Easy winter warmers
Show the cold who’s boss with our best dishes to warm you up in winter. We’ve got simple one-pots, hearty stews, knock-your-socks-off pies, and indulgent puddings to liven up weeknights.
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Chicken thigh recipes
Chicken thighs in a mustard, tarragon and grape pan sauce
The sauce is the star of this easy bistro dish, made using all those delicious brown bits from the bottom of the pan for buckets of flavour.
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Air fryer recipes
Air fryer baked potatoes
If you like your baked potatoes extra crisp, an air fryer is the way to go – it cuts the jacket potato baking time in half.
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Satisfyingly slow roasts
Pot-roast beef brisket with ale and onions
This simple slow-cooked beef brisket is meltingly tender and rich with onion, ale and bay. Freeze any leftovers to make a chilli or ragu.
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Lentil recipes
Dal dhokli
Dal dhokli is a traditional Gujarati dish of dal with dumplings. Nisha Parmar shares her thrifty recipe, which makes smart use leftover dal.
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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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Classic soup recipes
Ribollita
Ribollita is a hearty Tuscan bean soup thickened with stale bread. Chef Dara Klein shares her family recipe for this thrifty comfort food.
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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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Roast chicken recipes
Roast chicken with vermouth, beans and grapes
This easy roast chicken dinner nods to the French classic sole véronique with its vermouth and grape sauce. Cook everything in one pot.
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Cabbage recipes
Lamb and buckwheat stuffed cabbage
Debora Robertson's lamb and buckwheat stuffed cabbage recipe is inspired by some of the cabbage-y winter delights she ate living in Moscow.
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Pie recipes
Fidget pie
If you're looking for a hearty, comforting recipe that won't cost a bomb, this traditional bacon and potato pie is brilliant.
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Venison recipes
Mulled wine-braised venison cobbler
The warming, fruity flavours of mulled wine are a natural companion for venison. Pair them together under cheesy scones in this cobbler.
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Comfort food recipes
Julius Roberts’ epic roast chicken
You can't beat a good roast chicken, and this version from farmer, chef and Instagram star Julius Roberts is perfection.
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Duck recipes
Duck with roasted plum glaze and crushed swede
Duck with plums is a classic combination. Here, we’ve served it with wintery veg. The sharp plums contrast perfectly against rich, gamey duck
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best chilli con carne
Full of layered complexity, satisfying texutre and fruity heat, this chilli con carne is the best example of the one-pot classic.
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Slow cooked beef recipes
Red wine-braised short ribs and beans
Gently simmered in a red wine-rich stew alongside plenty of beans, wine-braised short ribs is a hands-off dish with knockout results.
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