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20 foolproof recipes for beginner cooks (that aren't pasta)

Not a confident cook? No problem. These are our top easy and uncomplicated recipes to start learning.

20 recipes
Fried rice.
EASY

Tony Tan has all the tips on a proper fried rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Tony Tan
Serve these sticky wings with Japanese mayo such as Kewpie.
EASY

Adam Liaw's baked teriyaki chicken wings

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Belly porchetta with fennel, sage and chilli.
EASY

Cheat's pork belly porchetta

  • Adam Liaw
Roast pumpkin with macadamia and chilli.
EASY

Roast pumpkin with macadamia and chilli

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Wok-fried mince and green beans.
EASY

Wok-fried pork mince and green beans

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Alison Roman's Asian-inspired cold noodle salad.
EASY

Alison Roman's cold noodle salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Alison Roman
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Neil Perry's ham omelette.
EASY

Neil Perry's ham omelette is the ultimate meal for one

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Potato, pea and bacon frittata

Potato, pea and bacon frittata recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Adam Liaw's garlic butter roast chicken

Try Adam Liaw's easiest ever garlic butter roast chicken

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Perfect roast potatoes with rosemary

...with perfect rosemary roast potatoes

  • 1-2 hrs
  • STEVE MANFREDI
This cabbage salad is freshened with mustard, sweetened with currants and enriched with parmesan.
EASY

Jazz up sausages with a simple red cabbage and mustard slaw

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Grilled skirt steak for tacos
EASY

Neil Perry's simple skirt steak tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Roasted chicken Marylands with chilli and honey.
EASY

Roasted chicken Marylands with chilli and honey

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Give your coleslaw a kick with this harissa dressing.
EASY

Quick green slaw with harissa dressing and pepitas

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Food. Stephanie Alexander's easter brunch. Easy pizza. SHD SUNDAY LIFE Picture by VANESSA LEVIS SLIFE120408

Easy pizza

  • < 30 mins
  • Stephanie Alexander
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Bangers and mash.

Bangers and mash

  • < 30 mins
  • Jane and Jeremy Strode
When garlic bread meets cheese toastie.
EASY

Garlic bread and cheese toastie recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Dinner-worthy fish on toast.
EASY

Grilled mackerel on spicy tomato toast

  • < 30 mins
  • Alison Roman
Lemon yoghurt syrup cake

Lemon yoghurt syrup cake

  • < 30 mins
  • Caroline Velik
Dan Lepard's classic thick pancakes.
EASY

Classic thick pancake or pikelet recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard

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