One pot

A rich brown sugar, soy and ginger sauce coats tender beef in this flash-in-the-pan dinner. Make sure to coat the steak well in the cornflour for the crispiest results

Use up any offcuts and leftovers from your Boxing Day ham in this quick dish with tropical flavour. No ham left? It’s just as delicious with cooked prawns or leftover turkey

Enjoy summer-holiday vibes at home with this all-in-one seafood rice dish. Frozen ready-cooked and shelled mussels make supper a breeze, but if you don’t like them, use prawns

A cheat’s stove-top version of a classic oven-baked dish, with lots of vegetables. If you’re meat eaters, you can add some diced chicken or minced lamb along with the cauliflower

Maximum flavour with minimum effort; simply serve with crusty bread

This one-pan dinner is a midweek lifesaver - to bulk up, add a tin of butterbeans to the sauce, and serve with crusty bread or rice

Using a whole fish cut into chunky sections is traditional, but you can use fish fillets or bite-sized pieces, if you prefer. White fish such as monkfish, or prawns, work well too

Roast everything in one tin for a quick midweek meal that can easily be doubled for a family meal