Midweek dinner
Niku udon (Japanese beef noodle soup)
The shiitake dashi base can be made from scratch, or use my shortcut if you’re tight on time.
- 2 hrs +
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
The nutritionist’s guide to healthy Mediterranean-style eating (plus three new recipes)
Put the Mediterranean diet into action with these simple, delicious recipes packed with wholesome ingredients.
- Sarah Pound
Chicken, sweet potato and manchego pie
This big-flavoured chicken pie has a sneaky layer of cheese under the crunchy pastry topping and best of all, it comes together in less than 60 minutes.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Jessica Brook
Eggplant shawarma with sumac-pickled radishes and tahini flatbreads
All the fun of a flatbread-wrapped bundle of fragrant Middle Eastern goodness, but make it meat-free.
- < 30 mins
- Jessica Brook
Adam Liaw’s lemony pork chops
The zest of the lemon here offers a great aroma, while the juice gives a lovely sourness to balance the butter and black pepper.
- < 30 mins
- Adam Liaw
Spicy seafood and potato stew with fennel, tomatoes and saffron
This hearty stew is a one-pot wonder for all seasons.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Danielle Alvarez
When you have friends coming at 7pm and you finish work at 5ish – these lamb cutlets are the answer
Easy enough as a midweek meal but also special enough to serve if you’re entertaining.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Danielle Alvarez
Speedy chicken scaloppine with capers, lemon, rosemary and polenta
This Italian-style thinly sliced chicken dish takes a few minutes to cook.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Flash in a pan: Six speedy minute-steak dinners from around the world
Forget meat-and-three. These midweek dinners inspired by Mexico, Japan, France and Italy will keep things interesting.
Soup of the carbonara variety
Traditionalists, look away. This lovely, hearty soup is pasta you can slurp with a spoon.
- < 30 mins
- Katrina Meynink