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Quick & easy

Clear out the crisper for this adaptable pasta bake.

14 of our favourite midweek vegetarian recipes to cook next week

Load up on legumes, seaonal vegetables, and don’t forget the cheese. It’s time to settle in with some wholesome wintery vegie warmers.

Rainbow chard and orzo salad with crispy feta.
EASY

Eat the rainbow with this chard and orzo salad with crispy feta

The combination of wholesome green leaves, crisp, salty feta and the nutty, spicy Middle Eastern condiment dukkah make this robust pasta salad irresistible.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Salmon rice bowls with teriyaki dressing.
EASY

RecipeTin’s rice bowls stretch two salmon fillets into a satisfying dinner for four

Delicious, wholesome and satisfying, this simple meal can be thrown together in the time it takes to steam rice.

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Dill and mint add vibrancy to this simple but satisfying pasta dish.

12 frozen veg-packed (but fantastic) recipes to cook next week

Frozen peas, beans, corn and spinach are sure to make this week’s cooking a breeze, while saving you a fair whack of money at the same time.

Marinated minute steaks with sesame daikon salad and steamed rice.
EASY

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s speedy Japanese-style steak dinner with daikon and rice

Marinated minute steak served with steamed rice and a quick salad makes for a pretty easy weeknight meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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20-minute pizza alla norma.
EASY

Hold the phone. You can have pizza alla Norma on the table in 20 minutes.

A cheeky shortcut helps this vegetarian pizza come together in a flash.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Jerk-spiced lamb with pickle rice salad and peas.
EASY

Jerk-spiced lamb with pickle rice salad and peas

Pickle juice adds an acidic spark to the rice salad accompanying marinated lamb.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Zucchetti with grilled artichokes and rocket and mint.
EASY

Zucchetti with grilled artichokes and rocket and mint pesto

Spaghetti tangles with zucchini spirals (“zucchetti”) in this meat-free pasta dish, which can be served hot or cold.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Spicy Indian lamb naan with slaw.
EASY

Spicy Indian lamb naan with slaw

Combine fresh ingredients with a few savvy shortcuts to create this satisfying lamb-topped flatbread with flavour to burn.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Pea, chilli and dill pasta.
EASY

Break out the frozen peas for this perfect meat-free Monday pasta

Those unsung heroes of the busy kitchen, frozen peas, get their moment to shine in this simple but smashing pasta dish.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook