Family recipes
Free family recipes, from weeknight fakeaways to Sunday roasts and proper puddings: each with the full method, and how to adjust it for vegetarians, allergies and fussy eaters.
- Air-fryer chicken and sweetcorn quesadillas: Leftover roast chicken, sweetcorn and peppers folded into tortillas with lots of melting cheese and crisped in the air fryer. A ten-minute t...
- Air-fryer jacket potatoes with bolognese and cheese: Crisp-skinned jacket potatoes from the air fryer, split and loaded with a box of homemade bolognese from the freezer and a melting cheesy to...
- Air-fryer pork chops with apples and crispy potatoes: Juicy sage pork steaks with a honey-mustard glaze and soft roast apples, plus crunchy little potatoes, all from the air fryer. A classic Bri...
- Air-fryer tandoori chicken thighs with rice: Chicken thighs marinated overnight in spiced yoghurt, then charred in the air fryer in under 20 minutes. Serve with rice, a crunchy kachumbe...
- Aloo gobi with homemade chapatis: Potatoes and cauliflower cooked slowly with cumin, turmeric, ginger and tomato until tender and golden at the edges. A Punjabi home-cooking...
- Anda curry: Pakistani egg curry with chapatis: Boiled eggs, browned in the pan, then simmered with potatoes in a deeply spiced tomato and yoghurt masala. A cheap, filling Pakistani home f...
- Arroz de frango: Portuguese chicken and chouriço rice: A soupy, comforting pot of rice cooked with chicken, smoky chouriço, tomato and peppers, the kind of thing Portuguese grandmothers make on a...
- Ayam kecap: Indonesian sweet soy chicken: Chicken braised in kecap manis, Indonesia's thick sweet soy sauce, with shallots, garlic, ginger and a pinch of nutmeg until dark, sticky an...
- Ayam masak merah: Malaysian chicken in spiced tomato sauce: Fried chicken simmered in a rich, sweet-sour red sauce of tomato, chilli and warm spices, a Malay festival favourite. This version is gentle...
- Bacon sandwiches: Crispy bacon in buttered bread, with ketchup or brown sauce on the side.
- Baked falafel wraps with hummus: Crisp baked falafel tucked into warm wraps with hummus, cucumber and tomato. Fully plant-based.
- Baked macaroni cheese: Creamy cheese sauce, tender macaroni and a crunchy golden top. Pure comfort for fussy and non-fussy eaters alike.
- Baked sweet potato and black bean burritos: Roasted sweet potato, smoky black beans, rice and cheese rolled up and baked until crisp. Hearty, colourful and great for lunchboxes the nex...
- Banana pancakes for dinner: Fluffy thin pancakes with sliced banana, yoghurt and maple syrup. Breakfast for dinner always goes down well.
- Bangers and mash with onion gravy: Proper pub comfort at home: sticky golden sausages, buttery mash and a rich onion gravy, with peas on the side.
- BBQ halloumi and vegetable skewers: Colourful skewers of halloumi, peppers and courgette with a minty yoghurt dip and warm flatbreads.
- Beans on toast: The classic. Grated cheese on top if you like.
- Beef and broccoli stir-fry: Tender beef and bright broccoli in a glossy savoury sauce, ready in about 25 minutes.
- Beef bulgogi lettuce wraps: Sweet, garlicky Korean barbecue-style beef, marinated with grated pear and seared in a hot pan, then wrapped in crisp lettuce with rice, cru...
- Beef cobbler: Slow-cooked beef and carrots in a rich gravy, topped with soft cheesy scones that bake golden on top and soak up the sauce underneath. One d...
- Beef rouladen with braised red cabbage: Thin beef steaks spread with mustard, rolled around bacon, onion and gherkin and braised in a rich gravy, a Sunday classic in Germany. Serve...
- Beef stew with fluffy dumplings: A slow-cooked beef and root veg stew with herby suet dumplings floating on top.
- Beef taco night: Seasoned beef mince, crunchy shells and a table of toppings so everyone builds the taco they like.
- Bibimbap rice bowls: Korea's famous mixed rice bowl: warm rice topped with neat piles of seasoned veg, savoury beef and a fried egg, finished with gochujang sauc...