berbere spices simmered in a rich aromatic broth built

90 min 4 servings alcohol-freeegg-freefish-free

Pea Chickpea Noodles

Egg noodles served in a thick, herb-flecked sauce made from mushy peas and chickpeas, finished with sautéed leeks, kale, and a squeeze of lemon. The sauce draws

85 min 4 servings egg-freehigh-fibrered-meat-free

Lamb Pumpkin Soup

A spiced lamb and chickpea soup built with ras el hanout-style spices, root vegetables, and tinned tomatoes, finished with fresh lemon and coriander.

84 min 4 servings alcohol-freedairy-freeegg-free

Greek-Style Prawn and Fennel Bake

Raw prawns are baked with fennel, tomatoes, olives, and feta in a garlic and lemon olive oil base. The dish is finished with fresh parsley and served from the b

45 min 4 servings alcohol-freeegg-freefish-free

Chicken Preserved Lemon Tagine

A slow-braised chicken tagine with chickpeas, preserved lemon, and green olives in a spiced tomato and onion sauce. Served with whole grain couscous.

70 min 5 servings alcohol-freeanti-inflammatorydairy-free

Chicken Lemongrass Larb

A Thai minced chicken salad cooked with fish sauce, lime, chilli, and toasted rice powder, served over brown rice with fresh coriander, mint, and shallots.

45 min 5 servings egg-freehigh-proteinred-meat-free

Sardine Silverbeet Wrap

Tinned sardines combined with sautéed silverbeet, caramelised onions, and fresh lemon juice, served in warmed flatbread wraps with extra virgin olive oil and or

40 min 5 servings high-fibrered-meat-free

Oyakodon with Silverbeet and Mushrooms

A traditional Japanese rice bowl topped with silky egg and tender chicken cooked in a light dashi and soy broth, layered over steamed rice with sautéed mushroom

55 min 5 servings high-proteinred-meat-free

Beef Parsnip Stew

Tender beef chuck braised low and slow with winter root vegetables, silverbeet, and aromatics until melt-in-mouth. Finished with fresh lemon zest and parsley fo

170 min 5 servings alcohol-freedairy-freeegg-free

Lentil Capsicum Bake

A baked dish of brown lentils, roasted capsicums, and onions layered with thick yoghurt, finished with melted butter and warm spices. Served warm as a complete

60 min 4 servings high-fibrelow-sodiumred-meat-free

Ghormeh Sabzi (Persian Herb and Lamb Stew)

A slow-braised Persian stew of lamb shoulder, dried limes, kidney beans, and a large volume of fresh herbs including parsley, coriander, and chives, served over

155 min 4 servings dairy-freehigh-fibrehigh-protein

Chicken White Bean Soup

A Provençal vegetable and bean soup finished with a fresh basil and garlic pistou. Chicken thighs are simmered in the pot to add depth and protein.

70 min 4 servings alcohol-freedairy-freeegg-free

Vietnamese Beef Phở

An aromatic beef and bone broth soup with rice noodles, fresh herbs, and traditional Vietnamese spices. Served with lime, chilli, and coriander for individual s

140 min 4 servings dairy-freegluten-freehigh-protein

Greek-Style Lamb and Vegetable Stew

A slow-simmered lamb stew with tomatoes, zucchini, and eggplant, seasoned with oregano and lemon. The lamb is braised in water with whole aromatics until tender

90 min 4 servings alcohol-freedairy-freeegg-free

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