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Crème de la crème chocolate tart

Elevate your dessert game with our decadent dark chocolate tart

Deliciously sweet and savoury, our juicy chicken and sweet plum recipe is roasted to perfection

Roast leg of lamb

A springtime classic, perfect for a Sunday roast

  • Warm up winter with a classic, wholesome bake

    Speedy stir-fry

    Personalise your own stir fry with colourful veg, protein and flavour

    Stir and fry
  • Creamy and gently spiced, this curry is a perfect winter warmer

    The Sunday best

    Make your Sunday lunch showstopper extra special

    Try it out
  • Crisp tostadas loaded with beans, avocado and a jammy poached egg

    Beautiful butternut squash pasta

    Perfectly seasonal, this pasta is packed with colourful veggies

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  • Crisp tostadas loaded with beans, avocado and a jammy poached egg

    Fiery avocado eggs

    Crisp tostadas loaded with beans, avocado and a jammy poached egg

    A good egg
  • Crunchy toast topped with mushrooms, spinach and a kick of garlic flavour

    Gorgeous garlic mushroom toast

    Crunchy toast topped with mushrooms, spinach and a kick of garlic flavour

    Warm as toast
  • This easy-bake quiche is full of veggies and vibrant flavour

    Brilliant broccoli quiche

    This easy-bake quiche is full of veggies and vibrant flavour

    Make dinner
  • Top sourdough toast with a sweet and spicy honey drizzle, paired with salty halloumi

    Hot honey halloumi

    Top sourdough toast with a sweet and spicy honey drizzle, paired with salty halloumi

    Drizzle it
  • Savour the flavours of summer with grilled chicken and cooling tzatziki

    Next-level lasagne

    Layer up for a super-satisfying family favourite

    Layer up a lasagne
  • Bright and colourful, this dish is served with garlic bread

    Easy midweek stew

    Bright and colourful, this dish is served with garlic bread

    Make a warming stew
  • Add a bite of freshness to mealtimes with our prawn and noodle lettuce cups

    Roasted tomato and feta toasts

    Sweet tomatoes and salty feta come together beautifully

    The toast with the most

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Crowd-pleasing recipes

Whether you're hosting friends or feeding the family, give these dishes a go
    One tray fry-up

    One tray fry-up

    Make your morning simple with our fuss-free breakfast traybake

  • Succulent steak sandwich

    Succulent steak sandwich

    Upgrade your sandwich with steak and sourdough toast

    Get the griddle on
  • Juicy beef burgers

    Juicy beef burgers

    Incredible burgers made with Tesco Finest Irish Angus dry aged ribsteak beef

    Build your burgers
  • Up-a-notch nachos

    Up-a-notch nachos

    Dig into our cheesy, chilli nachos. Perfect for sharing or just for you.

    Make nachos
  • Create these tasty picky bits, fit for any celebration

    Smoked salmon blinis

    Create these tasty picky bits, fit for any celebration

    Create the perfect bite
  • Try our supergrain salad with cumin roasted carrots tonight

    Supergrain salad

    Try our supergrain salad with cumin roasted carrots tonight

    Make a super salad
  • Our tender oven-baked salmon with a pesto crust is a must

    Herby pesto salmon

    Our tender oven-baked salmon with a pesto crust is a must

    Bake and enjoy
  • Discover a genius new way to use stuffing mix with our juicy baked peppers

    Baked stuffed peppers

    Discover a genius new way to use stuffing mix with our juicy baked peppers

    Get stuffing
  • With ciabatta croutons and crispy pancetta, our salad packs a crunch!

    Chill Caesar salad

    With ciabatta croutons and crispy pancetta, our salad packs a crunch!

    Chill out
  • Serve up a real crowd-pleaser with these easy hot dogs

    Everybody's happy hot dogs

    Serve up a real crowd-pleaser with these easy hot dogs

    Give them a go
  • Fish Friday? Fry up some tender cod in crisp, ale-infused batter.

    Ultimate fish and chips

    Fish Friday? Fry up some tender cod in crisp, ale-infused batter.

    Start frying
  • A showstopping roast beef with a glossy, sweet and tangy spin

    Tasty brekkie tacos

    Wake up to a fruity treat with our sweet and easy tacos

    Make breakfast
  • Light lemon and chilli complement nutty and earthy flavours

    Not just for Christmas sprouts

    Light lemon and chilli complement nutty and earthy flavours

    Try our super sprouts

Enjoy a cosy night in with our comforting recipes

Brighten up your mealtimes with our simple seasonal dishes
    The quick and cosy meal you didn't know you needed

    Brilliant bacon and cabbage

    The quick and cosy meal you didn't know you needed

    Deliciously sweet and savoury, our juicy chicken and sweet plum recipe is roasted to perfection

    Plum chicken traybake

    Deliciously sweet and savoury, our juicy chicken and sweet plum recipe is roasted to perfection

