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Sunday lunch recipes

Nothing beats the comfort of a Sunday roast, whether you like a succulent whole chicken or a tender leg of lamb. We've got sides and puds too - everything from crunchy roasties to fruity crumbles and treacle sponges.

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For an Easter lunch with a difference, try this spiced roast pork recipe with tangy orange and rhubarb sauce.
Spiced roast pork with rhubarb sauce
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This tasty potato bake with tangy cherry tomatoes and fragrant oregano is the ideal side dish recipe for an Easter feast or Sunday roast
Tomato and oregano potato bake
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his Ramadan, we may not be able to enjoy the iftar meal with our friends and family, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still tuck in to our family favourite foods.
'Not quite' Aunty's sumac chicken
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Roast dinners just got even better with this ultimate gravy recipe, made using seasonal red onions and tart redcurrant jelly
The ultimate onion gravy
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A roast dinner should be enjoyed, not endured. Our recipe for pork with pear and cider takes the hassle out of Sunday lunch. All you've got to do is: combine pork fillets, leeks, pears, apples with a glug of cider in a roasting tin, season generously, and bung it in the oven.
Pork with pear and cider
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This easy spring lunch is a great way to feed family and friends at the weekend. Roasting lamb chops is much easier than juggling frying pans and takes the hassle out of achieving juicy perfectly-cooked meat every time.
Roasted lamb chops with garlic-herb crumb
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For the ultimate Sunday lunch, try slow-roasting a succulent beef topside joint. Topping with a sugar and mustard mix and cooking in a foil parcel alongside plenty of fresh veg and stock gives super succulent meat and tender veg crammed with flavour
Slow-roasted beef with mustard potatoes
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Add fragrant rosemary, strong hard cheese and sharp mustard for a mash that's extra special, and enjoy with your favourite roast and gravy.
Celeriac and potato mash
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Popular Sunday roast recipes

Sticky toffee pudding
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Learn how to make sticky toffee pudding and tuck into this classic British dessert – a moist sponge made with medjool dates drenched in super-sticky toffee sauce.
  • Serves 8
  • 25 mins to prepare and 50 mins to cook, plus soaking and sitting time
  • 503 calories
Make-ahead turkey gravy
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This make-ahead gravy is perfect for taking the stress out of Christmas Day or any other occasion
  • Serves 8
  • 10 mins to prepare and 2 hours to cook, plus cooling and chilling
  • 281 calories
Roast pork with crackling
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Keep it simple at your next Sunday lunch with this classic roast pork recipe. For the perfect crackling, prepare the pork 2 hrs ahead of cooking and season with garlic and sage
  • Serves 8
  • 10 mins to prepare and 2 hrs 35 mins to cook, plus 2 hrs drying
  • 592 calories
Spring roasted chicken with tarragon
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Keep it classic for your Sunday roast with this succulent roast chicken. With fragrant tarragon, fresh spring veg and smooth gravy, just add new potatoes for a complete family meal.
  • Serves 4
  • 85 mins
  • 454 calories
Pan-fried potatoes with dried oregano, garlic and chilli
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The perfect side dish to make for any main meal - creamy miniature potatoes are cooked with fragrant oregano, garlic and chilli and fried until crisp.
  • Serves 4
  • 35 mins
  • 361 calories
Whole roasted cauliflower with garlic and paprika
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Try this whole spiced cauliflower as an impressive alternative to your traditional Sunday roast
  • Serves 4
  • 40 mins
  • 281 calories
Pot-roasted beef in red wine with baby veg and new potatoes
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Pot-roasting a joint of beef means there’s no need to baste plus the end result is really tender
  • Serves 4
  • 15mins to prepare and 3hrs 40mins to cook, plus 10mins resting
  • 575 calories
Lamb guard of honour with lemon and mint crust
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For a traditional Sunday roast, try this lamb guard of honour with a fragrant lemon and mint crust. Served with a redcurrant gravy, this impressive roast is perfect for Easter entertaining.
  • Serves 6
  • 72 mins
  • 605 calories
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