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    Home » Main dishes » 30 minute meals

    30 minute meals

    30 minute meals - dinner recipes that you can make in half an hour or less, without skimping on flavor! A few of these need a marinade in advance then a quick cook, but in most cases you could speed this up if needed.

    So what are you waiting for? Get cooking!

    slices of chimichurri marinated steak on plae with extra sauce over meat

    Chimichurri marinated steak

    lamb burger with feta sauce topped with tomatoes

    Lamb burgers with feta sauce

    bowl of Israeli couscous salad with grilled vegetables from overhead

    Israeli couscous salad with grilled vegetables

    Bacon sun dried tomato pasta with spinach and cream on plate

    Bacon sun dried tomato pasta with spinach and cream

    overhead view of two salmon tacos on board

    Salmon tacos

    bowl of pineapple shrimp curry

    Pineapple shrimp curry (Nyonya-style)

    part view of plate of chicken saltimbocca with green beans and some sage behind plate

    Chicken saltimbocca

    bowl of lemon mascarpone pasta

    Lemon mascarpone pasta

    plate of chicken yakitori

    Chicken yakitori

    bowl of chicken and bacon salad from overhead

    Chicken and bacon salad

    skewers of tandoori shrimp with chutney behind

    Tandoori shrimp (prawns)

    Thai red curry served over rice

    Thai red curry (perfect for leftovers)

    bowl of pesto alla Trapanese

    Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian tomato almond pesto)

    steak foil pack

    Steak foil packets

    Thai style leftover chicken Buddha bowl from overhead

    Thai-style leftover chicken bowl

    plate of Thai beef salad (nam tok) with herbs in front

    Thai beef salad (Nam Tok, 'waterfall beef')

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