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.
- Peruvian fish chicharrón with salsa criolla: Crispy lime-and-garlic fried fish nuggets from the Peruvian seaside, with a sharp red onion salsa and roasted sweet potato wedges.
- Pesto pasta with potatoes and green beans: A Ligurian-style one-pan supper where the potatoes and beans cook in the pasta water.
- Pie, mash and peas: A shop-bought pie with ready-made mash, peas and gravy.
- Plain buttery cheesy pasta: The kind of pasta that never causes an argument: just pasta, butter and cheese, with peas on the side if wanted.
- Ploughman's supper: A cold plate of cheese, ham, eggs, pickles and crusty rolls. No oven, just build your own and enjoy.
- Pollo a la brasa with green sauce and chips: Peru's favourite takeaway: a whole chicken marinated in garlic, cumin, paprika, lime and soy sauce and roasted until the skin is burnished,...
- Pork and apple burgers with chips: Juicy pork burgers with grated apple and sage mixed through, in soft buns with oven chips. Like a roast pork sandwich, in burger form.
- Pork chops with mash, peas and gravy: Simple, satisfying and on the table in about half an hour: pan-fried pork chops with creamy mash, peas, gravy and a spoonful of apple sauce.
- Pork schnitzel with German potato salad: Thin, crisp breaded pork escalopes with lemon, and a warm southern German potato salad dressed in tangy stock and vinegar rather than mayo....
- Pork steaks with apples, mash and greens: Golden pan-fried pork steaks with soft, buttery apple slices and a quick pan gravy, served with creamy mash. Autumn in a pan.
- Portuguese sardine, pepper and potato traybake: Inspired by Lisbon's summer sardine feasts: smoky roast potatoes and peppers with tinned sardines warmed through on top. A cheap, cheerful o...
- Potato and cheese pierogi with fried onions: Poland's much-loved dumplings: soft dough parcels stuffed with mashed potato and cheese, then tossed in butter with golden fried onions. A f...
- Potato waffles with fried eggs and beans: Crispy potato waffles, a fried egg on top and beans on the side. Cheap, cheerful and on the table in 15 minutes.
- Potato, pea and cheddar frittata: A thick, golden egg and potato bake that works hot or cold and is packed with protein.
- Prawn and pineapple fried rice: Sweet pineapple, juicy prawns and fluffy egg tossed through Thai-style fried rice. Cook the rice the night before and this is a ten-minute d...
- Prawn and veg summer rolls: Fresh, no-cook rice-paper rolls to fill at the table, with a peanut dipping sauce. Contains peanuts and shellfish, with simple swaps below.
- Prawn laksa: A big, fragrant Malaysian noodle soup with coconut, prawns and a gentle kick of spice, topped with fresh herbs, beansprouts and lime. A bowl...
- Prawn, chilli and lemon spaghetti: Juicy prawns tossed with garlic, chilli, burst cherry tomatoes and lemon. The sort of quick pasta that feels like a holiday.
- Pulled lamb flatbreads with minty yoghurt: Leftover slow-cooked lamb crisped up in the air fryer with warm spices, wrapped in soft flatbreads with cool cucumber and mint yoghurt. Week...
- Pulled lamb shepherd's pie: Leftover slow-cooked lamb makes the best shepherd's pie you will ever eat: richer and more tender than mince, under a golden cheesy mash. Ma...
- Pulled pork baps with apple slaw: Leftover roast pork shredded in a smoky sauce and piled into soft baps with a crunchy apple slaw.
- Pulled pork nachos: A tray of crunchy tortilla chips, leftover pulled pork and melted cheese with all the fresh toppings.
- Quick beef and mushroom stroganoff: Tender strips of beef and mushrooms in a creamy paprika sauce, ready in under half an hour. Lovely spooned over rice or buttered pasta.
- Rajma: Punjabi kidney bean curry with rice: Rajma chawal is North India's ultimate comfort food: kidney beans simmered in a thick, gingery onion and tomato gravy, then spooned over ric...