Don't miss Good Food's top-performing Instagram recipes from April
Find out which Instagram recipes you should be making for yourself, from peanut butter noodles and key lime pie-inspired tres leche cake to chicken & pesto one-pot lasagne
Although the weather left a lot to be desired, April was a month chockful of brilliant recipes on the Good Food Instagram account. We celebrated vibrant seasonal produce, such as spinach and spring onion, shared ways to use-up back-of-the-fridge veggies as well as re-imagined cakes and levelled-up lasagne. Scroll down to find out which Instagram recipes made the top ten. Which one will you make? Make sure to let us know which ones were your favourites, too.
10. Key lime pie tres leches cake
Food content creator @helz__kitchen's twist on tres leches cake is inspired by a key lime cheesecake. It's zesty, creamy and squidgy, and it might just become your new favourite bake.
If you're a fan of tres leches cakes, you'll love our classic tres leches cake and strawberry tres leches cake.
9. Juicy prawn & lemongrass burgers
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@helz__kitchen's juicy prawn & lemongrass burgers make a lovely light option to enjoy al fresco, served with a sriracha mayo and a big squeeze of lime. This would also make an impressive pescatarian option ahead of barbecue season.
Check out more burger recipes.
8. Burnt aubergine chilli
This top-rated burnt aubergine veggie chilli will never disappear from our dinner table. It's easy to make, healthy and the smoky flavours taste fantastic with rice, tortilla and avocado. This is one of our most popular chilli recipes on the website, with over 600 star ratings and an average of 5 stars.
Find more vegetarian chilli recipes.
7. Curried mango and chickpea one-pot
Try this spiced mango, red cabbage, spinach and chickpea salad for your next packed lunch. It's great for meal prep – speedy, flavour-packed and healthy too, delivering three of your 5-a-day. It's great on its own, or loaded into a wrap.
See more healthy vegetarian lunch recipes.
6. Broccoli stalk pancake
Always on the lookout for use-up-everything meal inspiration? Take inspiration from our broccoli stalk savoury pancake recipe – you can use any firm back-of-the-fridge veggies for this dish, including cauliflower and cabbage.
5. Honeyed beetroot & carrot salad
Food director Cassie Best's sticky-sweet salad is a winning lunchbox filler you can enjoy all-year round, layered with grains, feta and lots of herbs. It's brilliantly versatile, plus it's great prepped ahead as lunches for the week or as a stunning centrepiece at family dinner.
See more vegetarian salad recipes.
4. Sweet potato & peanut curry
Try this budget-friendly peanut butter curry for an easy midweek dinner. Packed with spinach, sweet potato and topped with dry-roasted peanuts, it boasts two of your five-a-day and it’s under 400 calories. It's also our most popular curry recipe on the website, with over 1000 star ratings.
Find more vegetarian curry recipes.
3. Speedy peanut butter noodles
These are the speediest peanut butter noodles you can make, mixed with white miso and parmesan (don't knock it 'til your try it!). Coat your udon noodles in the peanut mixture until glossy, then sprinkle with spring onion and chilli oil and dig in.
Try more of our quick and easy noodle recipes.
2. Carrot cake mug cake
Try this fun carrot cake-inspired mug cake at the weekend. Whipped up in a matter of minutes, simply pop this cake in the microwave and it's done. Serve with frozen yogurt for a sour edge similar to cream cheese frosting.
If you like the look of this, take a look at our collection of mug cake recipes.
1. Chicken & pesto lasagne
In first place is Cassie's epic chicken & pesto one-pot lasagne, with almost 4000 likes. It's full of mascarpone, chicken, lasagne and spinach, snowed under with parmesan and mozzarella and grilled for golden crispy edges.
Find more of our popular lasagne recipes.
