Firework apples

Light up little faces on Bonfire Night with these colourful candy apples – kids will love helping to decorate them, too

Easy speculoos cake

Love speculoos biscuits? Transform them into this cake, which also makes the most of speculoos spread in the icing. It’s sure to be a family favourite!

Smoky sausage & squash traybake

Let your oven do the work for you with this easy autumnal traybake that makes the most of seasonal butternut squash. It will be a hit with the whole family

Stuffed peppers bake

Fill peppers with mixed grains and feta, then bake in a tomato sauce for an easy, balanced midweek meal that delivers three of your five-a-day

One-pot chicken & rice

Make a wholesome chicken dinner for all the family in under an hour. Plus, you only need one pan, so there’s less washing-up

Vegetable & bean chimichanga

Claire Thomson has produced a week’s worth of easy dinners to help you and your family settle back into the school routine. These veggie chimichangas use up the leftover bean mix from the chilli and make a healthy alternative to the deep-fried versions

Creamy lentil curry

Claire Thomson has produced a week’s worth of easy dinners to help you and your family settle back into the school routine. This lentil curry is comforting and full of flavour

Sausage meatball & mushroom pasta

Claire Thomson has produced a week’s worth of easy dinners to help you and your family settle back into the school routine. Everyone loves pasta and meatballs! This take on the classic uses sausage meatballs instead of beef to save money, but it’s just as delicious

Chicken & courgette fried rice

Exclusive to the BBC Good Food app, Claire Thomson has produced a week’s worth of easy dinners to help you and your family settle back into the school routine. This courgette & chicken fried rice is quick, easy and packed with veg

Three-bean chilli with rice & soured cream

Claire Thomson has produced a week’s worth of easy dinners to help you and your family settle back into the school routine. This easy bean-packed veggie chilli is a satisfying meal that everyone will enjoy

Tomato, courgette, cream & oregano pasta

Claire Thomson has produced a week’s worth of easy dinners to help you and your family settle back into the school routine. This creamy courgette and tomato pasta is ready in half an hour, perfect for midweek

Loaded fries

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

Enjoy fries loaded with tomatoes, soured cream, jalapeños and pickled red onions – perfect for movie nights or entertaining, they’ll be a big hit with any crowd