Freezable recipes

This takeaway favourite is freezer-friendly and quick to reheat, giving you the chance to get ahead and save money.

Enjoy these rich meatballs for a weeknight dinner or part of a larger spread. The meatballs are complemented by zingy lime and cardamom flavours

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

Make these jamón croquetas ahead if you like to save time when you're hosting a dinner party. After they’ve been coated, the raw croquetas can be frozen

When roasted, this squash can be pulled into long, spaghetti-like strands with a fork. Use in place of pasta, in salads, or with roasted fish or meat

Serve these moreish pork meatballs with pickled veg and sticky rice. They're great piled into a crusty baguette the next day if you have leftovers

Use whatever odds and ends of cheese you have for this dish – blue cheese, gruyère and camembert all work well. It's a great way to use up leftovers

Use spinach to form the base of this silky curry, which adds an earthy flavour and a vibrant green colour. You can freeze the sauce for a few months, too

Serve these versatile savoury bites with sausages, or make them the star of the show with soured cream and a scattering of spring onions

Reduce food waste and make the falafel in this dish using an ingredient that’s often discarded – broccoli stalks, which are blitzed into the chickpea base

Make this creamy sauce to toss through pasta along with some parmesan, or enjoy with pan-fried chicken breasts or pork chops. Add chopped herbs, if you like

Use the ‘tangzhong’ method (making a roux-like paste to add to the dough) to give the bread in these milk buns an excellent rise and soft, fluffy texture

Try our take on comforting pasta e ceci. Seasoning is key, and a drizzle of good olive oil and a scattering of hard, sharp cheese will really bring it to life

Use carrots, peas and passata to stretch a pack of mince in this wholesome and healthier sauce that provides three of your five-a-day. Enjoy with jacket potatoes

Try this popular Egyptian dish – spiced kofta meatballs in a tomato-based sauce – a version of a curry. It's regarded as an epitome of Egyptian comfort food

Give the savoury bake a makeover with the help of nduja, the spicy Italian salami paste. You could also use a skinned and mashed soft chorizo sausage instead

Make this hearty veg-packed hotpot for a vibrant centrepiece, or serve it as a side dish with sausages or pork chops, adding a good dollop of mustard on the side

Ras el hanout is a fragrant North African spice. It works perfectly with pork sausages in a tomato casserole sauce with dates and onions

Stock up the freezer with this comforting pasta sauce. It will keep frozen for up to three months, so it’s great to have on hand for busy weeks

Try this bake in the period between late summer and early autumn. Plums pair so well with coconut and spices. Serve warm with a dollop of yogurt or cream