If dinner planning is the mental load you can’t quite shake, let me make it lighter. A weekly meal plan means fewer decisions, less waste, fewer surprise takeaway nights, and dinners that just … happen. This week we’re cooking our way through Creamy Sausage Pasta, Peking-style Beef, Juicy Oven-baked Beef Kebabs, Deconstructed Wonton Soup, Creamy Peanut Noodles, One-pan Chicken and Broccoli Lasagne, and Creamy Garlic Chicken – quick, comforting and totally doable on busy nights.

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Creamy Sausage Pasta

Creamy Sausage Pasta

4.86 from 56 votes
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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Close Up of Peking-style Beef with Rice Recipe

Peking-style Beef

5 from 26 votes
Sticky, sweet and savoury minced (ground) beef cooked until glossy and caramelised. Serve Peking-style Beef over rice with cool cucumber ribbons and spring onion (scallion) for a quick fakeaway dinner that’s faster (and cheaper!) than delivery.
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Platter of oven-baked kebabs served with flatbreads, garlic yoghurt, sumac onions, tomatoes, and fresh herbs for assembling wraps

Juicy Oven-baked Kebabs

4.94 from 97 votes
This Juicy Oven-baked Kebabs recipe is a quick, budget-friendly fakeaway that delivers bold flavour, and it’s easily cooked in the oven. It’s perfect for feeding a crowd or customising for fussy eaters, and the garlic yoghurt + sumac onion combo takes it over the top. Make it once and it’ll be on regular rotation.
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Overhead image of plated wonton soup

Deconstructed Wonton Soup

4.89 from 18 votes
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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Creamy Coconut Peanut Noodles with Chili Oil

Creamy Coconut Peanut Noodles

4.88 from 24 votes
Creamy Coconut Peanut Noodles is a quick and easy dinner that’s creamy, comforting and full of flavour. The coconut peanut sauce feels special yet simple, using pantry ingredients to create something fresh and satisfying. Perfect for busy weeknights – and just as good reheated for lunch the next day.
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Top view of a pan filled with creamy Chicken and Broccoli Lasagne, topped with golden melted cheese.

One-pan Chicken and Broccoli Lasagne

4.93 from 69 votes
Tender lasagne sheets, shredded chicken, broccoli and a creamy, garlicky cheese sauce, all cooked in the one pan. One-pan Chicken and Broccoli Lasagne is freezer-friendly, too!
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Creamy Garlic Chicken plated with mash potato and green beans

Creamy Garlic Chicken

4.97 from 125 votes
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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