Dinner
Beer-Battered Fish and Chips
Beer batter that shatters, chips with a fluffy interior, and a proper mushy pea and tartare sauce alongside. The…
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British dinner recipes
186 British dinner recipes, in a suggested order.
These are the 186 British recipes filed under dinner: 186 of the 2,108 dinners on the site, and 186 of its 534 British recipes. Of these, 27 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Buttered Peas (8 min), Minted Peas (10 min) and Gluten-Free Gravy (15 min). For 54, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 115 easy, 64 medium and 7 hard.
As written, 41 are vegetarian, 13 vegan, 60 gluten-free and 50 dairy-free. Another 5 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
British main dishes
Dinner
Shepherd's Pie
Lamb mince in a rich gravy under a piped mash with crisp golden ridges. Made with beef it is a cottage pie; the…
Dinner
Cottage Pie
Minced beef in a rich gravy under a mash topping forked into ridges and browned. Cottage pie is beef; shepherd's pie…
Dinner
Steak and Ale Pie
Beef shin braised in dark ale until it falls apart, under a lid of rough puff pastry baked until the top is…
Dinner
Toad in the Hole
Sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter until the sides climb the tin and the whole thing arrives dramatically…
Dinner
Bangers and Mash with Onion Gravy
Good sausages, buttery mash and a proper onion gravy built from slow-caramelised onions and stock rather than a…
Dinner
Air Fryer Fish and Chips
Panko-coated cod fillets and thick potato chips cooked together in the air fryer for 20 minutes, served with lemon…
Dinner
Air Fryer Lamb Chops
Lamb loin chops rubbed with garlic, rosemary and olive oil and air fried for 10 minutes, then rested until pink and…
Dinner
Air Fryer Pork Belly
A scored slab of pork belly dried, salted and air fried for 40 minutes until the skin puffs into crackling and the…
Dinner
Air Fryer Roast Chicken
A whole small chicken rubbed with oil and paprika and cooked breast side down, then up, in the air fryer. Four…
Dinner
Baked Haddock with Herbs
Haddock fillets baked under a fragrant topping of parsley, dill, chives, garlic and lemon, with no added salt. Four…
Dinner
Baked Sea Bass
Whole or fillet sea bass baked at 200C with lemon, thyme and olive oil for 20 minutes until the flesh is white and…
Dinner
Baked Trout
Whole trout stuffed with lemon, parsley and butter and baked at 190C for 20 minutes until the skin is crisp and the…
Dinner
Battered Fish
White fish fillets dipped in a light beer batter and fried in hot oil for 5 minutes until crisp, golden and puffed.
Dinner
Bedfordshire Clanger
A suet pastry roll with meat filling at one end and jam or apple at the other, baked as a complete meal. Four…
Dinner
Beef and Guinness Pie
Beef chuck stewed for 2 hours in stout, onions and carrots, topped with puff pastry and cooked for 30 minutes. Six…
Dinner
Beef and Mushroom Pie
Slow-braised beef and mushrooms in a thick gravy under a puff pastry lid.
Dinner
Beef and Onion Pie
Beef braised with plenty of sweet onions and mustard in a shortcrust-lined pie dish with a pastry lid.
Dinner
Beef and Potato Pie
A covered pie of diced beef, potato and onion in a thick gravy under shortcrust pastry. Six servings, mostly oven…
Dinner
Beef Casserole
Diced braising steak slow cooked in the oven for 2 hours with carrots, onions, mushrooms and stock until tender in a…
Dinner
Beef Mince Curry
A mild British-style curry of beef mince, onion, peas and curry powder in a thick tomato sauce. Four servings in 40…
Dinner
Beef Pasties
Beef, swede, potato and onion sealed in shortcrust and cooked for 45 minutes, Cornish pasty style.
Dinner
Beef Stew and Dumplings
Beef braised three hours with suet dumplings dropped on top for the last twenty minutes, where they steam rather…
Dinner
Broccoli Pasta Bake
Penne and broccoli in a mustardy cheddar sauce, topped with breadcrumbs and baked until golden.
