Plan the busiest night first
Put your shortest dinner on the night with the least time. Save longer recipes for evenings when you can actually enjoy cooking.
Fast weeknight dinners
Quick dinner ideas for busy nights
When the evening is already full, choose from reviewed dinners that can be on the table in 30 minutes or less. Mix fast meals with leftovers and slower favourites so the whole week stays realistic.
Make the week easier
Use leftovers deliberately
A larger dinner can cover tomorrow's meal and remove another cooking decision from the week.
Keep the shop simple
Choose meals with overlapping vegetables, proteins and pantry staples so the combined shopping list stays manageable.
Dinner recipes ready in 30 minutes or less
These recipes are filtered from our reviewed catalogue by total preparation and cooking time. Choose a few, then let the planner combine them into your week and shopping list.
137 matching recipes in the reviewed catalogue · showing 24
Guava-Glazed Roast Chicken Drumsticks
0 min · Caribbean-inspired
Recipe by Chef Dwight Smith
Chickpea and Tuna Salad
10 min · Italian
Recipe by GialloZafferano
Easy Airfryer Tortilla Pizza Recipe
10 min · American
Recipe by Cafe Delites
Tuna Melt
10 min · Australian
Recipe by Myfoodbook
Tuna salad For One Recipe
10 min · American
Recipe by Cafe Delites
Asian Beef Bowls
12 min · Asian
Recipe by RecipeTin Eats
Honey Garlic Chicken Breast
12 min · Western
Recipe by RecipeTin Eats
Parmesan Crumbed Fish
12 min · Western
Recipe by RecipeTin Eats
10 Minute Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta
13 min · Italian
Recipe by Simple Home Edit
Pasta with ricotta cheese and basil
13 min · Italian
Recipe by GialloZafferano
15-minute chicken, broccoli and cashew stir-fry
15 min · Asian
Recipe by Coles Recipes
15-minute chicken pasta
15 min · European
Recipe by BBC Good Food
Baked Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce
15 min · Western
Recipe by RecipeTin Eats
Cauliflower Steaks with Herbed Scramble
15 min · Australian
Recipe by Myfoodbook
Chicken Stir Fry with Rice Noodles
15 min · Asian
Recipe by RecipeTin Eats
Curried Fried Egg Open Naan
15 min · Indian
Recipe by Myfoodbook
Easy Baked Scallops Recipe
15 min · French
Recipe by Cafe Delites
Juicy Turkey Burgers
15 min · American
Recipe by The Stay at Home Chef
One Pan Mongolian Beef Noodles with Broccoli
15 min · Asian
Recipe by RecipeTin Eats
Ricotta, Leek and Corn Fritters with Zucchini Noodles
15 min · Australian
Recipe by Myfoodbook
Chicken Piccata
16 min · Italian
Recipe by GialloZafferano
Cacio e Pepe Pasta
17 min · Italian
Recipe by Myfoodbook
Pasta with salmon & peas
17 min · European
Recipe by BBC Good Food
Aglio e Olio (Garlic Oil Spaghetti)
18 min · Italian
Recipe by RecipeTin Eats