20 Ways To Make Dinner In 15, 20, 30 Or 40 Minutes
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Take your time with dinner tonight — or don't, it's up to you! From "I need to get dinner on the table in a hurry" weeknights, to "I feel like taking my time" weekends, we've got a recipe for that. Whether you need to sit down in 15 or 20 minutes, or you're happy to eat in just under an hour, the recipes below will see you through.
Dinner in 20, 30, 40
Make dinner in: 15 minutes
Use leftover rotisserie chicken in this light, but satisfying noodle salad. Get this chicken asparagus and udon noodle salad recipe.
Make dinner in: 15 minutes
Lemon-butter haddock with capers and nutty green beans. Get this 15 minute dinner recipe.
Make dinner in: 15 minutes
Saucy minute steak with a root veg mash-up. Get this 15-minute steak recipe recipe.
Make dinner in: 15 minutes
Lemon chicken spaghettini with crisp sugar-snap peas. Get this 15 minute pasta recipe.
Make dinner in: 15 minutes
Herbed marmalade burgers with sautéed rapini salad. Get this burger recipe.
Make dinner in: 20 minutes
Kale pesto pasta with edamame and toasted walnuts. Get this 20-minute pasta recipe.
Make dinner in: 20 minutes
Chicken salad with coconut rainbow slaw. Get this salad recipe.
Make dinner in: 25 minutes
Spanish carbonara with arugula salad. Get this classic pasta recipe.
Make dinner in: 25 minutes
Roasted salmon salad with avocados and horseradish cream. Get this fish recipe.
Make dinner in: 30 minutes
Zesty lime and garlic chicken with a hot chili, avocado and bean salad. Get this chicken recipe.
Ready in: 30 minutes.
Sheet pan pork chops with vegetables and harissa spice. Get this sheet-pan dinner recipe.
Make dinner in: 30 minutes
White beans on toast with arugula and cherry tomato salad. Get this vegetarian dinner recipe.
Make dinner in: 30 minutes
Sugar snap pea and asparagus pasta. Get this pasta recipe.
Make dinner in: 35 minutes
Chicken puttanesca with rigatoni, capers and chunky tomato sauce. Get this flavourful pasta recipe.
Make dinner in: 35 minutes
Curried lamb tortillas with chickpeas and mint. Get this lamb recipe.
Make dinner in: 40 minutes
Apricot pistachio salmon with spiced, roasted cauliflower. Get this salmon recipe.
Make dinner in: 40 minutes.
Skillet broccoli and potato frittata. Get this frittata recipe.
Make dinner in: 40 minutes
Eggplant steaks with cauliflower and pomegranate pilaf. Get this eggplant recipe.
Make dinner in: 40 minutes.
Pork medallions with arugula and apple salad. Get this pork recipe.
Make dinner in: 40 minutes
Chipotle roasted chicken and broccoli. Get this chicken recipe.
How to make dinner in 20 minutes
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