Total Time 4 hours - Serves 4-5 This is hearty, wholesome comfort food at its best. Simple ingredients, big flavour, and the slow cooker doing all the heavy lifting. Packed with beans, lentils, veg and smoky pancetta, it’s the kind of stew you can throw together in minutes and leave to bubble away until rich and delicious. If you want to make it vegetarian, just swap the chicken stock for vegetable stock and leave out the bacon. It’s one of those recipes that’s easy to adapt

Total Time 9 hours - Serves 4-5 A hearty, wholesome soup that’s pure comfort in a bowl. Slow-cooked gammon, tender veggies, and sweet peas all come together in a rich, creamy broth. The kind of meal that warms you from the inside out, perfect for cold days. Ingredients 750g smoked gammon joint 2 sticks celery, roughly chopped 2 medium carrots, roughly chopped 1 onion, roughly chopped 1 large potato, roughly chopped 1 tbsp dried thyme 400g frozen peas 1L chicken stock Double c

Prep Time 10 minutes - Total Time 4 hours - Serves 4-5 A rustic, comforting ragú made with Italian-style chicken sausages, smoked...