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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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Best-ever side dish recipes

Steamed aubergine in a peanut and chilli dressing

Steaming delivers silky soft aubergine batons, dressed in a Chinese-inspired combo of crispy chilli oil, vinegar and peanut butter.

Dairy-free Gluten-free Vegan

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Gnocchi recipes

Caramelised fennel gnocchi

Slowly caramelising fennel in the same way you would onions renders it sweet and tender – an easy yet tasty topping for shop-bought gnocchi.

Vegetarian

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Fennel recipes

Fennel tarte tatin

This fennel tarte tatin is a great vegetarian dinner or side for a roast. Fennel seeds temper the sweetness and goat’s cheese adds tang.

Vegetarian

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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.

Gluten-free

Easy

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Aubergine recipes

Creamy gochujang aubergine noodles

This moreish aubergine noodle dish is based on the southern Italian pasta alla norma but we’ve given it a few Korean touches.

Vegetarian

Easy

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Cumin-spiced mushroom gyros

This plant-based gyros is stuffed with wedges of mushroom and crispy crinkle-cut fries, with the fresh tzatziki and tomato salad.

Dairy-free Vegan

Easy

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Lamb curry recipes

Atul Kochhar’s lamb pepper fry

Atul Kochhar's Keralan lamb pepper fry is flavoured with curry leaves, cloves and plenty of black pepper. It's ready in just 30 minutes.

Dairy-free Gluten-free

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Favourite lamb recipes

Lamb chop platter with cheesy potato skins

A great feasting dish for sharing with friends: a big pile of rosemary lamb chops, garlicky cheesy potato skins and asparagus on the side.

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Indian side dishes

The Roti King’s roti canai

The Roti King's roti canai are the stuff of legend, and we've got the recipe. Get ready for the flakiest, most buttery flatbreads ever.

Vegetarian

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Best of the best recipes

Best of the best lasagne

A slow-cooked, meaty ragù enhanced by a brown-butter bechamel and layered between al dente pasta. Truly the best lasagne you’ll ever make.

Freezable

Medium

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Italian pasta recipes

Tortellini in brodo

Tortellini in brodo is a labour of love. Tiny handmade tortellini are served in the rich stock from a bollito misto. A Piedmontese classic.

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Dinner inspiration in 20 minutes

Portobello mushroom mulitas

Mulitas are like an even more delicious quesadilla, sandwiched with plenty of melted cheese. Ours feature juicy portobello mushrooms.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

Easy

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Polenta recipes

Bacon-wrapped coley with cheesy polenta

James Strawbridge shares his recipe for coley wrapped in bacon. Smothered in barbecue sauce and cheese, it's an irresistible midweek dish.

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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 cheese sauce – on a bed of earthy beetroot and finished off with sticky, salty bacon jam. It’s the smash burger of dreams!

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Burger recipes

Pork smash burger with cheddar and sauerkraut

This pork smash burger pairs perfectly with the sweet and punchy peach mustard condiment, while the handful of tangy sauerkraut cuts through the smoked cheese.