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'Marry me' chicken with cheesy mash

Tender chicken simmered in a creamy sun-dried tomato and Parmesan sauce, served over rich mashed potato folded with mozzarella and cheddar. Pure comfort food for a cosy night in.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 2568 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-12568 · Hand-built original

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2-hour Christmas dinner

A bacon-covered turkey crown roasts first on its own, then finishes sitting on a leek, bread and sausagemeat stuffing while potatoes roast alongside. Pigs in blankets, port gravy, bread sauce, glazed carrots and sprouts with chestnuts complete the two-hour feast.

BritishMain course3 hrServes 6-81243 kcalEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-18493 · Hand-built original

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Air fryer fish fingers

Chunky cod fingers in a golden, crunchy crumb, cooked quickly in the air fryer — lovely with lemon wedges, or piled into a lightly toasted bun.

BritishMain course40 minServes 290 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cod

HB-12611 · Hand-built original

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Air fryer mushrooms

Garlicky butter mushrooms cooked in the air fryer in under ten minutes — a breakfast or side dish made for mopping up with fresh bread.

BritishSide dishes1 hrServes 2218 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: large

HB-12619 · Hand-built original

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Air fryer roast turkey breast

A buttered turkey breast joint roasts on a bed of sage, thyme and rosemary with clementine quarters in the air fryer. Resting keeps the carved slices juicy under crisp golden skin.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 440 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: turkey

HB-18032 · Hand-built original

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Air fryer sprouts with chestnut and bacon

Brussels sprouts tossed in melted butter roast in the air fryer at 350°F with bacon lardons, and chopped chestnuts join for the final minutes until everything is cooked through.

BritishSide dishes40 minServes 476 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: bacon

HB-5962 · Hand-built original

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Apple and almond cake

A moist British cake with sliced cooking apples layered through an almond-extract batter, topped with flaked almonds and served warm.

BritishCakes and baking2 hr 30 minServes 6–821 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-5986 · Hand-built original

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Apple and blackberry crumble

A classic apple and blackberry crumble is the perfect early autumnal pudding. You can often pick blackberries and apples for free and this crumble is a great way to use a windfall. Each serving provides 731 kcal, 13.6g protein, 59.2g carbohydrate (of which 41.7g sugars), 46.4g fat (of which 20.5g saturates), 11.2g fibre and 0.1g salt.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 8731 kcalVegetarianHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-2704 · Hand-built original

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Apple and Blackberry Crumble

Cooking apples and blackberries are baked under a wholemeal and oat crumble studded with crushed sunflower and pumpkin seeds and a pinch of powdered seaweed.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 6VegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: butter

HB-7853 · Hand-built original

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Apple and pear crumble

Cooking apples and pear chunks under a demerara crumble topping, the apples collapsing to a purée against the firmer pear pieces.

BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 6–822 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ½oz cold butter

HB-5988 · Hand-built original

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Apple crumble with star anise

A traditional apple crumble whose filling is cooked in star-anise-flavoured butter, topped with a crumble that is baked separately until biscuit-crisp.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 6VegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: flour

HB-5994 · Hand-built original

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Apple sandwich cake

A Victoria-style sponge with grated apple folded through the batter, sandwiched with lemon curd swirled through softly whipped cream.

BritishCakes and baking1 hrServes 6–869 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-5998 · Hand-built original

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Apple Sticky Toffee Pudding

A date and coffee sponge studded with cooked cinnamon apples, baked and served with a buttery brown sugar toffee sauce and the reserved apples.

British1 hr 15 min8 servings523 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: spray

HB-12664 · Hand-built original

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Asparagus & crab salad

Blanched asparagus and white crabmeat with a mustard and crème fraîche dressing, served over rocket.

BritishSeafood40 minServes 4 as a starter214 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: crab

HB-4279 · Hand-built original

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Asparagus and Crab Tart

A pastry tart filled with asparagus, crab, eggs and cream, served with a thyme and garlic dressed salad.

BritishLight meals & snacks1 hr 30 minServes 4–694 kcalDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: crab

Pairs well with: green salad, boiled potatoes, white wine

HB-5440 · Hand-built original

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Bacon butty

This is the ultimate bacon butty, with homemade chipotle ketchup, sage and bacon butter to really ramp up the flavours.

BritishBrunch3 hrServes 2Gluten-free

Main ingredient: bacon

HB-0129 · Hand-built original

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Bacon Cauliflower Cheese

Cauliflower florets baked in a rich gruyère cheese sauce with bacon and mushrooms under a crisp Parmesan breadcrumb topping — hearty enough to be a main course.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4612 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-12711 · Hand-built original

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Baked Salmon with Parmesan and Parsley Crust

Salmon fillets spread with a garlicky lemon cream cheese and baked under a crisp Parmesan and parsley breadcrumb crust, dusted with paprika — on the table in about half an hour.

BritishMain course1 hrServes 6133 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-12743 · Hand-built original

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Bakewell Tart

In its Derbyshire homeland, they maintain that this gloriously nutty, sticky confection is a pudding. In truth – and as has been noted by others – it’s a tart whether you fill it with the traditional baked custard or with the almond paste that has become more familiar due to the efforts of a certain Mr Kipling. Whatever you call it, it’s irresistible

BritishBake, Dessert2 hr 15 minMakes 1.0 x 23 cm tartVegetarian

Main ingredient: sprinkle

HB-1709 · Hand-built original

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Banana Cake

A British loaf cake made with ripe bananas, brown sugar and mixed spice, baked until well risen.

BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 10303 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: banana

HB-3456 · Hand-built original

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Bangers and Mash with Onion Gravy

Lincolnshire sausages served over champ — mashed potatoes with butter, milk, and spring onions — with a rich red wine and onion gravy made with carrot, celery, herbs, and a glug of port.

BritishMain course1 hrServes 4200 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-12766 · Hand-built original

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Bangers and sweet potato mash

Oven-roasted pork sausages rest on a swede and sweet potato mash enriched with butter and crème fraîche, with a beer, mustard and onion gravy poured over. Steamed green beans keep the British classic on the lighter side.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4249 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-17761 · Hand-built original

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Banoffee Pie

Banoffee Pie is a British desserts built around about.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 8431 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: about

HB-3059 · Hand-built original

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Bara brith

A Welsh tea loaf of mixed fruit and brown sugar soaked overnight in black tea, stirred with mixed spice, self-raising flour and egg, and baked until a skewer comes out clean.

BritishCakes and baking14 hrServes 86 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-6099 · Hand-built original

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Battered fish and chips

Crisp lager-battered cod with golden hand-cut chips and buttered crushed peas, finished with lemon wedges — the classic British fish supper made at home.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 2345 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: cod

HB-12781 · Hand-built original

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BBQ flank steak with onions, mushrooms, tarragon and horseradish sauce

BBQ flank steak with onions, mushrooms, tarragon and horseradish sauce is a British preparation made from its core ingredients and served fresh. Use it promptly for the best texture.

BritishMain course1 hrServes 2108 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-3319 · Hand-built original

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