Easy dinner party mains
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Mackerel recipes
Pan-fried mackerel fillets with pear and pomegranate slaw
Mackerel is a great oily fish to incorporate into your diet. Paired with a sweet pear and cabbage coleslaw, make this wonderful recipe a weekly staple.
Cauliflower recipes
Whole baked cauliflower with pearl barley, wild mushrooms and cheese
An impressive cauliflower cheese-inspired recipe made heartier with pearl barley and wild mushrooms. This is great as a vegetarian main served with greens.
Chicken thigh recipes
Chicken in an almond sauce with a sweet date salsa
Our chicken braised in almond milk and served with a sweet salsa makes for a dish that is rich in flavour but not too heavy. Perfect for a summer dinner party
Easy dinner recipes and ideas
Roast sea bream with crunchy potatoes and samphire
Say hello to this alternative Sunday lunch. Sea bream is the hero of the dish – easily roasted and served with a creamy, wine-filled sauce.
Sea bass recipes
Pan-fried fillets of sea bass with creamed fennel
Serve this easy, restaurant-style dish of crispy-skinned sea bass with creamy fennel, created by Eckington Manor Cookery School, at your next dinner party.
Creamy chicken recipes
James Martin’s chicken blanquette with heart-shaped croutons
James Martin's creamy chicken blanquette recipe will transport you to France with every mouthful. It's impressive too, so perfect for entertaining.
Monkfish recipes
Provençal bourride (fish stew with aïoli)
This French-style fish stew is made with aïoli giving it a rich, creamy and garlicky flavour that demands to be mopped up with crusty bread.
Chicken casserole recipes
Pomegranate and chicken stew
This sweet and savoury chicken stew recipe can be made a day in advance and re-heated for when you are ready to tuck in.
Beef fillet recipes
Beef fillet with sherry vinegar and shallot jus
Simon Hulstone serves up an impressive yet simple dinner party dish featuring perfectly pink beef fillet and a sherry vinegar and shallot jus.
Beef curry recipes
Thai green beef and veg curry
You've heard of Thai green chicken curry before, but just wait until you try this Thai green beef curry! Our recipe is a little lighter too...
Dinner inspiration in 20 minutes
John Whaite’s chorizo and chickpeas braised in cider
John Whaite's clever marriage of chorizo, cider and chickpeas makes an excellent dinner that's ready in just 20 minutes...
Beef curry recipes
Malaysian slow-cooked beef curry
A deeply aromatic sauce with beef that's fall-apart tender ÛÒ this Malaysian curry recipe proves that good things come to those who wait.
Creamy pork recipes
Stuffed pork fillet with creamed butter beans
This elegant dinner party main recipe sees parma ham-wrapped pork fillet served on a bed of creamed spinach and butter beans.
Quick and easy pork recipes
Easy pork tenderloin with roasted feta, rosemary, sage and olive oil potatoes
Pork tenderloin is cooked nestled among crispy potatoes, feta and herbs in this easy midweek recipe.
Red cabbage recipes
Soused sardines with red cabbage and seaweed salad cream
Bread is essential in Nathan Outlaw's pickled sardine recipe – you'll need it to mop up all the wonderful juices after the fish has gone.
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