• One-pot

‘Pure winter comfort’: Shortcut bean and pasta stew with pancetta and rosemary

This one-pot dish is inspired by the Italian pasta e fagioli, but sped up.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Danielle Alvarez

• Recipe collection
• Weekly meal planner

14 nourishing vegie winter warmers to make for next week (that aren’t soup)

From green veg-packed mac ’n cheese to simple curries with sustenance, these budget-friendly vegetarian recipes bring comfort on even the coldest of winter nights.

• Midweek dinner

Slash and roast: The trick to cooking this spicy, sticky chicken in 30 minutes

Harissa whole roast chicken and caramelised sweet potato is the midweek recipe you’ll make on repeat.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Jessica Brook

• Oats

Anzac porridge

Golden syrup, coconut and brown sugar gives this creamy, warming breakfast dish a distinctive Down Under accent.

• < 30 mins
• Toby Wilson

• Midweek dinner

One-pan creamy garlic chicken with greens

Tender chicken breasts and vibrant greens mingle in a creamy sauce, creating a comforting protein-rich dinner.

• < 30 mins
• Sarah Pound

• One-pot

Puttanesca chickpeas

All the salty, savoury, briny flavours you love from the pasta dish, only with chickpeas.

• < 30 mins
• Katrina Meynink

• One-pot

Creamy marry me chickpeas

Love is in the air – and it smells like garlic, smoked paprika, and your new favourite one-pot dinner.

• < 30 mins
• Katrina Meynink

• Family meals

Chicken and pumpkin curry

This warm, satisfying dish could be a healthy dinner for four, or four make-ahead meals for one.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Sarah Pound

• Cookbook extracts

Shop your pantry to make this cheap and cheerful chicken coconut curry

Plus a belly-warming beef stew and seriously comforting sausage gnocchi dinner that come in at about $3 a serve.

• June 24, 2025
• Chelsea Goodwin

• Comfort food

Adam Liaw’s caramel blondies

These delicious blondies are a simple mix-and-bake method. You can change the flavour with nuts or chocolate chips if you prefer.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw