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    Home » Main dishes

    30 minute meals

    30 minute meals - dinner recipes that you can make in half an hour or less, without skimping on flavor! A few of these need a marinade in advance then a quick cook, but in most cases you could speed this up if needed.

    So what are you waiting for? Get cooking!

    • Crawfish etouffee
    • Pasta alla Norma (eggplant tomato pasta)
    • Crab pasta
    • Nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice)
    • San choy bow - Chinese lettuce wraps
    • Orange rosemary chicken
    • Celeriac remoulade, pan seared scallops and chorizo
    • Mussels in white wine (moules marinières)
    • Lemon pork meatballs
    • Chimichurri marinated steak
    • Lamb burgers with feta sauce
    • Israeli couscous salad with grilled vegetables
    • Bacon sun dried tomato pasta with spinach and cream
    • Salmon tacos
    • Pineapple shrimp curry (Nyonya-style)
    • Chicken saltimbocca
    • Lemon mascarpone pasta
    • Chicken yakitori
    • Chicken and bacon salad
    • Tandoori shrimp (prawns)
    • Thai red curry (perfect for leftovers)
    • Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian tomato almond pesto)
    • Steak foil packets
    • Thai-style leftover chicken bowl
    • Thai beef salad (Nam Tok, 'waterfall beef')
    • Seared tuna and veggie bowl
    • Seared tuna sandwich with Asian sesame slaw
    • Halloumi burger
    • Cauliflower waffles
    • Pork bulgogi
    • Vietnamese chicken salad
    • Apple stuffing crusted pork chops
    • Roasted cauliflower steaks with salsa verde
    • Easy pad Thai recipe
    • Maple-soy marinated steak salad
    • Maple turkey burger with cheddar, bacon and apple
    • Kid-friendly salmon curry
    • Vietnamese lemongrass pork (Thit Heo Nuong Xa)
    • Korean sashimi rice bowl (hoedeopbap)
    • Simple summer cold Spanish tapas

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