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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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Crispy potato, carrot, halloumi and harissa fatteh
A plateful of rainbow goodness, this vibrant fatteh salad with a twist makes a perfect midweek…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min hands-on · 40 min oven◆ Easy
Lamb cutlets with roasted aubergine, peanuts and mint
Juicy lamb cutlets are paired with roasted aubergine, peanut and mint to make a great-tasting, fuss-free…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
Beans and greens on toast with chorizo and egg
Give beans on toast a smart upgrade with added greens and a spicy Spanish kick. Or…
🍽 Serves 1⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Chickpea, orzo and tomato stew with feta and dill
Your favourite orzo recipe on this site! This is a tasty, easy-to-make one-pot veggie dish proves…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Easy
Pork meatball pho
An aromatic and spicy noodle soup is the tastiest way to end the day, with or…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min hands-on · 7 min oven◆ Easy
Sweetcorn houmous with lamb chops and tomatoes
We’ve topped homemade sweetcorn houmous with spiced lamb chops and roasted cherry tomatoes for a quick…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 25 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
Aubergine milanese with spaghetti
Slices of aubergine are coated in a cheesy panko crumb then fried until golden, and served…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on · 30 min oven◆ Easy
Sausage, lentil and goat’s cheese salad with tapenade dressing
This French-inspired sausage, lentil and goat’s cheese salad, with a tapenade dressing, is a real family-pleaser…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
Chicken paella with squid and beans
This much-loved Spanish dish is the ideal one-pan supper. Traditionally made for Sunday lunch, it’s cooked…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 60 min hands-on · 1 hour oven◆ Medium
Fish pie with crispy gnocchi topping
Try our updated version of the family classic; fish pie. Instead of mashed potatoes, we’ve added…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min hands-on · 25 min oven◆ Easy
Cacio e pepe gnocchi with mint and pea shoots
This is the quickest, easiest and potentially tastiest gnocchi dinner you’ll likely come across. Made with…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 10 min hands-on · 10 min oven◆ Easy
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