Batch cooking recipes

Batch cooking and freezing food is a great way to avoid food waste and budget.

Easy pancake recipe for kids

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 15 Ratings

This classic and easy pancake recipe for kids is perfect for Pancake Day, or whenever you fancy a tasty treat! Makes approximately 12 crêpe pancakes.

Crêpes on a plate with lemon slices and honey
  • 7 Mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian

Macaroni cheese for kids

★★★★★ Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars. 20 Ratings

A super easy, budget-friendly meal, ideal for toddlers and big kids alike...

  • 40 Mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian

Potato gratin (no cream)

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars. 3 Ratings

This is a nice easy dish that you can bung in the oven and forget about, while you cook something to go with it!

  • 1 Hr 25 Mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten Free

Staffordshire beef lobby

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 1 Rating

A delicious and hearty meal, ideal for those on a budget. See Tips for how to make this dish even more budget-friendly. Beef lobby is a classic Staffordshire stew, traditionally eaten by pottery workers. It's thought that the name 'lobby' comes from 'lobscouse' – a cheap stew eaten in the area, which is also where the word 'scouse' originally comes from! You can make this recipe on the hob or in a slow cooker (see Tips for how).

Staffordshire beef lobby stew
  • 2 Hrs
  • Easy

Amaretti biscuits

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 1 Rating

Sweet and delicious almond-flavoured biscuits

  • 30 Mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten Free

Apple and raspberry muffins

★★★★★ Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. 45 Ratings

A very popular muffin recipe for all the family to enjoy...

  • 27 Mins
  • Medium

Apple turnover

A delicious fruity homemade dessert

  • 50 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy
  • Vegetarian

Asian chicken cakes

★★★★★ Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars. 8 Ratings

Fragrant and full of oriental, zesty flavours...

  • 15 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy

Baby beef stew

★★★★★ Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. 7 Ratings

Red meat is a good source of easily absorbed iron, which babies need for growth and brain development...

  • 35 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy
  • Gluten Free

Bacon and lentil duff

★★★★★ Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. 3 Ratings

A tasty meal with enough for leftovers...

  • 2 Hrs 5 Mins
  • Medium

Bakewell tart traybake

This recipe combines the classic flavours of almonds and raspberry jam for a trendy spin on a traditional Bakewell tart, with rectangular slices perfect for sharing

  • 1 Hr 5 Mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian

Banana bread for kids

★★★★★ Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars. 41 Ratings

A great recipe for using up ripe bananas...

  • 45 Mins
  • Easy

Banana flapjacks

★★★★☆ Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars. 17 Ratings

Deliciously simple flapjacks made with ripe bananas

  • 1 Hr
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian

Basic chutney (slow cooker)

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars. 2 Ratings

If you fancy making chutney in the slow cooker, this recipe is deliciously perfect...

  • 5 Hrs 15 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy
  • Vegan
  • Gluten Free
  • Dairy Free

Basic risotto for kids

★★★★★ Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars. 4 Ratings

The basic foundation of all risottos - super easy to make and so versatile ...

  • 40 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy
  • Vegetarian

Basil meatballs

These delicious herby meatballs are quick and easy to make

  • 35 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy

Bechamel sauce

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 1 Rating

A delicious creamy white sauce

  • 5 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy
  • Vegetarian

Beef & horseradish casserole

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 4 Ratings

The whole family will love this yummy casserole dish – it's the perfect comfort food for a cold winter's day

  • 5 Hrs 15 Mins
  • Easy

Beef bourguignon

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 4 Ratings

A delicious, slow cooked, family meal...

  • 6 Hrs 20 Mins

Beef or sausage casserole for kids

★★★★★ Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. 17 Ratings

A tasty casserole using beef or sausages - very popular with our Netmums members!

  • 1 Hr 50 Mins
  • Easy

Beef stew with dumplings for kids

★★★★★ Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars. 17 Ratings

A popular recipe which can be cooked in the oven or slow cooker...

  • 2 Hrs 20 Mins
  • Easy

BLW chunky chilli con carne

★★★★☆ Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars. 4 Ratings

The general idea is to have chunks of mince and vegetables in the finished dish, rather than it all broken up...

  • 30 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy
  • Gluten Free

Brigadeiros

★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 1 Rating

A traditional chocolate treat from Brazil

  • 33 Mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten Free

Broccoli carbonara

A delicious healthy pasta dish with broccoli and pancetta

  • 30 Mins
  • Easy
  • Healthy

Bubble & squeak pancakes

★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars. 1 Rating

These are a nice variation on traditional bubble and squeak...

  • 35 Mins
  • Easy
  • Vegetarian

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