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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Beef mince recipes
Spiced beef mince with jacket potatoes and yogurt
No jacket potato beats this one, which is stuffed generously with spiced beef mince, chickpeas,...

Pie recipes
Minced beef and onion pie
This traditional minced beef and onion pie recipe topped with crisp, golden pastry is a...

Blue cheese recipes
Broccoli and stilton soup
Broccoli and stilton is a classic flavour combination, and this verdant green homemade version of...

Chicken casserole recipes
Perfect coq au vin
Recipe writer Alex Hollywood’s movie star grandmother entertained lavishly in Paris in her heyday. This...

Pizza recipes
Pinsa romana bases (Roman-style pizza)
The dough for this easy pinsa romana recipe requires no kneading or proving – just...

Burns Night recipes
Haggis shepherd’s pie
Opt for our rich and tasty haggis shepherd’s pie this Burns Night – kids and...

Healthy soup recipes
Curried lentil soup with kale and almond topping
This healthy and filling curried lentil soup is full of goodness and a real depth...

Chicken curry recipes
Punjabi chicken curry
Infused with happy memories and beautifully balanced spices, this classic Punjabi chicken curry by Anjum...

Fish pie recipes
Calum Franklin’s ultimate fish pie
We challenge you to find a fish pie with a finer crust than this. The...

Slow cook recipes
Beef carbonnade
If you’ve never heard of or tasted this classic Flemish beef stew, you’re in for...

Pie recipes
Cheesy sausage and mash pie
We’ve flavoured this meaty sausage and onion pie with Marmite, for a salty, tangy kick,...

Slow cook recipes
Italian braised beef stew in red wine
Something magical happens when you slow-cook beef in red wine – and it looks a...

Chicken casserole recipes
Creamy tarragon chicken casserole
How to make life easier with one simple recipe? Whip up a huge chicken casserole,...

Freezable soup recipes
Smoky tomato soup with cheesy cornbread muffins
This smoky tomato soup recipe, served with cheesy cornbread muffins, is inspired by the flavours...

Discover one-pots
Beef shin and ale ragù
Meltingly tender beef shin is slow cooked for four hours to achieve a dark and...

Chilli recipes
Real black bean chilli con carne with avocado...
A real beef and black bean chilli con carne that’s slow-cooked until rich, thick and...

Fishcake recipes
Cod and parsley fishcakes
Fishcakes are all about thrift. They evolved during times when expensive fish needed to be...

Casserole recipes
Slow-cooked beef stew
Digital Editor Vic Grimshaw’s slow-cooked beef stew celebrates the Aga. Leave to cook low and...

Freezable soup recipes
Freezable fish soup
This vibrant fish soup recipe makes a big portion so you can freeze what you...

Batch cooking recipes
Classic Cornish pasties
Debbie Major turns her expert hand to proper Cornish pasties made with braising steak, tweaking...