British Main Dish Recipes

From savory pies to hearty stews, these British main dish recipes are simple and satisfying.
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Instant Pot tikka masala and extra long-grain basmati rice.
Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala
27 mins
The Great British cheese toastie recipe
The Great British Cheese Toastie
11 mins
Easy traditional cottage pie
Classic Cottage Pie
70 mins
Roast pork and crackling
Perfect Roast Pork With Crisp Crackling
110 mins
Row of spoons with different dried pulses
Cheap and Cheerful Pulse Recipes
Marinated rump roast
6 Meat Alternatives to the Christmas Turkey
British mince pies on a red towel
Traditional British Mince Pies
50 mins
Traditional Scottish stovies recipe in a bowl with oatcakes served alongside
Traditional Scottish Stovies
60 mins
British faggots served with peas
Classic British Faggots Recipe
80 mins
Traditional Cornish beef and vegetable pasty on a wooden cutting board
The Perfect Traditional Cornish Pasty
70 mins
Very Christmas strudel recipe
Christmas Strudel
60 mins
cauliflower-rice-curry
Britain's Favorite Supper Recipes
Pan Haggerty recipe
23 Iconic British and Irish Potato Recipes
Illustration of how to cook roast beef
Tips and Recipes for Cooking the Roast Beef
Traditional British Beef Stew and Dumplings recipe
Traditional British Beef Stew and Suet Dumplings
2 hrs
Haggis with neeps and tatties
What Is Haggis?
Sausage and mash with onion gravy recipe
Bangers and Mash With Onion Gravy
65 mins
A plate of fried fish and french fries, served with malt vinegar and tartar sauce
Classic British Fish and Chips
60 mins
Foolproof English Pancakes
Traditional English Pancakes
10 mins
British sausage rolls
Best Homemade Sausage Rolls
52 mins
Cheese-Onion-Potato-Pasty
Cheese, Onion, and Potato Filled Pasty Recipe
60 mins
Roast-pork
Tips for Perfect Roast Pork
Chicken, Leeks, and Caerphilly Cheese Pie
Sweet and Savory British Pies
Sausage rolls
Spicy Sausage Rolls
45 mins
British Pigs in a Blanket
British Pigs in a Blanket
35 mins
Cheese and onion flan on a white plate
A Classic Cheese and Onion Flan
70 mins
Pork and Onion Meatballs With Tomato Sauce
Pork and Onion Meatballs With Tomato Sauce
40 mins
Ultimate steak and kidney pie in a pie dish with a big spoon
The Ultimate Steak and Kidney Pie
3 hrs
Easy British fish pie in a casserole dish
Easy British Fish Pie
65 mins
Chicken balti curry in a metal bowl
Classic Chicken Balti Curry
65 mins
Traditional Welsh cawl stew in a Dutch oven
Traditional Welsh Cawl Stew
2 hrs
Easy Lancashire Hotpot
Easy Lancashire Hotpot
2 hrs
Classic Beef Wellington
Beef Wellington
75 mins
toad in the hole recipe
Family-Sized Toad in the Hole
50 mins
Cauliflower Soup
Best of British Vegetarian Recipes
Venison Shepherd's Pie
Venison Shepherd's Pie
110 mins
Eggs Florentine
Classic Eggs Florentine
12 mins
Ploughman's lunch
The Simple British Ploughman's Lunch
Delicious Seafood Pancakes
Shrimp and Salmon Filled Pancakes
65 mins
Green soup and bread in background
Watercress and Rocket Soup Recipe
30 mins
Traditional kedgeree in a shallow bowl
Traditional Kedgeree
60 mins
Creamy chicken, leek, and mushroom pie recipe
Creamy Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Pie
105 mins
traditional-game-pie
Traditional British Game Pie Recipe
2 hrs
Slow Cooked Lamb Casserole
Slow Cooked Shoulder of Lamb Casserole
6 hrs
Beef and Guinness Pie with a large slice cut out
Beef and Guinness Pie
3 hrs
Cornish pasty broken open on newspaper
All About Traditional Cornish Pasty
Roast Goose with Chestnut Stuffing
Roast Goose and Chestnut Stuffing
3 hrs
giant-wels-oggie
Giant Welsh Oggie Recipe
70 mins
Healthier Real Scotch Egg
Healthier Real Scotch Egg
24 mins
Cauliflower curry
Easy Cauliflower and Chicken Curry
35 mins
Beef, Leek and Mushroom Stew
Beef, Leek and Mushroom Stew
2 hrs
Pork and Cider Casserole
British Pork and Cider Casserole Recipe
2 hrs
Best Sunday Roast Chicken
The Best Sunday Roast Chicken
105 mins
Cook a five bird roast recipe
British Five Bird Roast and Gravy
115 mins
Stuffed Leg of Lamb
Classic Stuffed Leg of Lamb Recipe
2 hrs
beef brisket
British Slow Cooked Brisket Casserole
4 hrs
Two bowls of traditional Scottish porridge, with one topped with fresh berries and syrup, and one topped with butter and cinnamon
Traditional Scottish Porridge
17 mins
Welsh Pancake (Crempog)
Welsh Pancake (Crempog)
20 mins
Apple Mincemeat Tart
Mincemeat and Apple Tart - Now Meat Free!!
80 mins
Yorkshire Pudding in cups
Yorkshire Pudding Recipe in Cups
30 mins