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30-minute fakeaways

Ditch the takeaway menu! We've got the best fragrant and flavoursome 'fakeaway' dishes that are so easy to make at home. Ready in 30 minutes or less, they're sure to please the whole family.

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Try our easy spin on the takeaway favourite of salt and pepper prawns. Coat the jumbo king prawns in a crispy seasoned batter and scattered with fresh spring onion and fiery red chilli.
Salt and pepper prawns
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These aren't just any oven fries, they're covered in an array of tangy and exciting flavours
Spiced fries
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These simple yogurt-marinated chicken shish kebabs take just 35 minutes to make
Chicken shish kebabs
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This speedy sweet chilli sauce is hot and fiery, and goes great with prawn crackers
Speedy sweet chilli sauce
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These Thai-style drunken noodles with pork are a great homemade alternative to a weekend takeaway; quick, tasty and on the table in just 30 minutes
Thai-style drunken noodles with pork
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Try our Chinese-inspired twist on classic calamari with this speedy salt and pepper squid recipe. Ready in under half an hour and perfect for entertaining, this quick lunch or dinner combines crispy-coated squid with a fresh veg salad and punchy dressing.
Salt and pepper squid
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You don't have to leave the comfort of your own home to get some great Indian food. This simple bhaji recipe, rifling with autumunal vegetables like squash and carrot, is an essential and addictive side dish that'll go great with a curry.
Squash, carrot and onion bhajis
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Full of flavour and quick to make, these lamb skewers are the answer when you’re craving bold flavours. Paired with pickled carrots and a minted yogurt, this Greek-inspired dish is fresh yet satisfying.
Lamb kebabs with pickled carrot and mint yogurt
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Classic Christmas cake
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Get into the festive spirit by baking a show-stopping classic Christmas cake.
  • Serves 20
  • 300 mins
  • 406 calories
Chicken noodle stir-fry
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You can’t go wrong with a classic chicken stir-fry. This simple recipe combines sticky soy sauce glazed chicken thighs, with plenty of veg, toasted cashews and noodles for dinner on the table in half an hour.
  • Serves 4
  • 30 mins
  • 478 calories
Rita's 'rowdy' enchiladas
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When all of them are around, Rita's kids are a rowdy bunch. But there's one thing that's guaranteed to bring a hushed silence to the dinner table, and that's her chicken enchiladas.
  • Serves 4
  • 70 mins
  • 757 calories
Ultimate healthy flapjacks
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These oat, seed and fruit packed flapjacks really are the ultimate healthy snack. Prepare a batch, in just over half an hour, and have them ready to go for when the urge to snack strikes
  • Serves 4
  • 35 mins
  • 202 calories
Jon’s ‘laid-back’ Easter lamb
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Jon is almost as devoted to cooking as he is to a lie-in. Luckily he’s found a way to do both...
  • Serves 8
  • 480 mins
  • 562 calories
Jamie's crispy chicken and broccoli noodles
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Jamie says: "Quick and easy with crunchy veg, this stir-fry is a real winner"
  • Serves 2
  • 15 mins
  • 474 calories
Jamie's pepper and tomato pasta traybake
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This pepper and tomato pasta traybake is a simple dish that's easy to make and full of Mediterranean flavours
  • Serves 4
  • 55 mins
  • 472 calories
Chicken shish kebabs
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These simple yogurt-marinated chicken shish kebabs take just 35 minutes to make
  • Serves 4
  • 35 mins
  • 384 calories
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