Essential everyday recipes

Simple and delicious midweek meals made using everyday value Essential ingredients. Many of our recipes are now shoppable! Add ingredients to your trolley from the recipe page.

Salmon, potato & courgette salad with lemon, dill and capers
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Sausage, prune & chickpea traybake
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Rice-stuffed aubergines with feta & mint
5 out of 5 stars(2)
Creamy penne with broccoli & bacon
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Moroccan-spiced chicken with couscous & salad
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Spiced king prawn fried rice
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Lamb meatballs with feta
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Caponata
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Essential burger
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Fish finger bap
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Pot-roast chicken
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One-tray paprika-roast vegetables & chickpeas
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Summer vegetable penne
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Lamb with roasted tomato & lemon chickpeas
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Smashed pea, tuna & asparagus pasta
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Roasted mushrooms with ginger and poached eggs
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Marmalade-roasted beetroot with herby goat’s cheese and beans
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Moroccan lamb meatballs
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Chunky chicken dhal
Sausage & bean hotpot
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Sweet potato, date & aubergine tagine
3.5 out of 5 stars(4)
White fish with cannellini beans, artichokes & spinach
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Roast salmon with spring veg & sesame dressing
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Steak & balsamic roasted tomatoes on sourdough
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Cobb-style salad with turkey, sweetcorn & chive dressing
3.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Vegetable & chestnut lasagne
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Aubergine & white bean summer stew
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Creamed corn macaroni cheese with garlic pangrattato
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Dinner and lunch: spaghetti with tomato & aubergine sauce + cheat's lasagne
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Roasted aubergine & tomato gnocchi
5 out of 5 stars(4)
Griddled steak & vegetables with miso
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Root vegetable casserole with herb dumplings
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Essential berry compote with whipped ricotta
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Essential stuffed butternut with feta & cress
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Bolognese with tagliatelle
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Essential warming lentil soup
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Borlotti bean minestrone with parmesan crisps
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Mushroom spaghetti bolognese
4 out of 5 stars(1)
Quick bean and cabbage soup
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Aubergine, chickpea & red pepper curry
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Hot tuna, Greek feta & potato salad
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Traybaked gnocchi with sausage & cavolo nero
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Mushroom, leek, Camembert & gnocchi tray bake
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Cauliflower, carrot & mushroom curry
Leek & sweetcorn chowder with Cheddar melts
Noodles with Thai basil, lime, coconut & griddled chicken
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Crushed potato & halloumi traybake with summer veg
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Creamy pea & spinach tagliatelle with minty breadcrumbs
Juicy baked chicken with peppers & artichokes
Soba noodle bowls with asparagus, tofu & ginger dressing
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Turkey & cheese open burgers with mint salsa
5 out of 5 stars(1)
Bacon, egg and kale oven hash
4.5 out of 5 stars(2)
Cottage pie with cauliflower cheese topping
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)
Paprika pork with smoky Boston beans

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Salmon, potato & courgette salad with lemon, dill and capers

Sausage, prune & chickpea traybake

Rice-stuffed aubergines with feta & mint

Creamy penne with broccoli & bacon

Moroccan-spiced chicken with couscous & salad

Spiced king prawn fried rice

Lamb meatballs with feta

Caponata

Essential burger

Fish finger bap

Pot-roast chicken

One-tray paprika-roast vegetables & chickpeas

Summer vegetable penne

Lamb with roasted tomato & lemon chickpeas

Smashed pea, tuna & asparagus pasta

Roasted mushrooms with ginger and poached eggs

Marmalade-roasted beetroot with herby goat’s cheese and beans

Moroccan lamb meatballs

Chunky chicken dhal

Sausage & bean hotpot

Sweet potato, date & aubergine tagine

White fish with cannellini beans, artichokes & spinach

Roast salmon with spring veg & sesame dressing

Steak & balsamic roasted tomatoes on sourdough

Cobb-style salad with turkey, sweetcorn & chive dressing

Vegetable & chestnut lasagne

Aubergine & white bean summer stew

Creamed corn macaroni cheese with garlic pangrattato

Dinner and lunch: spaghetti with tomato & aubergine sauce + cheat's lasagne

Roasted aubergine & tomato gnocchi

Griddled steak & vegetables with miso

Root vegetable casserole with herb dumplings

Essential berry compote with whipped ricotta

Essential stuffed butternut with feta & cress

Bolognese with tagliatelle

Essential warming lentil soup

Borlotti bean minestrone with parmesan crisps

Mushroom spaghetti bolognese

Quick bean and cabbage soup

Aubergine, chickpea & red pepper curry

Hot tuna, Greek feta & potato salad

Traybaked gnocchi with sausage & cavolo nero

Mushroom, leek, Camembert & gnocchi tray bake

Cauliflower, carrot & mushroom curry

Leek & sweetcorn chowder with Cheddar melts

Noodles with Thai basil, lime, coconut & griddled chicken

Crushed potato & halloumi traybake with summer veg

Creamy pea & spinach tagliatelle with minty breadcrumbs

Juicy baked chicken with peppers & artichokes

Soba noodle bowls with asparagus, tofu & ginger dressing

Turkey & cheese open burgers with mint salsa

Bacon, egg and kale oven hash

Cottage pie with cauliflower cheese topping

Paprika pork with smoky Boston beans