Nadiya Hussain: Nadiya’s Cook Once, Eat Twice
Get the most out of every cooking session with Nadiya Hussain’s brand-new series and accompanying cookbook Cook Once, Eat Twice. Packed with budget-stretching tips, clever shortcuts, and ideas to turn one recipe into two meals, you’ll find everything from midweek winners to show-stopping bakes in this unmissable new show. Looking for the recipes from the series? You’ve come to the right place. Scroll down to find all of your favourites and cook along to each episode.
About the series
- Name
- Nadiya’s Cook Once, Eat Twice
- Chef
- Nadiya Hussain
- From the book
- Cook Once, Eat Twice
- Episodes
- 6
- Channel
- BBC2
- First aired
- September 2024
This series is based on Nadiya’s book
Nadiya Hussain: Nadiya’s Cook Once, Eat Twice
Cook Once, Eat Twice is all about making the most of simple ingredients with creative, efficient, and cost-effective recipes. From batch-cooking to freezer-friendly bakes, you’ll find clever ideas for planning your meals and turning leftovers into new dishes to help you save time, money and food waste without compromising on variety or flavour.
It’s the perfect cookbook for anyone who’s tired of eating the same old leftovers and looking for sustainable, budget-friendly ways to make the most of their weekly shop.
Cook Once, Eat Twice is all about making the most of simple ingredients with creative, efficient, and cost-effective recipes. From batch-cooking to freezer-friendly bakes, you’ll find clever ideas for planning your meals and turning leftovers into new dishes to help you save time, money and food waste without compromising on variety or flavour.
Based on recipes from the book
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Find your favourite recipes from each episode
Episode 1
In episode 1, Nadiya shares an enticing selection of everyday heroes to revolutionise your midweek cooking. Favourites include an autumnal carrot soup which forms the base of a delicious carrot and cod curry, to create two meals in one, and a clever fridge-raid which transforms leftover salad leaves into a pesto pasta.
Episode 2
In episode two, Nadiya is back with more clever midweek cooking saviours, including speedy burritos and a fragrant beef curry, the leftovers from which she transforms into sushi-inspired seaweed rice wraps. Don’t miss Nadiya’s gorgeous cinnamon bread granola – the perfect autumnal breakfast recipe to batch cook and enjoy throughout the week.
Episode 3
Episode 3 is all about bringing a little magic to your weekend with crowd-pleasing recipes the whole family will love. With the extra time to cook that the weekend affords, Nadiya makes a hearty, batch cook beef stew and dumplings, while her chicken and chickepea traybake makes for the perfect Sunday roast. For a weekend bake with the wow factor, Nadiya’s espresso chocolate cake is a chocolate lover’s dream bake and a firm fan favourite from this episode.
Episode 4
Episode 4 is all about dishes that impress for less. Think maximum impact, minimum fuss with firm favourites like Swedish meatballs, a clever poached egg breakfast board and a fragrant curry that puts banana peel to the best possible use.
Episode 5
In episode 5, Nadiya showcases five classic dishes with a twist with a selection of feel-good favourites, from a knockout chicken curry to a mouth-watering potato gratin.
Episode 6
In the final episode of the series, Nadiya shares a selection of easy baking recipes, returning to her Bake Off roots with the likes of chocolate and caramel brownies and soda bread, alongside a chicken and peanut traybake that can be transformed into noodle soup for a second meal.
From the book
Cook Once, Eat Twice
Creative, efficient, and cost-effective recipes that hero simple fresh ingredients.
Clever ideas for meal planning and transforming leftovers into delicious meals.
Stretch the weekly shop further with batch-cooked dinners and freezer-friendly bakes.