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Sunday night dinner: Chicken tinga with tortillas.
Sunday night dinner: Chicken tinga with tortillas.

Feel like you need to take a deep breath? Your calendar is probably jam-packed with end-of-year festivities so the last thing you need is a nightly meal crisis.

Here's a selection of summer recipes that don't require much time or thought. To kick things off, try Jill Dupleix's super-simple pasta, designed with speed in mind.

Thursday night's salmon dish is also very simple; just marinate it with a mix of soy, honey, ginger and lime juice before cooking and serve with wok-cooked, seasonal vegies.

Pasta sciue sciue.

MONDAY: Pasta sciue sciue - it means "hurry hurry"

  • < 30 mins
  • Easy

Jill Dupleix

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (85)
Adam Liaw's wok-fried chicken with ginger and coriander.

TUESDAY: Wok-fried chicken with ginger and coriander

  • < 30 mins
  • Easy

Adam Liaw

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (216)
Bibimbap with beef and onions.

WEDNESDAY: Midweek flavour hit of Korean beef and onion

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Easy

Neil Perry

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (30)
Soy-glazed salmon.

THURSDAY: Quick, healthy soy-glazed salmon and stir-fried vegetables

  • < 30 mins
  • Easy

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (6)
Zucchini stuffed with lamb and rice.

FRIDAY: Seasonal zucchini stuffed with minced lamb and rice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Medium

jane and Jeremy Strode

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (7)
Strawberry and cream shortcakes.

SUNDAY: Picnic fare of strawberry and cream shortcakes

  • < 30 mins
  • Easy

Neil Perry

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (2)
Karen Martini's tuna, sweet potato, fennel and orange salad.

SUNDAY: Sweet potato, tuna, fennel, orange and pita salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Easy

Karen Martini

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (3)
Chicken tinga with tortillas.

SUNDAY: Dinner-time fun with a twist on chicken tacos

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Medium

Jill Dupleix

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Reader ratings (25)