midweek suppers

School night dinner ideas

Ramp up your school night suppers with these delicious and wholesome recipes and ideas from Jamie Oliver, designed specifically for busy families.

Easy pasta recipes

Buddy's Bolognese

Buddy's Bolognese

3 hrs 30 mins

Sweet leek carbonara with spaghetti and grated cheese on a serving platter with tongs

Sweet leek carbonara

50 mins

Four bowls of fresh tomato spaghetti with meatballs, topped with basil and Parmesan

Meatballs & pasta

45 mins

A bowl of simple spaghetti Bolognese

Family spaghetti Bolognese

2 hrs

penne pasta with red and yellow peppers on a plate

Pasta peperonata

1 hr

Creamy carbonara recipe

Skinny carbonara

20 mins

Cauliflower cheese pasta

Cauliflower cheese pasta

30 mins

Helen's tuna pasta

Helen’s tuna pasta

Mac and cheese with green veg sauce

Greens mac 'n' cheese

1 hr

Vegetarian carbonara recipe

Veggie carbonara

30 mins

Mushroom cannelloni

Mushroom cannelloni

1 hr 40 mins

A bowl of classic tomato spaghetti with basil

Classic tomato spaghetti

30 mins

Penne pasta in a green veg and broccoli sauce

Quick green pasta

20 mins

Super-quick fresh pasta

Super-quick fresh pasta

15 mins

Pea pesto

Pea pesto

10 mins

Light dishes

Baked sweet potatoes

Baked sweet potatoes

50 mins

Chicken traybake with red peppers and tomatoes being served up onto plates with a green salad

Hit ‘n’ run traybaked chicken

1 hr 10 mins

Spicy salmon tacos recipe

Five-spice salmon tacos

30 mins

Veggie Fish Finger Sandwich

Veggie ‘fish finger’ sandwiches

55 mins

Grilled chicken kebab recipe

Chargrilled chicken kebabs

1 hr

Crispy chicken

Crispy garlicky chicken

20 mins

A platter of chargrilled vegetable kebabs

Chargrilled veg kebabs

1 hr

Chicken Caesar salad recipe with salad and croutons and lemon wedge

Healthy chicken Caesar

25 mins

Baked Sole Goujons

Baked sole goujons

25 mins

Buddy’s crispy-skinned fish

Buddy’s crispy-skinned fish

10 mins

Spinach pancakes filled with cottage cheese, avocado salad and chilli sauce

Super spinach pancakes

25 mins

Easy broccoli soup in a bowl

Broccoli soup

20 mins

Vegetable fritters recipe

Green veggie fritters

20 mins

Homemade fishcakes recipe

Michela’s fishcakes

Ham and leek quiche

Ham & leek quiche

1 hr 10 mins

Fish fingers

Jumbo fish fingers

25 mins

Speedy quiche traybake with filo pastry and filled with broccoli, courgettes & Cheddar cheese

Speedy quiche traybake

40 mins

Rice & Lentil-Stuffed Aubergines

Rice & lentil-stuffed aubergines

1 hr 10 mins

Turmeric chicken recipe

Seared turmeric chicken

30 mins

Salad sandwich recipe

Squash it sandwich

40 mins

summer tray-baked salmon

Summer tray-baked salmon

45 mins

Vegan recipes

Vegan shepherd's pie in an oven dish on dark wooden boards, topped with rosemary

Vegan shepherd's pie

1 hr 25 mins

Sweet potato chickpea curry in a bowl with crushed poppadoms and a beer

Sweet potato, chickpea & spinach curry

1 hr

Seven-veg tagine

Seven-veg tagine

55 mins

Vegetarian recipes

Sweet leek carbonara with spaghetti and grated cheese on a serving platter with tongs

Sweet leek carbonara

50 mins

Salad sandwich recipe

Squash it sandwich

40 mins

Rice & Lentil-Stuffed Aubergines

Rice & lentil-stuffed aubergines

1 hr 10 mins

Pasta with aubergine and tomato sauce, topped with fresh basil and ricotta

Pasta with aubergine & tomato sauce

40 mins

penne pasta with red and yellow peppers on a plate

Pasta peperonata

1 hr

Lentil cottage pie recipe

Michela’s veg & lentil cottage pie

Speedy quiche traybake with filo pastry and filled with broccoli, courgettes & Cheddar cheese

