Recipes

Watch: A-maize-ingly creamy pasta

Who needs cream? Just blitz sweetcorn with a splash of pasta water and watch it turn into a silky, sunshine-yellow sauce. A little bit of kitchen magic.

Try it tonight

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Ease into autumn…

Chicken recipes

Winner winner, chicken dinner
Every chicken recipe you’ll ever need.

See our Chicken recipes

Cookie recipes

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Pop the lid on our best-ever cookie recipes.

See our Cookie recipes

Pizza recipes

Grab a slice
Chuck the takeaway menu and heat up the oven.

See our Pizza recipes

Recipes we love

When we’re not eating these dishes, we’re telling all our friends about them...

One tin roast butter chicken with chickpeas

One tin roast butter chicken with chickpeas 
Can’t decide between roast chicken and a curry? Have both, says Ed Smith. One tray, big flavours and hardly any washing up.

See One tin roast butter chicken with chickpeas recipe

Fried pumpkin gnocchi with zaatar butter

Fried pumpkin gnocchi with zaatar butter 
Boiled gnocchi? Not tonight. Fry them instead for crisp edges and pillowy-soft centres. Better yet, toss them in fragrant zaatar butter. Trust us, it’s a game changer.

See Fried pumpkin gnocchi recipe

S’more cookies

S’more cookies 
Studded with chocolate and biscuits, then crowned with a giant marshmallow, these cookies are an ooey gooey nod to the classic s’mores.

See S’more cookies recipe

Burrata, pepperoni & hot honey

Burrata, pepperoni & hot honey 
Detroit-style pizza is the deep-pan darling everyone’s talking about. It’s the perfect starting point for creamy burrata, salty pepperoni and a drizzle of hot honey.

See Burrata, pepperoni & hot honey Detroit-style pizza recipe

Slow-cooked lamb ‘pilaf’

Slow-cooked lamb ‘pilaf’
Don’t let the name fool you. With our slow-cooked meat range doing the hard work, you can enjoy all the warming flavours of lamb pilaf in under an hour.

See Slow-cooked lamb 'pilaf' recipe

Traditional challah

Traditional challah 
Customarily eaten at Rosh Hashanah, challah is the loaf with range: perfect for mopping up roast chicken juices and as a base for can’t-stop-thinking-about-it French toast.

See Traditional challah recipe

Watch: Loaf at first bite

Juicy pear, warming ginger and a drizzle of lemon icing make this easy loaf cake the perfect partner for a cuppa.

Bake it this weekend

Eat the season

Fresh, tasty and easily available – here’s how to cook up this season’s produce. These collections contain some sponsored content.
 

Pepper recipes

Pepper
Ready, steady, peppers. Whether green, yellow or red, toss them into salads, fry them until sweet and tender, or blitz into a dip. 

See Pepper recipes

Aubergine recipes

Aubergine
Char them on the barbecue while the sun’s still shining, then turn to cosy curries, stews and bakes when the autumn chill arrives.

See Aubergine recipes

Carrot recipes

Carrot
Roast carrots may be hard to beat, but these versatile veg have plenty more tricks up their sleeve. Try them in salads, soups or even your next bake.

See our Carrot recipes

Meet this month's recipe creators

 

Ravneet Gill

Ravneet Gill 
Pastry chef Ravneet Gill's sweetest kitchen hack? Keep slice-and-bake cookie dough in the freezer and you’re never more than 20 minutes from a freshly baked cookie.

See Ravneet's recipe

Ed Smith

Ed Smith
Food writer Ed Smith loves chicken’s endless possibilities so much, he wrote a whole book about it. Try his one-tin butter chicken recipe and judge his credentials for yourself.

See Ed's recipe

Sarv's Slice

Disha & Sarv Patel
The brother-sister duo behind Sarv’s pizza share their take on Detroit-style pizza, championing British produce along the way. The key is the base – master that, and you’re onto a winner.

See Disha & Sarv's recipe

Recipes from Dish

Make some of the delicious recipes from our Dish podcast, where broadcaster Nick Grimshaw and Michelin star chef Angela Hartnett invite celebrity guests over for dinner.

Summery fish, fennel & saffron stew

Summery fish, fennel & saffron stew
Stew for summer? Absolutely. Sweet tomatoes and aniseed notes from fennel give this one-pan fish dish serious sunny-day energy.

See Summery fish stew recipe

Pan-fried plaice with buttery capers & shallots

Pan-fried plaice with buttery capers & shallots 
Looking for that perfect combination of simplicity, speed and pizzazz? This is it. 

See Pan-fried plaice recipe

Bucatini all’assassina, with burrata & ’nduja crumb

Bucatini all’assassina, with burrata & ’nduja crumb
Think you can handle the spice? Try this sauce for size. If it gets fiery, burrata's on hand to cool things down.

See Bucatini all’assassina recipe

Autumn special

Welcome cosy season

Baking guide

On your marks, get set, bake!
Whether you’re a beginner or excited to take on a new challenge, get ready to be a better baker with our foolproof guide.

See our complete guide to baking

How to make brown butter

How to make brown butter
Think butter can’t get any better? Brown butter’s nutty, toasted flavour says otherwise. Learn how to make it, then put it to delicious use. 

See our Brown butter guide and recipes

Roast chicken guide

Roast chicken guide
Crispy skin, juicy meat and plenty of leftovers. Our expert guide will help you roast the perfect chicken every time.

See our Roast chicken guide

Discover more

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DISH

Join Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett for hilarious, unfiltered chat with celebrity guests, plus insider food tips. 

Listen up

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Let's cook

Let’s Cook 

Our tasty video series is here, ready to take your midweek cooking to the next level. 

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