By Jamie Oliver

Simply Jamie

When life gets busy, we all need fast and simple solutions to getting good food on the table. That’s where Simply Jamie comes in. Heroing five inspirational chapters that cover Midweek Meals, Weekend Wins, Trusty Traybakes, Cupboard Love and Perfect Puds, Jamie’s 2024 cookbook will arm you with the recipes – and the confidence – to fit more cooking into your life, with total ease.

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Try some of the most popular recipes from Simply Jamie, and Jamie's Channel 4 TV show, Jamie: Fast & Simple.

Sweet pea chicken

10 mins

Chicken & mushroom bake

1 hr 5 mins

Tinned fruit granitas in the Glass Dessert Bowls

Fabulous tinned fruit granitas

5 mins

Smash burger

12 mins

4 images: a tray of roasted veg, a saucepan of veg sauce, a jug of veg sauce and a freezer bag of veg sauce

Secret veg sauce

1 hr 30 mins

Fragrant spicy fish soup

13 mins

Meliz’s halloumi spiced scrambled eggs

25 mins

Jarred red pepper penne pasta on a large white serving plate with cottage cheese and a basil dressing

Jarred pepper pasta

12 mins

Chicken in baked bread sauce

1 hr

Sichuan pepper beef brisket

3 hrs 18 mins

Harissa butter beans

12 mins

Reliable sweet shortcrust pastry

10 mins

Strawberry & balsamic tart

35 mins

Ixta’s blackened fish tacos

30 mins

Golden miso salmon

23 mins

Tin-raid fishcakes

20 mins

Gnarly lamb madras traybake

5 hrs

Speedy salsa spaghetti

14 mins

Hot & crispy ice-cream parcel

4 mins

Julius’ Quick-fix lentil & pasta soup

Roasted veg in a metal tray with Camembert fondue and a baguette on the side

Roasted veg with Camembert fondue

1 hr 2 mins

Mango chutney fish balls

20 mins

Simple whole poached chicken in a broth with carrots, celery and herbs

Simple poached chicken

1 hr 45 mins

Creamy chicken and chive pie sliced into six pieces topped with sesame seeds on a wooden board

Creamy chicken & chive pie

45 mins

Easy green chilli salsa

King prawns on a bed of green chilli salsa on a white plate on a marbled grey and white countertop

Punchy prawns

9 mins

Decadent chocolate cake

35 mins

Chocolate tiramisù

42 mins

Gennaro’s store-cupboard panzanella

10 mins

Gochujang chicken noodle traybake

1 hr 2 mins

8 cool ways with salmon

18 mins

Quesadilla toastie

15 mins

A better Bolognese

2 hrs 40 mins

Cheesy Bolognese buns

16 mins

Banoffee fro-yo tart

15 mins

Ravneet’s Tinned mango crème brûlée

1 hr

Gochujang chicken traybake recipe with cabbage

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About the book

Want fast and simple food that you can slot into your busy life, with total ease? These are tried-and-tested dishes that are utterly delicious, totally flexible and will slot seamlessly into the rhythms of your week.

There's plenty of inspiration, whether you're gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian or vegan. Check out all of the special diet recipes in Simply Jamie.

8 salmon fillets with different toppings from Jamie's new cookbook, Simply Jamie

Chapter 1

Midweek meals

Find out how to get good food on the table with minimal fuss. Tuck into Jamie’s easy dinners, working-from-home lunches and quick-fix recipes. Discover 7 no-cook pasta sauces, 8 cool ways to jazz up a salmon fillet, 5 cracking chicken breast ideas and much, much more.

A pan filled with homemade cornbread from Simply Jamie

Chapter 2

Weekend Wins

One hero recipe, so many meals! Take the hassle out of everyday cooking by investing a little time in Jamie’s weekend winners. Think easy poached chicken, epic Bolognese and a super-versatile cornbread, plus lots of ways to transform the leftovers. Dinner, done!

A tray of roast vegetables with a melting Camembert in the middle

Chapter 3

Trusty traybakes

Let the oven do all the hard work with Jamie’s clever assembly meals. Whether you’re after a quick fix (Roasted Med veg & feta, Summery salmon), or a crowd-pleasing sharer (Gnarly lamb Madras, Roasted veg with Camembert fondue), Jamie’s got a traybake just for you.

A baked feta on top of green salsa, topped with charred sweetcorn with folded wraps on the side

Chapter 4

Cupboard love

Store-cupboard heroes to the rescue! Big up tinned beans in 8 tasty recipes, blitz jarred jalapeños into a zingy salsa that’s used 6 ways, transform humble tortillas into a Tasty tortilla tagliatelle or Hot & crispy ice cream parcel… and so much more! This is easy cooking at its best.

A tiramisu traybake being spooned onto plates

Chapter 5

Perfect puds

Hit the sweet spot with Jamie’s ultimate shortcuts to delicious desserts. Think principle recipes that can go whichever way you choose – like Decadent chocolate cake that becomes ice cream sandwiches, tiramisù and more. Plus, plenty of hacks like Fabulous tinned fruit granitas and 5-minute fro-yo.

A marble table with bowls filled with flour, eggs, sugar, butter and salt

UK to North America conversions

Our handy conversion guide clears up the difference between grams and cups for our friends across the pond and beyond!