Comfort food recipes
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Comfort food
Baked beans
Homemade baked beans are simple and cheap to make, and certainly taste better than the canned versions. Make a big batch and freeze in portions.
Proper puddings
Chocolate sponge pudding
A bit of chocolate pudding retro nostalgia... Enjoy this chocolate sponge pudding hot, with unsweetened cream or custard. The ultimate after dinner dessert.
English
Traditional Lancashire hotpot
Our traditional Lancashire hotpot is made with lambs' neck and lambs' kidneys - two budget meat cuts with bags of flavour.
Stews, casseroles, pot-roasts and slow-roasts
Slow-roasted pork
Slow-roasted pork is a timeless, tender classic for feeding lots of people or Sunday lunch. The chump end is the best part of a pig for this roast.
Stews, casseroles, pot-roasts and slow-roasts
Gordon Ramsay’s lamb shank cassoulet
Gordon Ramsay's lamb shank cassoulet recipe is a perfect winter warmer. Packed with herbs, plus plenty of flavour from smoked bacon and herby sausages.
Creamy chicken
Creamy chicken cobbler
This comforting chicken cobbler recipe is inexpensive and takes just half an hour to cook. Turkey is an even cheaper alternative.
Comfort food
Creamy chicken in white sauce
Use this basic chicken in a white sauce recipe to make three different dinners for four - it's recipe magic!
Midweek meals
Meatloaf
This classic meatloaf is a nutritious, filling meal that kids will love. Bonus - the beef and pork loaf is easy to make as well.
Noodle soups
Chinese duck noodle broth
A whole duck is used to make this fragrant, comforting duck and noodle broth, giving the stock incredible richness and flavour.
Filo pastry
Mushroom and chestnut filo pie
It's flavoursome and vegetarian, and you can make it in 30 minutes. Plenty of cream, garlic and leeks bring this recipe alive.
Comfort food
Stilton and leek bread and butter bake
This cheesy vegetarian recipe is comfort food heaven and a savoury bread and butter pudding. Imagine leeks, stilton and a whole lot of bread for dunking...
British puddings
Ginger syrup steamed pudding
A super-sticky steamed pudding that's so easy to make, and tastes delicious. Serve with custard - you know it's going to be GOOD.
Lasagnes
Angela Hartnett’s lasagne al forno
When Italians make a lasagne they use chopped steak, not mince, says Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett. Try this al forno recipe...
Cauliflower
Cauliflower cheese on toast
Our cauliflower cheese on toast works best with a dark rye but the cheese is up to you - maybe a mature Cheddar, a crumbly Lancashire or a Stilton.
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