Weekend dinner recipes
The weekend is the time to flex your culinary muscles and make something that might take that little bit longer, but will reward you in the form of a delicious meal you can enjoy with family and friends. Our weekend dinner recipes include decadent treats like steak and chips, lobster mac and cheese and truffle chicken.
If you’re looking to potter about and take your time in the kitchen, we have all sorts in store for you. May we suggest a from-scratch fish pie, our best of the best lasagne, or homemade pizza and pasta? Then there’s our slow-cooked duck tacos or a Malaysian beef curry, layered with flavour that can only come from hours of cooking…
If you’re in the mood for a challenge, why not give homemade roti canai a go? Or some banging bao buns? Maybe today is the day you turn your mind to tortellini in brodo with a homemade meat stock that would make any nonna proud? Impress friends, family and most importantly yourself, with these stunning dinner ideas, or recreate your favourite Chinese, Indian or Thai takeaway.
What’s on the menu for your weekend cooking? Are you up for a challenge or looking for something low effort but packed with flavour? Either way, we’re here to help you celebrate with something delicious. Explore our weekend dinner recipes here…
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Chicken breast recipes
Best-of-the-best chicken kyiv
Our best chicken kyiv sees amped-up garlic butter surrounded by tender chicken and encased in super-crunchy breadcrumbs.
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Easy dinner party mains
Classic saltimbocca
Italian saltimbocca sees thin tender slices of veal wrapped in sage leaves and prosciutto and served with a white wine pan sauce.
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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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Favourite lamb recipes
Fusilli con ragù d’agnello (fusilli with lamb ragù)
For midweek pasta with a difference, try this fusilli dish from Italy's Molise region. The fusilli is paired with a rich, herby lamb ragù.
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Best-ever side dish recipes
Steamed aubergine in a peanut and chilli dressing
Steaming delivers silky soft aubergine batons, dressed in a Chinese-inspired combo of crispy chilli oil, vinegar and peanut butter.
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Gnocchi recipes
Caramelised fennel gnocchi
Slowly caramelising fennel in the same way you would onions renders it sweet and tender – an easy yet tasty topping for shop-bought gnocchi.
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Fennel recipes
Fennel tarte tatin
This fennel tarte tatin is a great vegetarian dinner or side for a roast. Fennel seeds temper the sweetness and goat’s cheese adds tang.
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Chicken thigh recipes
Chicken thighs in a mustard, tarragon and grape pan sauce
The sauce is the star of this easy bistro dish, made using all those delicious brown bits from the bottom of the pan for buckets of flavour.
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Aubergine recipes
Creamy gochujang aubergine noodles
This moreish aubergine noodle dish is based on the southern Italian pasta alla norma but we’ve given it a few Korean touches.
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Easy vegan recipes
Cumin-spiced mushroom gyros
This plant-based gyros is stuffed with wedges of mushroom and crispy crinkle-cut fries, with the fresh tzatziki and tomato salad.
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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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Indian side dishes
The Roti King’s roti canai
The Roti King's roti canai are the stuff of legend, and we've got the recipe. Get ready for the flakiest, most buttery flatbreads ever.
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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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Italian pasta recipes
Tortellini in brodo
Tortellini in brodo is a labour of love. Tiny handmade tortellini are served in the rich stock from a bollito misto. A Piedmontese classic.
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Dinner inspiration in 20 minutes
Portobello mushroom mulitas
Mulitas are like an even more delicious quesadilla, sandwiched with plenty of melted cheese. Ours feature juicy portobello mushrooms.
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