2024 back-to-school dinner recipes that take less than 30 minutes
We’re calling it. This year, we’re going for effortless, efficient dinners for easy breezy evenings and well-fed bellies. These easy dinner recipes can be prepared in well under half an hour.
From stir-fries to creamy pasta, they’re all family-friendly so you’ll be left with licked-clean plates at the end of the night.
For a tasty weeknight meal try this 15-minute gnocchi dish with smoked salmon and snap peas.
When you need dinner on the table and there’s no time to spare, this one-pan wonder will save the day. It’s ready in 15 minutes!
Create Asian-inspired chicken and rice parcels with this speedy 20-minute recipe.
Beef and black bean with rice noodles
For a 20-minute Asian feast, you can’t go past this beef and black bean stir fry.
Curtis Stone’s crispy pork stir-fry with baby broccoli
20 minutes is all it takes to make Curtis Stone’s crispy pork stir-fry tossed with baby broccoli and spring onion.
Ready in 20 minutes, this Japanese noodle stir-fry dish will be a new weeknight dinner favourite.
One-pan fish with beans and tomatoes
Use up your pantry basics with this quick and easy, one-pan fish recipe.
5-ingredient pappardelle and meatballs
Slice fresh lasagne sheets to create your own instant pappardelle pasta served with tomato-based meatball sauce, bocconcini and fresh basil.
Creamy mustard pork with crispy sage potatoes
The creamy one-pan dish will be a new dinner favourite – it’s ready in 20 minutes, is budget-friendly and has 2.5 serves of vegies.
17-minute creamy Japanese chicken curry
With only a handful of ingredients, the quick and easy curry is perfect for school nights. The whole family will love the creamy coconut flavour!
Beef and vegetable stir-fry with garlic rice
This tender beef and broccoli stir-fry has a delicious oyster sauce and is ready in just 20 minutes.
Cook like an Italian with Tobie Puttock’s super easy 20-minute meal.
Throw together this satisfying salmon and brown rice salad for heathy, weeknight meal that’s ready in 20 minutes .
This tasty taco twist uses tortilla bowls to make taco night a breeze.
Take a few shortcuts with this 20 minute Thai chicken curry.
17-minute tandoori paneer with salad and raita
This low-cal vegetarian take on the classic Indian curry will be a new family favourite.
15-minute chicken, broccoli and cashew stir-fry
From kitchen to table in just 15 minutes, this fragrant chicken, broccoli and cashew stir-fry is a weeknight winner.
17-minute Thai salmon fish cakes
These Thai inspired salmon fish cakes will be your new go-to mid-week meal, rich in flavour and a great source of protein and omega-3.
17-minute spiced lamb cutlets with couscous salad
These easy low-cal spiced lamb cutlets are full of flavour and will please all the family on those busy weeknights.
This quick and easy low-cal salad features zucchini noodles, leafy green vegetables and crunchy almonds.
For more recipe ideas, go to taste.com.au or check out the Taste Test Kitchen now.
Originally published as 2024 back-to-school dinner recipes that take less than 30 minutes
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