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.

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

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Sausage, prune & chickpea traybake

Noodles with Thai basil, lime, coconut & griddled chicken

Creamy penne with broccoli & bacon

Moroccan-spiced chicken with couscous & salad

Spiced king prawn fried rice

Lamb meatballs with feta

Essential burger

Fish finger bap

Pot-roast chicken

Summer vegetable penne

Lamb with roasted tomato & lemon chickpeas

Smashed pea, tuna & asparagus pasta

Juicy baked chicken with peppers & artichokes

Chunky chicken dhal

Sausage & bean hotpot

White fish with cannellini beans, artichokes & spinach

Soba noodle bowls with asparagus, tofu & ginger dressing

Steak & balsamic roasted tomatoes on sourdough

Creamed corn macaroni cheese with garlic pangrattato

Roasted aubergine & tomato gnocchi

Turkey & cheese open burgers with mint salsa

Griddled steak & vegetables with miso

Bacon, egg and kale oven hash

Bolognese with tagliatelle

Essential warming lentil soup

Quick bean and cabbage soup

Mushroom, leek, Camembert & gnocchi tray bake

Cauliflower, carrot & mushroom curry

Paprika pork with smoky Boston beans

Traybaked gnocchi with sausage & cavolo nero

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

Rice-stuffed aubergines with feta & mint

Crushed potato & halloumi traybake with summer veg

Creamy pea & spinach tagliatelle with minty breadcrumbs

Caponata

One-tray paprika-roast vegetables & chickpeas

Roasted mushrooms with ginger and poached eggs

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

Moroccan lamb meatballs

Sweet potato, date & aubergine tagine

Roast salmon with spring veg & sesame dressing

Cobb-style salad with turkey, sweetcorn & chive dressing

Vegetable & chestnut lasagne

Aubergine & white bean summer stew

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

Root vegetable casserole with herb dumplings

Cottage pie with cauliflower cheese topping

Essential berry compote with whipped ricotta

Essential stuffed butternut with feta & cress

Borlotti bean minestrone with parmesan crisps

Mushroom spaghetti bolognese

Aubergine, chickpea & red pepper curry

Leek & sweetcorn chowder with Cheddar melts