Slow cooker barbacoa beef

You can leave this barbacoa beef in the slow cooker during the day if you’re entertaining. Serve in lettuce cups, tacos, or over rice with vegetables

Meal prep: pasta

Make three lunchbox pasta meals in one go to save you time midweek. They're nutritious and healthy with variations using salmon, chicken and aubergine

Sausage & butter bean casserole

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

Dish up a hearty bowl of comfort on a cold, wintry evening with this simple sausage stew that uses a tin of baked beans to make it even easier

Oregano chicken & squash traybake

Try this low-calorie chicken, butternut squash and artichoke traybake as an easy dinner during busy weekdays. It takes just five minutes to prepare

Stuffed jollof chicken with hot peanut & tomato sauce

Spice up your Sunday roast with this African-inspired recipe where the chicken comes with jollof stuffing and a peanut butter and tomato sauce

Mauritian chicken curry

Try this fragrant Mauritian chicken curry with potatoes. It's served with a spiced tomato side dish along with fluffy basmati rice and rotis

Palm nut & chicken curry

This Ghanaian palm nut and chicken curry is pepped up with a dose of scotch bonnet chilli. Serve with white rice balls for an authentic street food dish

Chicken & leek pasta bake with a crunchy top

You can pre-prepare the chicken base and freeze to make a hearty, no-fuss pasta bake later in the week. It's sure to become a family favourite

Chicken & broccoli potato-topped pie

Cook this low-calorie chicken pie using a base recipe that you can prepare ahead of time and freeze. It makes an easy, tasty and nutritious family meal

Creamy chicken & sweetcorn soup

Make the chicken base for this recipe and freeze it so that you can cook this creamy chicken and sweetcorn soup in just 20 minutes during a busy week

Braised squid with fennel & tomatoes

Impress your nearest and dearest with this deliciously decadent braised squid with fennel and tomato. It's served with rice and a fabulous squid ink mayo

Chicken marinade

Make this easy chicken marinade ahead of a barbecue or before grilling. It brings a lovely vibrant, herby flavour with a hint of garlic to season the meat