Still sorting what’s for dinner tonight?
Here are three easy dinners with minimal prep, and one with next to no cooking.
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s pasta with ricotta, leek and lemon is the perfect spring dish. (ABC Everyday: Annika Kafcaloudis)
Ready to eat in 30 minutes, this cheesy pasta has plenty of ingredient swaps to save you a trip to the shops. Swap leek for an onion if you prefer, or use frozen peas instead of silverbeet (it’ll save on prep time too). This recipe is a generous one and feeds five.
You can substitute the salmon for any firm fish fillet — just be sure to adjust the cooking time. (ABC Everyday: Heidi Sze)
Don’t have much experience cooking fish? Baking it makes it super easy and this technique works with any firm fish fillet. Each parcel is seasoned simply with butter, salt, pepper and lemon before it’s baked. And there’s an option to make your own potato wedges for an at-home take on fish and chips.
Prepare this salad soon before you wish to serve. (ABC Everyday: Peter Tarasiuk)
This hearty tomato salad involves hardly any cooking, just a quick fry of bread for croutons and boiling some (optional) eggs. Anchovies and eggs made this simple meal a main, or serve it alongside grilled fish or meat.