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This summer vegetable lasagne from food writer Debora Robertson is packed with courgettes, aubergine and flame-grilled peppers. Serve with a crisp green salad. Love a meat sauce? Here’s our classic lasagne recipe

The key to a perfect Persian pilaf is cooking the rice until it’s lightly spiced and fluffy then adding fresh herbs, pomegranate, raisins and chicken. Don’t forget to serve everyone some of the crust on the bottom – that’s the best bit!

With juicy meat, crispy golden skin and a ton of moreish tarragon and mustard cream sauce, this appropriately named 'epic' chicken will impress at your next Sunday roast.

Pork, cider, apples and sage is a classic flavour combination for a reason, with both sweet and salty notes. It’s a real winner. This recipe uses eating apples, and you can freeze it in batches, too. We’ve got a similar recipe too, take a look at this sausage, apple and potato one pan roast – an all in one dish, so you don’t need to worry about a side dish to go with it.

Legendary chef Pierre Koffmann shares his recipe for melt-in-your-mouth lamb stew with his famous pomme purée, AKA the ultimate mashed potatoes. Make a meal of it: serve Pierre Koffmann’s scallops with squid ink sauce as a starter. Want to cook like a pro? Pierre Koffmann’s Classic French Cooking BBC Maestro course is available from 1 September 2021. All online courses cost £80 each. Find out more here

Our punchy homemade pesto with hazelnuts and red pepper tastes so much better than pesto from a jar. Toss with pasta for a 15-minute meal. Take a look through more of our homemade pesto recipes.

Dish up your best-ever roast parsnips this Christmas. Parsnips deserve better than to be cut into little pieces, roasted until dried out and burnt in places and left looking sad on the table. Treat them right and they’ll give the roast potatoes a run for their money. Crisp sage leaves complement the texture and flavour of these sweet root veg, while a scattering of toasted hazelnuts provides crunch. Get our definitive Christmas dinner menu, including best-ever versions of all the classics.

How to make life easier with one simple recipe? Whip up a huge chicken casserole, then freeze half (or the whole pot) to enjoy another day. Love creamy casseroles? You’re going to love this one, flavoured with white wine, mustard, crème fraîche and dijon mustard. For something slightly different, take a look at this chicken casserole with tarragon dumplings or these chicken supremes with a wild mushroom and tarragon sauce.

A dish that can be eaten for brunch, lunch or dinner – Valentine Warner’s kedgeree recipe combines smoked haddock, soft boiled eggs and rice that’s flavoured with Indian spices.

Who can resist a pan filled with crispy, golden potatoes? Serve this easy, impressive side dish as an alternative to classic roast potatoes for your dinner party or Sunday lunch. They’re also special enough for celebrations such as Mother’s Day. Click here for a full Sunday lunch menu to go alongside our crispy pan potatoes.