Mother's Day dinner recipes
Impress the mother figure in your life with one of our stellar dinner recipes this Mother’s Day. From cheesy roast chicken to seasonal wild garlic ravioli, we guarantee you’ll find something in our Mother’s Day dinner ideas collection.
If it’s a roast dinner you’re planning, try our marmalade porchetta or roast beef with tapenade, onions and mushrooms – a fresher take on the old favourite. Does Mum love fish? We’ve got a beautiful sea bream with fennel and preserved lemons and harissa salmon with cherry tomatoes. If she’s more into pasta, our elegant crab and ricotta ravioli is a winner – or a classy linguine with mussels.
Breakfast in bed on the cards? Browse our best Mother’s Day brunch recipes.
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Celebrity chef recipes
James Martin’s loaded potato skins with tomahawk steak
Serve loaded potato skins the James Martin way, with juicy tomahawk steak, tangy barbecue sauce and lashings of chipotle butter.
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Healthy fish recipes
Almond-crusted pollock with tahini, potatoes and cavolo nero
Top firm pollock fillets with a spiced almond crumb. Serve with potatoes, buttery cavolo nero and tahini sauce for dinner with a twist.
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30-minute meal recipes
Pork piccata with mashed potatoes and roast apples
Pork piccata is our take on the Italian dish of golden chicken escalopes with lemon, caper and butter sauce. An easy and filling dinner.
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Winter pasta recipes
Lasagne sheets with celeriac sauce, olive tapenade and egg yolk
Sheets of pasta don’t just have to become lasagne! In Liguria, they’re traditionally served tossed in pesto, but they’re great with any creamy, rich sauce.
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Venison recipes
Coffee-marinated roast venison saddle
Marinating venison saddle in spent coffee grounds imparts a subtle earthy, umami flavour. Serve with dauphinoise for a knockout winter roast.
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Vegan comfort food
Ultimate vegan lasagne
With a few clever swaps, we'll show you how to make a rich and creamy vegan lasagne. This plant-based dish is thrumming with Italian flavour.
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Roast chicken recipes
Air fryer roast chicken
Wondering how to roast a chicken in an air fryer? The results are surprisingly good – super-crisp golden skin and, because of the way an air fryer works, the meat remains super juicy.
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30-minute meal recipes
Cavolo nero linguine with pangrattato
A deep green purée rich with slow-cooked garlic really delivers in this simple cavolo nero linguine recipe. Top the pasta with crispy breadcrumbs.
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Feta cheese recipes
Lamb, mint and harissa meatballs with trofie and feta
Bored of regular meatballs and pasta? Try our fiery lamb, mint and harissa meatballs with trofie and curls of feta grated over the top.
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One-pot chicken recipes
Chicken, garlic and red pepper stew
This chicken and pepper stew is a one-pan wonder. Garlicky mayo is whisked through the sauce for silky texture and punchy flavour.
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Easy whole fish recipes
Roast turbot with leeks, tarragon and riesling
Celebrate Christmas or a special family gathering with roast turbot. Mitch Tonk’s whole fish is incredibly quick to cook and has a firm, rich, meaty texture.
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Crab recipes
Crab cakes with katsu curry sauce
James Martin shares his crab cakes recipe. Serve the crisp crab cakes on a bed of golden katsu curry sauce for an impressive starter.
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Fish curry recipes
Rich coconut and tomato fish curry
Make a batch of this rich, aromatic fish curry. It freezes brilliantly, ready for busy nights when you need a warming curry in a hurry.
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Chef recipes from restaurants
Circolo Popolare’s torciglioni alla Genovese
In Gloria's torciglioni alla genovese - slow-cooked lamb ragù - onions are the true heroes, turning soft, sticky and buttery as they simmer away.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Marmalade porchetta with salsa verde
Cherie Denhamputs a British spin on slow-roast porchetta. The citrussy sweetness in the marmalade works wonders with the punchy salsa verde.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Roast chicken with comté mushroom sauce
Take Sunday roast up a level with this incredible creamy roast chicken. It has a fondue-like Comté sauce, boosted by umami-rich mushrooms.
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