Weekend dinner recipes
The weekend is the time to flex your culinary muscles and make something that might take that little bit longer, but will reward you in the form of a delicious meal you can enjoy with family and friends. Our weekend dinner recipes include decadent treats like steak and chips, lobster mac and cheese and truffle chicken.
If you’re looking to potter about and take your time in the kitchen, we have all sorts in store for you. May we suggest a from-scratch fish pie, our best of the best lasagne, or homemade pizza and pasta? Then there’s our slow-cooked duck tacos or a Malaysian beef curry, layered with flavour that can only come from hours of cooking…
If you’re in the mood for a challenge, why not give homemade roti canai a go? Or some banging bao buns? Maybe today is the day you turn your mind to tortellini in brodo with a homemade meat stock that would make any nonna proud? Impress friends, family and most importantly yourself, with these stunning dinner ideas, or recreate your favourite Chinese, Indian or Thai takeaway.
What’s on the menu for your weekend cooking? Are you up for a challenge or looking for something low effort but packed with flavour? Either way, we’re here to help you celebrate with something delicious. Explore our weekend dinner recipes here…
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Indian side dishes
The Roti King’s roti canai
This flaky, enriched flatbread might take a few attempts to get right, but when you finally crack the flip-and-slap method...
Best of the best recipes
Best of the best lasagne
A saucy, slow-cooked, meaty ragù enhanced by a rich, cheesy brown-butter bechamel and layered between al dente pasta sheets with...
Italian pasta recipes
Tortellini in brodo
A Piedmontese classic, this dish from chef Chris Leach at Italian restaurant Manteca in London might look simple but is...
Dinner inspiration in 20 minutes
Portobello mushroom mulitas
Mexico’s mulita is like a smaller, even more delicious quesadilla, fried in oil and sandwiched together rather than folded over....
Polenta recipes
Bacon-wrapped coley with cheesy polenta
Chef and MSC UK ambassador, James Strawbridge says “this recipe is my twist on a classic, the well-loved dish hunter’s...
Beef mince recipes
Blue cheese and bacon smash burger
This blue cheese and bacon smash burger consists of two caramelised beef patties – each topped with a rich blue...
Burger recipes
Pork smash burger with cheddar and sauerkraut
Somewhere between a burger and a sausage McMuffin, this pork smash burger pairs perfectly with the sweet and punchy peach...
Slow cook recipes
Pulled pork buns with fennel and gooseberry ketchup
Porchetta gets slow cooked in this pulled pork bun recipe making it a great make-ahead choice for a weekend dinner...
Roast chicken recipes
Miso and gochujang butter roast chicken
“Miso and gochujang bring all the sweet-spicy-umami richness you need to this buttery roasted chicken dish,” says chef Lara Lee....
Favourite lamb recipes
Paccheri pasta with lamb ragù
This lamb ragù develops its rich flavours during a long, slow simmer. Patience will be seriously rewarded, however, as the...
30-minute meal recipes
Sea bream with spring onion and brown butter rice
“Sea bream is a lovely fish that is easy to cook and goes brilliantly with the strong flavours in this...
Tahini recipes
Ginger garlic chicken with broccoli and sesame chilli sauce
“It’s chicken and veg but not as you know it. The flavours here have been taken up a notch, with...
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....
Fish pie recipes
Smoked haddock fish pie with parmentier potatoes
Debora Robertson transforms the classic French dish of parmentier potatoes into a filling dinner with the addition of smoked haddock....
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...
Venison recipes
Ultimate venison burgers
Smoky caramelised onions team up with garlic-laced mushrooms to take these seriously tasty venison burgers to another level. And if...
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