This recipe uses a gammon joint that has been cooked ready for use in multiple meals (see the recipe tips for the other recipes and how to cook the gammon). Batch cooking in this way saves money while still ensuring there's plenty of variety in your meals.

This quick ham picnic pasta is equally delicious warm or cold. Try it in lunchboxes or for casual dinners, as well as picnics of course.

This easy beef stir-fry from Eat Well for Less is perfect for feeding family and friends.

Sausages are a comfort food that the whole family can enjoy and this all-in-one-pan dish is simple yet full of flavour. Serve with a green vegetable for a complete and colourful meal.

Using raw prawns makes all the difference to the flavour and texture in this speedy dish. Great served with rice or noodles.

Inspired by the comforting flavours of traditional chicken pie fillings, this easy creamy chicken pasta is perfect for using up the leftovers from a roast chicken.

Gnocchi makes an easy-peasy 10-minute dinner. It's so simple to give homemade pesto a healthy boost using fresh spinach.

Mary Berry bashes the steak for her beef stir-fry before cooking to tenderise it and then fries it as a piece (rather than in strips) for a more succulent flavour.

This simple prawn linguine makes use of handy and delicious ingredients that you can have on hand in the fridge and freezer ready to make a quick supper.

Raita is a cool, fresh chutney that takes seconds to make. Use it to top fiery curries or as a dip for poppadoms.

This salsa recipe is a real crowd pleaser – fresh, healthy, low-fat and made in one step. Enjoy with Mexican corn chips.

There are no end of varieties of hummus in the supermarket. This one is loaded with sweet roasted red pepper, making it much lighter.

This mango salsa is so simple to make and so very tasty! It comes together in under 10 minutes and goes well with any fish or chicken dish as well as being great for barbecues. The perfect summer salsa.

This super simple mixture comes together effortlessly. It is packed with umami flavours and is a great source of protein from the seeds and tofu. Edamame is one of the highest protein legumes with bags of gut-health supporting fibre.

This is a great go-to cheese sauce recipe; you can use different cheeses if you like but the blue cheese is great with steak, chicken wings or cauliflower. It’s also a fantastic addition to a burger, or simply served with celery sticks for dipping.

These really easy canapés have saved the day, not only when people drop by my house unannounced but also when I fancy a quick snack myself of an evening. It is great to get creative with these, see what it is your cupboard and fridge and experiment with what works.