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Midweek dinner

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Four Stephanie Alexander veg recipes that kids actually love to eat (and cook)

These simple dishes have been trialled, eaten and approved by kids, making them perfect for less experienced cooks.

  • Stephanie Alexander
Tomato soup, extra dirty.
EASY

Dirty martini tomato ‘n’ olive soup

When you’d like nothing more than an ice-cold martini, but midweek life has other plans, this soup gives hits of salty, briny goodness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Tuna cakes.
EASY

The RecipeTin magic touch that lifts these tuna patties from meh to marvellous

A drizzle of garlic butter is all it takes to turn pantry staples into a surprisingly tasty meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi
Chicken and egg risotto.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s fried rice-inspired chicken, veg and egg risotto

This recipe is a bit like fried rice, but is really a risotto.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Pasta with roasted shallot, chorizo and tinned tomato sauce

Do the can-can: 12 budget-friendly recipes using tinned pantry ingredients

Make the most of tinned tomatoes, tuna, legumes and other ingredients to make tasty and midweek-friendly meals.

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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s froga tat tarja (Maltese spaghetti frittata).
EASY

Froga tat-tarja (Maltese spaghetti frittata)

A humble recipe with just a handful of ingredients, this thrifty frittata is one of my childhood favourites.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Beef fajitas.
EASY

Move over Taco Tuesday, it’s time for Adam Liaw’s beef fajita Friday

If you want to give Tex-Mex cuisine a try, the classic beef fajita is a great place to start.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s mince stroganoff.

15 new (and improved) ways with mince starring Adam Liaw’s low-cost stroganoff

Amid a cost of living crisis, mince is one of the most affordable meats we can buy, and as these recipes prove, one of the most versatile, too.

Mongolian beef noodles is a satisfying meal in a pan.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ Mongolian beef noodles are a delicious twist on a classic takeaway dish

Beef mince comes to the rescue in this speedy riff on a Chinese favourite, sweet-savoury Mongolian lamb.

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Garlic and brie baguette.
EASY

Is Adam Liaw’s easy cheesy garlic bread the best thing you’ll eat all month? You better brie-lieve it

Why settle for ordinary garlic bread when a few slices of brie and a drizzle of honey can turn it into something truly special?

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw