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Karen Martini recipe :

Ragu alla Bolognese
Photograph by William Meppem (photographer on contract, no restrictions)

15 hearty winter pasta recipes to cook this week

Beef up your midweek pasta with sausages, slow-cooked meat, veg, rich sauces and more for a satisfying, warming meal.

Canned tomato soup is elevated to new heights in this version, served inside a garlic-buttered cob loaf.

Five ways to magic a meal from a can of tomato soup (starring this garlic-bread cobb loaf bowl)

Give a humble, cost-effective can a bit of juju with these ideas from Katrina Meynink.

  • Katrina Meynink
Tomato soup, extra dirty.
EASY

Dirty martini tomato ‘n’ olive soup

When you’d like nothing more than an ice-cold martini, but midweek life has other plans, this soup gives hits of salty, briny goodness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Tuna cakes.
EASY

The RecipeTin magic touch that lifts these tuna patties from meh to marvellous

A drizzle of garlic butter is all it takes to turn pantry staples into a surprisingly tasty meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi
Side soup.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s side soup

In the West, soup is commonly a first course, while in Asia it’s mostly served with the main. This is a Western-style soup you can eat as a side dish.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Chicken and egg risotto.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s fried rice-inspired chicken, veg and egg risotto

This recipe is a bit like fried rice, but is really a risotto.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s froga tat tarja (Maltese spaghetti frittata).
EASY

Froga tat-tarja (Maltese spaghetti frittata)

A humble recipe with just a handful of ingredients, this thrifty frittata is one of my childhood favourites.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Jalapeno guacamole.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s jalapeno guacamole

Guacamole can be as simple as avocado, lime and salt, but a tiny bit of effort can deliver something rather more exciting.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Beef fajitas.
EASY

Move over Taco Tuesday, it’s time for Adam Liaw’s beef fajita Friday

If you want to give Tex-Mex cuisine a try, the classic beef fajita is a great place to start.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Mongolian beef noodles is a satisfying meal in a pan.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ Mongolian beef noodles are a delicious twist on a classic takeaway dish

Beef mince comes to the rescue in this speedy riff on a Chinese favourite, sweet-savoury Mongolian lamb.

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi