Best quick dinner recipes

When times not on your side, step away from the ready meals or takeaway menu and whip up one of our quick dinner recipes instead.

By Anna BerrillPublished: 25 July 2014

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Martin Poole

Wasabi salmon skewers recipe from 'The Medicinal Chef Healthy Every Day' by Dale Pinnock

Martin Poole

Salmon and wasabi make the perfect match in this healthy dish and are delicious served with a bowl of brown rice and salad.

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Green curry with courgette noodles recipe | Food | Red Online

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This spicy green curry served on a bed of courgette noodles is so quick and easy to make. A lighter way to enjoy exotic flavours.

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Crunchy breaded chicken from Simply Italian by The Chiappa Sisters | Recipes | Food | Red Online

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These breaded chicken pieces make for soothing comfort food and bring back lovely Italian memories for all of us. Serve with roasted vegetables and a little pesto.

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Itsu Grilled Chicken Teriyaki recipe | Itsu The Cookbook | Recipes | Food | Red Online

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This is a quick and tasty chicken recipe, that’s healthy too. You can also use breast meat instead of thighs, but make sure you reduce the cooking time slightly. Delicious served on a bed of rice.

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Hazelnut crusted salmon | Eat Yourself Beautfiul by Lee Holmes | Food

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This crusted salmon is so simple and uncomplicated to create. Including the topping is crucial and ensures that as the salmon cooks the fish is self-basting, resulting in it being beautifully moist inside yet still bursting with flavour. Serve with a green salad and slice of lemon.

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Pasta with peas, fennel, mint & parsley recipe, from 'The Medicinal Chef Healthy Every Day' by Dale Pinnock

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Martin Poole

Pasta is the ultimate quick-fix dinner. This beautiful dish is packed full of fresh flavours, beautifully aromatic, and sure to go down well with the whole family.

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Itsu Soba Noodle Salad Recipe | Itsu The Cookbook | Recipes | Food | Red Online

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Soft noodles and crunchy vegetables with a kick of chilli make this a filling but healthy salad for lunch or dinner. It’s delicious with sesame seeds sprinkled over at the end.

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Chickpea flour omelette recipe from 'Mr Todiwala's Bombay'

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Helen Cathcart

This is a simple masala omelette made with chickpea flour and eggs. The thin omelette works well as a substitute to naan bread or chapatis as a curry accompaniment and is also tasty with pickles and tomatoes sandwiched inside

Pork Pad Thai from Slimming World's Fakeaways | Food | Red Online

Gareth Morgans

Tasty pork, crunchy veg and the distinctive flavours of garlic, ginger and chilli make this simple and healthy Thai noodle dish one that you’ll want to make over and over again.