What to Eat This Month – February 2025

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February is the shortest month of the year, but it can feel like the longest! As winter drags on and the cold days linger, it can be a challenge to decide on your food menu.

I happen to love February, because it is my birthday month, but I understand the lacklustre reaction it can inspire.

Come to see February as I do – a celebration of the end of winter. By the time March arrives, the days will be longer and the temperatures warmer. Until then, why not revel in the last few days of deep, dark winter.

What to Eat in February – In Season

The last of winter’s produce is on the menu in February, with plentiful root vegetables and seafood.

Here are some of the foods that are in season in the U.K. in February:

  • Leeks
  • Potatoes
  • Purple Sprouting Broccoli
  • Truffles
  • Shallots
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Turnips
  • Kale
  • Clementines
  • Rhubarb
  • Venison
  • Turkey
  • Haddock
  • Hake
  • Mussels
  • Scallops

Here, I’ve selected some beautiful recipes which are perfect for cooking in February. Simply save the page and use this as your shopping guide for the next 4 weeks!

What to Eat in February – Week 1

Plenty of quick and easy dishes this week with 15 minute beef curry, gnocchi and pasta. Finish the week with a roast ham and leftover ham pie.

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Rustic courgette and goats cheese gnocchi on a white ceramic plate
Quick Courgette and Goats Cheese Gnocchi
This quick and easy courgette and tomato gnocchi dish is topped with crumbled goats cheese and packed with Mediterranean herbs.
Check out this recipe
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Close-up of smoky vegetable enchiladas in a red baking dish
Easy Cheesy Vegetable Enchiladas
These double cheese vegetarian enchiladas have 5 different types of vegetables and are stuffed with an incredible, smoky filling. A family friendly crowd-pleaser.
Check out this recipe
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Steaming Tom Kha soup in a white ceramic bowl
Quick and Easy Tom Kha Soup
Classic Thai Tom Kha soup simplified: Creamy coconut, zesty prawns, and rice noodles ready in 15 minutes – a flavour-packed meal with minimal prep.
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Cheesy chorizo pasta with golden leek garnish
15 Minute Creamy Chorizo and Leek Pasta
A seriously easy, seriously creamy, 5 ingredient pasta dish with chorizo and leeks.
Check out this recipe
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Beef Penang curry served in a traditional bowl
Beef Penang Curry
The most incredible fragrant curry, ready in just 15 minutes.
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Ginger Beer Baked Ham
Ham simmered in ginger beer, baked with a marmalade and hot honey glaze
Check out this recipe
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Leftover Ham Pie
A delicious creamy pie made with leftover ham, mushrooms and broccoli and topped with mashed potato.
Check out this recipe

What to Eat in February – Week 2

This week, we have an INCREDIBLE kimchi pasta made with store cupboard ingredients, and you’ll finish the week with comforting beef stew.

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Steaming hot kimchi pea pasta garnished with Parmesan cheese
Creamy Kimchi and Pea Pasta
A delicious, creamy pasta dish with kimchi, pancetta, peas and Parmesan.
Check out this recipe
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Pan-fried-salmon-and-noodle-coconut-broth
Pan Fried Salmon with Coconut Noodle Broth
Crispy pan fried salmon fillets on top of a fragrant noodle broth
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Slow-roasted Chinese-style pork with lo mein noodles
Slow Cooked Chinese Style Pork with Lo Mein
Slow roasted pork loin with a Chinese style marinade, served with lo mein noodles with broccoli, choi sum and mushrooms.
Check out this recipe
11
Tomato, Red Pepper and Coriander Soup with Nachos
This delicious tomato, red pepper and coriander soup works so well with the cheesy nachos.
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12
Warm Rice Salad With Garlic Prawns and Tahini Dressing
A warm salad with wholegrain rice, garlic prawns, cucumber, bell peppers, beetroot, feta and tahini dressing
Check out this recipe
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Pan fried sea bass with lentils Easy quick week night meal
Pan Fried Sea Bass with Lentils
Crispy skinned pan fried sea bass with veg packed lentils
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Beef stew with parsley dumplings Close up
Beef Stew with Parsley Dumplings
A delicious slow cooked beef stew with seasonal vegetables, topped with parsley dumplings
Check out this recipe

What to Eat in February – Week 3

Spring is in the air with this week’s spring vegetable frittata! Plus flavourful roast chicken and a nourishing risotto made from the leftovers.

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Creamy garlic mushroom pasta with fresh herbs
15 Minute Creamy Garlic Mushroom Pasta
Using only five ingredients and ready in fifteen minutes, this creamy garlic mushroom pasta is a weeknight winner!
Check out this recipe
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Vegan mushroom and ginger stir fry In a white bowl on a wooden table
Vegan Mushroom and Ginger Stir Fry
A zingy mushroom and ginger stir fry with a soy and rice wine sauce and noodles.
Check out this recipe
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Smooth spinach soup garnished with fresh herbs
Spinach and Nutmeg Soup
This vegetarian (can be vegan) spinach and nutmeg soup is ready in 15 minutes and extremely tasty!
Check out this recipe
18
Frittata Primavera
A delicious vegetarian frittata recipe, with asparagus, peas and feta. Perfect served with a potato salad on the side.
Check out this recipe
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Creamy Pasta With Potato Sauce
An incredibly creamy pasta dish with pancetta and potatoes, topped with cheese
Check out this recipe
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Persian roast spatchcock chicken On a wooden board with potatoes and spring onions
Persian Roast Spatchcock Chicken
Roasted spatchcock chicken with potatoes and a spring onion dressing.
Check out this recipe
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Chicken and pea risotto In a blue bowl on a wooden table with a white cloth
Chicken and Pea Risotto
A delicious risotto with leftover roast chicken and peas.
Check out this recipe

What to Eat in February – Week 4

We are using store cupboard ingredients to eat around the world this week with lemon chicken, pork dan dan noodles and smoky fajitas all on the menu.

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Crispy Chinese lemon chicken recipe
Crispy Lemon Chicken
Crispy chicken with lemon sauce and served with rice and peas.
Check out this recipe
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Smoky halloumi fajitas With avocado
Smoky Halloumi Fajitas
Seriously easy, seriously delicious smoky halloumi fajitas with bell peppers and red onion.
Check out this recipe
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Curried lentil soup What to have for dinner tonight
Curried Lentil Soup
Warming lentil soup with coriander, cumin and curry powder. Delicious topped with yoghurt.
Check out this recipe
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Easy pork Dan Dan noodles In a blue bowl on a wooden table
Easy Pork Dan Dan Noodles
Dan dan noodles with a powerful, spicy sauce topped with minced pork. Ready in less than 20 minutes.
Check out this recipe
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Easy homemade Thai fish curry
Thai Fish Curry
This 20 minute homemade Thai fish curry is full of ginger, garlic and coriander flavours.
Check out this recipe
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Homemade lamb burger in a bun on a white plate
Lamb Burgers With Blue Cheese and Watercress
Homemade lamb burgers topped with creamy blue cheese and peppery watercress
Check out this recipe
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Classic beef lasagne With a serving on a blue plate
Beef Lasagne
A flavour powerhouse of a beef lasagne, cooked low and slow.
Check out this recipe

More from this series;

What to Eat This Month – March

What to Eat This Month – April

What to Eat This Month – May

What to Eat This Month – June

What to Eat This Month – July

What to Eat This Month – August

What to Eat This Month – September

What to Eat This Month – October

What to Eat This Month – November

What to Eat This Month – December

What to Eat This Month – January


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