Comfort food recipes that are actually good for you

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s delicious and satisfying, with tangy sweet peppers and tomatoes, and spicy chorizo, to balance the soothing rice, chicken and brothy juices.” Chicken and chorizo rice Serves: 6 Ingredients: 1 large or 2 medium onions, sliced 3 red, orange or yellow peppers, deseeded and sliced 2 fat garlic cloves, sliced 100g chorizo, diced 1-2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil 1 bay leaf 250g brown rice, well rinsed 1 small chicken, jointed, or 6 bone-in chicken thighs 200ml white wine About 500ml well-flavoured chicken stock 200g cherry tomatoes, halved if large Sea salt and black pepper Method: 1. Rather than one ingredient being ‘bubble’ and one ‘squeak’, the name is thought to refer to the sounds emanating from the frying pan as the dish is cooking,” says Fearnley-Whittingstall. A fried egg goes very nicely on top too…” Serves: 2-3 Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive or vegetable oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 1-2 garlic cloves, chopped About 150-200g cooked potatoes or cold mash, ideally still skin-on Sea salt and black pepper Veg and flavourings: Flavour bombs : 1-2 tsp curry paste or powder, or sliced olives, capers and/or chopped anchovies Cooked greens: About 150-250g cooked kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and/or broccoli, roughly chopped or shredded Uncooked greens: A handful of raw spinach, rocket or lettuce and/or 100g frozen peas Herbs : 1-2 tbsp chopped parsley, chives or chervil, or a tiny bit of lovage To serve : 2-3 fried eggs Method: 1. Briefly baked until set on the outside but still gooey in the middle, it is excellent served with some fruit to cut the richness.” Serves: 4 Ingredients: 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 100g butter, cut into pieces, plus extra to grease the dish 3 medium eggs 50g soft light brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 75g ground almonds A pinch of salt To serve: Raspberries or other berries, or plum compote Yoghurt or cream Method: 1.