Cauliflower rice

Pulse cauliflower in a food processor to make cauliflower couscous or an easy rice-like side dish that's much lower GI and ready in just 10 minutes

Fruit plait

Kids will love helping make this easy spiced dessert – similar to an apple and pear strudel, but with ready-rolled puff pastry instead of filo

Chipolatas in apple gravy with parsnip colcannon

Comfort food classic, sausage and mash, is bulked out with green veg, parsnips and apple wedges for an easy and nutritious family meal

Poutine

Tuck into Canadian comfort food – chips, gravy and cheese curds. We’ve tweaked the traditional recipe with gooey, stringy mozzarella

Creamy cod chowder stew

This fish one-pot with smoked haddock and cod may taste rich, but is actually low-fat and low-calorie – a quick and easy weeknight dinner

Mushroom & goat’s cheese tartlets

Topped with sautéed mushrooms, walnuts and goat’s cheese, these puff pastry tarts make a easy dinner party dish, or midweek meal

Sticky Chinese chicken traybake

Flavoured with honey, hoisin sauce and Chinese five-spice, this one-pan chicken dish makes a cheap and easy midweek family meal

Serrano-wrapped pear with goat’s cheese

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
These canapés look fancy, but are incredibly easy to assemble, and look lovely as part of a sharing platter or party nibble

Cauliflower, paneer & pea curry

Ready in less than an hour, this easy, vegetarian curry recipe made with pan-fried Indian cheese and vegetables is also cheap to prepare

Red lentil & carrot soup

This warming and budget-friendly vegetarian soup is perfect packed in a flask for lunch. It's also easy to double the quantities and freeze half for later

Corn cups with prawns, mango & chillies

Buy ready-shaped corn tortillas to save time with these easy, healthy seafood canapés – perfect for a party or buffet spread

Baked olives with feta

Roast olives and cheese with garlic, fennel and chilli for an easy and delicious canapé – a tasty dinner party nibble