Comfort food recipes
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Retro puddings
Chocolate parkin with marbled custard
Sticky chocolate parkin shares top billing with chocolate and ginger custard rippled with spiced cream in this retro pudding recipe.
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Favourite chicken recipes
Chicken and choucroute garnie
Chicken is added to choucroute garnie – an Alsatian dish of sauerkraut with wine, salted meats and caraway – for a comforting one-pot dinner.
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Discover one-pots
Chicken dauphinoise with dijon and cream
Claire Thomson combines baked chicken and creamy dauphinoise potatoes to create the ultimate comforting one-pot chicken recipe.
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Beef mince recipes
Sloppy joes with coleslaw potato salad
Sloppy joes (saucy beef mince in a burger bun) are perfect comfort food in a hurry. Serve them with our hybrid side: coleslaw potato salad.
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Toad in the hole recipes
Chipolata toad in the hole with creamed butternut squash
There are few things more comforting than a toad in the hole for dinner. This chipolata version means a higher sausage-to-batter ratio
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Cookie recipes
Banoffee pan-bang cookies
Banoffee pie fans, meet your new favourite cookie. These pan-bang cookies are laced with milk chocolate, banana chips and gooey toffees.
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Fried rice recipes
Roti fried rice
Egg fried rice is the ultimate one-pan, use-everything-up dinner. This recipe takes it up a level with the addition of torn pieces of roti.
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Pizza recipes
Dill and jalapeño potato pizza
Inspired by dill jalapeño crisps, this potato pizza’s punchy flavours make an incredible topping for this double-carbs combo.
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Savoury pie recipes
Cheese, potato, swede and chorizo pie
This rich chorizo pie contains a triple-threat of cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, taleggio) plus the double-carb hit of pastry and potato.
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Risotto recipes
Potato risotto
This double-carb delight combines two comfort dishes: the simplicity of a fluffy jacket potato and the soothing process of a creamy risotto.
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best lasagne
A slow-cooked, meaty ragù enhanced by a brown-butter bechamel and layered between al dente pasta. Truly the best lasagne you’ll ever make.
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Toastie recipes
Gochujang mac-and-cheese toastie
Cheese and onion meets fiery Korean flavour in this double-carb beauty. Our mac and cheese toastie gives grilled cheese a serious upgrade.
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Cookie recipes
Chocolate miso pan-bang cookies
Pan-bang cookies are giant – and chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Try our version with chocolate chips, miso and sea salt.
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30-minute meal recipes
Colcannon with mustard-fried eggs
It doesn’t get more comforting than colcannon – cheesy mashed potato threaded with cabbage or leeks. Top with a fried egg for an easy supper.
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Beef stew recipes
Beef short rib bourguignon
Beef bourguignon is a comforting stew from Burgundy. Create a great sauce by braising short ribs in wine before adding the traditional veg.
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best fish pie
Our ultimate fish pie recipe swaps milk for a quick stock and is packed with fresh herbs and zingy capers for a bright yet comforting pie.
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