Healthy family meals
We know that cooking healthy family dinners is no easy task, especially after a tiring day or if you’ve got fussy eaters to feed . But, serving delicious and healthy family dinners doesn’t need to mean loads of effort, prep or fancy ingredients.
We’ve pulled together our fail-safe dinner ideas in this collection to inspire you. These easy, colorful ideas will get you out of the midweek dinner rut. There’s something for even the fussiest eater in this collection of vibrant, veg-packed family meals.
How about our chicken and veg traybake to get you started? It uses one roasting pan, and is ready in around 35 minutes.
And see our other collection for more easy meals in 30 minutes.
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Chicken thigh recipes
Chicken provençal with sticky garlic potatoes
This simple chicken provençal recipe hails from the south of France and is the ultimate minimal effort, maximum flavour meal....
Midweek meal recipes
Lemon, ginger and coriander chicken with potatoes and slaw
Freshly grated ginger, lemon zest and crushed coriander seeds work wonders to upgrade a simple chicken dinner. Whip up a...
Tofu recipes
Sriracha tofu with shaved broccoli and edamame salad
This sticky, spicy tofu is a genuine crowd pleaser. Cook it right, and you’ll even bring round the tofu-sceptics. Serve...
Healthy family meals
Cornish bouillabaisse
This bouillabaisse from Emily Scott is made with easy to access British ingredients like gurnard and mussels. It’s a one...
30-minute meal recipes
Summer vegetable and feta galette
This pretty, versatile galette celebrates all of late spring and early summer’s culinary heroes – and it’s ready in 30...
Healthy chicken recipes
Apricot-glazed chicken with cauliflower cous cous
Baste chicken thighs with an easy, tangy apricot glaze. Sat on a big bed of whizzed and lightly cooked cauliflower,...
Easy vegan recipes
Red lentil dal
‘Passive’ cooking is a method that makes the most of residual heat, cooking dishes with an initial blast of heat...
Beetroot recipes
Beetroot, spinach and coconut curry
Healthy, fresh tasting and with a rich finish thanks to coconut milk, this is an easy curry to knock together...
Vegan comfort food
Vegan sausage casserole
A one-pot beauty full of earthy root veg, creamy beans and the unmistakably wintry flavour of chestnuts, this vegan sausage...
Chicken soup recipes
Chicken, lemon and orzo soup
Inspired by avgolemono, a traditional Greek dish that sees eggs and lemon juice whisked up to thicken chicken broth, this...
Roast chicken recipes
Pressure cooker pot-roast chicken with freekeh and greens
Cook pot-roast chicken in a pressure cooker in next to no time. Pressure cooker expert Catherine Phipps shares an easy...
Easy dinner party mains
Air fryer salmon fillets
Salmon takes just six minutes in the air fryer, so all it needs is a quick marinade which will thicken...
Budget recipes
Black bean chilli soup with corn dumplings
Simmering black beans gently with garlic, chillies and lime rewards you with an easy, flavourful soup that you can leave...
Brussels sprouts recipes
Sprout, bacon and red pepper panzanella
Sprouts aren’t just for Christmas! This wintry take on Italy’s beloved bread salad pairs sprouts with salty lardons and sweet...
Fish curry recipes
Rich coconut and tomato fish curry
Make a batch of Georgina Hayden’s rich, aromatic fish curry then portion up the leftovers. It freezes brilliantly, ready for...
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