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DishBox is a recipe site for simple home cooking. We share easy-to-follow recipes for everyday meals, using practical ingredients you can find at a regular grocery store.

Whether you cook for yourself or for your family, the aim is the same: delicious food, explained clearly, without extra fuss.

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  • Everyday meals
  • Practical ingredients
  • Delicious food for individuals and families

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Featured Recipes

Four recipes to start with, from a quick pasta supper to a simple weekend bake.

Penne in a tomato and meat sauce

Quick & Easy Meals

Weeknight Tomato Penne

Penne in a simple tomato and ground-meat sauce, finished with black pepper and a little cheese.

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A bowl of chickpeas, roasted sweet potato, avocado, and fresh vegetables

Healthy Recipes

Garden Vegetable Bowl

Chickpeas, roasted sweet potato, avocado, and crisp vegetables with a light yogurt dressing.

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A whole roast chicken in a cast-iron skillet

Family Favorites

Skillet Herb Roast Chicken

A whole chicken roasted in a skillet with garlic and parsley, made for sharing at the table.

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Chocolate chip cookies on parchment paper

Desserts & Baking

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft cookies with pools of chocolate and a pinch of flaky salt. A simple bake for home.

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Penne in a tomato and meat sauce on a white plate

Quick & Easy Meals

Weeknight Tomato Penne

A straightforward pasta for a busy evening. One pan of sauce, one pot of pasta, and dinner is on the table.

  • About 30 minutes
  • Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 350 g penne
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 250 g ground beef or turkey
  • 400 g crushed tomatoes
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Grated Parmesan, to serve

Method

  1. Boil the penne in salted water until tender. Drain and save a splash of the cooking water.
  2. Warm the oil in a wide pan. Cook the onion until soft, then add the garlic and meat and cook until the meat is browned.
  3. Pour in the tomatoes and simmer for about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Toss the pasta with the sauce, loosen it with a little pasta water if needed, and serve with Parmesan.

Contains wheat. The cheese adds milk.

Vegetable bowl with chickpeas, sweet potato, avocado, tomatoes, and greens

Healthy Recipes

Garden Vegetable Bowl

A colorful bowl you can assemble on a weeknight. Roast the sweet potato while you prep the rest.

  • About 35 minutes
  • Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet potato, cubed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 can chickpeas, drained
  • Lettuce leaves
  • A handful of cherry tomatoes
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • A handful of shredded red cabbage
  • 3 tbsp plain yogurt
  • Salt and black pepper

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C / 400°F. Toss the sweet potato with oil, salt, and pepper, and roast until tender, about 25 minutes.
  2. Arrange lettuce, tomatoes, chickpeas, cabbage, avocado, and sweet potato in bowls.
  3. Stir the yogurt with a spoon of water until it drizzles, season it, and spoon it over the bowls.

The dressing uses milk. A squeeze of lemon and a drizzle of olive oil works in its place.

Herb roast chicken in a skillet on a wooden table

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Skillet Herb Roast Chicken

A whole chicken, a hot oven, and a handful of herbs. Rest it before carving so the juices stay in the meat.

  • About 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken, about 1.6 kg
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
  • A few parsley sprigs, plus more to finish
  • Salt and black pepper

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C / 400°F. Pat the chicken dry and rub it with oil, salt, and pepper.
  2. Set the chicken in a skillet and tuck the garlic and parsley around it.
  3. Roast until the skin is golden and the juices run clear, about 60 to 75 minutes.
  4. Rest for 10 minutes. Spoon the pan juices over the meat and finish with parsley.

Cook poultry until it is done all the way through before serving.

Salted chocolate chip cookies, one broken open to show melted chocolate

Desserts & Baking

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

A familiar cookie with chopped chocolate and a pinch of flaky salt while the cookies are still warm.

  • About 35 minutes
  • Makes about 18

Ingredients

  • 115 g butter, softened
  • 100 g brown sugar
  • 50 g white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 180 g plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 150 g dark chocolate, chopped
  • Flaky salt, to finish

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Beat the butter and sugars until combined. Mix in the egg and vanilla.
  3. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt, then fold in the chocolate.
  4. Scoop onto the sheet with space between cookies. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set. Sprinkle with flaky salt while warm.

Contains wheat, milk, and egg.

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