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This easy butternut squash soup recipe is completely dairy-free! It has added red pepper and ginger, and is deliciously smooth. 

For this recipe you will need a 3.5–4 litre/6–7 pint deep-sided saucepan. 

Mary Berry's butternut squash soup

onion,

carrots,

red pepper, deseeded and

olive oil

tbsp clear honey (optional)

root

vegetable stock

salt and black pepper

This slow-cooker vegetarian stew with fluffy dumplings is a cheap and easy recipe. To make it vegan, use vegetable suet in the dumplings instead of butter and omit the pesto. This dish is perfect for batch cooking, just divide it up into indiviudal portions and you will always have warming stew at your fingertips, check the tips section for freezing instructions. 

Equipment and preparation: For this recipe you will need a 6.5 litre/11½ pint slow cooker. 

This meal provides 629 kcal, 13g protein, 79g carbohydrate (of which 24g sugars), 29g fat (of which 11g saturates), 16g fibre and 1.8g salt per portion.

Slow cooker vegetarian hotpot 

sunflower oil

butternut squash

onions, thinly sliced

parsnips,

tbsp plain flour

tin chopped tomatoes

tomato purée

½ tsp dried chilli flakes (optional)

pesto (optional)

350 milliliters/12fl oz hot vegetable stock (made with 1 stock cube)

grams/3½oz spinach leaves (optional)

flour

75 grams/2¾oz frozen butter (or 75 grams/2¾oz shredded vegetarian suet)

125 milliliters/4fl oz cold water

This butternut squash mac and cheese is great for batch cooking. It’s gluten free, but use regular pasta and bread if gluten isn’t an issue for you. 

Each serving provides 474 kcal, 22g protein, 77g carbohydrate (of which 9g sugars),7g fat (of which 3g saturates), 7g fibre and 1.2g salt.

Healthier macaroni cheese

vegetable oil

onions, roughly chopped

gluten-free and reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes

litre/1¾ water

sweet potatoes,

200 milliliters/7fl oz semi-skimmed milk

pasta

360 grams/12½oz light extra-mature cheddar, grated

tsp fine sea salt

black pepper

gluten-free garlic bread, to serve (optional)

peas,

200 grams/7 ounces frozen or tinned sweetcorn (drained weight)

mushrooms

broccoli

cherry tomatoes, halved

spring onions, trimmed and roughly chopped

Tom Kerridge shows you how to make the perfect butternut squash risotto recipe. His secret? Creamy mozzarella, toasty pine nuts and fragrant sage.  

Each serving provides 715 kcal, 23.5g protein, 70g carbohydrate (of which 8.5g sugars), 33g fat (of which 15g saturates), 5g fibre and 1.3g salt. 

Butternut squash risotto

unsalted butter

onion, thinly sliced

garlic cloves, finely chopped

arborio rice

200 milliliters/7fl oz dry white wine

1.1 litres/1 pint 16fl oz warm vegetable stock (made with stock cubes)

sage

grams/3½oz Parmesan (or

grams/1¼oz pine nuts,

Tom Kerridge’s butternut squash and sage risotto.

Tom Kerridge’s butternut squash and sage risotto

Perfect rice, every time – I love the simplicity of this dish. The fragrance of orange and spices is out of this world! To make it vegan, use dairy-free spread instead of the butter.

Each serving provides 526 kcal, 15g protein, 65g carbohydrates (of which 18g sugars), 21g fat (of which 5g saturates), 8.5g fibre and 0.7g salt.

One-pan pilaf with butternut squash, apricots and almonds 

basmati rice, rinsed

400 milliliters/14fl oz boiling vegetable stock

butternut squash, peeled and cut into 15mm/⅝in cubes

leeks, thinly sliced

75 grams/2¾oz dried apricots, halved

cinnamon sticks, bashed

cardamom pods, bashed

cloves

bay leaf

turmeric, turmeric

fresh root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced

butter

clementine, sliced

grams/3½oz almonds

salt

An easy vegan butternut squash and chickpea curry that freezes well.

Each serving provides 493 kcal, 15g protein, 58g carbohydrates (of which 12g sugars), 19g fat (of which 9.5g saturates), 14.5g fibre and 0.5g salt.

Butternut squash and chickpea curry

tbsp black mustard seeds

cumin seeds

cardamom pods, split

curry leaves

onions,

garlic cloves, grated

fresh root ginger, finely grated

tsp turmeric

tsp cumin

tbsp coriander

litre/1¾ pint hot vegetable stock

250 milliliters/9fl oz coconut cream

green beans,

x 250 grams/9 ounces pouches ready-cooked pilau rice

cucumber, tomato and red onion salad

Batch cook our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lentil_stew_80908">basic lentil stew</a>, then turn the leftovers into this rich and sweetly smoked tomato soup in under 20 minutes.

Tomato, chorizo and lentil soup

tomatoes

garlic cloves, unpeeled

180 grams/6⅓oz cooking chorizo

½ tbsp rapeseed oil

tbsp sweet smoked paprika

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces basic lentil stew

300 milliliters/½ pint hot vegetable stock

sugar

sea salt and cracked black pepper

tbsp crème fraîche

parsley,

Sweet butternut squash with sour preserved lemons makes a fragrant and easy vegetarian tagine with herby couscous on the side.

Each serving provides 593 kcal, 19.4g protein, 63.1g carbohydrate (of which 27.1g sugars), 26.8g fat (of which 3g saturates), 10.7g fibre and 2.93g salt.

Butternut squash tagine with couscous

onion, peeled, finely chopped

garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped

cayenne pepper

ginger

tsp coriander

cinnamon

butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed,

200 milliliters/7fl oz vegetable stock

lemons, rind only, roughly chopped

tbsp clear honey

couscous

600 milliliters/1 pint 2fl oz hot vegetable stock

lemons, zest only

parsley, chives and coriander

Serve the Hairy Bikers' easy sausage traybake with a big pile of wintery greens, such as Savoy cabbage. Optional chilli flakes will counter the maple sweetness.

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