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Quinoa simmered in milk until the grains uncurl and go creamy, sweetened with banana mashed straight into the pot so it thickens the whole thing rather than sitting on top.
Active prep 5 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Nutty buckwheat pancakes made without any gluten-containing flour, cooked in a lightly buttered pan and served with yoghurt and a berry compote made while the batter rests.
Active prep 10 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Soft scrambled eggs with tomatoes cooked down to a jammy spoonful, on gluten-free toast that has been toasted properly rather than warmed.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 3 cooking vessels
Fine polenta whisked into hot milk until it thickens to a soft spoonable porridge, with tinned peaches warmed through and yoghurt stirred in at the table.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
A chickpea-flour omelette that needs no eggs to hold together, with spinach wilted into the batter and tomatoes on top. Higher in protein and fibre than most gluten-free breakfasts.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Short-grain rice cooked slowly in milk with dried apricots softening into it, finished with toasted almonds. Made the night before if the morning is short.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 2 cooking vessels
No cooking at all. Thick yoghurt, berries warmed just enough to release their juice, walnuts and honey — the breakfast for the morning when nothing else is happening.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 1 cooking vessel
Store-cupboard lunch that takes as long as opening two tins. White beans crushed slightly so they hold the dressing, tuna in large flakes, and a lot of parsley.
Active prep 10 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 0 cooking vessels
Buckwheat groats cooked like rice and folded through eggplant and zucchini roasted until properly soft, with feta and parsley.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Corn tortillas warmed until they are pliable, filled with poached chicken, crunchy salad and a lemon-yoghurt dressing.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Red lentils cooked down with carrot and celery until they collapse into a thick soup that needs no blending, with cumin and lemon.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Warm potatoes dressed while they are still steaming so they drink up the dressing, with soft-boiled eggs, capers and a lot of dill.
Active prep 10 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Everything cooked in one pan: chicken browned first, then rice toasted in the same fat and simmered with stock until the grains stand separate.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Mushrooms cooked down until they have given up their water and browned, simmered into a tomato ragù and spooned over soft polenta.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
White fish baked on a tray with lemon while potatoes boil and get crushed with olive oil, and broccoli goes in the same pan for the last few minutes.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
A stir-fry built on ginger, garlic and lime rather than soy sauce, because most soy sauce is brewed with wheat and this one needs no substitute to taste like something.
Active prep 20 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Diced lamb braised slowly with chickpeas, apricots and warm spices until it pulls apart, served over quinoa.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Turkey mince browned properly and simmered with beans, tomatoes and smoked paprika until it thickens, over rice.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Potatoes softened in the pan first, then eggs poured over and finished under the grill. Good hot, better warm, fine cold the next day.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Rolled oats simmered well past the usual point and then blended with ripe banana, milk powder and a knob of butter into a pourable porridge with no grain left in it.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Soft-boiled eggs chopped small and folded through a thin milk sauce, spooned over trimmed white toast and left a minute to soak in.
Active prep 5 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
A whole tub of cottage cheese blitzed until the curd disappears and it turns to pourable cream, under pear poached soft and finished in a buttery honey syrup.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
White rice simmered slowly in a little over three times its weight in liquid until the grains burst and dissolve, with beaten egg poured in at the end so it sets in fine threads.
Active prep 5 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
A cornflour-set milk pudding, enriched with butter and milk powder and chilled until it just holds the shape of a spoon, with dried apricots stewed and blended smooth over the top.
Active prep 10 min · chopping none · grip high · 2 cooking vessels
Torn white bread soaked in a cheese and tomato custard and baked until it just sets, closer to a savoury pudding than to anything with a crust on it.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Cauliflower simmered with potato and leek until it crushes without resistance, blended smooth and enriched with butter, milk powder and Parmesan, with buttered toast fingers to go alongside.
Active prep 12 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Poached chicken chopped to a fine mince in a broth thickened with sweetcorn blended and pushed through a sieve, so the corn gives its flavour without its hulls.
Active prep 12 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Potatoes boiled to collapsing and crushed with yoghurt, olive oil and lemon, with finely chopped soft-boiled egg folded through and the whole thing served warm.
Active prep 12 min · chopping moderate · grip high · 5 cooking vessels
Small pasta cooked well past al dente in a tomato sauce blended and sieved until it pours, with the rest of the ricotta tub whipped loose and spooned over.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Fine wheat noodles boiled soft and cut short, folded through chicken mince broken right down in a glossy ginger and soy sauce with crushed peas.
