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Lamb, beef and vegetable sausage rolls with pistachios.

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Easy weekend food: 30 relaxed recipes for sharing and tearing

Get your gang together and tuck into the easy-to-share favourites.

30 recipes
Serve the sausage rolls with tomato chutney.
EASY

Lamb, beef and vegetable sausage rolls

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Piadina with prosciutto, marinated artichoke, chilli and rosemary
EASY

Piadina with prosciutto, marinated artichoke, chilli and rosemary

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
A share-friendly version of a Reuben sandwich.
EASY

Reuben-style cheese melt

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Ploughman’s bruschetta.
EASY

Adam Liaw's ploughman’s bruschetta

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Fried eggplant and feta fattoush.
EASY

Adam Liaw's fried eggplant and feta fattoush

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Karen Martini's inauthentic bolognese ragu.

Karen Martini's ragu alla bolognese

  • 2 hrs +
  • Karen Martini
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No-fuss seafood chowder pot pies.
EASY

'No fuss' seafood chowder pot pies

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Pastizzi with a cheesy pea filling.
EASY

Easy-peasy pea pastizzi

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Meatball subs with chimichurri.
EASY

Chimichurri meatball sub

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Quality controlled: Roast chook Bloody Mary club sandwich.

Club sandwich with roast chicken and Bloody Mary mayo

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
A good chicken caesar is all about the contrasts, says Katrina Meynink.

Chicken caesar salad with potato chips

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Spice up your soup and sandwich combo with kimchi and gochujang.
EASY

Tomato and kimchi soup with chilli cheese toasties

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Prawn cocktail meets sang choy bao.
EASY

Prawn cocktail sang choy bao

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Serving suggestion: a beer in the hand and the sun on your face will enhance the experience immeasurably, says Danielle Alvarez.

Danielle Alvarez's Cuban-style pulled-pork sandwiches

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Souvlaki-style lamb chops.
EASY

Souvlaki-style lamb chops

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Smoky mushroom and pineapple tacos.
EASY

Smoky mushroom and pineapple tacos

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Pork burger with smoky apple BBQ sauce and kale slaw.
EASY

Pork burger with smoky apple bbq sauce and kale slaw

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Malaysian-style pumpkin and chicken curry pie with roti.
EASY

Malaysian-style pumpkin and chicken curry pie with roti crust

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Spiced lentil and vegetable pasties sprinkled with cumin seeds.

Spiced lentil and vegetable pasties

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Fast sumac beef and spinach pide.
EASY

Fast sumac beef and spinach pide

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Herb and anchovy stuffed lamb with feta and vegetable crisps.
EASY

Herb and anchovy stuffed lamb with feta and vegetable crisps

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Beef, ricotta and rosemary meatball tray bake.
EASY

Beef, ricotta and rosemary meatball tray bake

  • Jessica Brook
Lamb shoulder with rosemary and stout.

Adam Liaw's lamb shoulder with rosemary and stout

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Cooking is a love language for Charlotte Ree, who baked lasagne for her neighbours during lockdown.

Charlotte Ree's comforting lasagne

  • 2 hrs +
  • Charlotte Ree
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Tacos meet cottage pie.
EASY

Adam Liaw's taco pie

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Zucchini lasagne.

Adam Liaw's zucchini lasagne

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Freestyle: Adam Liaw's free-form chicken and mushroom pie.

Chicken and mushroom field pie recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw's baked onion and blue cheese flatbread.

Baked onion, blue cheese and sage pizza recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Cheesy, creamy winter comfort food.

Tarte flambee: Cheese, onion and bacon flatbread

  • 2 hrs +
  • Dan Lepard
Freshen up your usual nachos with this yoghurt dressing and fresh toppings.

Chicken nachos with jalapeno and mint yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink

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