Our favourite Sunday dinner recipes for a laid-back meal with the family
End your week with a bang 💥
Most of us wish we got to spend time with family and friends more often. If you ask us, Sunday dinner is the perfect way to get everyone together for some quality time over good food. We've rounded up our favourite Sunday dinner ideas, from cozy one-pot meals to traybakes that can serve a crowd.
Some of these meals come together in a slow cooker and will make your home smell amazing all afternoon long. Others come together in just 30 minutes. From comforting pasta dishes to grilled dinners perfect for summer, there are sure to be a few recipes here you're eager to try.
So, get the family round and cook up a storm! You're sure to be the favourite (even if it's just for that day).
Wrapped roast monkfish with champagne sauce recipe
Roasted on a bed of confit onions, with a creamy Champagne sauce on the side, this is a luxurious main option for fish lovers.
Slow roast ratatouille lamb shoulder
An all-in-one roast that’s full of the flavours of France. You might want some crusty baguette on the side to dip into the ratatouille.
Mediterranean cod en papillote with crushed potatoes recipe
Crushing the potatoes partway through cooking helps get them extra crispy, but you could skip this step, if you like.
Recipe: Mediterranean cod en papillote with crushed potatoes recipe
Rolled crackling pork belly with peach stuffing
Tired of the same roasts? Then this one’s for you. And no need for a separate gravy as there are lovely tin juices.
Wild garlic spatchcock chicken recipe
Deliciously pungent wild garlic, mixed with buttery chicken juices makes for a wonderful gravy alternative.
Sausage carbonara risotto recipe
Forget adding stock a ladleful at a time and constant stirring – you can still make a delicious (albeit less authentic) risotto with a morehands-off approach. The addition of egg yolks and cheese at the endgives a creamy texture, so no one will know you cheated!
Recipe: Sausage carbonara risotto recipe
Air fryer chicken parmesan recipe
Cut down on energy costs with this delicious air fryer riff on an Italian-American classic.
Easy sausage gnocchi traybake recipe
This recipe couldn’t be easier and will surely become a household favourite.
Chicken pozole recipe
A Mexican soup or stew, this is traditionally made with hominy – corn kernels that have been soaked in a mineral lime solution – but we’ve used chickpeas instead. The toppings bring this dish to life.
Recipe: Chicken pozole recipe
Creamy one-tin meatball pasta recipe
This has to be one of the easiest pasta dishesyou’ll ever make. We’vekept the flavouringspretty simple, but feelfree to add in whateveradditional extras you like– chilli flakes for a kickof heat or some olives fora touch of saltiness.
Okonomiyaki-inspired traybake recipe
This traybake combines the ingredients of the Japanese dish with the method of a toad in the hole. Top with sushi ginger and mayonnaise, if you like.
Sweet and spicy miso-glazed ribs
Sticky, finger-licking pork ribs may take a bit of time to cook, but they’re easy and a great crowd-pleaser.
Recipe: Sweet and spicy miso-glazed ribs
Nopales taco recipe
Nopales are a type of cactus popular in Mexican cuisine and have a distinctly mild limey, pickled flavour which work brilliantly in these tacos.
Recipe: Nopales taco recipe
Korean salmon burgers recipe
These burgers pack a fl avour punch. You can also serve them without the buns, more like a fishcake, with the toppings as sides.
Recipe: Korean salmon burgers recipe
Beetroot and basil orzo recipe
Orzo is the perfect pasta shape to cook in a tray, and absorbs the bright purple of the beetroot so prettily.
Recipe: Beetroot and basil orzo recipe
Pasta e fagioli recipe
This classic Italian dish is a hug in a bowl! We’ve used cannellini beans, but you use any beans you fancy.
Recipe: Pasta e fagioli recipe
Summer spiced ham with pineapple salsa recipe
A glorious glazed ham makes a super centrepiece at any time of year and this tropical take is perfect for sunny days. You can use a smoked or unsmoked gammon for this, but smoked works particularly well, with an almost barbecued flavour to it.
Pork, kale and apple fry recipe
Trimmed of visible fat, pork loin is rich in protein, naturally low in sodium and a good source of the essential minerals selenium and phosphorous.
Recipe: Pork, kale and apple fry recipe
Fragrant lamb and chickpea stew recipe
Served with fluffy, warm spiced flatbreads...🥖
One-pan sausage lasagne recipe
Maximum flavour with minimum washing-up, this one-pan lasagne is easy to throw together and is sure to become a family favourite.
Recipe: One-pan sausage lasagne recipe
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