Recipes for 2

Recipes for 2

Looking for a recipe for two people? Whether it's for lunch or supper or a special meal together we have a great selection for you to have a look at and you will find plenty to give you inspiration without having to wade through hundreds of recipes looking for ones that serves two people.

The Delia Online Cookery School: The Chinese Stir-fried Rice recipe in this collection is included in our Perfect Rice video, just click the image to play.

Starters include two soups; bloody mary and cauliflower cheese and broccoli, polenta grilled with melted cheese, and prawns cooked in garlic. There are easy pasta recipes that won't keep you away from the table for too long, pasta puttanesca is a wonderful summery dish, and orecchiette with walnut sauce is a perfect winter pasta dish. If you wanted something special for Valentine's Day, you can't go wrong with.....

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Entrecote steak with a pepper sauce, or Pork with Apples and Calvados. Vegetarian's aren't left out, we have a souffle of potato and spring onion, stuffed aubergines and dhal curry served with Delia's super-easy rice which you can also watch being made in our cookery school video.

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A Provençal Winter Stew

To bring back memories of warmer, sunnier days here is something with a Provençal edge to it. In this re...

To bring back memories of warmer, sunnier days here is something with a Provençal edge to it. In this recipe I have cut down oil and fats in some recipes and discov...

2 hours 40 minutes

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Alex Mackay's Perfect Steak

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. 'I found my first steak under a slab of...

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. 'I found my first steak under a slab of Maitre d’hotel butter. The steak’s sizzling brown surfac...

Alex Mackay's 'Lentilzotto'

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. This recipe was inspired by Delia’s bri...

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. This recipe was inspired by Delia’s brilliant book, ‘How to Cheat at Cooking’ and is is the quickes...

4 minutes - 8 minutes

Angel-hair Pasta with Thai Spiced Prawns

Angel-hair pasta (capellini) is, as the name suggests, the very finest shreds of pasta, now available in la...

Angel-hair pasta (capellini) is, as the name suggests, the very finest shreds of pasta, now available in larger supermarkets. Large prawns also come in packs, peele...

Asian Steak Sandwiches

No not bread sarnies. These are slices of sticky, fragrant marinated steak, served wrapped in lettuce le...

No not bread sarnies. These are slices of sticky, fragrant marinated steak, served wrapped in lettuce leaves. NOTE: This recipe is from the book Delia's Ho...

Bangers with Onions and Mustard Mash

Everyone loves banger and mash and now we don't have to peel, boil or mash the potatoes it's great to enjoy...

Everyone loves banger and mash and now we don't have to peel, boil or mash the potatoes it's great to enjoy it a bit more often. NOTE: This recipe is from the book ...

Pizza Dough

Pizza dough is made in almost the same way as white bread – by hand or using a food processor, except that ...

Pizza dough is made in almost the same way as white bread – by hand or using a food processor, except that you add olive oil and a little sugar to the flour mixture an...

10 minutes - 12 minutes

Bloody Mary Soup

More of a Virgin Mary really, but there's nothing to stop you adding a shot of vodka if you have the mind t...

More of a Virgin Mary really, but there's nothing to stop you adding a shot of vodka if you have the mind to. Honestly, though, it won't need it because it has a lo...

Braised Lamb Shanks

This is delightfully simple as everything goes into one pot, no accompaniments are needed, and it provides ...

This is delightfully simple as everything goes into one pot, no accompaniments are needed, and it provides a complete menu for two people. It is also very good with...

Californian Grilled Fish

If you have a jar of lovely Coriander and Lime Tartare Sauce (see below) a wonderful way to use it is to sp...

If you have a jar of lovely Coriander and Lime Tartare Sauce (see below) a wonderful way to use it is to spread it on to some fish fillets, then sprinkle with cheese a...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

Cauliflower Cheese and Broccoli Soup

A lovely fresh-tasting soup this. You can choose the cheese here – basically whatever you have: Roquefor...

A lovely fresh-tasting soup this. You can choose the cheese here – basically whatever you have: Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Cheddar – but this one’s made with Parmesan s...

Cauliflower with Two Cheeses

No need to make a white sauce for this one – the beauty of half-fat crème fraîche is that you can simmer it...

No need to make a white sauce for this one – the beauty of half-fat crème fraîche is that you can simmer it into a creamy sauce in moments. This could be an accompa...

Celery and Stilton au Gratin

This can be served either as an accompanying vegetable, or I actually think it is nice enough to serve as a...

This can be served either as an accompanying vegetable, or I actually think it is nice enough to serve as a vegetarian main course with some nutty brown rice. The D...

Char-grilled Tuna

Because British domestic grills are so variable in their efficiency, I think a ridged grill pan is a very g...

Because British domestic grills are so variable in their efficiency, I think a ridged grill pan is a very good investment. It's particularly good for thick tuna ste...

Cheddar-crusted Smoked Haddock

The first of the season’s Jersey Royals need absolutely no adornment, but this very quick and easy smoked h...

The first of the season’s Jersey Royals need absolutely no adornment, but this very quick and easy smoked haddock recipe gives you pools of creamy sauce flavoured with...

11 minutes - 14 minutes

Cheese Choux Pastries

This is definitely a recipe that would serve two vegetarians handsomely at the Christmas lunch table. Th...

This is definitely a recipe that would serve two vegetarians handsomely at the Christmas lunch table. The three different kinds of mushroom are cooked very slowly i...

Chicken and Leek Pot Pie

This is what I call comfort food - the kind of thing to make on a cold, grey winter's day. You can vary ...

This is what I call comfort food - the kind of thing to make on a cold, grey winter's day. You can vary the vegetables if you like (I quite like it with mushrooms r...

Chilled Marinated Trout with Fennel

This makes a very appropriate main course for a warm day. It's a doddle to prepare and it has the advant...

This makes a very appropriate main course for a warm day. It's a doddle to prepare and it has the advantage of being cooked and left to marinate, so that when the t...

Crispy Beef Stir-fry

The good thing about Chinese cooking is that it always manages to make a little meat go a long way. Rump...

The good thing about Chinese cooking is that it always manages to make a little meat go a long way. Rump steak is perfect for stir-frying, and for this recipe just ...

Steamed Trout with Ginger

As with salmon, trout is slightly higher in fat, but still very low compared with meat. The fat in both ...

As with salmon, trout is slightly higher in fat, but still very low compared with meat. The fat in both trout and salmon is the good kind we all need to include in ...

Chinese Stir-fried Prawns

Purple sprouting broccoli, like runner beans, is such a joy to eat just as it is, so it's good to make the ...

Purple sprouting broccoli, like runner beans, is such a joy to eat just as it is, so it's good to make the most of its short season in the garden by serving it often. ...

Chinese Stir-fried Rice

The golden rule of stir-frying rice successfully is to always make sure the cooked rice is absolutely cold....

The golden rule of stir-frying rice successfully is to always make sure the cooked rice is absolutely cold. In other words, you can't boil it and stir-fry st...

Steak au Poivre

The one thing we have profoundly to thank French classic cookery for is the creation of steak au poivre. ...

The one thing we have profoundly to thank French classic cookery for is the creation of steak au poivre. Good, beefy steak, fragrant peppercorns and red wine are a ...

2 minutes - 8 minutes

Corned-beef Hash with Fried Eggs

I love New York and, in particular, New York delis, where I always order a hot pastrami sandwich on rye bre...

I love New York and, in particular, New York delis, where I always order a hot pastrami sandwich on rye bread and my husband always orders corned-beef hash with a frie...

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