Friday night dinners
Congratulate yourself for making it through the working week (or indeed, any type of week) with one of these oh-so-good Friday night recipes.
Indulge in your favourite comfort food after a hectic week. We’ve got juicy burgers, golden fish and chips, easy tacos and homemade versions of some of your Friday night faves. We’re talking kung pao chicken, sloppy joe pizza, Buffalo chicken wings and an aubergine biryani to name just a few. Friday night dinners never looked so good.
It’ll be the perfect night in with our Friday recipes. STEP AWAY from that phone! There’s no need for a takeaway when we’ve got plenty offakeaway recipes.
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Favourite chicken recipes
Fried chicken with pancetta, onion and tomato mac ’n’ cheese
Fried chicken gets a coconut marinade and two coats of spiced flour for extra crunch. Add mac 'n' cheese for an epic comfort-food double act.
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Burger recipes
Turkey mince smash burgers
These turkey smash burgers are every bit as delicious as their beefy counterparts. Serve in sesame brioche buns with a side of fries.
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Creamy pasta recipes
Chicken alfredo
Creamy and rich with a hint of garlic and dried herbs, this easy chicken alfredo pasta is the ultimate in Italian-American comfort food.
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Fish and chips recipes
Fish and chips with no-waste shell curry sauce
Upgrade your Friday night fish and chips. Use crustacean shells to make a rich no-waste stock, which forms the base of a silky curry sauce.
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Fried rice recipes
Lap cheong (Chinese sausage) fried rice
Fried rice is the ultimate use-it-up dish. Frying lap cheong sausage before the rice goes in means every grain is coated in its aromatic oils.
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Lamb curry recipes
Atul Kochhar’s lamb pepper fry
Atul Kochhar's Keralan lamb pepper fry is flavoured with curry leaves, cloves and plenty of black pepper. It's ready in just 30 minutes.
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Favourite lamb recipes
Lamb chop platter with cheesy potato skins
A great feasting dish for sharing with friends: a big pile of rosemary lamb chops, garlicky cheesy potato skins and asparagus on the side.
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Venison recipes
Spiced venison naan with pineapple salsa
Chilli, lime and coriander pep up this pineapple salsa, which works wonderfully with the spice-marinated venison steaks and grilled naan.
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Chinese New Year recipes
Lion’s head meatballs
Amy Poon's recipe for these large pork meatballs served with Chinese cabbage is a great celebration dish – perfect for Chinese New Year.
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Beef mince recipes
Sloppy joes with coleslaw potato salad
Sloppy joes (saucy beef mince in a burger bun) are perfect comfort food in a hurry. Serve them with our hybrid side: coleslaw potato salad.
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Fried rice recipes
Roti fried rice
Egg fried rice is the ultimate one-pan, use-everything-up dinner. This recipe takes it up a level with the addition of torn pieces of roti.
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Pizza recipes
Dill and jalapeño potato pizza
Inspired by dill jalapeño crisps, this potato pizza’s punchy flavours make an incredible topping for this double-carbs combo.
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best lasagne
A slow-cooked, meaty ragù enhanced by a brown-butter bechamel and layered between al dente pasta. Truly the best lasagne you’ll ever make.
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Toastie recipes
Gochujang mac-and-cheese toastie
Cheese and onion meets fiery Korean flavour in this double-carb beauty. Our mac and cheese toastie gives grilled cheese a serious upgrade.
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Bonfire Night recipes
Sauerkraut hot dogs with spiced shallots
Perfect for chilly evenings and bonfires, these hot dogs are topped with tangy sauerkraut, crispy shallots and toasted whole spices.
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Vegetarian comfort food recipes
Aubergine biryani
Vegetarians deserve biryani too! In this wonderful recipe from DabbaDrop, aubergine brings meatiness while tomato masala offers umami punch.
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