Dinner
Brown Windsor Soup
A thick, dark Victorian soup of beef, root vegetables and herbs, enriched with a splash of Madeira and blended…
Dinner
Butter Bean Stew
Butter beans simmered with carrot, celery, tomatoes and smoked paprika into a thick stew. Four servings in 45 minutes.
Dinner
Cauliflower Cheese
Cauliflower roasted rather than boiled, under a mustard-sharp sauce made with cheese that is actually strong enough…
Dinner
Cauliflower Shepherd's Pie
Lamb mince, carrot, celery and peas in a rich gravy, topped with a buttery cauliflower mash instead of potato. Six…
Dinner
Cheese and Egg Pie
A shortcrust pie of hard-boiled egg, cheddar and bacon set in a creamy custard and cooked for 40 minutes. Six…
Dinner
Cheese and Onion Pie
A Lancashire pie of soft onion, potato and crumbly cheese in a cream-set filling, under a golden shortcrust. Eighty…
Dinner
Cheese and Potato Pie
Mashed potato, grated cheddar and onion folded together and baked under a golden crust for 45 minutes. Six servings…
Dinner
Cheesy Leek Bake
Leeks softened in butter and baked in a cheddar sauce under a crisp breadcrumb and cheese topping.
Dinner
Cheesy Pasta Bake
Pasta in a cheddar and tomato sauce, topped with more cheese and baked until bubbling.
Dinner
Chicken and Chorizo Pasta
Chicken and Spanish chorizo in a smoky tomato and cream sauce, with peppers and spinach, tossed through penne. A…
Dinner
Chicken and Chorizo Pie
Chicken, chorizo and red pepper in a creamy paprika sauce under a puff pastry lid, cooked for 35 minutes.
Dinner
Chicken and Ham Pie
Chicken and ham in a creamy leek sauce under a shortcrust and puff pastry lid, baked for 40 minutes until golden.
Dinner
Chicken and Leek Pie
Poached chicken and slow-cooked leeks under a proper pastry lid, in a sauce made from the poaching liquid. A pie…
Dinner
Chicken and Mushroom Pie
Diced chicken and mushrooms in a thick creamy sauce under a puff pastry lid. Six servings in 1 hour 30 minutes.
Dinner
Chicken and Potato Bake
Chicken breast and sliced potatoes baked in a garlic and herb stock with cheese on top. Four servings in 70 minutes.
Dinner
Chicken Dopiaza
Chicken in a spiced onion and tomato sauce, finished with a second helping of onions fried in chunks so that they…
Dinner
Chicken Drumsticks Roasted
Chicken drumsticks tossed in oil, paprika and garlic, roasted until the skin is crisp and the meat is cooked through.
Dinner
Chicken Goujons
Strips of chicken breast coated in flour, egg and seasoned breadcrumbs and shallow-fried until golden and crisp.
Dinner
Chicken Parmo
A breaded chicken fillet topped with a creamy white béchamel and melted cheese, grilled and served with chips, a…
Dinner
Chicken Pasta Bake
Penne and chicken in a creamy tomato and pepper sauce, topped with mozzarella and cheddar and baked until bubbling…
Dinner
Chicken Thigh Traybake
Chicken thighs roasted on a tray with potatoes, onions and carrots until the skin is crisp. Four servings in 55…
Dinner
Chicken Thighs with Potatoes
Chicken thighs roasted for 45 minutes on a bed of potatoes with garlic, lemon and thyme.
Dinner
Chicken Tikka Pizza
A flatbread base topped with tikka-spiced chicken, red onion, peppers and mozzarella, baked until crisp.
Dinner
Chicken Tray Bake
Chicken thighs roasted on one tray with potatoes, carrots and onion, seasoned with oil, garlic and thyme.
