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Packed LunchProper Tomato Soup
The tablespoon of vinegar at the end is what stops it tasting flat — long-simmered tinned tomatoes go sweet, and the acid brings the tomato flavour back into focus.
70 min
BudgetQuick Fresh Tomato Curry
Fresh tomatoes cooked briefly with popped cumin, garlic and warm spices — ready in minutes, for rice or chapati.
Accessible IngredientRed Curry Spaghetti with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Spaghetti tossed with fried red curry paste, roasted cherry tomatoes, lime and fish sauce.
BudgetRoasted Squash, Tomato & Feta Gnocchi
A one-tray roast of gnocchi, butternut squash, chickpeas and burst tomatoes around a block of baked feta.
BudgetRoasted Tomato Spaghetti
Tinned tomatoes rinsed and slow-roasted with confit garlic into a dark, concentrated sauce for spaghetti.
Good To FreezeRoasting-Tin Green Curry with Crisp Chicken Legs and Brown Rice
Chicken legs baked in a homemade green curry sauce with brown rice, green beans and mangetout, all in one roasting tin.
BudgetRound Sourdough Loaf
A four-ingredient round sourdough baked in a covered pot for a deep, blistered crust.
Accessible IngredientSeared Steak Salad with Toasted Rice and Lettuce Cups
Sliced seared steak in a sharp lime dressing with mint, coriander and toasted rice powder, scooped up in lettuce leaves.
Good To FreezeSeared Tuna Caesar with Roasted Butternut Squash
Scrunch the shredded cavolo nero with salt and lemon juice before dressing it. Raw kale stays tough and waxy otherwise, and a minute of squeezing does what cooking would.
SpeedySichuan and Black Pepper Beef Mince Stir-Fry
Beef mince and green beans in a sticky oyster sauce, spiked with crushed black and Sichuan pepper, over rice.
BudgetSizzling Chilli Oil Udon with Pak Choi
The whole dish turns on the last step: the oil has to be shimmering when it hits the chilli and garlic, so it blooms rather than sits. Ten minutes start to finish.
Accessible IngredientSlow-Cooked Beef Lasagne
A three-hour milk-braised beef ragù layered with fresh pasta, béchamel and mozzarella.
BudgetSlow-Roasted Tomato & Aubergine Linguine
Linguine with slow-roasted cherry tomatoes, aubergine and capers, finished with lemon and parmesan.
BudgetSouth Indian Tomato Chutney
A smooth, tangy South Indian tomato chutney finished with a tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves and dried chilli.
Good To FreezeSoy Braised Pork Belly with Eggs and Tofu
Pork belly braised for two hours in a spiced soy and caramel stock with boiled eggs, firm tofu and tofu puffs.
Accessible IngredientSpaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti with crisp bacon, egg yolks, Parmesan and Pecorino, loosened with starchy pasta water.
Good To FreezeSpiced Tea-Soaked Hot Cross Buns
Steeping the dried fruit in tea plumps it and carries flavour through the crumb. The dough is very sticky at first - keep kneading and it comes good rather than adding more flour.
Accessible IngredientSpiced Turkey and Pearl Barley Soup
Give the vegetables the full 15 minutes to collapse before the spices go in — that slow start is what gives the broth its body, and no amount of simmering later makes up for rushing it.
SpeedySpicy Tinned Tuna Rice Bowl with Miso Slaw
Sriracha-mayo tuna, miso-dressed carrot and cabbage slaw and edamame over sushi rice, scooped up with nori.
Good To FreezeSticky Five-Spice Ribs
Beef ribs slow-roasted in a soy, honey and five-spice marinade until sticky and lacquered.
