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    Quick And Easy Dinner Recipes

    Looking for quick and easy dinner recipes the whole family will love? From hearty slow cooker meals to speedy weeknight pastas, these simple and delicious main dish recipes are perfect for busy nights!

    Try my crowd-pleasing Taco Pasta, cosy Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken, or classic Spaghetti Bolognese! For something extra special, try my golden Lamb Pasties, easy Slow Cooker Butter Chicken, or the irresistible French Onion Chicken Bake.

    Most Popular Main Dish Recipes

    • An overhead shot of a bowl of cheesy taco pasta.
      Taco Pasta
    • Creamy Tuscan Slow Cooker Chicken with sun-dried tomatoes, baby spinach and parmesan cheese is the ultimate winter comfort food. Serve with pasta for a simple meal the whole family will love. #creamy #tuscan #slowcooker #crockpot #chicken #dinner #family #recipe #meal 
      Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken
    • A bowl of pasta coated in a meat and tomato sauce.
      Spaghetti Bolognese
    • A golden brown lamb pastie on a stoneware plate with a ramekin of sauce in the background
      Lamb Pasties
    • A piece of butter chicken on a fork with green vegetables.
      Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
    • An overhead shot of a creamy french onion chicken bake with bacon.
      French Onion Chicken Bake
    An overhead shot of a bowl of cheesy taco pasta.

    weeknight winner!

    Taco Pasta

    All the flavours of taco night in one easy pasta dish - on the table in under 30 minutes! 💕

    Get the recipe

    set and forget!

    Slow Cooker Dinners

    Let the slow cooker do all the hard work - dinner sorted!

    • A piece of butter chicken on a fork with green vegetables.
      Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
    • Creamy Tuscan Slow Cooker Chicken with sun-dried tomatoes, baby spinach and parmesan cheese is the ultimate winter comfort food. Serve with pasta for a simple meal the whole family will love. #creamy #tuscan #slowcooker #crockpot #chicken #dinner #family #recipe #meal 
      Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken
    • A bowl of creamy beef and mushroom stroganoff, served over egg noodles.
      Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
    • A blue bowl filled with mashed potato, broccoli and tender apricot chicken.
      Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken

    Pasta & Rice Recipes

    • An overhead shot of a bowl of cheesy taco pasta.
      Taco Pasta
    • A bowl of pasta coated in a meat and tomato sauce.
      Spaghetti Bolognese
    • A bowl of creamy pesto pasta with chicken, tomatoes and spinach.
      Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta
    • a baking dish of lasagne, with a tea towel wrapped around it, with a serving being lifted out
      Easy Beef Lasagne
    • A bowl of creamy tomato pasta with beef mince.
      Creamy Beef Mince Pasta
    • A forkful of pasta with lamb ragu and parmesan cheese.
      Lamb Ragu

    always a hit!

    Easy Chicken Dinners

    Quick, flavourful chicken recipes the whole family will ask for again and again.

    • An overhead shot of a creamy french onion chicken bake with bacon.
      French Onion Chicken Bake
    • Freshly baked chicken fajita casserole topped with golden melted cheese and garnished with fresh coriander.
      Chicken Fajita Casserole
    • A bowl of creamy Mexican chicken soup.
      Creamy Chicken Taco Soup
    • Golden chicken rissoles on a plate with salad in the background.
      Chicken Rissoles

    Pies, Pastries & Quiches

    • A golden brown lamb pastie on a stoneware plate with a ramekin of sauce in the background
      Lamb Pasties
    • An overhead shot of steak and mushroom pie with flakey pastry.
      Steak And Mushroom Pie
    • A piece of egg and bacon pie with chutney in the background.
      Egg and Bacon Pie
    • A piece of egg and bacon tart on a white plate with green rocket in the background.
      Quiche Lorraine
    • A puff pastry tart sliced into pieces showing pumpkin, feta, caramelised onion and rosemary in an egg filling.
      Caramelised Onion, Feta & Roast Pumpkin Tart
    • An overhead shot of zucchini quiche.
      Zucchini Quiche

