Easy dinner recipes and ideas

Make satisfying meals with 100+ quick and easy dinner recipe ideas. Get out of a midweek dinner rut with fresh ideas for pasta, rice, speedy chicken suppers, quick fish dishes and plenty of meat-free ideas. When dinner is needed fast, these are the recipes you need in your repertoire.

Favourites of ours include our ever-popular saucy romesco chicken (try it!). There’s oozing orzo carbonara, and a satisfying lamb meatball traybake too. Whatever you’re in the mood for, you’ll find something to enjoy.

These easy dinner recipes are good value. We love them because they’re purse-friendly and so simple to make. Think thrifty cuts like chicken thighs, meatballs and sausages, where a little meat goes a long way. And simple doesn’t need to mean boring. Our super orzo carbonara, miso-roast chicken thighs and quick spinach and egg pizzas are proof of that. Have a browse and select a few new meals to cook this week, you’ll be glad you changed things up on your menu, we promise.

If your party is small, check out our dinner ideas for two. Having guests over? Take a look at our easy dinner party mains too, for something a bit more special but still stress-free to serve up.

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Fennel tarte tatin

Fennel recipes

Fennel tarte tatin

This fennel tarte tatin is a great vegetarian dinner or side for a roast. Fennel seeds temper the sweetness and goat’s cheese adds tang.

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Chicken thighs in a mustard, tarragon and grape pan sauce

Chicken thigh recipes

Chicken thighs in a mustard, tarragon and grape pan sauce

The sauce is the star of this easy bistro dish, made using all those delicious brown bits from the bottom of the pan for buckets of flavour.

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Atul Kochhar’s lamb pepper fry

Lamb curry recipes

Atul Kochhar’s lamb pepper fry

Atul Kochhar's Keralan lamb pepper fry is flavoured with curry leaves, cloves and plenty of black pepper. It's ready in just 30 minutes.

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Michel Roux Jr’s pork steaks with summer vegetables

Quick and easy pork recipes

Michel Roux Jr’s pork steaks with summer vegetables

This summer-ready dish by Michel Roux Jr makes a hero of pork steaks, cooked simply alongside asparagus, courgettes and tomatoes.

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Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)

Tomato pasta recipes

Anelli alla vodka (vodka spaghetti hoops)

This is spaghetti hoops – but for grown-ups! Far superior to the sickly-sweet tinned stuff, this is a twist on the penne alla vodka popular in Italian-American restaurants.

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Artichoke and crisp frittata

Frittata recipes

Artichoke and crisp frittata

Crisps in a frittata? It really does work. We’ve added creamy artichokes and a zingy side salad to cut through the richness.

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Pork chops with preserved-lemon butter beans

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. A low-fuss, high-flavour weeknight dinner.

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Braised chicken with kefir, orzo and dried limes

One-pot chicken recipes

Braised chicken with kefir, orzo and dried limes

An easy chicken dinner with big flavour. Tender braised chicken and toothsome orzo mingle in a tangy kefir sauce in this elegant one-pot.

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Potato tagine with baked halloumi

Halloumi recipes

Potato tagine with baked halloumi

This North African-inspired potato tagine includes golden halloumi, preserved lemon and olives. A winning weeknight vegetarian dinner.

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Spiced venison naan with pineapple salsa

Venison recipes

Spiced venison naan with pineapple salsa

Chilli, lime and coriander pep up this pineapple salsa, which works wonderfully with the spice-marinated venison steaks and grilled naan.

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Pork chops with bean pureé, sprouts and apples

Pork chop recipes

Pork chops with bean pureé, sprouts and apples

This new take on the classic combo of pork chops with apple and sage is ready in just 30 minutes – but tastes like it took so much longer.

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Tamarind and coconut mussels with rice

Mussel recipes

Tamarind and coconut mussels with rice

Tangy tamarind, warming ginger and subtly chilli-infused coconut milk create a vibrant broth to cook mussels in.

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Chicken and chicory orzo

Easy orzo recipes

Chicken and chicory orzo

Combine crispy chicken and orzo with caramelised chicory for an easy midweek dinner you'll return to again and again in the winter months.

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Herby haddock with salt and vinegar mash and curry mayo

Midweek meal recipes

Herby haddock with salt and vinegar mash and curry mayo

This quick dinner has serious chip shop vibes. The mash tastes like a perfect bag of chips with vinegar, and the curry mayo echoes curry sauce.

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Chicken thighs with curried leeks and lentils

Quick midweek meals

Chicken thighs with curried leeks and lentils

This comforting bowl of creamy curried lentils, soft sweet leeks and juicy chicken thighs is just what you need on a cold day.

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Turkey schnitzel with cranberry ketchup

Turkey recipes

Turkey schnitzel with cranberry ketchup

Dish up golden turkey schnitzels with old-school Russian salad and a tangy cranberry ketchup for an easy midweek dinner with a festive spin. 

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