Midweek meal recipes
Worked late? Need something not too challenging? Our choice of midweek meal recipes is what we like to cook on busy weekdays. They’re speedy, satisfying and easy to make. If you’re looking for weeknight dinner inspiration and bored of the same meals on rotation, you’re in the right place. Discover air fryer sausage stew, easy pasta dishes, speedy one-tray roasts and simple fishcakes. Whether you’re on the hunt for chicken dinners for weeknights, new ways with your jacket potatoes, or vegetarian recipes to please the whole family, we’ve got stacks of ideas for you. Our aim here is to offer up midweek meal recipes that won’t take hours to make or leave you with a tonne of dishes to wash up. And everyday dinners don’t need to be boring. Whether you’re a confident cook or a relative newbie, these weeknight dinner recipes have all been developed to fit into your busy routine, but still deliver big-time on flavour.
Dashing out the door or too exhausted to linger in the kitchen? Try dinner inspiration in 20 minutes. Trying to make healthy choices? You’ll love our healthy family dinners.
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Quick pasta recipes
Harissa, mascarpone and basil rigatoni
This speedy, veggie pasta has just six ingredients but heavily delivers on fiery, creamy goodness. It’s a winner for a...
Wild garlic recipes
Wild garlic pesto lasagne
Make the most of seasonal wild garlic with this springtime pesto lasagne. As there’s no heavy ragù to make, it’s...
Midweek meal recipes
Pasta alla sorrentina
This delicious, easy pasta recipe is inspired by gnocchi alla sorrentina, a crowd-pleasing dish from Sorrento in the Campania region...
Baked potato recipes
Chilli crab jacket potatoes
Combine the spice and fragrance of Singapore chilli crab with the simple charm of a baked potato for a weeknight...
Pork chop recipes
Pork chops with preserved-lemon butter beans
Preserved lemon gives the classic combo of pork chops and beans a hit of tart, salty umami. Then, the simple...
Healthy chicken recipes
Green chicken and lentils
Whizzed up watercress, spinach and dill provide a verdant green sauce for crispy skin chicken thighs, nutty lentils and charred...
Tofu recipes
Balsamic tofu gnocchi
Gnocchi isn’t just for Italian dishes. Balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and maple syrup give the potato dumplings, crispy tofu, and...
Easy vegan recipes
Air fryer loaded sweet potato fries
Cooking sweet potato in an air fryer is an energy efficient way to get perfectly crisp fries. Load them up...
Halloumi recipes
Potato tagine with baked halloumi
This North African-inspired potato dish is by no means an authentic tagine, but it does include the fantastic flavours of...
Favourite chicken recipes
Vinegar-braised chicken with herby polenta
This piquant vinegar chicken is a classic dish from the French city of Lyon. While it does mellow during cooking,...
Gnocchi recipes
Sausage and mozzarella gnocchi bake
This quick and easy midweek dinner is a real crowd pleaser. Combining sausages with gnocchi is a great start, but...
One-pot chicken recipes
One-pot chicken and rice with saffron and dill
Aromatic saffron, verdant dill and sweet pops of pomegranate bring plenty of life to this simple one-pot chicken dinner. Discover...
Venison recipes
Spiced venison naan with pineapple salsa
Chilli, lime and coriander pep up this sweet pineapple salsa, which works wonderfully with the pink venison steaks, marinated in...
Healthy dinner recipes
Mushroom larb
Inspired by larb (or laab), the Thai recipe of fragrant pork mince in lettuce cups, this mushroom version is a...
Savoury pancake recipes
Spinach and ricotta pancakes with crispy ’nduja oil
Savoury pancakes are where it’s at. Make this Pancake Day the best yet with these vibrant green ricotta-stuffed crêpes topped...
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