    More Family Dinner Ideas

    • Our deliciously simple old school noodle & beef chow mein recipe is packed full of cabbage, carrot, beef mince, curry powder and noodles - a classic family favourite. #chow #mein #beef #noodles #family #dinner #recipe #thermomix #conventional #healthy #cabbage #vegetable
      Noodle & Beef Chow Mein | Family Dinner
    • An overhead shot of curried sausages with peas and carrots.
      Curried Sausages
    • A plate full of risotto with chicken and chorizo.
      Chicken Chorizo Risotto
    • This Slow Cooker Roast Beef is the perfect winter dinner... one pot, plenty of vegetables and moist pull-apart roast beef that melts in your mouth.
      Slow Cooker Roast Beef
    • An overhead shot of golden baked cheesy potato bake with chunks of bacon.
      Potato And Bacon Bake
    • A bowl of chicken meatballs covered in sauce and sesame seeds.
      Baked Thai Chicken Meatballs
    • A plate of pumpkin, spinach and bacon risotto on a white plate.
      Pumpkin & Bacon Risotto
    • An oozy, gooey, cheesy cob loaf filled with bacon and cheese.
      French Onion Cob Loaf
    • A bowl of creamy pea and ham soup.
      Slow Cooker Pea And Ham Soup
    • A spoon holding a creamy potato and leek soup with a bowl of soup underneath.
      Slow Cooker Leek And Potato Soup
    • A bowl of risotto with mushrooms, chicken, bacon and sundried tomatoes.
      Slow Cooker Risotto - Chicken and Mushroom
    • A gluten free rocket, cheese and pepperoni pizza on a baking tray.
      Gluten Free Pizza Dough
    • A bowl of pumpkin soup prepared in the slow cooker.
      Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup
    • Chicken meatballs on a bed of mash potato coated in a lemon caper sauce.
      Chicken Piccata Meatballs
    • A bowl filled with quinoa, chicken, edamame, almonds, sweet potato, cucumber and tomatoes.
      Quinoa Chicken Bowls
    • A cheesy topped vol au vent filled with creamy mushroom, leek and chicken.
      Chicken And Mushroom Vol Au Vent
    • A bowl of roast pumpkin soup with cream swirls and parsley.
      Roast Pumpkin Soup
    • A collage of easy family dinner photos.
      Quick and Easy Family Dinners
    • A collage of dinner recipes made using beef mince.
      Beef Mince Recipes
    • Slices of parmesan and panko crumbed pork chops.
      Air Fryer Bone-In Pork Chops
    • A bowl of colourful salad with red onion, pasta, cherry tomatoes. chicken, bacon and cheese.
      Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
    • A bowl of crispy rice salad with edamame, salmon and avocado.
      Crispy Rice Salad
    • a collage of pasta and rice recipes.
      Easy Pasta & Rice Recipes
    • A piece of frittata with pumpkin, spinach and feta on a white plate.
      Pumpkin Frittata
    • A collage of family dinners using chicken.
      Easy Chicken Dinner Recipes
    • An overhead shot of a bowl filled with roasted potatoes, dill and fried chorizo in a creamy dressing.
      Roasted Potato Salad with Chorizo
    • A board with the words 'Toddler Recipes with Hidden Vegetables' and vegetables around it.
      Toddler Recipes With Hidden Vegetables
    • A bowl filled with chicken caesar salad with bacon, parmesan, egg and croutons.
      Chicken Caesar Salad
    • A bowl of creamy pasta salad with chunks of chicken.
      Chicken Macaroni Salad
    • A slice of puff pastry pie filled with salmon, spinach and ricotta.
      Salmon Pie
    • Chopsticks holding a piece of panko crumbed chicken with bang bang creamy sauce.
      Bang Bang Chicken
    • A hand holding a Big Mac style taco.
      Big Mac Tacos
    • A fork full of chicken, pasta, creamy sundried tomato and spinach.
      Marry Me Chicken Pasta
    • Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Burger
      Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
    • A creamy mushroom sauce poured over crunchy breaded pork chops.
      Pork Chops with Cream Of Mushroom Sauce
    • Creamy and cheesy mac and cheese in a bowl.
      One Pot Mac And Cheese
    • A collage of recipes made in a slow cooker or crock pot.
      20+ Best Slow Cooker Recipes
    • A bowl of beef meatballs with marinade on rice.
      Bulgogi Meatballs
    • A collage of homemade soup recipes.
      The Best Soup Recipes
    • A beef mince filling with peas topped with crispy puff pastry in a pie dish.
      Mince And Cheese Pie
    • A fork with crispy filo pastry, chicken, prosciutto and basil pesto on it.
      Chicken Filo Parcels
    • A slice of frittata with vegetables and macaroni.
      Cheesy Macaroni & Vegetable Frittata Bake
    • A bowl of noodle soup with dumplings, bok choy, spring onions and chilli.
      Dumpling Noodle Soup
    • An overhead shot of a chorizo quiche with feta and capsium.
      Chorizo Quiche
    • Chicken and peas in a creamy honey mustard sauce.
      Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
    • A bowl of creamy soup with sausage, tortellini, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes.
      Creamy Tuscan Soup With Tortellini And Sausage

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    I’m Lucy! A mum, a wife, a food blogger and a lover of all things to do with food! I love creating delicious, no-fuss Thermomix and conventional recipes the whole family will love. Classic baking favourites, lunch box snacks, quick and easy family dinners and more!

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    🥪 Easy Weeknight Dinners

    • A cheesy topped vol au vent filled with creamy mushroom, leek and chicken.
      Chicken And Mushroom Vol Au Vent
    • Our deliciously simple old school noodle & beef chow mein recipe is packed full of cabbage, carrot, beef mince, curry powder and noodles - a classic family favourite. #chow #mein #beef #noodles #family #dinner #recipe #thermomix #conventional #healthy #cabbage #vegetable
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