Mains recipes

A good, balanced & healthy main meal can be a real show-stopper; check out our incredible selection of main course recipes below

Festive porchetta & trimmings on a wooden board

Festive porchetta & all the trimmings

5 hrs

Chestnut Brussels sprouts pie

1 hr 50 mins

Spatchcocked roast chicken in a pan with Roquefort salad on the side

Roast chicken springtime salad

1 hr 25 mins

filo pastry tart with leeks, feta & chives on a board with side salad

Scruffy spring tart

1 hr 20 mins

Spinach & goat's cheese risotto

40 mins

Air-fryer crispy herb-stuffed salmon with greens and red pepper salsa on a plate

Herb-stuffed salmon & red pepper salsa

28 mins

Chicken & mushroom pastry parcels

49 mins

Gnarly pork & pineapple noodles

55 mins

Veggie pasta bake

1 hr

fried rice with chicken, peas, and spring onion in a grey oven tray with a serving spoon in

Magic baked chicken fried rice

55 mins

Air-fryer salmon fillet with crispy potatoes, asparagus, green leaves and pesto on a plate

Air-fryer salmon with crispy potatoes

50 mins

Garlic chicken

18 mins

Chicken & chips

1 hr 18 mins

Sweet pea orecchiette

30 mins

Crispy paprika chicken on top of peppers and potatoes

Crispy paprika spatchcock chicken

1 hr

Herby steak & crispy potatoes

30 mins

Lemon-tzatziki chicken

2 hrs

Minty courgette tart

1 hr 35 mins

chicken stuffed with mushrooms in golden pastry on mashed potatoes

Trevor's chicken

1 hr 10 mins

Chicken traybake with peppers, rice and yoghurt

Cajun chicken traybake

1 hr 7 mins

A beef burger with a cheese and pepper-stuffed patty, cut in half, stacked and oozing melted cheese

Loaded beefburger

28 mins

Lovely lamb balti

1 hr 30 mins

One-pan veggie lasagne

45 mins

Beef meatballs on a wholemeal wrap with red cabbage, parsley and harissa yoghurt

Harissa meatball wraps

30 mins

Rocket & pistachio pesto pasta

18 mins

Potato, pepper & broccoli frittata

30 mins

Fantastic fish skewers

22 mins

Jacket spuds & homemade beans

1 hr 5 mins

Smoky veg patties

25 mins

Lamb & chunky veg steamed pudding

5 hrs 20 mins

5-a-day spiced veg stew

53 mins

Fish finger tacos

45 mins

Chargrilled squid & cannellini beans

25 mins

Spinach, feta & lemon filo pie

1 hr

Gnarly oven-baked mushrooms

50 mins

Whole roasted spiced cauli

1 hr 15 mins

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