One-tray wonder

Adam Liaw’s one-pan rosemary chicken and potatoes.

Recipe collection
Weekly meal planner

14 throw-together tray bakes for the time-poor and tired

Let the oven do the hard work with these easy-to-prepare one-trays you can simply set and forget.

Spiced honey and parmesan skewers, meet your new best friend, salsa verde. — EASY

Budget

Spiced honey and parmesan carrot skewers with salsa verde

Wow your guests with this sticky, caramelised root vegetable masterpiece – it’s moreish, a breeze to prep ahead and looks a million bucks.

30 mins - 1 hr
Katrina Meynink

Donna Hay's crispy lemon and garlic roast chicken.

Sunday roast

Low-fuss, high-impact: Donna Hay’s effortless Sunday feast

Host like a pro by focusing on one stellar main and letting seasonal staples shine. It’s the perfect menu for a lazy autumn lunch.

Donna Hay

Crisp-skinned chicken meets robustly flavoured vegies and a piquant salsa in this cacciatore remix.

Cookbook extracts

Old classic, new tricks: Chicken cacciatore gets a zingy makeover

Crisp skin? Check. Bold, glossy sauce? Check. In Tender, Lucy Tweed reimagines this Italian hunter’s stew as a spicy 60-minute flavour bomb.

Lucy Tweed

Masterclass

Adam Liaw’s golden rules for making a showstopping (and sog-free) spanakopita

A soggy base and bland filling are the enemies of this classic Greek pie. Adam Liaw shares his foolproof techniques to beating both for a flaky, crisp result.

1-2 hrs
Adam Liaw

The joy of six ingredients

Creamy garam masala chicken drumsticks

Patience is key to perfectly crisp skin in this creamy garam masala chicken dish. Use the best spices you can find for a one-pan wonder that truly rewards.

30 mins - 1 hr
Katrina Meynink

Family meals

Adam Liaw’s balsamic chicken cutlets

These cutlets are coated with a syrupy marinade of balsamic vinegar, tomato paste and honey. Serve them with plenty of bread for mopping up the juices.

30 mins - 1 hr
Adam Liaw

For the best results, use skin-on, bone-in thighs.

Cookbook extracts

This Spanish-inspired chicken tray bake with chorizo is ‘low-effort cooking with big flavour’

Plus three recipes from Saturday Night Pasta’s Elizabeth Hewson’s new cookbook, including a sweet potato soup, a gentle midweek stew and a self-saucing pudding.