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This Thai-inspired green curry-flavoured chicken dish comes together quickly.

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14 simple meals made in under 30 minutes using 12 ingredients or fewer

Cheeky shortcuts and working smarter, not harder, mean you can put a delicious meal on the table in less time than it would take a delivery driver to bring takeaways. We’re talking pizza, big-flavoured salads and even roasts.

14 recipes
Mozzarella and olive stuffed chicken with dill, spinach and rice.
EASY

Roast chicken with mozzarella and olive stuffing, rice and spinach

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
A zingy tomato-dressed salad is the ideal accompaniment to roast lamb.
EASY

Roast lamb with radish, caper and mint salad and tomato dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
This Thai-inspired green curry-flavoured chicken dish comes together quickly.
EASY

Grilled chicken with green curry butter

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
An easy chicken salad with loads of flavour.
EASY

Coconut and coriander chicken with corn and cucumber salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
15-minute preserved lemon and tomato pasta.
EASY

15-minute preserved lemon and tomato pasta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Inspired by an Argentinian street food favourite, these choripan are a fun weeknight meal.
EASY

Chorizo choripan rolls with green tomato chimichurri

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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Chilli pork bao with cucumber.
EASY

Chilli pork bao with cucumber

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
The skewers can be cooked under the grill or on the barbecue.
EASY

Turmeric chicken skewers with cucumber, apple and lime

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Pork belly skewers with green miso noodle salad.
EASY

Pork belly skewers with green miso noodle salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Coffee-rubbed rib-eye with straw fries.
EASY

Coffee-rubbed rib-eye with straw fries

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Mexican street corn pizza
EASY

Mexican street corn pizza

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Using store-bought dough gives you a fast track to American-style pepperoni deep-dish pizza.
EASY

American-style deep-dish pizza with pepperoni and piquillo peppers

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Greek salad with honey-baked feta.
EASY

Greek salad with honey-baked feta

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Green tofu bibimbap.
EASY

Green tofu bibimbap

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/14-simple-meals-made-in-under-30-minutes-using-12-ingredients-or-fewer-20250320-p5ll4i.html