Recipes: Main courses
Posh cheese on toast
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 2 Preparation 5 mins Cooking 5 mins
GO VEGAN: Use your favourite vegan cheese from the ranges at Cheezly, NoMoo Vegusto, Sheese and Tofutti. Melting varieties are best for cheese on toast goo... Read recipe »
Spinach Torta
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 10 mins Cooking 15 mins
GO VEGAN: Sheese, hummus, dairy-free cream cheese – get your hands on whatever vegan spreadables you can and dig in.
FREEZE ME: Freeze unbaked a... Read recipe »
Mexican Lasagne
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 7 mins Cooking 15 mins
Hearty, filling, easy, fast, comforting, delicious: what more could you want? If you don't have a food processor, it will take a little longer. Mine ha... Read recipe »
Farfalle con piselli
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 1 hungry person or 2 Preparation 3 mins Cooking 7 mins
You can use this recipe to cook for one or to cook for a crowd of 20 or more: just scale it up. Again, use whatever cheese you have to hand or crumbled coo... Read recipe »
Cider and chestnut casserole
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 30 mins Cooking 2 hrs
FREEZE ME: Allow to cool completely, then pour into a rigid container and cover, or spoon into a large freezer bag and seal. Freeze for up to 3 months. Tha... Read recipe »
Squash, sage, leek and blue cheese plait 
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 30 mins + cooling and chilling Cooking 1hr 30 mins
GO VEGAN: It's dairy-free cheese to the rescue here. Experiment with a mix of vegan blue cheese and vegan cream cheese from Cheezly, Sheese, Tofutti or... Read recipe »
Freckle bread
Category Main course Makes 1 loaf Preparation 15 mins + proving Cooking 30 mins
Based on an Irish-American recipe using potatoes, this bread is perfect for teatime. The sweetness of the parsnips adds to the flavour. It's rather lik... Read recipe »
Parsnip and tamarind curry
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 15 mins Cooking 30 mins
FREEZE ME: Put the cooled curry into a sealable container. Reheat thoroughly after defrosting, either in a casserole dish in the oven or in a pan on the st... Read recipe »
Köfte with kizilcik
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Makes 8 Preparation 20 mins+ chilling Cooking 20 mins
GO VEGAN: Opt for the cherry tomatoes, olives or tofu for the köfte filling, and if serving with yogurt don't forget to choose a soya one.
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Savoury pinwheels
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 10 mins Cooking 15 mins
GO VEGAN: Swap the dairy ingredients for vegan-friendly soya milk and Bute Island Sheese.
FREEZE ME: Wrap the pinwheels individually or pack into a ri... Read recipe »
Clangers
Category Main course Serves 3 Preparation 15 mins Cooking 2 hrs
FREEZE ME: Wrap the clangers individually or pack into a rigid sealed box. Defrost and reheat in a steamer over boiling water for around 20 minutes.
F... Read recipe »
Jamaican patties
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 6 Preparation 30 mins + resting Cooking 30 mins
GO VEGAN: Opt for dairy-free spread such as Pure, instead of butter; rehydrated TVP mince instead of Quorn; and use a splash of soya milk to glaze in place... Read recipe »
Autumn cassoulet
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 20 mins Cooking 1 hr 40 mins
GO VEGAN: Check packaging to ensure your frankfurters and sausages are vegan-friendly. VBites (Redwood Foods) sausages are all vegan. Choose a melting dair... Read recipe »
Oven-roasted butternut squash, onion and horseradish ricotta galette
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 20 mins + cooling and chilling Cooking 1 hr 10 mins
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Celeriac, sweet potato and thyme gratin
Suitable for vegans
Category Main course Serves 4 Preparation 20 mins Cooking 2 hrs
GO VEGAN: Substitute the Gruyère cheese for a vegan blue 'cheese' like Sheese or Vegusto No Moo. Alpro soya cream is widely available in sup... Read recipe »
