Dinner recipes
We have more than 60 delicious, flexible recipe ideas with step-by-step instructions to help you make quick and easy, healthier family dinners.
All dinner recipes
With everything from healthier takeaway twists on traditional favourites like fish and chips, curry and pizza, to tasty takes on comfort classics such as chilli, jacket potato, sweet potato curry and keema you're sure to find something the whole family will enjoy that also suits your schedule and your budget.
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A family meal plan for the week
To help you get going, we've put together 7 simple meals with "swaptional" ingredients to help make eating easy.
It only takes around 30 minutes to get food on the table for many of them, and we've made it simple to see which ingredients you can either swap or just leave out entirely – perfect for when you need a quick dinner with what you have to hand.
Vegetable frittata
This is a lovely thick vegetable omelette, served cut into wedges.
Prep: 10 mins; Cook: 12 mins
Meatballs and sauce
An easy way to round up a hearty meal for the family and include some of your 5 A Day.
Prep: 15 mins; Cook: 35 mins
Mediterranean potato bake
A simple tray bake mix of Mediterranean veg and potatoes makes an easy, delicious, vibrant dinner – with minimal washing up!
Prep: 10 mins; Cook: 25 mins
Cheats' pizza calzone
Warm wholewheat wraps hold a delicious Italian-style vegetable mixture, to give a lighter version of a folded pizza.
Prep: 10 mins; Cook: 10 mins
Good old fish and chips
Make your own healthier version of fish and chips at home!
Prep: 20 mins; Cook: 20 mins
Tasty veggie chilli
Hot and spicy, easy to make in big batches and freezes brilliantly!
Prep: 10 mins; Cook: 30 mins
Tuna and bean jackets
Fill some jacket potatoes with this fresh, colourful, tasty mixture – ideal for lunch or a light meal.
Prep: 20 mins; Cook: 60 mins
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