Lighter dinners
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Lighter dinners

A curated Food Glory collection for Lighter dinners, with practical recipes chosen for dependable home cooking.

Lighter dinners

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Pisto Manchego Main
Main1h 5m

Pisto Manchego

Pisto Manchego is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for a slow-cooked La Mancha vegetable stew of tomato, peppers, cou…

Japanese Curry Rice Main
Main1h 5m

Japanese Curry Rice

Japanese Curry Rice is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in Meiji-era adaptation of British-introduced curry, celebrat…

Takikomi Gohan Main
Main1h 5m

Takikomi Gohan

Takikomi Gohan is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in Japanese seasonal rice cooking, celebrated for rice cooked with…

Zapallitos Rellenos Main
Main1h 5m

Zapallitos Rellenos

Tender round courgettes filled with seasoned beef, vegetables and cheese, then baked until golden.

Tavuklu Pilav Main
Main1h 5m

Tavuklu Pilav

Tavuklu Pilav is buttery rice topped or mixed with tender chicken.

Kopytka with Mushroom Sauce Main
Main1h 5m

Kopytka with Mushroom Sauce

A distinctive Polish main course: soft potato dumplings cut into small hoof-like pieces and coated in a creamy forest-m…

Gallo Pinto Main
Main1h 5m

Gallo Pinto

Rice and black beans fried with aromatics and Salsa Lizano for breakfast.

Polos Curry Main
Main1h 5m

Polos Curry

Polos Curry is a Sri Lankan main course centred on polos curry.

Dal Bhat Tarkari Main
Main1h 5m

Dal Bhat Tarkari

A distinctive Nepalese main course: lentil soup, steamed rice and a seasonal vegetable curry served as a balanced every…

Sel Roti with Aloo Dum Main
Main1h 5m

Sel Roti with Aloo Dum

Crisp-edged rings of lightly sweet fermented rice batter served with spiced potato curry define this Nepalese main cour…

Gundruk ko Jhol Main
Main1h 5m

Gundruk ko Jhol

Gundruk ko Jhol is a Nepalese main course built around a tangy soup made from fermented leafy greens, tomato and warmin…

Erdäpfelgulasch Main
Main1h 5m

Erdäpfelgulasch

A meatless potato goulash with paprika, onion and sliced sausage if desired.

Bulgogi Main
Main1h 7m

Bulgogi

Bulgogi is thinly sliced beef marinated with soy, pear, garlic and sesame, then cooked quickly until caramelised at the…

Pav Bhaji Main
Main1h 10m

Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji is a distinctive Indian main rooted in Mumbai, celebrated for spiced mashed vegetables, butter and toasted br…

Tinutuan Main
Main1h 10m

Tinutuan

Tinutuan is a distinctive Indonesian main rooted in Manado in North Sulawesi, celebrated for rice porridge with pumpkin…

Apricot Chicken Main
Main1h 10m

Apricot Chicken

Chicken braised in a glossy sweet-savoury apricot sauce with onion and herbs.

Chakhokhbili Main
Main1h 10m

Chakhokhbili

Chakhokhbili is a Georgian chicken braise cooked with a generous tomato-onion base and finished with fresh coriander, b…

Sudado de Pollo Main
Main1h 10m

Sudado de Pollo

Sudado de Pollo is a Colombian home-style chicken stew gently braised with potatoes, tomato, onion, cumin and coriander…

Carne Asada Main
Main1h 16m

Carne Asada

Carne Asada is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and a cle…

Fajitas de Res Main
Main1h 16m

Fajitas de Res

Fajitas de Res is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and a…

Pasta e Fagioli Main
Main1h 20m

Pasta e Fagioli

Many Italian regions, with strong local variations. It is famous as cucina povera that feels genuinely substantial.