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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Caramelised coconut beef
Inspired by Indonesian rendang and Thai massaman, this intensely rich and fragrant caramelised coconut beef is a favourite-in-the-making.
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Duck recipes
Duck and prune tagine
This fragrant duck tagine is cooked low and slow, so the duck legs become fall-apart-tender with ease. Batch cook and freeze in portions.
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Masala baked beans with coriander chutney
Looking for a vegan batch cook recipe? Make and freeze these warming masala baked beans, then enjoy with rice, jacket potatoes or on toast.
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Venison recipes
Herby venison shank ragù
Having this slow-cooked venison shank ragù in the freezer makes weeknight dishes a doddle. Great with pasta, creamy polenta or mashed potato.Â
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Southern Thai-inspired braised pork belly with peppercorns
This sticky pork belly dish is inspired by moo hong, a recipe from Phuket. Simmered for hours, it's a perfect batch cook recipe.
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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. Freeze any leftovers to make a chilli or ragu.
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Beef stew recipes
Beef stew with orange and chestnuts
This hearty beef stew makes the perfect winter supper. Sweet, earthy chestnuts combine beautifully with rich beef and zesty orange.
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best chilli con carne
Full of layered complexity, satisfying texutre and fruity heat, this chilli con carne is the best example of the one-pot classic.
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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 for many a ragù, risotto and sauce throughout the country.
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Gochujang pork ragù
Ragù is transformed in this pasta recipe with Korean gochujang paste. The complex depth of heat and umami lift the trad pasta sauce to exciting new heights.
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Lamb, aubergine and olive stew
This aromatic lamb stew with aubergines and olives is perfect to make ahead and freeze for busy nights. Serve with rice, couscous or flatbreads.
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Fishcake recipes
Mackerel, watercress and mustard fishcakes
These mackerel fishcakes are brilliant for batch cooking – make them for a quick dinner, then freeze then rest for another day.
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Fish curry recipes
Rich coconut and tomato fish curry
Make a batch of this rich, aromatic fish curry. It freezes brilliantly, ready for busy nights when you need a warming curry in a hurry.
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Recipes with tinned beans
Sausage, fennel and flageolet bean traybake
Sausages slow-cooked with lemon, fennel and flagelot 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
This slow-cooked chickpea stew topped with crispy halloumi makes for an easy and satisfying midweek meal. Batch cook the dish ahead of time.
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Cheesy beef bourguignon pie
Why serve beef bourguignon with separate sides when you can top it with rich, cheesy mash and transform it into a pie? Batch cook and freeze.
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