Chicken tikka with spiced rice

Indian food needn’t be a guilty pleasure – this healthy baked chicken with fragrant, fresh rice is nutritious and flavoursome

Nettle soup

Get your gloves on to forage for wild plants like nettles – once cooked they have a spinach or cabbage flavour

Watercress mashed potato

Creamy mash laced with good-for-you greens makes for a simple, low-fat side that’s budget friendly too

Super berry smoothie

Frozen berries are a thrifty way of creating a healthy smoothie – pad it out with oats to make it extra filling

Braised leeks & apples

Cook vegetables in stock and herbs for a tasty and tender side dish that’s perfect with a roast

Grilled peach, chicken & feta salad

Contrast juicy sweet fruit with salty Greek cheese and finish with a honey, chilli and sherry vinegar dressing

Cheese roll-ups

Teach kids a lifetime cookery skill with a special recipe from CBeebies’ ‘i can cook’- these buns show how to make dough

The classic pancake

This basic batter recipe for crêpes and pancakes is a versatile foundation for either sweet or savoury fillings

Cardamom meringue nests

Let your guests fill these sweetly spiced meringues at the table with our suggested flavoured creams

Orange, walnut & stilton salad

This light, sweet and salty salad with crumbled blue cheese makes a great no cook midweek supper with crusty bread