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30 wonderfully warm and nourishing recipes

Like a hug in a bowl, these recipes packed with healthy ingredients will see you through the coldest nights, and the peskiest colds.

30 recipes
Spiced chickpea stew topped with roast pumpkin wedges.
EASY

Chickpea and roast pumpkin casserole

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Roast pumpkin, fried tofu and coconut laksa.

Pumpkin, fried tofu and coconut laksa

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Fresh ginger gives this vegan curry a nose-clearing kick.
EASY

Vegan red lentil, ginger and coconut curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Vegetarian bolognese, no plant-based mince required.
EASY

Meat-free mushroom and lentil bolognese

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Slow-cooked beef stroganoff with thick strips of pasta.
EASY

Beef short rib stroganoff

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Moussaka meets gratin (hold the meat).

Vegetarian eggplant moussaka gratin

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
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Step aside green eggs and ham, hello green peas and ham.

Smoky slow-cooked brown rice with ham hock, peas and mustard

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
Cider pork stew.

Cider pork stew

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Smoky chickpea, aubergine and tomato one pot.

Smoky chickpea, eggplant and tomato one-pot casserole taco filling recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rachel Khoo
Chicken and chickpea stew.
EASY

Chicken and chickpea stew recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Brisket is not just for smoking.

Red wine braised beef recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's braised chicken with lentils and vegetables.

Chicken casserole: Braised chicken with lentils

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
As winter nears and the weather cools, this hearty dish is a family favourite.

Beef bourguignonne

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Deluxe shepherd's pie.

Deluxe shepherd's pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Three blue ducks' wintry lamb shanks (with cucumber salad).

Lamb shanks, chickpeas and curry leaves

  • 2 hrs +
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LeBrooy
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Green pea and spinach soup with burnt butter.
EASY

Green pea and spinach soup with burnt butter

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Laksa inspired by spicy Sichuan dandan noodles.
EASY

Dandan inspired laksa

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Roasty-toasty: Spiced carrot and sweet potato soup with toasted seeds and roasted carrots.
EASY

Sweet potato, carrot and cumin soup with pomegranate, roasted carrots and toasted seeds

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
This miso chicken ramen can be served wet or dry (hold the broth).
EASY

Crisp-skinned miso chicken ramen

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Garlicky sweet potato and chickpea soup served with spiced red onion and feta scones.
EASY

Garlic, sweet potato and chickpea soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Dan Lepard
Lighten up: Brown mushroom and spinach soup with crunchy croutons.

Brown mushroom and spinach soup with potato croutons

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Arabella Forge's cold-busting chicken soup.

Cold-busting chicken soup

  • 2 hrs +
  • Arabella Forge
Sausage and lentil and casserole covered with haloumi cheese.

Sausage and lentil stew with grilled haloumi

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Lamb stew with red wine, anchovies and parmesan

Lamb stew with red wine, anchovies and parmesan

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
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Simple beef stew

Simple beef stew

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Stephanie Alexander
Braised sweet potato, pumpkin and parsnip with cous cous.
EASY

Sweet potato, pumpkin and parsnip with chickpeas and spinach

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Caroline Velik
Everyone's favourite curry in another form: Butter chicken dhal.

Butter chicken, rogan josh and more: Four Indian takeaway inspired dhal recipes

  • Katrina Meynink
Serve this rich polenta with roast spatchcock or chicken.

Herbed polenta cooked in chicken stock

  • 2 hrs +
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Lentil and chorizo soup.

Lentil and chorizo sausage soup

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • jane and Jeremy Strode
Mushroom and pea risotto.

Mushroom and pea risotto recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
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