Active prep 12 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
A block of silken tofu slid into a mild tomato sauce thick with finely broken chicken mince, spooned over rice cooked past the point of separate grains.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
Fish fillets baked on a bed of spinach chopped fine and folded into a Parmesan béchamel, with buttery crushed potato alongside.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip high · 4 cooking vessels
Chicken simmered in a sweet-savoury broth with onion and set with beaten egg poured over the top, spooned onto rice cooked deliberately soft.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Fish steamed until it falls into flakes, dressed with hot oil poured over shredded ginger and chives, with soft rice and zucchini cooked to giving point.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Capsicums roasted until the skins lift away, blended with milk into a sweet orange sauce, folded through turkey mince broken to crumbs and pasta cooked past al dente.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
Semolina cooked stiff in milk, set, cut into discs and baked with Parmesan, served on leeks softened right down and blended into a smooth cream.
Active prep 25 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 4 cooking vessels
Oats cooked properly soft in milk and water, with banana stirred through and almonds on top. A moderate bowl rather than a large one.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 1 cooking vessel
Soft scrambled eggs with spinach wilted through them, on wholegrain toast. Cooked in butter rather than swimming in it.
Active prep 5 min · chopping none · grip low · 3 cooking vessels
Oats soaked overnight in yoghurt and milk so they are soft by morning, with grated pear through them. Nothing to cook.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Potatoes softened in the pan, eggs cracked over and baked until just set, with a little cheddar. Filling without being heavy.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Blended oats, banana, yoghurt and milk. Drinkable, mild, and quick enough for a morning where sitting down to eat is not happening.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 0 cooking vessels
Ricotta spread thickly on wholegrain toast with sliced pear and a little honey. Five minutes, no pan.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 1 cooking vessel
Fine semolina whisked into milk until it thickens in a couple of minutes, with apple softened in the pan alongside.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
A clear, mild soup with shredded chicken and rice cooked right in it, so the broth thickens slightly as it stands.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Tins and a lemon. Beans crushed a little so the dressing clings, tuna in large flakes, plenty of parsley.
Active prep 10 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 0 cooking vessels
A properly baked potato, forked open and filled with cottage cheese rather than butter and cheese. Plain in the good way.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 1 cooking vessel
Poached chicken, cucumber and grated carrot in a wholegrain wrap with a yoghurt dressing. Assembles in the time the chicken rests.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Barley cooked until it splits, tossed warm with roast carrot and zucchini so it takes up the dressing rather than sitting in it.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Red lentils cooked until they collapse into a thick soup, with carrot and celery. Nothing sharp in it.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
White fish baked with lemon while potatoes boil and broccoli goes in for the last few minutes. One tray, one pan, and on the table in half an hour.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Everything in one pan: chicken browned, rice toasted in the same fat, then simmered until the grains stand separate.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Turkey mince and finely chopped vegetables simmered into a light tomato sauce over pasta. Leaner than a beef ragu and quicker.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Chicken thighs baked on top of zucchini so the juices run into it, with couscous steamed in the time it takes to rest the chicken.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
White fish poached gently in stock, served over rice with spinach wilted into the poaching liquid.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Beef mince and barley cooked slowly in stock until the barley splits and thickens the whole pot. Substantial without being rich.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Potatoes softened first, eggs poured over and finished gently. Quick, mild, and the dinner for a night when nothing heavier appeals.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Slices of wholegrain bread soaked in cinnamon-vanilla egg and milk, fried in butter and served with warm berries, toasted almonds and a spoonful of thick yoghurt.
Active prep 10 min · chopping light · grip low · 3 cooking vessels
Poached eggs set on a pool of garlic, lemon and tahini yoghurt, finished with smoked paprika butter and mint, with toast for mopping.
Active prep 8 min · chopping light · grip low · 2 cooking vessels
Pearl barley simmered slowly in milk until the grains split and thicken, stirred with grated pear, honey, cinnamon and toasted almonds.
Active prep 5 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Mushrooms cooked hard in olive oil and finished with butter, garlic, thyme and walnuts, piled on wholegrain toast under grated cheddar and grilled until it melts.
