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Quick Dinner Meals

Simple and quick delicious dinner meals.

Explore quick and easy lunch recipes for delicious meals.

Dinner Recipes

a white plate topped with meat and rice
a white plate topped with meat and rice
plate of pasta
plate of pasta
brown and yellow dish on white ceramic plate
brown and yellow dish on white ceramic plate
a sandwich with meat and vegetables
a sandwich with meat and vegetables

  • Sausage and Mash with Onion Gravy:

    • Speed: 20-25 minutes

    • Simplicity: Grill or fry sausages (good quality pork or chicken). Boil and mash potatoes with milk and butter. Make a quick onion gravy with a stock cube and fried onions.

    • Why it works: Classic comfort food, quick cooking sausages and mash.

Pasta with Tinned Tomatoes and Spinach:

  • Speed: 15-20 minutes

  • Simplicity: Cook pasta (penne or spaghetti). While it cooks, heat tinned chopped tomatoes with garlic (fresh or powder) and dried oregano. Stir in fresh spinach until wilted. Toss with pasta.

  • Why it works: Uses pantry staples, quick cooking pasta, adds greens.

Chicken Stir-Fry with Rice:

  • Speed: 20-25 minutes

  • Simplicity: Stir-fry sliced chicken breast with mixed frozen vegetables (peppers, broccoli, onions). Add low-sodium soy sauce and a bit of ginger (powdered is fine). Serve with microwave rice or quick-cook rice.

  • Why it works: Lean protein, lots of vegetables, quick cooking chicken and rice.

Tuna Pasta Bake (Simplified):

  • Speed: 25-30 minutes (mostly oven time)

  • Simplicity: Cook pasta. Mix with tinned tuna (drained), tinned sweetcorn, and a simple cheese sauce (shop-bought or made with milk, flour, and cheese). Top with breadcrumbs (optional) and bake until golden.

  • Why it works: Uses pantry staples, comforting and filling.

Quick Beef Mince Chilli with Rice or Jacket Potatoes:

  • Speed: 25-30 minutes

  • Simplicity: Brown minced beef. Add chopped onion, tinned chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, and chilli powder (to taste). Simmer while rice cooks or jacket potatoes microwave.

  • Why it works: Hearty and flavourful, quick cooking mince, versatile serving options.

Halloumi and Veggie Skewers with Couscous:

  • Speed: 20-25 minutes

  • Simplicity: Soak couscous. Thread halloumi cubes and chopped vegetables (peppers, courgette, red onion) onto skewers. Grill or bake until halloumi is golden and veggies are tender.

  • Why it works: Vegetarian, quick cooking halloumi and couscous, flavourful.

a bowl of mashed potatoes topped with chives
a bowl of mashed potatoes topped with chives
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