By the time you’re home from work and get started cooking it feels like the evening is half gone. Some nights you have the energy and others you crave a quick fix for your stomach grumbling. Try one of these 5 super speedy dinner recipes for a healthy, tasty meal that goes from pot to table fast.
By Casuarina Forsyth from Casuarina Forsyth Dietitian
“This is a super easy, healthy and delicious option for a no-fuss dinner. Soba noodles are a nice change to the usual pasta or rice, and work perfectly with the tangy and crunchy salad. Salmon is an excellent source of omega 3, which is an essential fatty acid (meaning we need to get it through our diet) that contributes to heart health, and brain development and function.”
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2. Delicious Pesto Pasta
If you want a dish that goes from pan to plate in a flash then you can’t go past pasta. Minimum cooking and maximum flavour in every dish. First off, always salt your cooking water since this makes it boil faster. Second, choose a quick sauce that has few ingredients but plenty of flavour. The beauty of pesto is it can be made in your blender or food processor. While your pasta is on the boil simply add the ingredients to your blender and whiz until you have a coarse paste. Plus it’s easy to add more ingredients for a nutrition and flavour boost. Try adding olives, feta, zucchini or peas to your next tasty pasta dinner. Find a basic pesto recipe here.
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By Kate Wengier from Foost
If you need to sneak some veggies into your kid’s mouths or want a one-plate wonder full of nutrients then this is a great option. As Kate says, it’s a “simple stuffed chicken breast that is quick to prepare and doesn’t dirty many dishes either!”
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By Gabriella Ratner from Intuitive Health
Gabby is a clinical nutritionist and health coach so you know this recipe is going to be full of good stuff. Why does she love it? Because it’s an “easy meal with health protein and fresh vegetables. It’s super easy but special at the same time.” With a good dose of protein, vitamins A, B3 and C plus essential minerals like iron and calcium this recipe fast and fulfilling.
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By Rani Hansen from You Totally Got This
Lawyer by day, super speedy chef by night. Rani isn’t a huge fan of cooking which is why her blog is all about recipes that can be made in under 30 minutes. So with so many speedy delicious meals to choose from what made this a favourite?
“Ready in 15 minutes, plus it’s an excuse to eat more Mexican food. I mean who wouldn’t love that?”
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When you combine fast with flavour you get the best of both worlds. We hope you’ve found a recipe to fix your mid-week cooking rut.