Weeknight recipes

Get a delicious dinner on the table in next to no time with these easy weeknight recipes. Our best recipes for busy weeknights include noodles, pasta, speedy chicken dinners and dozens more family favourites.

Let the oven take the strain with minimal-prep pasta bakes or a healthy salmon traybake.  Our weeknight chicken dinner ideas include Marmite chicken thighs and a quick chicken and mango curry . If you’ve got an air fryer, try this speedy macaroni cheese or air fryer meatballs with crispy potatoes. Throw together a healthy stir fry or indulge with comforting creamy pasta and hearty meatballs.

We’ve included plenty of vegetarian and vegan ideas, too. Whatever you’re in the mood for this week, plan your menu with our weeknight dinner ideas…

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Double lemon chicken with charred leeks and dill polenta

Chicken thighs

Double lemon chicken with charred leeks and dill polenta

Doubling up fresh and preserved lemons to lift this creamy sauce makes for a zesty chicken dinner. Serve with charred leeks and polenta.

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Venison steaks with sweet potato fries and pickled rhubarb

Venison

Venison steaks with sweet potato fries and pickled rhubarb

Venison steaks with pickled rhubarb and sweet potato fries makes for an easy but impressive dinner. The pickling liquid doubles as the sauce.

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Pan-fried mackerel and caramelised radicchio with crushed butter beans

Mackerel

Pan-fried mackerel and caramelised radicchio with crushed butter beans

Pan-fried mackerel pairs beautifully with caramelised radicchio. Add creamy butter beans and you have an elegantly simple supper for two. 

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Tomato and mango chutney-glazed paneer on spinach cashew rice

Paneer

Tomato and mango chutney-glazed paneer on spinach cashew rice

Make a quick sticky glaze for fried paneer, then serve with spinach and cashew rice for an easy but flavour-packed vegetarian dinner.

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Cheese and onion crepes

Crêpes

Cheese and onion crepes

Thin, crispy crepes filled with cheddar, red onion and herbs makes a great midweek dinner for four...especially on Pancake Day.

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Crispy chicken fajitas with charred spring onions and Tex-Mex slaw

Midweek meals

Crispy chicken fajitas with charred spring onions and Tex-Mex slaw

This crispy chicken fajitas recipe amps up the crunch, then adds contrast with a piquant pepper slaw and charred spring onions.

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Negresco (Egyptian chicken pasta bake)

Chicken pasta

Negresco (Egyptian chicken pasta bake)

This soul-soothing Egyptian chicken pasta bake, negresco, from food writer Soha Darwish is a crowdpleaser.

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Mango and chicken salad with spicy rujak dressing

Chicken salads

Mango and chicken salad with spicy rujak dressing

This vibrant mango and chicken salad by chef Petty Elliott has a spicy Indonesian rujak-style dressing. Ideal for using up leftover chicken.

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Steamed trout and leeks with curried cream

Trout

Steamed trout and leeks with curried cream

Beautiful pink trout paired with delicate steamed leeks and a rich, lightly spiced sauce makes for a speedy and delicious weeknight meal. 

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Crispy pork schnitzels with spaghetti alla vodka

Spaghetti

Crispy pork schnitzels with spaghetti alla vodka

Crispy pork schnitzel proudly top an all-time favourite pasta dish – spaghetti alla vodka. This easy recipe is a double whammy of flavour.

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Fisherman’s chicken pie

Chicken pies

Fisherman’s chicken pie

Inspired by a classic fish pie (with a cheddar mash topping, dill and lemon), this pie swaps the fish for chicken. Ultra cosy and comforting.

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Sea bass tacos with kimchi salsa

Tacos

Sea bass tacos with kimchi salsa

Chef Judy Joo gives crispy sea bass tacos a delicious Korean-American spin with a punchy kimchi salsa and creamy nashi-pear slaw. 

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Doenjang butter lamb chops with spring onion gremolata

Korean recipes

Doenjang butter lamb chops with spring onion gremolata

Slather juicy lamb chops with umami-rich doenjang butter in this easy Korean recipe from chef Su Scott. Serve with spring onion gremolata.

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Easy cauliflower curry

Cauliflower

Easy cauliflower curry

This filling and fragrant cauliflower curry needs just 15 minutes prep before you leave it to simmer. An easy vegan dish for busy nights.

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Pigs in blankets carbonara

Carbonaras

Pigs in blankets carbonara

Carbonara gets a Christmas makeover by adding pigs in blankets. What’s not to like about this fun festive dinner recipe?

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Charred leek, pearl barley and cheshire cheese salad

Leeks

Charred leek, pearl barley and cheshire cheese salad

In this hearty salad, pearl barley and chunky strips of caramelised leek are coated in a cheesy buttermilk dressing – pure winter pleasure.

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