Tagliatelle with vegetable ragu

This veggie Bolognese-style sauce is great served with pasta and crams in three of your five-a-day

Leek, cheddar & bacon loaf sandwich

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Do away with pesky slices of bread and bake your cheesy filling into your loaf – serve as thick wedges

Apricot & almond fruitcake

This bake is lighter than the traditional rich fruitcake and is a blank canvas to ice and decorate as you wish

Cinnamon Nutella cake

Cakes like these are wonderfully therapeutic to make – chuck the lot into a bowl, and give it a quick beat and it’s ready to bake. Simple enough for a complete beginner

Double choc shortbreads

These sweet treats will go down a storm at your next bake sale, and cost only around 15p each to make

Sugar-dusted passion cake

This is a cross between a carrot cake and a
hummingbird cake – a very popular fruity bake
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Best ever macaroni cheese recipe

This perfect macaroni cheese recipe comes with a creamy cheese sauce, a hint of mustard and uses leftover French stick for its crunchy topping

Gnocchi with two cheeses & bacon

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A great and speedy alternative to pasta, but just as filling

Italian stuffed chicken

Chicken recipes are always among the most searched-for on bbcgoodfood.com, so the cookery team came up with this quick and easy supper dish specially

Tortellini with ricotta, spinach & bacon

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This crunchy and creamy pasta is special enough for summer entertaining

Spaghetti with lemon & olives

A quick and simple summer pasta dish

Shortbread recipe

Bake these classic shortbread biscuits to wow a crowd. You only need four ingredients, but you can mix it up with lemon or orange zest, or try adding chopped pistachios