Date night dinners

Ingredients (Serves 2) ◆ 225g beef and pork mince ◆ 1tsp each garlic granules and Italian-style mixed dried herbs ◆ Salt and freshly ground black pepper ◆ 200g frozen pepper strips ◆ 250g pasta sauce

SERVES 2 Whip up this easy pasta for a perfect date night in (you’ll have leftovers), or stretch to feed the whole family (see tip). YOU WILL NEED 200g fettuccine pasta 2 skinless chicken breasts 1tsp

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 30 mins sauce only 3 tbsp olive oil4 garlic cloves, finely sliced1 dried red chilli or a largepinch of chilli flakes (optional)½ tsp caster sugar1 tbsp red wine vinegar

PREP TIME: 10 MINS, PLUS MARINATING COOK TIME: 30 MINS CALS: 499 FAT: 14G SAT FAT: 3G CARBS: 51G £1.15 PER SERVE SERVES 4 This sweet-and-sour bake works well with pork fillets too. Use any green veg y

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 45 mins 1 broccoli (about 350g), floretscut into bite-sized pieces,stalk cut into 1cm chunks2 leeks, finely sliced (about 350g)½-1 tsp chilli flakes (optional)2 tbsp o

Crowd-pleasing dishes inspired by summer travels