Our top weekend winners

In Jamie’s new book, Simply Jamie, he creates easy solutions for busy people to fit good food into every part of their lives – from midweek meals, to weekend wins.

Ahhh… the weekend. More time to relax, spend with family, and cook! Weekend dinners are all about impressing with big flavours, but these don’t have to stop come Monday morning. A little bit of time spent on some batch-cook beauties will give you lots of delicious weekday winners that you can get on the table in no time.

From mega roast pork, which will stretch to epic sarnies and tasty breakfasts, to a hearty veggie chilli that’s delicious loaded onto whatever you fancy and a cracking cornbread that’s as versatile as it is delicious, read on for our selection of epic weekend recipes that will become the gift that keeps on giving all week long. Result!

Let the oven do the hard work this weekend while you have some fun! This incredible pork makes the most delicious Sunday roast, but will also leave you with loads of leftovers ready to portion up and use in exciting recipes during the week – from spicy pork noodle cups to wickedly tasty pizza. Come on!

This is another winner that takes minimal prep, before ticking away on the hob to develop deep, savoury flavours. Serve family-style at the weekend, and change it up midweek by enjoying it loaded onto nachos, in a fresh salad bowl, or made into a hearty soup. Delicious!

A properly rich meat ragù is a thing of beauty. Packed with all the good stuff, this tasty dish can be taken in loads of directions – have a classic pasta dinner party on Saturday, then pile it onto jacket spuds on Monday night. Simple.

There’s nothing quite as versatile as a tomato sauce done well. This tasty little recipe is a great way to get more veggies into your kids, and can be used for a big family pizza night on the weekend, then batched up to use in pastas or as a warming soup with garlic bread for dipping!

This herby, Mediterranean pot-roast chicken is a true weekend hero! Get stuck into it as soon as it’s cooked with creamy fondant potatoes, then there are so many ways you can take any leftovers – check out these easy ways to use up chicken. Winner!

Weekends are made for baking biscuits with the kids. These super-quick oat cookies are beautifully spiced and perfect to batch-cook, so you can enjoy as an easy midweek breakfast on-the-go with some fruit, or a lovely little packed-lunch snack for the children.

Fresh from Jamie’s new book Simply Jamie is this ultimate weekend recipe: a versatile cornbread. Serving this straight from the oven, packed with sweetcorn and jalapeños is a thing of joy. Then mix up midweek breakfasts with dippy eggs & cornbread soldiers, or crumble over cauliflower cheese to take it to the next level.