Classic pasta puttanesca
One of the most famous pasta dishes of all time, pasta puttanesca includes the very best…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
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Budget recipes
On a budget? Whether you’re after cheap family meals, no frills or simply good value, we’ve got ideas for you. Yes, jacket potatoes and pasta feature, but also ways to stretch those more expensive ingredients that bit further to give you bags of flavour for your buck. Step forward chorizo, smoked fish and bacon. We’ve also included some fakeaways, to help you save money when the takeaway urge bites.
If you’re looking for budget meals that are filling and comforting too, check out all our budget pasta recipes, and also find ways to use up leftover chicken.
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Frico (Alpine cheese and potato cake)
Four ingredients are all it takes to create frico, this simple yet irresistibly flavoursome potato dish…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 2-4⏱ 35 min hands-on◆ Easy
Coda alla vaccinara (Roman braised oxtail)
Coda alla vaccinara is an iconic dish of Rome’s ‘quinto quarto’ (fifth quarter) cuisine, which focuses…
Dairy-freeFreezable
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 40 min. Simmering time 3-4 hours hands-on · 4 hours oven◆ Easy
Risi e bisi (classic Venetian rice and peas)
Food writer Ursula Ferrigno shares her recipe for risi e bisi. This classic Venetian dish of…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 45 min hands-on◆ Easy
Bigoli in salsa (caramelised onion and anchovy pasta)
Bigoli in salsa is a classic Venetian dish and chef Joseph Denison Carey shares his version…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 15 min. Simmering time 35 min hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Easy
Umami bomb spaghetti
⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Sausage casserole with braised celery and chickpeas
Got sausages in the fridge? We have an simple one-pot dinner for you – with an…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Easy
Leftover pasta frittata
Leftover spaghetti is the carb hero of this robust omelette – a bit like potatoes in…
Dairy-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
Paneer, tomato and pea curry
A speedy weeknight curry is always a winner, especially one that doesn’t require lots of fresh…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min hands-on · 15 min oven◆ Easy
Honey flapjacks
A simple flapjack is the perfect vehicle for showcasing the complex floral flavours of a good-quality…
🍽 Makes 16⏱ 15 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
Fermented hot sauce
Far more complex in flavour than its vinegar-based cousins, James Read’s fermented hot sauce is one…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Makes about 300ml, depending on how much you dilute it⏱ 10 min hands-on◆ Easy
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