The meat ragù for lasagne needs long, slow cooking. But you can massively speed up the preparation time by chopping the onion, celery and carrots in your food processor.
This creamy casserole is such a speedy dish. And the best thing about it is there's no sauce to make. Simply use a can of condensed mushroom soup, or celery soup
A marinade for Chinese-style ribs usually requires so many ingredients, from different spices to several sauces. But you can rustle up the marinade for our tasty ribs
In fact, you can make this recipe even quicker by mixing the dough in a food processor, which will do the kneading for you. It's faster, and tastier, than a takeaway.
Homemade chipotle paste is a bit of an effort, with smoked chillies, onion, garlic, vinegar, sugar, spices, herbs and tomato purée all added into the mix.
This soup is ready in no time, thanks to the smart idea of using a jar of roasted peppers, shop-bought Thai curry paste and a can of coconut milk.
Laksa is a spicy, Malaysian noodle soup, perfect on a chilly day – and when you need a quick lunch if you make clever use of a laksa paste base.
This is free-form too, so there's no lining of tins or blind-baking. The filling is a delicious mix of courgettes, cheese, onion, tomatoes and fresh herbs.