Active prep 8 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
A whole block of ricotta beaten with egg and baked until puffed and golden, with cherry tomatoes blistering alongside, toasted almonds and basil torn over.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Tinned sardines crushed onto thick wholegrain toast with lemon and parsley, with a sharp cherry tomato and cucumber salad beside them.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Potatoes baked until the skins crackle, split and filled with cottage cheese, buttery corn, grated cheddar and chives.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 1 cooking vessel
Corn kernels bound with ricotta, egg and wholemeal flour, fried into soft-centred fritters and served with a chopped tomato and chive salsa.
Active prep 12 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
White fish and peas folded into a leek and dill milk sauce under a mashed potato crust, baked until the top is ridged and brown.
Active prep 25 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 4 cooking vessels
Lamb marinated in lemon, oregano and garlic, grilled on skewers and served with cucumber tzatziki, a tomato and red onion salad and torn warm pita.
Active prep 25 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Mushrooms browned hard and stewed with cannellini beans, tomato and thyme, spooned over polenta cooked loose in milk with butter and parmesan.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Spiced turkey mince with capsicum and sweetcorn layered between corn tortillas and tomato sauce, baked under cheddar and finished with yoghurt and lime.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Pearl barley cooked slowly in milk until it splits and goes creamy, with grated pear through it and walnuts on top. A whole grain rather than a refined one, and it keeps you going.
Active prep 5 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Cannellini beans crushed with olive oil, garlic and lemon into a savoury spread, on wholegrain toast with tomatoes. Beans for breakfast is the good idea nobody expects.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Thick yoghurt with warm berries and toasted almonds. Nothing added sweet except the fruit.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 2 cooking vessels
Eggs with zucchini and tomato and a little feta, cooked slowly and finished under the grill. Good hot, better warm, fine cold the next day.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Oats with ground almonds stirred in, which thickens the porridge and puts unsaturated fat and protein into a breakfast that usually has neither.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 1 cooking vessel
Tinned sardines crushed onto wholegrain toast with lemon, parsley and red onion. Oily fish for breakfast, which is less strange than it sounds and takes four minutes.
Active prep 8 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Quinoa cooked in milk until the grains uncurl, with banana mashed in and almonds on top.
Active prep 5 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Lentils with roast capsicum, zucchini and red onion, dressed while warm with lemon and plenty of parsley.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Chickpeas simmered with tomato, cumin and smoked paprika until the sauce thickens around them, with spinach folded in at the end.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Cold quinoa with tuna, cucumber, tomato and a lemon dressing. A lunchbox salad that does not go soggy.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Mushrooms browned properly and simmered with barley until the soup thickens on its own. No cream anywhere near it.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip high · 1 cooking vessel
No-added-salt beans with roast capsicum, red onion and toasted almonds, sharp with sherry vinegar.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Eggplant roasted until properly soft with chickpeas crisping alongside, dressed with tahini thinned with lemon and water.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Salmon baked over lentils cooked with carrot and celery, so the juices run into them.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Chicken thighs roasted over chickpeas and capsicum with lemon and oregano. One tray.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Fish poached in a tomato and olive sauce over barley. The olives do the seasoning.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Lentils and finely chopped vegetables cooked down into a thick ragù. Wholemeal pasta rather than white, which changes the dish more than people expect.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Vegetables roasted, then baked under a tomato sauce with white beans and a little feta.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
Barley cooked risotto-style so it releases its starch and thickens the pot, with chicken and plenty of vegetables.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Fish baked with lemon, potatoes crushed with olive oil rather than butter, and broccoli, with toasted almonds over the top.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
Eggs poached in a cumin-and-paprika tomato sauce with red capsicum and onion, scooped up with wholegrain bread.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Soft milk-cooked polenta finished with butter and served warm with drained tinned peaches, toasted almonds and cinnamon.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
A pan-cooked frittata of grated zucchini, softened leek, feta and fresh mint, cut into wedges with bread on the side.
Active prep 12 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
A smooth semolina porridge cooked in milk with cinnamon and a knob of butter, spooned over chopped dried apricots and toasted almonds.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
A no-cook breakfast plate of cottage cheese, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, olives and walnuts with warm wholegrain pita.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Thick wholemeal pancakes made with mashed banana and olive oil instead of butter, served with warmed berries, toasted walnuts and maple syrup.
