Top 20 Dinner Recipes for 2024

Here are your top 20 dinner recipes for 2024. Made and chosen by you! From Traditional Pickled Fish to hearty oxtail, tarragon pasta, roast lamb and the best Chicken and Leek casserole. They’re all here. Not forgetting the ever popular store cupboard, Chickpea Pasta. If you’re favourite dinner recipe doesn’t appear in the list, let us know!

Ottolenghi’s Ricotta and Oregano Meatballs have been on the best dinner recipe list year after year, And for good reason. They’re just so good! Tender ricotta meatballs and a deeply flavourful tomato sauce. What’s not to love?

Another recipe that delivers way more than the sum of its parts, the stalwart that is, the Best Chicken and Leek Casserole. It’s worth adding to your dinner repertoire. It’s also been a reader’s favourite from my first cookbook, Bibby’s Kitchen.

My Red wine oxtail has been a long time favourite on the website. It’s one of those recipes that you make when you crave something hearty and comforting. The sauce is dark and sticky with slithers of mandarin peel, bay leaves and thyme. Once the meat is crusted and golden, all the remaining ingredients are added and into the oven it goes. It’s hardly work really, and the reward, ten fold.

The sauce for these Swedish Meatballs is rich and cream, flavoured with warming spices like nutmeg and mixed spice. One would think that being a Swedish recipe, the ingredients would be hard to find. Surprisingly, they’re everyday pantry staples  – Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce and fresh cream. That takes care of the sauce. For the meatballs you’ll need flat parsley, egg and breadcrumbs.

Simplicity is often the secret to the best recipes. Cooking doesn’t always need to be complicated. This roast leg of lamb with sweet onion marmalade is testament to the art of slow cooking.

Lamb shawarma’s iconic status reaches well beyond the borders of the Middle East. Come to think of it, what better way to eat a roast than in a casual pita-pocket. I’ve deviated slightly from tradition by including a splash of red wine and a little stock for the gravy. The result is a chestnut-coloured pan sauce that’ll have everyone breaking bread to mop up the sticky sauce.

A Korean beef stir-fry that’s as good, possibly better, than your favourite take out? Absolutely! If you’re a regular visitor to the Bibby’s Kitchen, you’ll know we’re about vibrant food with big flavours. Although I love spending most of my days in the kitchen, there are times when you need quick and easy. That’s when this a Korean beef stir fry saves the day. It’s an effortless with protein, carbs and vegetables all in one. The key to a good stir fry is the sauce – sticky, spicy, sweet and salty.

Apart from casually stirring an onion or two until sweet, glossy and collapsed, there’s hardly any effort needed to make this Chicken and tarragon cream pasta. The sauce is a simple.  White wine and cream with fresh tarragon and freshly grated parmesan for a cheesy, nutty taste that’s completely irresistible.

This sumptuous recipe was developed exclusively for The Truffle Lady using Stonebarn Black Truffle Honey. It’s worth it!

The Spanish are known for using robust spices to enliven even the simplest of dishes. Here, gutsy aromas of cumin, coriander, chilli, paprika and oregano mingle with a house red to deliver bold flavour. If like tapas, I think you’re going to love these Spanish Meatballs.

Except for the greens, this spinach and chickpea pasta is made entirely from store cupboard ingredients. Think tinned tomatoes, pulses and punchy pastes that add instant oomph. And no pantry worth its salt is complete without Italian staple, pasta, so there’s that, too.

Yes, more meatballs! North African Chermoula Meatballs.

When it comes to easy suppers, I have a handful of quick and easy recipes. This is one of them. It doesn’t get better than Easy Greek Chicken. They’re on the table in just 10 minutes. And who wouldn’t want that? Succulent chicken fillets in a lemony rosemary olive oil.

Marinating the rib eye overnight will the ensure the flavour permeates throughout. Rib eye is my preferred choice for the grill or barbecue. The moderate fat marbling in this cut helps keep the meat juicy, acting as a built in-baster.

If you’re scouting for the ultimate comfort food, a hearty Beef Stroganoff with truffle mustard is the recipe to make. Characterised by tender beef strips, or in this instance, slow cooked beef shin, caramelised onions and a subtle tangy of cremé fraîche.

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls or ‘oumas onder komberse’, in local terms (South Africa),  is given a makeover with the addition of freekeh. Slow-baked in a light tomato sauce until the meat is succulent and tender. This is comfort food at its best.

These Bobotie filo parcels are my interpretation of a South African classic, with a slightly modern spin. This family favourite is often served with sliced bananas, desiccated coconut and Mrs Ball’s chutney on the side,  which is how I remember it growing up.

Typically, bredie is a slow-cooked Cape Malay stew. While not especially hot, it is mildly spicy with great depth of flavour. Coriander, garam masala and cumin are responsible for the earthiness of the sauce, while ginger and chilli offer a heated element. I balance the savouriness and tomatoey acids with a squidge of honey. You’ll find the recipe for these North African Lamb Knuckle Bredie here. 

This healthy butter chicken curry tastes a bit like the tikka masala, only less creamy, but still deeply flavourful.