  • An easy-prep alternative to a classic

    Rustic ratatouille tart

    Use ready-rolled puff pastry to make this easy cheesy, veg-packed dish

    Get rolling
  • Comfort food at its easiest in a creamy mustard-spiced sauce

    Ultimate leftovers pie

    Comfort food at its easiest in a creamy mustard-spiced sauce

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  • Savour the flavours of summer with grilled chicken and cooling tzatziki

    Greek style chicken flatbreads

    Savour the flavours of summer with grilled chicken and cooling tzatziki

    Get grilling
  • Serve these fiery wings with a fresh and fragrant chutney

    Gorgeous gunpowder chicken wings

    Serve these fiery wings with a fresh and fragrant chutney

    Tuck in
  • Warm up with this classic, topped with oozy cheese

    Comforting pasta bake

    Warm up with this classic, topped with oozy cheese

    Bake and serve
  • Find a fresh way to cook salmon – grilled with a sticky marinade

    Zesty soy glazed fish

    Find a fresh way to cook salmon – grilled with a sticky marinade

    Get grilling

Midweek meals with our little helps recipes

Still hungry for more ideas? These will fill you right up
    Quick and easy, these tacos are great for mid-week meals

    'You time' tacos

    Quick and easy, these tacos are great for mid-week meals

    Pair our tender lamb meatballs with tagliatelle for a simple yet delicious midweek meal

    Mouthwatering meatballs

    Pair our tender lamb meatballs with tagliatelle for a simple yet delicious midweek meal

  • Elevate your lunchtime with a posh twist on a family favourite

    Fancy fish finger sandwich

    Elevate your lunchtime with a posh twist on a family favourite

    Level up my sarnie
  • Made with hazelnuts for a wholesome breakfast

    Dreamy overnight oats

    Made with hazelnuts for a wholesome breakfast

    Mix for the morning
  • Personalise your own stir fry with colourful veg, protein and flavour

    Speedy stir-fry

    Personalise your own stir fry with colourful veg, protein and flavour

    Stir and fry
  • Fill some soft tortillas for a winning dinner, any night of the week

    Fast fajitas

    Fill some soft tortillas for a winning dinner, any night of the week

    Fill for a feast
  • Whip up the taste of Spain with this perfectly spiced, easy-to-cook rice dish

    Sunny Spanish prawn rice

    Whip up the taste of Spain with this perfectly spiced, easy-to-cook rice dish

    Get cooking
  • Light lemon and chilli complement nutty and earthy flavours

    Not just for Christmas sprouts

    Light lemon and chilli complement nutty and earthy flavours

    Try our super sprouts
  • Bring the aromatic spices of the souks to the table

    Fragrant Moroccan chicken

    Bring the aromatic spices of the souks to the table

    Spice things up
  • Make your Sunday lunch showstopper extra special

    The Sunday best

    Make your Sunday lunch showstopper extra special

    Try it out

Sweet treats made simple

Treat yourself to one of our simple yet indulgent desserts
    Chocolate, coffee and cream make an indulgent roulade treat

    Magic mocha roulade

    Chocolate, coffee and cream make an indulgent roulade treat

    Make our Eton mess-inspired strawberry meringue treat with the kids

    Strawberry smash

    Make our Eton mess-inspired strawberry meringue treat with the kids

  • Perfectly toasted and topped with a scoop of your favourite ice cream

    Cold cross buns

    Perfectly toasted and topped with a scoop of your favourite ice cream

    Get the scoop
  • Add some ooh-la-la to your morning with our indulgent crumpets

    French toasted crumpets

    Add some ooh-la-la to your morning with our indulgent crumpets

    Start toasting
  • Use your over-ripe bananas for a sweet teatime treat

    Chocolatey banana bread

    Use your over-ripe bananas for a sweet teatime treat

    Get baking
  • Our creamy, fruit-filled crêpes make a flipping wonderful dessert

    Decadent chocolate crêpes

    Our creamy, fruit-filled crêpes make a flipping wonderful dessert

    Get flipping
  • Elevate your dessert game with our decadent dark chocolate tart

    Crème de la crème chocolate tart

    Elevate your dessert game with our decadent dark chocolate tart

    Grab a slice
  • Sweet, delicious, and perfect as an on-the-go snack

    Blissful blueberry muffins

    Sweet, delicious, and perfect as an on-the-go snack

    Start mixing
  • Irish pears, deliciously drizzled with sweet and salty caramel

    Indulgent caramelised pears

    Irish pears, deliciously drizzled with sweet and salty caramel

    Make this perfect pud
  • A childhood classic, updated with loaded sweets

    Trickless treats

    A childhood classic, updated with loaded sweets

    Treat everyone

Tesco Ireland little helps recipes

Sink your teeth into our little helps recipes. A new recipe every week, using simple ingredients. From delicious dinner ideas to breakfast and lunch recipes, we’ve plenty to whet your appetite. Use our links to find easy-to-follow recipes, together with the ingredients you need. Just add the ingredients to your basket and look forward to some quick and easy meals. From steak sandwiches and breakfast tacos to the ultimate fish and chips, we hope you enjoy trying our recipes. We’ll be updating this page with other meal ideas, so make sure you come back to see what’s new.