10 restaurant-style meals you can make in your own kitchen

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• Meat dishes
• Chicken breasts stuffed with pea pesto
• Spicy turkey and butternut squash fajitas
• 'Marry Me' chicken
• Beef and mushroom stroganoff
• Fish dishes 
• Oven-baked salmon with lemon and fresh herbs
• Tray-baked fish with fennel and orange
• Lemon and basil roasted cod
• Vegetarian dishes
• Beetroot barley risotto
• Mushroom carbonara
• Stir-fried tofu with pak choi

Meat dishes

1. Chicken breasts stuffed with pea pesto

Remember when chicken Kiev was on every restaurant and dinner party menu? This chicken breast recipe brings it right up to date and is much healthier too. It’s also easier to make than you might think.

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2. Spicy turkey and butternut squash fajitas

This fajita dish is colourful, full of flavour and easy to make. Why not put the tortillas and toppings on the table and let everyone assemble their own?

• Get the recipe for spicy turkey and butternut squash fajitas

3. 'Marry Me' chicken

This creamy sauce, made with low-fat cream cheese, is so tasty, that the person you’re making it for may well want to marry you after eating it.

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4. Beef and mushroom stroganoff

This classic Russian dish looks like something out of a gourmet restaurant, but it’s easy to make with the help of some handy cupboard staples.

• Get the recipe for beef and mushroom stroganoff

Fish dishes

5. Oven-baked salmon with lemon and fresh herbs

Bring a bit of luxury to your dining table with this elegant dish featuring oven-baked salmon.

• Get the recipe for oven-baked salmon with lemon and fresh herbs

6. Tray-baked fish with fennel and orange

Looking for a restaurant-quality dish that doesn’t involve hours of cooking? This colourful, heart-friendly dish hits the mark. Everything is cooked in one roasting tin – meaning even less washing up once you’re done!

• Get the recipe for tray-baked fish with fennel and orange

7. Lemon and basil roasted cod

This delicious meal is perfect for those seeking a healthier alternative to fish and chips. The cod loins are served up alongside gourmet mash potato that gets its colour from blended peas.

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Vegetarian dishes

8. Beetroot barley risotto

This colourful dish uses pearl barley instead of risotto rice, which means you don’t need to do all that stirring. The beautiful colour and elegant garnishes leave this meal looking fresh off a fancy restaurant menu – and it tastes great too!

• Get the recipe for beetroot barley risotto

9. Mushroom carbonara

Missing your favourite Italian restaurant? Recreate that feeling with this pasta dish. And you’ll be doing your heart a favour too, as it’s much healthier than a traditional carbonara. Make it with or without bacon according to whether you want it vegetarian.

• Get the recipe for mushroom carbonara

10. Stir-fried tofu with pak choi

For a heart-friendly alternative to a Chinese meal, why not rustle up this stir-fried tofu? Pak choi – found in all popular supermarkets – adds extra flavour, but it can also be swapped out for beansprouts or broccoli florets.

• Get the recipe for stir-fried tofu with pak choi