Sweet potato gnocchi with tomato sauce

Try this tasty gnocchi made with both sweet potatoes and white potatoes. The sweet potatoes count towards your five-a-day, as does the accompanying tomato sauce

Vegetarian pastitsio

In our veggie version of this Greek pasta dish, budget-friendly lentils replace the meat and we’ve used a little balsamic vinegar instead of grape

Oven-roasted sweet potatoes

Make perfectly roasted sweet potatoes that are fluffy on the inside and lightly browned at the edges for a colourful side dish. Add a few sliced red onions to the roasting tin, if you like

Parmentier potatoes

Serve parmentier potatoes instead of chips or roasties for a more elegant side. This is a classic dish flavoured with rosemary and garlic, and it’s easy to make

Creamy mushroom & spinach pasta

Toss together tagliatelle, mushrooms and spinach in a parmesan and crème fraîche sauce to make a quick and low calorie dinner that takes just 25 minutes

Golden new potato & pea curry

Adapt our potato and pea curry to your liking – for example, you could add prawns or chunks of monkfish for a few minutes towards the end of the cooking time

Wild mushroom mac ‘n’ cheese

Give mac ’n’ cheese a mushroom makeover for a freeze-ahead family meal. Using dried wild mushrooms means you don’t have to wait until they’re in season

Garlic & black olive sharing bread

Gather friends round for a feast and serve this tear ‘n’ share bread flavoured with garlic and black olives. It can be made up to three days ahead

Squash with orzo & roasted garlic & feta sauce

Enjoy roasted squash wedges served with orzo and a roasted garlic, lemon and feta sauce. Packed with flavour, it’s a great veggie dinner for two

Pesto cheese straw Christmas tree

Create this tear-and-share pastry tree for a festive family get-together. It’s a lovely, playful idea for Boxing Day – and kids will love taking it apart!