Batch cooking recipes
Do you relish getting ahead with dinners for the week? Our batch cooking recipes are easy, many are freezable, and they save you time and money.
From chillies and ragùs to curries and pies, take a browse through and find something to inspire you.
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Satisfyingly slow roasts
Pot-roast beef brisket with ale and onions
This simple slow-cooked beef brisket is meltingly tender and rich with onion, ale and bay. The whole lot will feed...
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Beef stew recipes
Beef stew with orange and chestnuts
Rich, hearty and full of flavour, this is the perfect winter supper with the sweet earthy flavour of the chestnuts...
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best chilli con carne
Full of layered complexity, satisfying texture and, a robust, thick sauce and a fruity heat, this chilli con carne is...
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Vegetarian recipes from around the world
Soffritto
Italian soffritto is a trio of finely chopped vegetables softened in oil or butter and used as the base for...
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Batch cooking recipes
Gochujang pork ragù
Going beyond Italy’s larder of ingredients when making pasta sauces can produce incredible results. This ragù recipe is completely transformed...
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Batch cooking recipes
Lamb, aubergine and olive stew
Georgina Hayden’s aromatic lamb stew with aubergines and olives is perfect to make ahead and freeze for busy nights. Serve...
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Fishcake recipes
Mackerel, watercress and mustard fishcakes
Georgina Hayden’s mackerel fishcakes are brilliant for batch cooking – make them for a quick dinner, then freeze the rest...
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Fish curry recipes
Rich coconut and tomato fish curry
Make a batch of Georgina Hayden’s rich, aromatic fish curry then portion up the leftovers. It freezes brilliantly, ready for...
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Recipes with tinned beans
Sausage, fennel and flageolet bean traybake
Slowly-braised sausages with lemon, fennel and flageolet beans is one low-effort, maxmium flavour dinner. Batch cook and freeze extra portions....
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Easy student recipes
Harissa chickpea stew with crispy halloumi
Slow-cooked chickpeas topped with crispy halloumi makes for an easy and satisfying midweek meal. Batch cook and freeze the chickpeas...
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Batch cooking recipes
Cheesy beef bourguignon pie
Why serve beef bourguignon with separate sides when you can top it with rich, cheesy mash and transform it into...
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Meatball recipes
’Nduja meatballs
Give meatballs a flavour boost by adding spicy ‘nduja sausage. Batch cook the meatballs and freeze ahead ready to serve...
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Batch cooking recipes
Southern style slow cooker beef chilli with cornbread topping
Stick a batch of richly flavoured beef chilli in the slow cooker and this gloriously satisfying cornbread topped masterpiece can...
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Slow cooker recipes
Slow cooker gammon with soy and ginger
This slow cooker gammon joint, tender and suffused with Asian flavours, goes a long way. Serve with rice and greens,...
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Aubergine recipes
Caponata with couscous
Dale Pinnock’s easy vegan caponata is packed with aubergine, courgette, tomatoes and olives. Serve with wholegrain couscous. The Medicinal Chef:...
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Slow cook recipes
Slow cooker pulled pork
Learn how to make perfectly tender slow cooker pulled pork with our easy recipe. No slow cooker? No problem. The...
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