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Easy 30 Minute Meals

I love cooking but that doesn’t always mean I want to spend hours in the kitchen. Life is busy and sometimes we need things on the table as quickly as possible. Here you will find delicious and easy recipes that are on table in less than 30 minutes. We’ve got easy ramen recipes, quick pastas, traybakes where you let the oven do the hard work. So many quick and easy 30 minute meals for you to try!

penne amatriciana in a blue bowl.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Penne Amatriciana

Cherry tomato, goats cheese and red onion galette on a white plate with a tangle of rocket.

Lunch Recipes

Caramelised Onion Galettes with Goats Cheese and Cherry Tomatoes

Giant Skillet Potato Latke

Easy 30 Minute Meals

Giant Skillet Potato Latke

Plate of smoked salmon pate topped with fresh dill and mini crostini.

Seafood Recipes

Smoked Salmon Pâté with Dill and Lemon

White shallow casserole with puttanesca dotted with torn burrata and fresh basil.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Penne Puttanesca

marry me chicken pasta in a white bowl close up.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Marry Me Chicken Pasta

creamy mushroom and spinach pasta in a grey bowl with parmesan rind next to the bowl.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Pasta

gnocchi alla norma on a white plate with burrata and fresh basil on top

Weeknight Supper

Gnocchi alla Norma (Tomato Aubergine Gnocchi)

beetroot and feta salad.

Salad Recipes

Easy Beetroot Salad with Feta and Rocket

stack of chicken mayonnaise sandwich on wooden board

Sandwiches

Chicken Mayonnaise Sandwich with Bacon, Pesto & Crisps

Chicken Katsu Sandwich cut in half.

Lunch Recipes

Chicken Katsu Sandwich

breakfast bagels sandwiches crosssection.

Breakfast & Brunch

Breakfast Bagels Sandwiches

frittata di zucchini sliced.

Lunch Recipes

Frittata di Zucchini (Zucchini Frittata)

crispy lamb mince bowl.

Easy 30 Minute Meals

Crispy Lamb Mince Bowl with Couscous and Salady Bits

plate of duck bao buns.

Easy 30 Minute Meals

Duck Bao Buns

salmon with pesto crust and roasted tomato giant couscous salad on a plate.

Seafood Recipes

Salmon With Pesto Crust & Roasted Tomato Giant Couscous Salad

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