Easy midweek meals
Make a simple and satisfying midweek meal with our best ever recipes. These speedy suppers can be thrown together using everyday ingredients.
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App onlyRoasted harissa red cabbage with coriander & almond bulgur. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Combine almond- and raisin-studded bulgur wheat with roasted red cabbage flavoured with rose harissa. It's great as a veggie main, or as a side to chicken
Greek feta traybake
Make this Greek-inspired traybake with feta, olives, pitta bread and tomatoes for an easy midweek meal, then use the leftovers for lunch the next day
Chicken in white wine sauce
Serve tender chicken in a creamy wine sauce alongside rice or potatoes and your favourite veg – a perfect midweek meal for the whole family
App onlyFridge-raid one-pan pesto pasta.
Use up odds and ends hanging around in the fridge to make this pasta. Try courgettes instead of peppers, or other leafy greens in place of the spinach
App onlyCoconut & coriander tofu noodle bowl. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Make the most of any past-its-best coriander in this zingy noodle bowl. Feel free to swap udon for rice noodles, or tofu for chicken, if you prefer
Spicy prawn & fennel chickpeas
Make this comforting and warming brothy stew made with tiger prawns, fennel and chickpeas. Serve with lots of bread to mop up the spicy sauce
Sumac turkey-stuffed pittas
Pair subtly spiced sumac turkey meatballs with sweet-and-sour slaw for a vibrant dinner. This recipe takes just 25 minutes to make and is budget-friendly, too
App onlySticky lemon chicken traybake.
Made all in one tray, this chicken traybake will save you time and reduce washing up. Perfect for a midweek meal, it goes well with jasmine rice on the side
App onlyPulled chicken bowl. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Enjoy this budget-friendly chicken and spinach dish with rice and tortilla chips, or use as a filling for a burrito or burger buns
Cauliflower baked rice
Enjoy this easy rice dish for a flavour-packed veggie main or serve alongside grilled meats, such as lamb chops or fish. It will be on the table in an hour
Miso & butternut squash ramen
Mash the squash in this ramen into the base to make a lovely creamy soup with a hint of sweetness. Top with purple sprouting broccoli or any veg you have in the fridge
Manchurian chicken
Enjoy this popular Hakka (Indo-Chinese) shallow-fried chicken dish with a little chilli heat and some sweetness
Loaded potato skins with speedy baked beans
Think cheesy potato skins topped with baked beans doesn’t sound healthy? They can be, and here we show how. You’ll want to cook these beans again and again
Potato, leek & chorizo soup
Make this hearty soup on cold winter days. One of those holy grail recipes, it’s both deeply flavourful and easy to make with a few seasonal ingredients
Harissa broccoli & flatbreads
Make this winning one-pan vegetarian meal with just five ingredients, plus some salt and oil. The accompanying no-knead flatbreads couldn’t be simpler, too
Sticky lime & honey wings
Make these moreish chicken wings with slaw. Crispy, sticky and a bit spicy all at once, the zinginess of the slaw cuts through the richness of the meat
Creamy halloumi & tomato curry
Enjoy halloumi in this family-friendly curry – it has a wonderful texture, similar to paneer. You may want to halve the amount of garam masala for young children
App onlyOne-pan hot honey & mustard parsnips & chicken thigh traybake.
Get the best out of seasonal parsnips in this one-pot roast that’s quick enough to make for a midweek dinner. Enjoy with steamed greens or broccoli
App onlyAir fryer pork & potato kofte.
Kofte make for an easy midweek meal, and if you prep the mix ahead of time, dinner can be ready in just 15 mins – we use potato to make the meat go further
Chicken, squash & chickpea stew
Top this filling family-friendly chicken and chickpea stew with a spicy harissa yogurt. For little ones, you can serve with simple plain yogurt
Air fryer meatballs
Cook these sausage and beef meatballs in an air-fryer for ease. Serve with tomato sauce and pasta or enjoy in a meatball sub
App onlyCreamy bean & kale pasta. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
Get ahead at the weekend preparing the two base recipes for this pasta dish. With the base recipes already prepped, it takes just 15 minutes to make
Creamy garlic pasta
This creamy tagliatelle recipe makes a comforting midweek meal. Any long pasta will work, so use whatever you have in the cupboard
Creamy Marmite chicken
Love Marmite? Try mixing it with creme fraîche and chicken stock to make a creamy sauce for chicken breasts. Serve with seasonal veg and quinoa or mash
