30 healthy dinners you can cook in 30 minutes or less

Fast food doesn’t have to be bad for you. Try these quick and easy dinner recipes on days when you just don’t have time to spend hours in the kitchen.

Give new meaning to ‘fast food’ with these 30 quick and healthy recipes.

From light and tasty pastas to hearty fish curries, these meals take 30 minutes or less to make, giving you back some well deserved you-time.

Quick chicken roast

Serve up a golden roasted chicken with this simple one-tray bake recipe.

Chicken roast with a twist. Picture: Supplied

Turmeric and coconut fish curry

Whiting is a delicate fish that requires minimal cooking and suits the gently spiced flavours of this easy dish.

Mexican eggs with potato hash

Katie Quinn Davies recommends waking up to Mexican eggs and crisp potato hash – “a hearty dish that’s full of big, bold flavours”.

Mexican eggs with potato hash. Picture: Supplied

Chopped chilli chicken stir fry

Which came first? Chicken and egg come together in this easy weeknight fix.

Thai red fish curry with noodles

Do as the Thais do, eat hot, fresh, crunchy, light curry even though the mercury is rising.

Sesame beef with gochujang udon noodles

Move over 2-minute noodles, this beef and udon dish will make your evening.

Zucchini fritters

Here’s a clever way to get the kids to eat their vegies. These versatile Zucchini fritters are also great served as a side dish or for brekkie at the weekend.

Tuna and caper pasta with crispy breadcrumbs

Make the most of canned tuna with this fresh and easy pasta dish.

Tofu scramble with shredded cabbage and chilli sambal

Add a kick to your breakfast, lunch or dinner with this tofu scramble. Images and text from Australian Food by Bill Granger (Murdoch Books, $49.99). Photography by Mikkel Vang.

Lemon chicken

A luscious, tangy stir-fry that makes two generous portions for very few calories. Extracted from The Fast 800 Easy by Dr Clare Bailey and Justine Pattison. Published by Simon & Schuster Australia, RRP $35.

Tuna tostadas with jalapeño guacamole

This seafood starter is the perfect small dinner.

Tuna tostadas with spicy guac. Picture: Supplied

Whole baked snapper with ginger and chilli

There’s nothing better than having friends and family around for a barbecue and sharing beautiful food. This recipe turns delicious fresh seafood into a wonderful feast.

Tomato vodka rigatoni

Make the most of your pantry staples with this legendary pasta sauce.

Garlicky fried rice with crisp pork

The trick to getting the best fried rice? Cook the rice a day ahead and refrigerate it overnight, covered, so it dries out.

Asian eggs

Perfect for a no-fuss, quick dinner.

Asian eggs are a quick and tasty option. Picture: Supplied

Minty lamb with beetroot and charred broccoli

This quickly-whizzed minty sauce is the perfect partner to lamb in this weeknight winner.

Egg noodles with Sichuan pepper chicken and cucumber

Bring the flavours of southwest China into your home with this killer recipe by Valli Little.

Quick and easy chicken cacciatore

Traditional one-pot chicken cacciatore is a quick, flavoursome dinner idea best served with pasta.

Chicken quesadillas with chipotle relish and mango salsa

Barbecued chicken gets a gourmet makeover in this feisty quesadilla recipe.

Satay beef fillet with watercress and cucumber

Summer entertaining is easy with this vibrant satay beef fillet served with fresh watercress and cucumber.

Penne all’arrabbiata

This traditional Italian recipe is the best way to use up those canned tomatoes.

Add some pasta to your dinner menu. Picture: Supplied

Harissa lamb with roast carrots and quinoa pilaf

Serve up a feast with this succulent roast lamb served with golden roast carrots and quinoa pilaf.

Korean barbecue chicken fried rice

Fried rice that doesn’t require home delivery and wait-time? That’s our kind of quick and easy midweek meal.

Tomato and salami pizzas

Forget takeaway! These simple pizzas are ready in less than 10 minutes.

Filo fish pie

Need some weeknight inspiration in a hurry? This quick and creamy fish comes to the rescue for a delicious meal – perfect for everyday eating.

15-minute jacket sweet potatoes

These quick and easy jacket sweet potatoes are packed to the brim with spiced chickpeas, tomato and feta.

Bacon, ginger and edamame fried rice

The chilli paste is sold at supermarkets.

Rigatoni with a spicy sausage sauce

Quick, easy and simple enough for a Tuesday night, this killer recipe is sure to become a weekly staple.

Sri Lankan salmon curry

Experimenting with global cuisines doesn’t have to be daunting when you can whip up a Sri Lankan fish curry in 30 minutes or less.

Thai fish and pumpkin soup

Look for pumpkin with a rich, dense orange flesh, and team it with a spicy/sour Thai fish curry light on coconut milk.

For more quicky and healthy dinner options, go to delicious.com.au