Fast, Fuss-Free Weeknight Dinner Ideas

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Citrus pork with rice noodles. Photo / Babiche Martens

This quick citrus pork is served over hot steaming noodles.

Gently roast tomatoes and toss them through a simple sauce of passata, mushrooms, garlic, onion, balsamic vinegar and basil leaves for something delicious

Red tomato pasta with cashews. Photo / Babiche Martens
Red tomato pasta with cashews. Photo / Babiche Martens

Fry these beetroot, corn and coriander fritters in a pan for a few minutes on either side, then lightly brown your halloumi and enjoy as a light meal with steamed or roasted greens or a fresh salad.

This beef and mushroom broth is super simple and tasty. Use a quick-cooking, good cut of meat will cook fast to create tender pink slices.

Beef and mushroom broth. Photo / Babiche Martens
Beef and mushroom broth. Photo / Babiche Martens

Try these tasty crumbed pork chops for a quick fry. The accompanying crispy green apple and celeriac salad is wonderfully refreshing.

Spoon these tasty beans over brown rice and shredded silver beet, or enjoy them over baked potato and a dollop of sour cream.

Vegetarian chilli bean with silverbeet. Photo / Babiche Martens
Vegetarian chilli bean with silverbeet. Photo / Babiche Martens

Anyone can put together today’s chicken stir-fry. Have all the vegetables chopped and ready to go before the cooking begins. Cheat and cook the rice to accompany in the microwave.

For perfect salmon in a hurry, look no further than these easy wrapped delights.

No-fuss salmon parcels. Photo / Babiche Martens
No-fuss salmon parcels. Photo / Babiche Martens

While this spaghetti is great come springtime, it’s also perfect year-round as a delicious meal without any heavy sauces. Savour lamb, asparagus, broccolini and tomatoes for a sumptuous spaghetti you’ll have ready in no time.

This nutty, sweet, salty vegan dish filled with vegetables will become a mainstay in your recipe collection. Serve hot with a sprinkle of peanuts.

Vegetable and tofu satay salad. Photo / Babiche Martens
Vegetable and tofu satay salad. Photo / Babiche Martens

A one-pan wonder flavoured with cumin and coriander.

Serve this simple and tasty dish with hot rice and an optional glass of good chardonnay.

Chicken and lime stir-fry.  Photo / Babiche Martens
Chicken and lime stir-fry. Photo / Babiche Martens

A quick cook for a delicious seafood recipe for crumbed fillets of fish, prawns and salmon.

Make the most of leftover vegetable stems in this quick stir fry with a herb-lemon dressing and crunchy walnuts.

Vegetable stem stir-fry. Photo / Babiche Martens
Vegetable stem stir-fry. Photo / Babiche Martens

There are no pots and pans needed here a bit of slicing and dicing and a quick fry on the barbecue and, voila, dinner is served.

Avoid midweek stress with this easy, delicious and healthy family favourite.

Pan-fried fish with fettuccine. Photo / Babiche Martens
Pan-fried fish with fettuccine. Photo / Babiche Martens

Make a substantial mid-week dinner out of poached eggs with this flavour-packed bean smash. It’s a winner, especially with a large mushroom to contain the mixture.

Coconut yoghurt and gherkins marry in this hearty meal. Cook your steak for four-five minutes on either side and serve with the potatoes and your choice of greens.

Coconut yoghurt potatoes and pan-fried steak. Photo / Babiche Martens
Coconut yoghurt potatoes and pan-fried steak. Photo / Babiche Martens

This gorgeously comforting butter bean mash is served with braised greens, a couple of slices of smoked salmon, a scattering of basil and cherry tomatoes.

This ramen recipe is full of surprises: the quickness of its cooking time, the bounty of its flavour, and its sheer morishness.

Warming vegetable ramen. Photo / Babiche Martens
Warming vegetable ramen. Photo / Babiche Martens

If your craving something that’s quick and easy but still has a homely feeling, this Chinese-inspired sweet corn soup is deliciously comforting.

For meat-eaters, add small venison sausages; vegetarians can simply omit them from this dish that is divine with or without.

Speedy sausage pasta with tomatoes, spinach and feta. Photo / Supplied
Speedy sausage pasta with tomatoes, spinach and feta. Photo / Supplied

Try this fresh and tasty lemony pasta salad with pistachios and parmesan.

Meatless Monday in the household? This is a please-all and quick-to-prepare recipe.

On the hunt for quick and tasty dinner? This oven recipe ticks all the boxes.

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