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Quick pasta with tuna and sweetcorn
A white bowl filled with colourful pasta salad, featuring fusilli, tuna, tomato slices, sweetcorn, green beans, and fresh basil leaves, on a wooden table with a blurred basil bunch and plate in the background.

Quick pasta with tuna and sweetcorn

Create an incredibly satisfying dinner with just a few store cupboard staples

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Pasta puttanesca
A bowl of spaghetti with tomato sauce, black olives, chopped tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves, served in a patterned dish on a textured placemat, with an onion and pepper mill in the background.

Pasta puttanesca

A healthier version of ‘tart’s spaghetti’ that adds a bit of fire to your supper.

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Spaghetti with trout and spinach in a lemon and dill sauce
Spaghetti with trout and spinach in a lemon and dill sauce recipe

Spaghetti with trout and spinach in a lemon and dill sauce

This recipe includes one of your recommended portions of oily fish each week, as well as having a delicious citrus twist

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Thai chicken curry with aubergine
A bowl of stir-fried chicken with baby corn, mangetout, aubergine, and herbs, garnished with a lime wedge, set on a green surface with wooden chopsticks beside the bowl.

Thai chicken curry with aubergine

Bring aromatic flavours of south-east Asia into your kitchen with this fragrant coconut-based curry

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Strawberry, mint and melon salad
A halved cantaloupe filled with diced cantaloupe, strawberries, and mint sits on a striped cloth, with a bowl of yoghurt and a spoon in the background. Pine nuts are scattered nearby.

Strawberry, mint and melon salad

This fruity sensation is perfect for hot summer days

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Open sandwich with houmous
Open-faced sandwich on wholegrain bread topped with grated beetroot, carrots, rocket, and a lemon wedge, served on a plate with another similar sandwich in the background.

Open sandwich with houmous

Our open sandwich recipe is loaded with homemade houmous and rainbow salad

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Garam masala crumbed cod
A plate with breaded fish fillet, a cucumber salad with dill, a lemon wedge, and a drizzle of olive oil. Another plate with similar food is partially visible at the top on a blue surface. A fork is on the plate.

Garam masala crumbed cod

Served with a salt and vinegar cucumber salad for a moreish tangy taste

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Homemade pasta sauce
A bowl of spiral pasta topped with chunky tomato sauce and fresh basil leaves, with a fork resting on the bowl, set on a wooden table.

Homemade pasta sauce

It’s quick, cheap and easy to make your own pasta sauce. Our recipe is great for children and packed with veg.

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Cajun salmon with spicy tomato pasta
A plate of cooked salmon fillet served on a bed of spaghetti with sautéed spinach and cherry tomato halves. A folded serviette is beside the plate.

Cajun salmon with spicy tomato pasta

A tasty weeknight dinner that’s ready in 20 minutes

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Turkey Pilaf
A pan of mixed rice with roast turkey, Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsnips, and dark dried fruit, stirred with a wooden spoon. The dish sits on a festive table with salad, pine cones, and holiday decor nearby.

Turkey Pilaf

Put a spicy spin on your festive leftovers to create a simple yet unforgettable dish.

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Sticky mango potatoes with mint and avocado
A white dish filled with glazed baby potatoes topped with sliced pickled red onions and fresh mint leaves, set on a yellow serviette. A spoon rests in the dish and a bowl of green dip is seen in the background.

Sticky mango potatoes with mint and avocado

This recipe has hot, cold, sweet, salty, tangy and spicy elements to make eating more pleasurable

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Chicken and sweet potato casserole
A colourful patterned bowl filled with a tomato-based stew featuring grilled chicken, chickpeas, and chopped herbs, with lemons and a patterned bowl in the background.

Chicken and sweet potato casserole

Part roast, part casserole – and wholly tasty

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Watercress soup
A white ceramic bowl filled with creamy soup garnished with fresh herbs, placed on a grey polka dot tablecloth with a silver spoon and slices of brown bread on a plate nearby.

Watercress soup

A wartime favourite that’s still a great, nutritious soup!

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Mushroom and turkey stroganoff
A baked sweet potato split open and filled with creamy chicken, mushrooms, and green pepper, served on a blue-grey plate with a fork and knife. A glass of water is in the background.

Mushroom and turkey stroganoff

This healthy version of a classic stroganoff is just as satisfying, but lower in fat

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Turkey, butternut squash and barley casserole
A white pot filled with a cooked mixture of barley, diced orange sweet potatoes, and chunks of chicken, seasoned with herbs and black pepper. A spoon rests inside, and some food has been served out.

Turkey, butternut squash and barley casserole

Hearty and incredibly satisfying – this casserole is the ultimate healthy supper

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