1. An Easy Pasta Dish
The secret to making a good pasta dish is to respect your ingredients. I know this sounds a bit cheffy, but that basically means: Don’t throw the kitchen sink in. This super-simple garlic and olive oil recipe is a great place to start.
2. Sunday Roast Chicken
A roast chicken is one of the hardest things to mess up. And this recipe uses only three ingredients. (I think you can ignore the twine and roasting rack bit until you get a bit more confident.) There’s also zero shame in buying a rotisserie chicken and using that as the focal point of your Sunday roast – whatever works for you.
Hang onto the carcass to use in homemade stock for soups! And save any small pieces of meat for the next point on this list…
3. A Quick Ramen Upgrade
Make Koka noodles gourmet by adding in a couple of fresh ingredients. If you have cold chicken meat left over, pop it in this too.
4. Nourishing Tarka Daal
If you learn how to make a daal, you will never go hungry again. All you need is onions, lentils, a handful of spices, and some spare time. Make a huge batch of this creamy delight, and freeze the rest for cold days. If you follow the recipe link below, there’s an easy method of making rotis too.
5. The Perfect Baked Potato
6. An Easy One-Pan Toastie
Whether you have a toastie machine or not, this recipe works just as well in the Breville as in the pan. Plus you get bonus crispy edges.
7. A Hearty Salad
Not only is this grain and pulse salad cheap (apart from the avocado, but you can leave that out if you want), it’s also vegan, super-healthy, and will keep you going through lunch.
8. The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie
Never buy an M&S bakery cookie again when you can make your own.