Speedy quiche traybake

40 mins

Vegetable fritters recipe

Green veggie fritters

20 mins

Mac and cheese with green veg sauce

Greens mac 'n' cheese

1 hr

Easy broccoli soup in a bowl

Broccoli soup

20 mins

Cauliflower and potato curry recipe

Curried cauli, potatoes, chickpeas & spinach

40 mins

Baked sweet potatoes

Baked sweet potatoes

50 mins

Veggie Fish Finger Sandwich

Veggie ‘fish finger’ sandwiches

55 mins

Vegetarian carbonara recipe

Veggie carbonara

30 mins

Penne pasta in a green veg and broccoli sauce

Quick green pasta

20 mins

Spiced veggie rice with poached eggs

Spiced veggie rice with poached eggs

55 mins

A platter of chargrilled vegetable kebabs

Chargrilled veg kebabs

1 hr

Veggie quesadillas

Veggie quesadillas

30 mins

A tray of mushroom toad-in-the-hole with a bowl of gravy sat on top

Mushroom toad-in-the-hole

1 hr 15 mins

A bowl of classic tomato spaghetti with basil

Classic tomato spaghetti

30 mins

Mushroom cannelloni

Mushroom cannelloni

1 hr 40 mins

Cauliflower and potato curry recipe

Curried cauli, potatoes, chickpeas & spinach

40 mins

A plate of Chicken katsu curry from Jamie's Comfort Food cookbook.

Family Fakeaways

Swap the takeaways for something more satisfying and extra delicious

A bowl of Simple minestrone soup served with a slice of cheesy pesto garlic bread. Recipe from Jamie's One pan Wonders

Batch cooking recipes

Prep ahead of time and reduce your food waste

Hearty meals

Turkey chili

Turkey con chilli

2 hrs 35 mins

Vegan shepherd's pie in an oven dish on dark wooden boards, topped with rosemary

Vegan shepherd's pie

1 hr 25 mins

Easy shepherd's pie recipe with swede and potato mash on top

Super shepherd's pie

2 hrs 15 mins

Sweet potato chickpea curry in a bowl with crushed poppadoms and a beer

Sweet potato, chickpea & spinach curry

1 hr

Squash Mash And Sausage Catherine Wheels

Squash mash & sausage Catherine wheels

1 hr 40 mins

Seven-veg tagine

Seven-veg tagine

55 mins

A board with couscous, lamb, aubergine and tomatoes

Quick lamb tagine

15 mins

Meatloaf

Pork meatloaf

1 hr

Lentil cottage pie recipe

Michela’s veg & lentil cottage pie

Beef stroganoff and fluffy rice

Beef stroganoff

15 mins

Chicken thigh casserole recipe

Jools’ simple chicken & veg stew

1 hr 30 mins

Beef stew

Jools’ simple beef stew

2 hrs 30 mins

All-in-one rice & chicken

All-in-one rice & chicken

45 mins

My favourite speedy sausage pizza

My favourite speedy sausage pizza

30 mins

Cauliflower and potato curry recipe

Curried cauli, potatoes, chickpeas & spinach

40 mins

A pan of chickpea curry with a spoon

Chickpea curry

35 mins

A tray of mushroom toad-in-the-hole with a bowl of gravy sat on top

Mushroom toad-in-the-hole

1 hr 15 mins

Beef tagine with squash, sticky prunes and chickpeas, on top of couscous

Beef tagine

3 hrs 40 mins

Veggie quesadillas

Veggie quesadillas

30 mins

Spiced veggie rice with poached eggs

Spiced veggie rice with poached eggs

55 mins

chicken drumsticks

Food Allergy Mums' chicken drumsticks

45 mins

Buddy's chicken fajitas

Buddy's chicken fajitas

30 mins

Jools' fish pie

Jools' fish pie

1 hr 30 mins

Baked rice with chicken & chorizo on a plate with a green salad and a lemon wedge

Baked rice with chicken & chorizo

1 hr 10 mins

Buddy's easy meatballs

Buddy's easy meatballs

1 hr 15 mins

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Healthy sides

BBQ baked beans With smashed sweet potatoes in a tray

BBQ baked beans

1 hr 25 mins

A platter of chargrilled vegetable kebabs

Chargrilled veg kebabs

1 hr

Lemony green bean recipe

Lemony green beans

15 mins

Green salad

Simple chopped salad

25 mins

Boiled broccoli with a knob of butter

Brilliant broccoli

20 mins