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Tesco chef explains how to cook Sunday roast dinner without using an oven to save on energy costs

Whether you opt for chicken, lamb, pork, roast beef or another choice to go with your roasties, veg and Yorkshire puddings, a Sunday roast dinner is one of the most quintessentially British traditions.

But the long-held custom is on the decline as households try to keep their energy bills down amid the cost of living crisis, with more than a third (36%) of adults in the UK admitting that they cook the dish less frequently than they did a year ago. However, almost half (46%) of people said that they would tuck into a roast dinner more often if they were able to cook it more efficiently.

Tesco's head chef Jamie Robinson has shared his top tips on how to rustle up a roast without using the oven and driving energy bills up, the Liverpool Echo reports. With alternative ways of cooking becoming ever more popular as people endeavour to shave down their energy costs, here's the chef's advice for households with an air fryer, slow cooker or microwave.

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