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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Creamy green skillet pork medallions

Creamy pork recipes

Creamy green skillet pork medallions

This easy creamy pork recipe is perfect when you want something special in a hurry. Golden pork medallions nestle in...

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Baked hake with green rice

Healthy fish recipes

Baked hake with green rice

Brush hake fillets with a slick of punchy harissa, then serve the flaky white fish on top of herby green...

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Roasted vegetable salad with green lemon dressing

Favourite warm salad recipes

Roasted vegetable salad with green lemon dressing

We used a mixture of cauliflower, cooked beetroot and red onion in our roasted vegetable salad, but you can customise...

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Olive-brined chicken with dried apricots and garlic

Chicken thigh recipes

Olive-brined chicken with dried apricots and garlic

Olive-brined chicken is a minimal-effort dish but the marinating is key – you have to give the chicken enough time...

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Harissa, mascarpone and basil rigatoni

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...

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Artichoke and barley salad with soft-boiled eggs

Favourite warm salad recipes

Artichoke and barley salad with soft-boiled eggs

Combining hot and cold ingredients creates a robust warm salad, perfect for spring. Charred artichokes form the base of the...

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Wild garlic pesto lasagne

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...

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Pasta alla sorrentina

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...

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Chilli crab jacket potatoes

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...

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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. Then, the simple...

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Green chicken and lentils

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...

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Balsamic tofu gnocchi

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...

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Air fryer loaded sweet potato fries

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...

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Potato tagine with baked halloumi

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...

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Vinegar-braised chicken with herby polenta

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,...

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Sausage and mozzarella gnocchi bake

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...

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