30-minute meal recipes
When you want something tasty but you don’t have hours to cook it, our 30-minute meals have your back. For the easiest dinners we’ve ever made, from gnocchi to Thai curry, look no further. You can make all of these recipes in around half an hour, perfect for a busy week night.
Browse 100+ more easy dinner recipes, or tea ideas here.
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30-minute meal recipes
Brothy beans with pumpkin
Brothy beans are comfort in a bowl. This simple dinner showcases the sweet warmth of pumpkin, pairing it with creamy white beans.
Spicy recipes
Crispy chipotle chicken with cheesy polenta and jalapeño jam
Crispy chipotle chicken sits atop a rich bed of sumptuous cheesy polenta flecked with fresh coriander. Top with the speedy jalapeño jam.
Burger recipes
Turkey mince smash burgers
These turkey smash burgers are every bit as delicious as their beefy counterparts. Serve in sesame brioche buns with a side of fries.
Easy dinner party mains
Classic saltimbocca
Italian saltimbocca sees thin tender slices of veal wrapped in sage leaves and prosciutto and served with a white wine pan sauce.
Tomato pasta recipes
Pasta pomodoro
Pasta pomodoro is the original – and best – tomato pasta. This recipe is quick and easy but uses a few tricks to really amp up the flavour.
Italian pasta recipes
Classic pasta puttanesca
One of the most famous classic pasta dishes of all time, pasta puttanesca includes anchovies, garlic, capers, olives and tomatoes.
30-minute meal recipes
Pesce all’acqua pazza (fish cooked in ‘crazy water’)
This simple dish from Campania shows you just how easy it is to cook fish. The bream simmers in a delicious tomato, garlic and chilli broth.
30-minute meal recipes
Creamy mushroom egg yolk pasta
Adding an egg yolk to the centre of this rich mushroom pasta makes the most luxurious, silky sauce you could imagine – and stirring it in at the table feels oh-so sophisticated.
30-minute meal recipes
Orecchiette with burrata, chilli and anchovy
This easy Puglian-inspired pasta combines two of the region’s most famous products – creamy burrata cheese and orecchiette pasta. One to make when you want to impress without spending ages in the kitchen.
30-minute meal recipes
Umami bomb spaghetti
Ready in the time it takes to boil the pasta, this speedy umami bomb spaghetti is packed with olives, anchovies, capers, parmesan and parsley for a joyful tapenade-like flavour.
Weekly pasta recipes
Mixed seafood conchiglioni
This pasta brings all the flavours of moules marinières, with none of the fuss. Give it a go tonight for a 20-minute winner.
Tuna recipes
Sicilian tuna pasta
This quick and easy tuna pasta is ready in under half an hour and brings the fresh, vibrant flavours of the southern Italian coastline right into your kitchen.
Leftover lunch recipes
Leftover pasta frittata
Leftover spaghetti is the carb hero of this robust omelette. This versatile frittata is the perfect vehicle for any leftover pasta and veg.
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