Everyday Dinner Recipes for Simple Family Meals

These are the recipes I reach for when everyone is hungry and dinner needs to happen quickly, but I still want something properly delicious.

There is a special sort of relief in putting everything into one pan and letting the oven do the work, especially when there is less washing up afterwards.

These filling dinners make everyday ingredients work hard and are ideal when you need to feed a household without making the grocery bill wince.

Chicken is endlessly useful at dinner, from a simple pan-fried breast to curries, bakes, wraps and roasts that feel rather more special.

This is where to look for sizzling beef, slow-cooked lamb, crispy pork and the sort of hearty dinner that makes the kitchen smell wonderful.

Seafood can make dinner feel fresh and luxurious while still being surprisingly quick, whether it is prawns on the grill or tuna tossed through pasta.

Vegetarian dinner is never an afterthought in our house. These recipes are full of mushrooms, beans, vegetables, noodles and the sauces that make you want another helping.

Pasta is one of my favourite answers to the dinner question, whether it is a fast bowl for two or a bubbling baked dish for the whole table.

These are dinners for spooning over rice, dipping into with bread and letting the sauce do most of the comforting.

When the weather cools down, I want pastry lids, creamy fillings and a bowl that warms both hands while you eat.

There is an entire world of dinner in a bowl of rice or noodles, from soothing soups to glossy stir-fries and chewy Korean rice cakes.

These are the dinners that reward a little patience or let an appliance take over while you get on with the rest of the day.

Roasting gives you crisp edges, caramelised vegetables and all those lovely pan juices that make a meal feel generous.

For fast heat and plenty of flavour, these sizzling stir-fries, skewers and grilled dinners are hard to beat.

These are the Asian dinners I make when I am craving chilli heat, deeply savoury sauces, springy noodles or a bubbling hot pot at the table.

This collection travels through Italy and Europe with pasta, creamy sauces, slow-cooked meat and the sort of dinners that call for bread to mop up every drop.

Fragrant spices, creamy curries, stuffed vegetables and generous platters make these dinners especially good for sharing.

These are fun, generous dinners with tacos, burritos, smoky sauces, fried chicken and plenty of reasons to put hot sauce on the table.

Lighter dinners should still have sauces, spice and plenty of texture. These are satisfying meals that happen to be a little gentler too.

These are crowd-pleasing dinners for gathering everyone around the table, with familiar flavours and enough comfort to make them regular requests.

When there is time to linger in the kitchen or people coming over, these are the dinners that make the evening feel like an occasion.