Comfort food recipes

If it’s cosy, comforting dishes you’re craving, we’ve got plenty to raise your spirits. Our warming, indulgent comfort food recipes include pies, pasta and classic British puddings.

Comfort food means different things to different people, but one thing it must do is make you feel happier than you did before you ate it. Homecooked dinners can’t be beaten, and whether it’s a best-ever fish pie, chilli con carne, or a good old-fashioned bakery-style vanilla slice that gets your tastebuds tingling, there are tonnes of ideas here for dinners that will bring smiles to all.

We’ve got soul food like fried chicken and waffles, and decadent twists such as a pain au chocolat bread and butter pudding or ‘nduja meatballs. Real treat yourself territory, this. So explore all our comfort food recipes here and bookmark a few for an instant homecooked mood-lift.

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Pasta pomodoro

Tomato pasta recipes

Pasta pomodoro

Pasta pomodoro is the original – and best – tomato pasta. This recipe is quick and easy but uses a few tricks to really amp up the flavour.

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Classic pasta puttanesca

Italian pasta recipes

Classic pasta puttanesca

One of the most famous classic pasta dishes of all time, pasta puttanesca includes anchovies, garlic, capers, olives and tomatoes.

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Chicken alfredo

Creamy pasta recipes

Chicken alfredo

Creamy and rich with a hint of garlic and dried herbs, this easy chicken alfredo pasta is the ultimate in Italian-American comfort food.

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Chitarrone alla teramana (square spaghetti with mini meatballs)

Spaghetti recipes

Chitarrone alla teramana (square spaghetti with mini meatballs)

Try this traditional spaghetti and meatballs recipe from Abruzzo. Chitarrone – square spaghetti – with rich mini meatballs in a tomato sauce.

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Frico (Alpine cheese and potato cake)

Potato recipes

Frico (Alpine cheese and potato cake)

Frico is a delicious cheese and potato cake from the Italian Alps. The soft, indulgently savoury cake is ike a very, very cheesy hash brown.

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Lasagne di salsiccia piccante e polenta (spicy sausage and polenta lasagne)

Lasagne recipes

Lasagne di salsiccia piccante e polenta (spicy sausage and polenta lasagne)

This lasagne hails from Italy's Veneto region. Layers of creamy polenta alternate with a rich sausage sauce, pecorino and mozzarella.

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Pasta alla norcina

Creamy pasta recipes

Pasta alla norcina

This rich pasta dish from Norcia in Umbria is a local speciality. Nuggets of fried sausage and earthy porcini mushroom infuse the cream sauce.

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Cumin-spiced mushroom gyros

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Easy vegan recipes

Cumin-spiced mushroom gyros

This plant-based gyros is stuffed with wedges of mushroom and crispy crinkle-cut fries, with the fresh tzatziki and tomato salad.

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Atul Kochhar’s lamb pepper fry

Lamb curry recipes

Atul Kochhar’s lamb pepper fry

Atul Kochhar's Keralan lamb pepper fry is flavoured with curry leaves, cloves and plenty of black pepper. It's ready in just 30 minutes.

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Tom Kerridge’s chicken and mushroom pot pies

Chicken pie recipes

Tom Kerridge’s chicken and mushroom pot pies

Who better to show you how to make luxurious chicken and mushroom pot pies than king of modern British pub food Tom Kerridge?

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Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)

Tomato pasta recipes

Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)

This is spaghetti hoops – but for grown-ups! Far superior to the sickly-sweet tinned stuff, this is a twist on the penne alla vodka popular in Italian-American restaurants.

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Jamaican ginger cake with chocolate ganache and berry coulis

Baking recipes

Jamaican ginger cake with chocolate ganache and berry coulis

Rich, sticky Jamican ginger cake is the ultimate comfort bake. Team it with simple berry coulis and chocolate ganache for a dinner party pud.

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Short rib ragù with pappardelle

Winter pasta recipes

Short rib ragù with pappardelle

A slow-cooked ragù is always a joy to cook – and fills the kitchen with its amazing aroma as it gently putters away.

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Susuru (udon noodle soup with chicken and sesame)

Noodle recipes

Susuru (udon noodle soup with chicken and sesame)

This udon soup is creamy and layered with umami-rich flavour. A shining example of just how good chicken noodle soup can be.

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Wild garlic pesto lasagne

Wild garlic recipes

Wild garlic pesto lasagne

Make the most of seasonal wild garlic with this springtime wild garlic pesto lasagne. It’s quicker and lighter than your standard lasagne.

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Air fryer sweet potato fries

Air fryer recipes

Air fryer sweet potato fries

Cooking sweet potatoes in the air fryer is an energy efficient way to get perfectly crisp fries without a deep-fat fryer or oven.

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