Active prep 10 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
A thick soup of red lentils and carrot spiced with cumin and coriander, sharpened with lemon and served with bread.
Active prep 12 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Chewy pearl barley tossed with browned mushrooms, soft leek, thyme and lemon, finished with toasted walnuts and shaved parmesan.
Active prep 12 min · chopping high · grip high · 3 cooking vessels
Cumin-roasted cauliflower over wholemeal couscous with a lemon-tahini dressing, parsley and toasted almonds.
Active prep 12 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Short pasta tossed with sweet green peas, ricotta, fresh mint and lemon, eaten warm or at room temperature.
Active prep 10 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
A soft-cooked vegetable soup with cannellini beans and small pasta, finished with basil and grated parmesan.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip high · 1 cooking vessel
A slow-simmered ragu of turkey mince, mushrooms and soffritto vegetables tossed through pasta with parmesan.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Whole capsicums filled with beef mince, rice, tomato, parsley and mint, baked covered until soft and sweet, served with thick yoghurt.
Active prep 25 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 4 cooking vessels
Orzo baked in a tomato and oregano broth with prawns folded through at the end and feta crumbled over.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
A stirred risotto of arborio rice with soft leek, zucchini and green peas, finished with lemon and parmesan.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Diced lamb braised slowly with carrot, dried apricots and warm spices, spooned over wholemeal couscous with almonds.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
Cannellini beans baked in a generous olive oil and tomato sauce with dill and crumbled feta, served with bread.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Mango, banana, yoghurt and softened oats blended to a thick, drinkable breakfast with nothing left to chew.
Active prep 10 min · chopping light · grip moderate · 0 cooking vessels
Potato and leek cooked until they give with no resistance and beaten to a loose purée, with poached eggs broken over the top.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 4 cooking vessels
Couscous steamed soft in hot cinnamon milk, spooned over a smooth stewed-apricot purée with a spoonful of yoghurt.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 2 cooking vessels
Silken tofu folded into a slow-cooked capsicum, onion and tomato base so it breaks into soft damp curds, with warm bread to mop the pan.
Active prep 10 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Canned white beans blended with garlic oil, tahini and lemon into a warm, loose purée, spread on soft bread under tomatoes roasted until they burst.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
Capsicum roasted until soft and blended with tomato into a smooth red soup, with cheddar melted onto soft bread for dipping.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
A savoury steamed egg custard set just firm enough to hold a spoon, with soft flakes of white fish, peas and grated carrot through it, and rice alongside.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Macaroni cooked well past al dente and folded into a loose cheddar sauce with tuna and peas, soft enough to eat with a spoon.
Active prep 5 min · chopping light · grip low · 1 cooking vessel
Chickpeas crushed into a cumin and tomato base with wilted spinach and a spoon of yoghurt, scooped up with warm soft pita.
Active prep 10 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Chicken poached until it shreds, in a rice broth thickened off the heat with beaten egg and lemon into a velvety soup.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Cauliflower boiled until it falls apart, folded into cheddar sauce over buttery crushed potato, with roasted cherry tomatoes for sharpness.
Active prep 10 min · chopping high · grip high · 2 cooking vessels
Zucchini braised in olive oil until it slumps, forked through soft couscous with burst tomatoes, basil and crumbled feta.
Active prep 10 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Diced lamb braised slowly in a mild spiced tomato sauce until it falls apart, finished with yoghurt and peas over soft basmati.
Active prep 20 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
A blended sweetcorn and potato chowder with large soft flakes of white fish folded through at the end, with soft bread alongside.
Active prep 15 min · chopping moderate · grip high · 1 cooking vessel
Chicken thighs braised with capsicum and tomato until they shred under a fork, spooned with all their sauce over soft couscous, with yoghurt.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 1 cooking vessel
Large pasta shells filled with ricotta and spinach and baked under tomato sauce and mozzarella until the pasta gives to the side of a fork.
Active prep 30 min · chopping moderate · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
Turkey mince cooked down fine in a mildly spiced tomato base, thickened with pumpkin purée and peas, over soft rice with yoghurt.
Active prep 20 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 3 cooking vessels
Chicken thigh simmered small with finely chopped mushrooms in a smoky paprika and yoghurt sauce, over buttery soft rice.
Active prep 15 min · chopping high · grip moderate · 2 cooking vessels
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