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Midweek dinner

Traditionally, this dish is made with a long Japanese onion called negi, but spring onions are a wonderful substitute
EASY

Chicken and spring onion noodle soup (tori nanban udon)

Put this light yet comforting Japanese soup on repeat all winter long.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Creamy marry me chickpeas has the big flavours of the original, minus the meat.

Say ‘I do’ to marry me chickpeas (plus two other meat-free meals)

Grab a can and a pan. Dinner will be ready in less than 30 minutes.

  • Katrina Meynink
This perfectly warming midweek meal uses mostly pantry ingredients.
EASY

Raid the pantry for these creamy braised beans with lamb meatballs

This cosy bowl of beans and balls is the perfect cold weather antidote.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Chilli oil-dressed cucumbers.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chilli oil-dressed cucumbers

These simple dressed cucumbers are a great side dish or starter for many a Chinese meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Salt and pepper chicken noodles.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salt and pepper chicken noodles

If you don’t feel comfortable stir-frying noodles in a wok, a deep casserole dish works just as well.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Steaks with red-wine-roasted potatoes and sumac.
EASY

Steaks with potatoes roasted in red wine, garlic and sumac

Roasting potatoes in red wine and garlic turns a simple midweek steak dinner into a restaurant-worthy meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Spetsofai (Greek sausage, tomato and capsicum stew).

‘All about the sauce’: Pass the bread to swipe through this cosy sausage stew

Melbourne Greek restaurateur Eleftheria Amanatidis shares a treasured family recipe for spetsofai, made with loukaniko sausages.

  • Eleftheria Amanatidis
Smoked salmon and avocado salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s smoked salmon and avocado salad

A really good smoked salmon salad is a great recipe to have in your back pocket.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Swedish prawn rolls.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Swedish prawn rolls

Prawn salad (skagenröra) is everywhere in Sweden. It also makes a fabulous filling for a decadent prawn roll that’s more affordable than a lobster one.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken and pumpkin curry.

Prep for success: Fuel your week with these healthy make-ahead meals

Transform your week from stressful and rushed to organised and delicious with healthy recipes ideal for batching, storing, and serving up in countless interesting ways.

  • Sarah Pound

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