50 easy traybake recipes

Swap the cod for haddock or salmon fillets, and the curry paste for a spicier variety, if you prefer.

Recipe: Cheats Curried Fish Dahl Traybake

Sticky, salty and sweet – what’s not to love?

Recipe: Honey and Marmite Chicken Drumsticks

Everything cooks together in one tin for this super-easy take on a Sunday roast.

Recipe: All-In-One Roast Chicken

Hummus adds an intriguing creamy base to this hands-off traybake.

Recipe: Hummus and Paprika Chicken Traybake

Let the oven do the work with this fresh and seasonal traybake. To speed up the cooking time, you could cook your potatoes in a pan of salted boiling salted until just tender, before roasting.

Recipe: Crushed Jersey Royal, Roasted Radish and Cod Traybake

A simple but flavour-packed supper.

Recipe: Harissa Chicken and Saffron Rice Traybake

A fresh, simple traybake, perfect for mid-week meals. Make our caponata cod recipe for a fast and tasty dish to enjoy for lunch or dinner.

Recipe: Caponata Cod Traybake

Harissa paste is a great flavour enhancer to keep in your fridge for whenever you need some spice.

Recipe: Fragrant Fish Tagine Traybake

The mixture of fresh herbs adds brightness to this lamb traybake recipe, but you can replace the thyme and rosemary with their dried versions (using about 1/2tsp and 1tsp respectively).

Recipe: Herby Fennel and Lamb Traybake

How could we resist that name? In this case, a yam refers to our beloved sweet potato (as it's often known in the US).

Recipe: BBQ Ham and Yam Traybake

This may not be the quickest midweek recipe, but it is one of the easiest – the oven does all the work for you, so you can get on with other things.

Recipe: Smoky Paprika Chicken Traybake

This is an easy traybake recipe. Perfect for a midweek meal. The cod fillets and the vegetables all go in the same pan so it also saves on the washing up.

Recipe: Grown-Up Fish Finger Traybake

Who knew? Noodles in a roasting tin! We’ve used rump steak as it is flavoursome and kinder on the budget, but splash out on fillet if you like.

Recipe: Chilli Beef Noodles Traybake

Load this nachos recipe up with toppings and deliver to the table for everyone to dig in.

Recipe: Nacho Chilli Beef

We’ve turned Greek salad on its head! Pan-fried Saganaki cheese adds wonderful texture and moreish flavour – if you can’t get hold of it, use halloumi instead.

Recipe: Baked Greek Salad

Midweek fakeaway.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice Traybake

Spiced pitta bread strips add crunch to this healthy traybake. We’ve used shop-bought falafels to make this midweek meal extra speedy.

Recipe: Falafel and Tabbouleh Traybake

Cooking times for split peas vary considerably depending on the brand and age, so go by feel rather than just on timings – they should still be firm but easy to bite. If not, keep the chicken warm in a low oven, add a little extra stock and cook the lentils for longer.

Recipe: Honey Saffron Chicken Thigh Traybake

Chicken thigh fillets are an economical option and they have more flavour and retain their moisture better than chicken breasts.

Recipe: Stuffed Chicken Thigh Traybake

Let the oven do all the work in this really easy midweek dinner.

Recipe: Cheat’s Traybake Roast