Puy lentils with spinach & sour cherries

Sweeten up lentils, spinach and shallots with dried sour cherries in this easy and low-fat side dish – perfect with lamb kofte or a tagine

Spicy meatballs with chilli black beans

Give your favourite meatballs a healthy makeover with this low fat, low calorie, low GI recipe with turkey mince, black beans and avocado

Buttermilk roasted poussin with rosemary polenta chips

Treat yourself to this gourmet roast chicken and chips, marinated in buttermilk for juicy meat and roasted with lemon and thyme until crisp

Moroccan-spiced cottage pies

Spice up traditional cottage pie with Middle Eastern flavours and add chickpeas to the mashed topping for a more exotic beef mince recipe

Tomato & chorizo risotto

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

A truly easy weeknight dinner, this rice dish is like a simple paella or jambalaya – add broad beans or sweetcorn for extra colour

One-pan lentil dhal with curried fish & crispy skin

For an easy curry night dish, try this one-pot baked dhal – packed with Indian flavours and topped with white fish fillets

Acquacotta

This traditional Tuscan soup, which means ‘cooked water’, is served with a poached egg for extra richness – a perfect starter or light lunch

Easy peasy risotto with chilli & mint crumbs

This cheap pea risotto doesn’t skimp on flavour, with lemon zest and Italian-style hard cheese, such as pecorino or Parmesan

Bombay lamb wraps

Spice up cheap frozen lamb mince with Indian flavours and pile onto flour wraps or chapatis for a healthy and filling dinner

Sautéed liver & apple salad with blackberry dressing

Dress up cheap chicken livers in this gorgeous salad for an impressive looking dish that’s ready in 25 minutes

Liver parfait with Sauternes jelly

This rich and silky smooth pâté is topped with a layer of Sauternes jelly – swap chicken livers for duck, if you prefer

Shepherd’s pie with lamb’s liver

Slow cook lamb mince with liver to pack this family favourite with flavour – chop the vegetables in a processor to save time