106 more british main dishes, A–Z
- Chicken Wellington
- Cod and Potato Bake
- Cod in Parsley Sauce
- Corned Beef Pie
- Corned Beef with Parsley Sauce
- Cornish Pasties
- Cumberland Sausage Hotpot
- Cumberland Sausage Ring
- Faggots and Peas
- Fish Burgers
- Fish Pie
- Freezer Stew
- Game Pie
- Gammon and Pineapple
- Gammon with Parsley Sauce
- Gammon, Egg and Chips
- Garlic Mushroom Chicken
- Gluten-Free Beer Battered Fish
- Haddock and Chips
- Haddock Chowder
- Ham and Cheese Quiche
- Ham and Egg Pie
- Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
- Hunter's Chicken
- Instant Pot Lamb Shanks
- Jacket Potato with Baked Beans
- Lamb Bhuna
- Lamb Burgers
- Lamb Chops with Mint Sauce
- Lamb Cutlets with Mint Sauce
- Lamb Hotpot
- Lamb Shanks
- Lamb Stew
- Lancashire Hotpot
- Leftover Roast Chicken Pie
- Leg of Lamb
- Lemon Roast Chicken
- Lentil and Bacon Soup
- Lentil Burgers
- Lentil Shepherd's Pie
- Liver and Bacon with Onion Gravy
- Liver and Onions
- Mackerel Fishcakes
- Mackerel with Gooseberry Sauce
- Marrow Bake
- Meat and Potato Pie
- Mince and Potatoes
- Mixed Grill
- Mushroom Wellington
- One Pan Sausage and Potatoes
- Oxtail Soup
- Panackelty
- Pheasant Casserole
- Pie and Mash
- Pork and Apple Casserole
- Pork and Apple Pie
- Pork Loin with Cider Gravy
- Pork Pie with Piccalilli
- Rabbit Pie
- Roast Chicken Legs
- Roast Duck
- Roast Lamb Shoulder
- Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce
- Roast Pork with Crackling
- Rosemary Chicken
- Salmon en Croûte
- Salmon Fillet with Dill Sauce
- Salmon Fish Cakes
- Salmon Fishcakes
- Salmon Quiche
- Sausage and Bean Stew
- Sausage and Lentil Stew
- Sausage and Mash
- Sausage and Potato Traybake
- Sausage Casserole
- Sausage Pasta Bake
- Scallops with Pea Puree
- Scampi and Chips
- Scouse
- Sheet Pan Roast Chicken
- Slow Cooker Beef Curry
- Slow Cooker Cottage Pie
- Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks
- Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole
- Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder
- Smoked Haddock Fishcakes
- Smoked Haddock Risotto
- Somerset Pork with Cider
- Spatchcock Chicken
- Stargazy Pie
- Steak and Kidney Pie
- Steak and Kidney Pudding
- Stuffed Marrow
- Stuffed Onions
- Sunday Roast Beef
- Tuna and Sweetcorn Jacket Potato
- Tuna Fishcakes
- Turkey Curry
- Vegan Stew
- Vegetable Pasties
- Vegetable Stew
- Vegetable Wellington
- Veggie Pasta Bake
- Welsh Cheese and Leek Pie
- Whole Roast Chicken with Vegetables
- Yorkshire Pudding Wraps
Light meals: soups, salads and sandwiches 3
Filed under Dinner but not a main dish on its own: light meal. Filter these.
- Cheesy Jacket Potatoes 65 min
- Cream of Tomato Soup with Basil 40 min
- Pan Haggerty 65 min
Side dishes 18
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- Air Fryer Jacket Potato 45 min
- Braised Red Cabbage 95 min
- Buttered Carrots 20 min
- Buttered Peas 8 min
- Creamed Leeks 25 min
- Crispy Roast Potatoes 80 min
- Duck Fat Roast Potatoes 85 min
- Glazed Parsnips 40 min
- Honey Roast Parsnips 60 min
- Honey Roasted Carrots 45 min
- Mashed Swede 35 min
- Minted Peas 10 min
- Mushy Peas 13 hr
- Roast Cabbage Wedges 35 min
- Roast Carrots with Cumin 40 min
- Roast Cauliflower with Garlic 40 min
- Roast Vegetables 50 min
- Roasted Parsnips 45 min
Breads 1
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Sauces and gravies 9
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- Apple Sauce 30 min
- Chip Shop Curry Sauce 40 min
- Gluten-Free Gravy 15 min
- Horseradish Sauce 25 min
- Mint Sauce 40 min
- Mushroom Gravy 20 min
- Red Wine Gravy 20 min
- Red Wine Sauce 25 min
- Vegetarian Gravy 30 min
Desserts and sweet bakes 1
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- Pease Pudding 14.5 hr