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Pasta bakes
Cheese and broccoli bake
This comforting vegetarian pasta bake recipe is fast enough for midweek cooking, and great if you're on a budget.
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Batch cooking
Easy chicken stock
Our easy chicken stock recipe is better than anything you can buy. It won’t contain too much salt and it’s simple to make too.
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Macaroni cheese
US-style mac ‘n’ cheese
This is mac 'n' cheese American-style. Gooey, filling and served with a bacon salad, there's no denying this is proper comfort food.
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Pies
Beef, brown ale and mushroom pie
Try Debbie Major's twist on the classic beef and brown ale pie, chock full of button and porcini mushrooms and topped with all-butter puff pastry.
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Bolognese
Bolognese sauce
Donal Skehan's classic bolognese recipe is a good basic bolognese recipe for use in pasta dishes. It's also handy for cooking in batches.
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Storecupboard
Dhal with spinach and tomatoes
This cheap, healthy and vegan dhal with lentils, spinach and tomatoes is a comforting yet lower-calorie recipe for January nights.
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Ragù
Ultimate ragù
This ragù is great with pasta, but you can use it as a base for a chilli or make it in to cottage pie. It’s also a cinch to transform it into lasagne.
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Favourite chicken
Chicken kievs
Our homemade chicken kiev recipe is quick and easy and even better, you can make extra and freeze them for an even speedier supper next time.
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Savoury pancakes
Creamy chicken and mushroom crispy pancakes
This homemade version of classic crispy pancakes filled with creamy chicken and mushrooms is the perfect savoury treat for Shrove Tuesday.
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Healthy makeover
Healthier dauphinoise potatoes
Love a dauphinoise? This low calorie version of the classic gratin dauphinoise recipe saves 332kcals and 36g fat per portion.
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Scottish
Warm potato pancakes with Scottish smoked salmon
Serve these warm potato pancakes with smoked salmon as a starter or add a poached egg for a brilliant brunch.
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Picnic
Cheddar quiche with smoked bacon, onion and roasted red pepper
Make and freeze this indulgent cheddar and bacon quiche ahead of time, then cook from frozen when your guests arrive.
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Chilli
Classic chilli con carne
Feed a crowd with our classic chilli con carne recipe, made with red wine, black treacle and little cinnamon for subtle sweetness.
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Burgers
The ultimate beef burgers
You can enjoy these ultimate beef burgers straight away or make and freeze them for sunny days when you want to fire up the barbecue.
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