Quick Weeknight Dinners

For nights when the day won a round and dinner still needs to happen. Everything here is on the table in 30 minutes or less, no shortcuts you'll regret. Pick one, put the kettle on, get on with it.

Wild garlic pesto pasta with peas, lemon and toasted walnuts

Wild garlic pesto pasta with peas, lemon and toasted walnuts

Spaghetti aglio e olio with cherry tomatoes and basil

Summer smoothie trio — mango, berry and cucumber coolers

Quick garlic and chilli prawns

Pan-fried cod fillets with lemon‑caper butter and wilted spinach

25 minIntermediate

Griddled vegetarian halloumi, charred courgette & pomegranate salad

Shakshuka with crumbled feta

Quick egg fried rice

Storecupboard tuna, caper & olive spaghetti

Loaded Sheet-Pan Nachos

Baked eggs with cherry tomatoes, wilted spinach and sourdough soldiers

Creamy chestnut mushroom, spinach & lemon linguine

Restorative Bacon and Potato Breakfast Hash with Runny Eggs

Pan‑roasted salmon with courgette, cherry tomatoes and herby yoghurt

Leftover Roast Chicken Fried Rice

Air-fryer streaky bacon

One‑pot spicy tomato pasta with chickpeas and spinach

Budget Egg Fried Rice

One‑pan Chickpea and Spinach Stew with Tinned Tomatoes

Cheap & Cheerful One‑Pot Tomato, Lentil and Spinach Pasta

Quick cheap chickpea & spinach curry

One‑pot tomato and spinach spaghetti

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