Take the stress out of meal planning and bring joy back into your kitchen. Here are four weeks’ worth of comforting, quick, and easy dinners, perfect for busy weeknights. These recipes use simple, budget-friendly ingredients and are filled with family-friendly flavours. Whether you’re craving a hearty stew, a nourishing soup, or a flavour-packed stir-fry, there’s something here for everyone. Get ready to save time in the kitchen, reduce meal prep stress, and enjoy more moments around the dinner table with your loved ones.
1
Quick Chicken Chow Mein
Quick Chicken Chow Mein is the ideal stress-free weeknight meal. Tender slices of chicken breast are stir-fried with veggies and noodles in a delicious garlicky soy sauce.
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2
Golden Beef Pot Pies
Simple, low-cost Golden Beef Pot Pies are filled with a rich and hearty beef and vegetable filling and topped with crispy golden puff pastry. Just as delicious as traditional slow-cooked pies, but quicker and stress-free!
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3
One-pan Pesto Chicken Pasta
One-pan Pesto Chicken Pasta is the ultimate fuss-free dinner for busy weeknights! It's super quick to prepare and all cooked in the one pan, so there is minimal fuss and minimal cleanup.
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4
Toasty Roasted Pumpkin Soup
Toasty Roasted Pumpkin Soup is a low-maintenance version of the comforting classic. Made with simple, low-cost ingredients, this winter warmer is perfect for making a big batch and freezing.
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5
Cheat’s Chicken Laksa
This Cheat’s Chicken Laksa has all the flavour of your favourite takeout version, but can be prepped and cooked in only 15 minutes, using just one pan.
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6
Freezer-friendly Chicken Schnitzel
Freezer-friendly Chicken Schnitzel is the ideal weeknight family meal. This perennial favourite can be served with almost any side of your choice and is on the table in under 30 minutes.
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7
Sticky Beef Noodles
Needing only simple, low-cost ingredients, one pan and 15 minutes to prepare, these delicious Caramelised Sticky Beef Noodles are the perfect stress-free, family-friendly meal for busy weeknights.
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8
Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta
Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta is a super comforting and satisfying dish that you can have on the table in just 20 minutes. The leftovers are delicious so make a big batch!
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9
Easy One-pan Roast Chicken and Vegetables
Easy One-pan Roast Chicken and Vegetables is the ultimate cosy, nourishing family meal, made with simple ingredients. Prep is quick and easy, then the oven does the hard work in cooking the beautifully seasoned chicken until tender and juicy.
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10
Slow-cooked Sticky Pork Belly
This decadently delicious Slow-cooked Sticky Pork Belly is made with simple ingredients in just one pan. It’s the perfect comforting family-friendly dish and also ideal for easy entertaining.
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11
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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12
Wonton Dumpling Soup
Wonton Dumpling Soup is as comforting as it is nourishing. Even better, you can have this easy, low-stress and low-cost meal on the table in only 30 minutes.
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13
Comforting Chunky Minestrone
A quick and easy one-pan soup that’s loaded with nutrition and flavour. This Comforting Chunky Minestrone takes just 22 minutes to make and won’t break the bank as it uses simple, low-cost ingredients.
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14
Mexican Slow-cooked Beef
Fall-apart Mexican Slow-cooked Beef in a rich, tomato sauce which can be served with just about anything – stuffed in burritos or crunchy tacos, piled on corn chips or, my favourite, loaded onto Mexican red rice.
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15
Golden Crumbed Pork Cutlets
You can make these restaurant-style Golden Crumbed Pork Cutlets in the comfort of your own home in less than 30 minutes. Served with a sweet and sour red cabbage side flavoured with apple, it’s ideal alongside buttery mashed potato.
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16
Slow-cooker Beef Stew
In this comforting Slow-cooker Beef Stew, simple, low-cost meat and vegetables are cooked low and slow until fall-apart tender and full of flavour.
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17
Cottage Pie
Cottage Pie is my go-to dinner when I need something delicious, nourishing and comforting to serve the family at the end of a busy day. My version of this classic recipe is loaded with extra vegetables.
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18
Baked Greek Chicken
This Baked Greek Chicken recipe is a delicious, comforting and fuss-free weeknight dinner. The chicken is marinated briefly before being roasted to perfection, then served with a cucumber, tomato and mint salad and tzatziki on a bed of lemon and dill rice.
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19
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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20
Spinach and Feta Triangles
These family-friendly Spinach and Feta Triangles are perfect for busy weeknights or entertaining. They can be enjoyed warm or cold, making them an ideal lunchbox filler or party appetiser.
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21
Crispy Chicken Burgers with Honey Mustard Coleslaw
Your family will love these Crispy Chicken Burgers with Honey Mustard Coleslaw, featuring buttermilk-marinated chicken breast in a seasoned crust, paired with honey mustard slaw, pickles and melty cheese. Affordable and flavourful, they beat takeout any night of the week!
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22
Rosemary and Garlic Lamb Leg
This Rosemary and Garlic Lamb Leg recipe is easy to make at home, with melt-in-the-mouth meat and flavour-packed potatoes all made in the one pan!
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23
Leftover Mediterranean Lamb Pizza
This Leftover Mediterranean Lamb Pizza recipe is the perfect way to repurpose a gorgeous roast lamb into another meal. The pizza base is super quick to make, then topped with delicious Greek-style ingredients.
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24
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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25
Coconut Dal
This rich and comforting Coconut Dal is a simple, budget-friendly meal that’s packed with flavour, thanks to simple spices like turmeric and garam masala. Made with creamy coconut milk and lentils, it’s an ideal dish for busy weeknights.
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26
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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27
One-pan Lemon Herb Chicken Rice
This One-pan Lemon Herb Chicken Rice is a quick and easy meal that combines tender, perfectly seasoned chicken breast with fluffy, garlicky, lemony rice, all cooked in one pan with minimal cleanup! Ready in under 30 minutes, it’s the perfect dish for busy weeknight dinners.
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28
Stir-fried Pork and Green Beans
Thanks to a few clever shortcuts, this delicious Stir-fried Pork and Green Beans recipe, complete with egg fried rice and steamed dumplings, is on the table in under 20 minutes, making it the perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner!
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Carol says:
Thank you for sharing your lovely recipes. I am loving cooking again and my family are enjoying the new flavours I am bringing to the table. Keep up the awesomeness x
Karis says:
Thank you for sharing these series’ as I find them so useful for meal planning for the week. It’s a bonus that I know anything I select, the whole family will love! ❤️
Robyn Potter says:
Hello
Just a thankyou. We enjoyed the creamy Sausage Pasta last night. So quick and delicious.
I found out about you from my daughter. My kids have left home but I love a quick tasty dinner.
Thanks
Robyn Potter
Jill says:
This is great. Thank you so much for this. Makes my life so much easier and I love all your recipes.
Dan says:
Wonderful recipes. How are you not fat with all the food you make? You must also have a book of exercise routines!