A simple dish – sharing the same ingredients as a margherita pizza – using store-cupboard staples

Tinned tomatoes make this a quick dinner option

Credit : Haarala Hamilton and Valerie Berry

Diana Henry

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Diana Henry is the Telegraph’s much-loved cookery writer. She shares recipes each week, for everything from speedy family dinners to special menus that friends will remember for months. She is also a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4, and her journalism and recipe books, including Simple and How to Eat a Peach, are multi-award-winning. A mother of two sons, Diana can satisfy even the fussiest of eaters.

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Published 21 May 2026 9:30am BST

Don’t immediately diss this because it’s made with tinned tomatoes. It’s a great dish and one of the most popular in my house (where it’s known as risotto margherita because it uses the same ingredients as the pizza). To get it done in 30 minutes you have to work fast at the beginning. After that, it’s just stirring.…