Nigella's Cosy Stews and Casseroles

Aromatic Lamb Shank Stew

As with all stews, this is even better made in advance and reheated; for me, this only makes things easier.

Beef Stew With Anchovies and Thyme

The anchovies really just provide flavourfulness, certainly not fishiness: there is no need to mention their presence if you are feeding people who might take against the idea. This, as with most stew…

Chorizo and Chickpea Stew

This is a real feast of a store-cupboard standby. I do know that chorizo isn’t a kitchen-cupboard item, but it tends to have a long fridge-life, so I always have some to hand just in case. It’s full o…

This tastes so awesome!!

Fear-Free Fish Stew

I know a lot of people are hesitant about cooking fish, and I do understand why, but this, my friends, is the recipe to allay your anxieties and free you from fear. Your fissues will be a thing of the…

Slow-Cooker Moroccan Chicken Stew

This is a lightly fragranced golden stew that gains more succulence from having the bones of the chicken thighs in as well. The skin gives flavour, too, and both skin and bones are removed on serving…

Pollo Alla Cacciatora

This is an old favourite — chicken cooked "the hunter's way" or, rather, "the huntress's way" — which grants a certain amount of culinary licence, although Italians might not agree. My version is trad…

Venetian Stew

There is an old Venetian dish called, in dialect, Manai, that is the inspiration for this. And I emphasise the word "inspiration": Manai, which broadly speaking involves polenta with beans, bacon and…

Oxtail With Milk Stout and Marjoram

There is something about the tender viscosity and deep, rich flavour of slow-cooked oxtail that makes it, for me, the dream stew. I know its fattiness is not for everyone, but I love the way it feels…

Lentils Braised in Red Wine

I've used Beluga lentils here, partly because I love the name, but mostly because I am very keen on these tiny, black spheres which, when slicked with oil, look like caviar. But do use the paler grey-…

Chicken In A Pot with Lemon and Orzo

This is a dish, a family favourite, that I cooked moreorless straight after I’d got off the plane after two months on the road, to signal and celebrate that I was truly home. It’s a simple one pot dis…

My Mother's Praised Chicken

This may well be — indeed is — the smell, the taste, the dish that says "family" to me and my siblings, and brings our long-absent mother back to the kitchen and the table with us. This is not merely…

Wide Noodles with Lamb Shank in Aromatic Broth

This recipe is a particularly special one for me: it gladdens my heart and infuses me with shoulder-lowering serenity. While it’s certainly easy to make — something you would never guess by the comple…