Batch cooking recipes

Use our beef and lentil ragu recipe as the base to make this quick and easy pasta. If cooking for youngsters, you can leave out the chipotle paste

Use a whole chicken to make a big batch of family-friendly chicken soup. Treat the recipe as a base and add your choice of veg, or bulk it up with grains

Use up any cans of beans you have in the cupboard for this classic French sausage casserole. Made in a slow cooker, it’s a great batch-cook for the freezer

This recipe has been designed to be made ahead and frozen - a family-friendly batch pie, with cheesy mashed potato atop hidden broccoli, leeks and celery

Make a batch of classic broccoli and stilton soup with the help of a soup maker. It's freezable so you can make ahead for busy days, or a packed lunch

Use our beef and lentil ragu recipe as the base to make this easy, speedy bulgur wheat dish. It's a filling family dinner for busy weeknights

If you love spicy, aromatic dishes like tagine, this one-pot will become an instant favourite - it uses lean lamb mince but beef also works

A good tomato sauce has countless uses. Make a big batch, then use in other dishes throughout the week

Make a filling meal that encourages healthy gut bacteria with this chickpea and cauliflower stew. A valuable plant-based protein, chickpeas are full of fibre

Bake this pie for a family dinner, or simply batch cook the chicken curry base to freeze for later, then serve with rice or in jacket potatoes

With a tub of homemade tomato sauce in the fridge, this dish is a cinch

Make a batch of this beef and lentil ragu on the weekend, then use it to make three speedy meals for busy weeknights - find the recipes below

Use this great mince recipe as a base for bolognese or cottage pie - freeze a batch ready to whip out for last-minute dinners

Bake pickle or chutney into traditional Cornish shortcrust pastry parcels to save serving on the side

Batch-cook this easy kale, cod and king prawn curry and freeze in portions for busy weeknights. With a coconut milk base and spices, it's full of flavour

Master this beef stew and stash a few portions in the freezer for a delicious meal anytime. You could also use a slow cooker to make it, if you like

Cook this beetroot biriyani and freeze the leftovers for busy weeknights. With colourful beetroot taking centre stage, it's full of spices and is a flavourful dish

Batch cook these family-friendly burgers and freeze to use on busy weeknights. Sure to be a hit, they're also full of veg

These flatbreads are a doddle – simply make a large batch out of storecupboard ingredients and freeze them for later in the week

Use our beef and lentil ragu recipe as the base to make this speedy mushroom and beef stroganoff. Perfect for busy weeknights, enjoy with herby mash

Use this winter stew as a 'master recipe' – eat half, then use the rest in a pie or with pasta

Add a little 'mamma mia' to a beef stew with pancetta and oregano, and a crunchy topping of Parmesan-coated potatoes

Try these slow cooker meatballs for a tasty family meal. Turkey mince makes lighter meatballs which kids love. They also freeze well so you can batch cook

Everyone loves a fish pie. Lulu Grimes shares a delicious, easy recipe to pop in the freezer for those busy nights