Pilaf recipes
Popular in the Middle East and much of Asia, pilaf is is a spiced one-pot rice dish that’s packed with flavour. It’s a great pick for a midweek dinner. We’ve got many different varieties to choose from including chicken, vegetarian, and prawn pilafs.
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Leftover chicken recipes
Chicken and greens pilaf
Use leftover chicken in this quick and easy pilaf recipe made with brown rice, savoy...

Rice recipes
Kid, Cabbage, Bulgur Wheat and Tomato Pilaf
This recipe is from James Whetlor’s cookbook, Goat: Cooking and Eating. If you can manage...

Chicken thigh recipes
Persian chicken pilaf
The key to a perfect Persian pilaf is cooking the rice until it’s lightly spiced...

Pilaf recipes
Pot-roast chicken with pilaf rice, broad beans and...
Need a summery Sunday lunch? Richard Bainbridge’s chicken pot-roast is full of fresh vegetables and...

Cheat's recipes
Summery lamb pilaf salad
You don’t have to wait for the weekend to have lamb – this quick recipe...

Cheat's recipes
Quick prawn and brown rice pilaf
We’ve used packets of microwave rice to cut down the cooking time on this gently...

Rice recipes
Garlic-stuffed chicken with pistachio, sour cherry and herb...
Garlic-buttery juices from the roasted chicken adds even more flavour to this herby rice pilaf...

Cheat's recipes
Easy mushroom and kale basmati pilaf
A vegetarian, gluten-free recipe that’s perfect for when you don’t want to spend hours in...

Game recipes
Braised pheasant with whisky sauce and pearl barley...
Celebrate in-season game meat with this recipe for braised pheasant, a creamy whisky sauce and...

Diabetes-friendly recipes
Sweet potato and barley pilaf
Vegetarian comfort food at its best; hearty barley, sweet potatoes and tangy goat’s cheese work...

Pilaf recipes
Crispy chicken legs with vegetable pilaf
The crispy casing on these chicken drumsticks is made with essential oil-packed nuts and seeds,...

Healthy family meals
Spinach and orzo pilaf with paprika prawns
Make this warm orzo salad recipe, with spicy paprika prawns, when spinach is at its...

Rice recipes
Triple-tomato pilaf with lamb kebabs
We’ve served the tomato pilaf rice with zingy marinated lamb kebabs but it would work...

Sweet potato recipes
Diana Henry’s pilaf of mixed grains, sweet potato...
For a hearty vegetarian dinner, try Diana Henry’s pilaf recipe – made with mixed grains,...

Midweek meal recipes
Warm root veg orzo pilaf
This quick and easy midweek dinner is cooked entirely on the hob and is full...

Friday night dinners
Spiced chicken pilaf with mint yogurt
A fragrant one-pot recipe using leftover chicken, rice and Moroccan spices, served with a cooling...

Pilaf recipes
Spiced prawn and pea pilaf
This simple prawn and pea rice dish uses store cupboard staples for a tasty midweek...

Pilaf recipes
Spiced lamb pilaf
Choose a lean cut of lamb to make this spiced lamb pilaf recipe with, it...

Diabetes-friendly recipes
Turkish runner bean and bulgur wheat pilaf with...
This runner bean recipe, made with bulgur wheat and fresh tomatoes, makes a great vegetarian...

Rice recipes
Artichoke, asparagus, broad bean and almond pilaf
This vegetarian pilaf recipe – made with asparagus and broad beans – is full of...

Pilaf recipes
Lamb pilaf
Basmati rice is a store-cupboard staple and this spicy lamb pilaf with coriander, chilli and...

Pilaf recipes
Five-spice slow-roast pork belly with pea and leek...
This quick and easy five-spice slow-roast pork belly with pea and leek pilaf recipe is...

Trout recipes
Beetroot and dill pilaf with hot-smoked trout
This vibrant smoked trout recipe with a beetroot and dill pilaf takes only five minutes...

Broad bean recipes
Middle Eastern broad bean pilaf
Wonderful served with lamb, some roasted cherry tomatoes and thick, creamy Greek yogurt. This simple...