Chicken enchiladas

Mildly spicy and satisfying, these easy enchiladas stuffed with refried beans, onion and red pepper will be popular with the whole family

Green Gem salad

This fresh salad is very low in fat, a perfect accompaniment to heavy BBQ food

Courgette & tomato linguine

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This sauce is based on the classic Italian bacon and tomato sauce, amatriciana – but it’s great without the bacon for veggies, too

Veggie sausage popovers

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Lesley Waters’ vegetarian toad in the hole is simple to make and can be frozen until needed

Vietnamese lamb shanks with sweet potatoes

Meltingly tender and full of classic Asian flavours, these lamb shanks are perfect for freezing

Slow-cooked lamb with onions & thyme

Five ingredients, one pot, no effort. This meltingly tender lamb dish is satisfyingly rich, and virtually cooks itself

Indian-spiced fish cakes

Spice up leftover cooked salmon in these simple, freezable fishcakes with cooling raita

Greek lamb baguette

Use up leftover meat from Sunday’s roast in this colourful sandwich

Crispy chilli beef

Ditch the takeaway and whip up this Chinese flash-fried steak with a sweet gingery sauce and red peppers

Italian rice with chicken

This one-pan dish is simple, but really looks the business when you’re trying to impress

Warm lentil salad with Serrano, chicken & rocket

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A filling rustic summer salad

Open mackerel sandwich with fennel slaw

Take a Scandinavian approach, with an open sarnie made with rye bread and topped with smoked fish, raw fennel, capers and cream cheese