If dinner time always sneaks up on you (hi, same 🙋🏻♀️), this collection is your new best friend. I’ve pulled together 20 of my quickest recipes that prove you don’t need hours in the kitchen to get something delicious on the table. Think Crispy Chicken Caesar Sandwiches, Creamy Sausage Pasta, Speedy Beef Teriyaki, Garlic Butter Prawn Linguine and even a proper Chicken with Homemade Gravy – all ready in the time it takes the kids to set the table (if you’re lucky). These recipes are budget-friendly, family-approved, and require minimal prep – because the last thing you need at 6pm is another complicated step. Dinner stress: handled.
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Crispy Chicken Caesar Sandwich
Golden, crispy schnitzels, garlicky caesar dressing and cheesy garlic bread – this is not your average sandwich. It's packed with crunch, flavour and pure comfort, all in one bite. Crispy Chicken Caesar Sandwiches are easy to make and even easier to love.
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Creamy Sausage Pasta
Comforting Creamy Sausage Pasta is a delicious, flavour-packed weeknight dinner, which is on the table in less than 20 minutes. This version uses fresh lasagne strips to create thick, indulgent pasta in a luscious sauce, fast!
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3
Chicken with Homemade Gravy
This comforting and satisfying Chicken with Homemade Gravy recipe is as delicious as it is easy. Caramelised chicken is cooked in a creamy, flavoursome gravy in just one pan, using simple, low-cost ingredients.
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4
Creamy Lemon Tortellini
This wholesome and satisfying Creamy Lemon Tortellini recipe is unbelievably fast, being on the table in just 15 minutes. It's the perfect vegetarian weeknight family dinner to make at the end of a long day.
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5
Honey Soy Glazed Salmon
Honey Soy Glazed Salmon, in a restaurant-quality sticky, sweet glaze, is on the table in less than 15 minutes, making it a fantastic weeknight dinner option.
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6
Chicken Thai Red Curry
You can easily make this amazing Chicken Thai Red Curry recipe in your own home in less time than it would take your local takeout to deliver!
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7
Speedy Beef Teriyaki
This quick and easy Speedy Beef Teriyaki is a family favourite made with either homemade or store-bought teriyaki sauce. Ready in under 20 minutes, it’s the perfect dinner for busy weeknights!
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8
Marry Me Chicken Risoni (Orzo)
Made with simple, low-cost ingredients, this deliciously moreish Marry Me Chicken with Risoni (Orzo) recipe is comforting and family-friendly. Taking only 30 minutes, it’s the ideal, stress-free meal for busy weeknights.
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9
Deconstructed Wonton Soup
This Deconstructed Wonton Soup recipe is a cosy, low-effort twist on a family favourite. No folding required – just juicy pork dumplings, silky wonton wrappers, and a rich, savoury broth ready in 25 minutes. One pot, freezer-friendly and weeknight gold!
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10
Garlic Butter Prawn (Shrimp) Linguine
This Garlic Butter Prawn (Shrimp) Linguine recipe is an impressive meal for any night of the week, with perfectly cooked prawns and a garlicky, buttery sauce, all ready in under 20 minutes.
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11
Chicken and Thai basil stir-fry with noodles
Minced (ground) chicken, broccolini (tenderstem broccoli), Thai basil and a few pantry staples come together in this Chicken and Thai Basil Noodle Stir-fry to create a delicious, quick and easy weeknight dinner.
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12
Cold Sesame Peanut Pasta Salad
Quick, fresh and creamy, this Cold Sesame Peanut Pasta Salad recipe is loaded with crunchy, colourful vegetables and topped with crushed peanuts and a tangy squeeze of lime.
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13
Juicy Thai Beef Lettuce Cups
Juicy Thai Beef Lettuce Cups are delicious, easy and infinitely variable. They are a great catch-all, nutritious, family-friendly meal filled with healthy veggies and are made in one pan in just 20 minutes.
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14
Crispy Sweet Chilli Chicken
This quick and easy Crispy Sweet Chilli Chicken recipe is the perfect weeknight dinner for when you are wanting to skip the takeaway and eat a comforting meal at home.
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15
Creamy Mushroom and Bacon Fettuccine
Creamy Bacon and Mushroom Fettuccine is stress-free to make, uses just a few low-cost ingredients, and can be on the table in 20 minutes. This homemade family favourite is comfort food at its finest.
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16
Juicy Homemade Beef Burgers
Juicy Homemade Beef Burgers are a quick and easy, meal-in-a-bun favourite with kids and adults alike. You can prep and cook them in under 25 minutes in one pan, using simple, low-cost ingredients, which you can mix and match to suit all palates.
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17
Quick Beef and Broccoli Noodles
Quick Beef and Broccoli Noodles is the ultimate stress-free meal for busy weeknights. Minced (ground) beef is stir-fried with broccoli and noodles in a delicious rich sauce in just one pan, and it all only takes 20 minutes to make.
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18
Creamy Garlic Chicken
Perfectly cooked chicken in an easy, creamy garlic sauce. Creamy Garlic Chicken is on the table in less than 20 minutes!
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19
Pork Tonkatsu
This deliciously crispy Pork Tonkatsu recipe is bound to become a family favourite. It only takes 20 minutes to get this easy Japanese-inspired dish onto the table.
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20
Chicken Pad See Ew
Perfect for nights when you need a quick dinner but want to skip the takeaway, this flavour-packed Chicken Pad See Ew saves the day! Perfectly cooked noodles and chicken come together in a delicious sauce made with pantry staple ingredients. Delicious, but outrageously simple.
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