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Cooked chicken breast strips, red pepper and red onion strips coated with smoky reddish spices in a plain iron skillet; plain tortillas and small bowl of tomato salsa alongside, generated illustration

Smoky Chicken and Red Pepper Fajitas

Chicken, red pepper and onion share a smoky spice coating before being cooked in batches. Warm tortillas and a separately served salsa let each person assemble a wrap. This is...

Smoky Chicken and Red Pepper Fajitas

Chicken, red pepper and onion share a smoky spice coating before being cooked in batches. Warm tortillas and a separately served salsa let each person assemble a wrap. This is...

Small flattened baked chickpea patties with a rough-textured golden crust and visible green parsley flecks, no sauce or garnish, generated illustration

Baked Chickpea Falafel with Parsley and Sesame

These small patties use cooked canned chickpeas and the oven rather than deep frying. Keep some texture when processing: a completely smooth paste is harder to shape as a distinct...

Baked Chickpea Falafel with Parsley and Sesame

These small patties use cooked canned chickpeas and the oven rather than deep frying. Keep some texture when processing: a completely smooth paste is harder to shape as a distinct...

Peanut and coconut ramen with sweetcorn and pak choi, generated illustration

Peanut and Coconut Ramen with Sweetcorn and Pak...

A creamy peanut-and-coconut broth makes this a different noodle supper from a clear chicken soup. The vegetables are cooked separately, giving the sweetcorn a little colour before it goes into...

Peanut and Coconut Ramen with Sweetcorn and Pak...

A creamy peanut-and-coconut broth makes this a different noodle supper from a clear chicken soup. The vegetables are cooked separately, giving the sweetcorn a little colour before it goes into...

Lamb stew with chickpeas, apricots and pomegranate, generated illustration

Lamb, Chickpea and Apricot Tagine-Style Stew

Dried apricots and chickpeas share the pot with diced lamb in this oven-braised stew. It uses a covered casserole rather than requiring a particular tagine pot. The name describes the...

Lamb, Chickpea and Apricot Tagine-Style Stew

Dried apricots and chickpeas share the pot with diced lamb in this oven-braised stew. It uses a covered casserole rather than requiring a particular tagine pot. The name describes the...

Cod traybake with tomato, butter beans and olives, generated illustration

Cod Traybake with Tomatoes, Butter Beans and Ol...

The vegetables start cooking before the fish joins this traybake. Butter beans make the tomato sauce substantial without needing the fish to cook for the whole roasting period. Use a...

Cod Traybake with Tomatoes, Butter Beans and Ol...

The vegetables start cooking before the fish joins this traybake. Butter beans make the tomato sauce substantial without needing the fish to cook for the whole roasting period. Use a...

Chicken noodle soup with ginger, mushrooms and sweetcorn, generated illustration

Chicken Noodle Soup with Ginger, Mushrooms and ...

A clear broth and a small amount of noodles make a different bowl from a creamy soup. Shredding the cooked chicken lets it spread through the broth rather than sit...

Chicken Noodle Soup with Ginger, Mushrooms and ...

A clear broth and a small amount of noodles make a different bowl from a creamy soup. Shredding the cooked chicken lets it spread through the broth rather than sit...

Roast cauliflower with pepper, olive and caper salsa, generated illustration

Roast Cauliflower with Red Pepper, Olive and Ca...

Thick slices from the centre of a cauliflower keep some stem attached, allowing them to roast as broad pieces. A chopped pepper-and-olive salsa supplies acidity and small bursts of flavour....

Roast Cauliflower with Red Pepper, Olive and Ca...

Thick slices from the centre of a cauliflower keep some stem attached, allowing them to roast as broad pieces. A chopped pepper-and-olive salsa supplies acidity and small bursts of flavour....

Sweet potato salad with black beans, avocado and sweetcorn, generated illustration

Roast Sweet Potato Salad with Black Beans and A...

Roast sweet potato and a fresh bean salad meet at serving time, keeping the avocado from being warmed in the roasting tin. This is a practical way to use a...

Roast Sweet Potato Salad with Black Beans and A...

Roast sweet potato and a fresh bean salad meet at serving time, keeping the avocado from being warmed in the roasting tin. This is a practical way to use a...

Lemon risotto with prawns, peas and red chilli, generated illustration

Lemon, Prawn and Pea Risotto

Risotto uses rice very differently from a pot of separate-grained basmati. Stock is added in stages so the grains release starch into the surrounding liquid. Prawns and peas make this...

Lemon, Prawn and Pea Risotto

Risotto uses rice very differently from a pot of separate-grained basmati. Stock is added in stages so the grains release starch into the surrounding liquid. Prawns and peas make this...

Pork burgers with fresh apple slices and rocket, generated illustration

Pork and Apple Burgers with Rocket

Fresh apple slices provide a crisp contrast to a pork patty in this compact supper. The apple is added after cooking, not grated into the meat. Miriam Nice’s source uses...

Pork and Apple Burgers with Rocket

Fresh apple slices provide a crisp contrast to a pork patty in this compact supper. The apple is added after cooking, not grated into the meat. Miriam Nice’s source uses...

Tandoori-spiced roast chicken slices on naan with lemon, generated illustration

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Shawarma with Naan

This is a home-oven adaptation of Barney Desmazery’s tandoori-spiced shawarma, rather than a claim to reproduce every shawarma tradition. Yoghurt, coriander, ginger and warm spices coat chicken thighs before roasting....

Tandoori-Spiced Chicken Shawarma with Naan

This is a home-oven adaptation of Barney Desmazery’s tandoori-spiced shawarma, rather than a claim to reproduce every shawarma tradition. Yoghurt, coriander, ginger and warm spices coat chicken thighs before roasting....

Potato frittata with goat cheese, pesto and rocket, generated illustration

Potato Frittata with Pesto and Goat Cheese

A potato frittata is useful when supper needs to cut into wedges rather than sit in a sauce. Thin potato slices are cooked before they meet the eggs, while pesto,...

Potato Frittata with Pesto and Goat Cheese

A potato frittata is useful when supper needs to cut into wedges rather than sit in a sauce. Thin potato slices are cooked before they meet the eggs, while pesto,...