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Discover these cheat’s ingredients for quick cooking with seriously good results.

Tandoori hot naan pizza

by Sanjana Modha

Family-sized naans topped with tandoori butter, tomato sauce, and all the best toppings - an unbeatable dinner in minutes!

Main course

Fish finger bhorta

by Nigella Lawson

Hasselback garlic bread three ways

Light meals & snacks

Vegetarian shepherd’s pie

Tinned tomato soup chicken curry

by Rachel Phipps

Easy chicken tetrazzini

by Justine Pattison

Store cupboard spaghetti

by Justine Pattison

Cheat’s chicken katsu curry

Pizza on toast

by Justine Pattison

Light meals & snacks

Easy gravy

by Justine Pattison

Sausage bake with gnocchi

by Rachel Phipps

5-minute chicken noodle soup

by Emerald Lewis

Light meals & snacks

Tortilla pizza

by Lorraine Pascale

Sardinesca

Air fryer loaded jacket potatoes

by The BBC Food team

Quick beany enchiladas

by Justine Pattison

Aubergine and feta tart

by Nadiya Hussain

Egg rolls

by Nadiya Hussain

Light meals & snacks

Vegan noodle soup

Simple microwave macaroni cheese

by Silvana Franco

Cheat's samosas

Light meals & snacks

Shortcut sausage meatballs

by Nigella Lawson

Crispy smashed potatoes

by Rosie Reynolds

Easy beef tacos

by Shivi Ramoutar

Chilli bean soup

by Justine Pattison

Light meals & snacks

Pesto and salmon parcels

by Justine Pattison

Beetroot and feta pasta

by Nadiya Hussain

Microwave chickpea minestrone

by Silvana Franco

Light meals & snacks

Chipotle sauce

by Philli Armitage-Mattin

5-ingredient chickpea coconut curry

by Justine Pattison

Banana and oat cookies

by Elly Curshen

Cakes and baking

Vanilla mug cake

Cakes and baking

Microwave chocolate, peanut butter and jam brownies

Cakes and baking

Camp doughnuts (jam eggy bread)

by Ellis Barrie

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