Black pepper & garlic roasted sweet potatoes

Cook these spiced sweet potato wedges to serve with Rohit Ghai's Kolhapuri spit chicken. They're an easy, satisfying side dish

One-pan pigs-in-blanket beans

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Remember baked beans with mini sausages? Make Tom’s pigs-in-blankets with beans – it’s great as a festive side dish during the Christmas period

Meatball black bean chilli

Double the amounts for this one-pot black bean chilli, then freeze the leftovers for busy days. It tastes just as great reheated as it does freshly cooked

Roast sugar snaps & green beans with tonnato dressing

Serve this salad of roast green beans and sugar snaps with an Italian-inspired tonnato dressing with tuna and anchovies. It's easy to make but big on flavour

Smoky pulled aubergine & black bean tacos

These summery veggie tacos are filled with a charred, smoky aubergine and black bean ragu, topped with creamy feta and crunchy pink pickled onions. They also contain four of your 5-a-day – bonus!

Black bean & prawn quesadillas

Make something different for dinner with these black bean, prawn and mozzarella quesadillas. They're big on flavour and even deliver 3 of your 5-a-day

Tagliata & borlotti beans

Try a simple midweek version of tagliata, an Italian dish of sliced steak, peppery rocket leaves and shaved parmesan. It takes just 20 minutes to make

Teriyaki salmon & green beans

Buy a whole piece of salmon for this traybake if you're feeding a family and cut into adult and children-sized portions. It's cooked in a delicious teriyaki sauce

Blackened roast salmon with avocado & mango salsa

Use punchy Cajun spices to flavour this salmon dish. The fresh avocado and mango salsa and the zingy lime juice cuts through the spicy flavours of the salmon

Easy beef in black bean sauce

Try this simple stir-fry using tender rump steak, peppers, ginger, chilli and garlic. Opt for a good quality black bean sauce  – it will make all the difference

Kung pao-style cauliflower & kidney beans

Kung-pao cauliflower is a deliciously spiced vegan main that counts as three of your five-a-day. This plant-based dinner for two is super simple to make

Posh egg, chips & beans

Whip up a classic egg and chips with smoky beans for an easy dinner or weekend brunch. This version is healthy, high in fibre and low-calorie too