Inspiration: 15 Minute Meals

There are times when you only have around 15 minutes to get a nutritious family meal on the table. And these times require great ideas. When we get stuck, there’s no better inspiration than the community of One Handed Cooks on our Facebook page.

Earlier this week we asked, “What are your top fast-but-healthy family dinner ideas. Let’s say you’ve got 15-20 minutes to get dinner on the table. What do you cook?”

The answers were fabulous. So here they are for your own inspiration, and we’ve linked so some of our own recipes you might like to try.

30 super quick meal ideas

1. Tuna patties with salad
2. Omelette
3. Frittata 
4. Baked Beans 
5. Stir fry
6. Mini pizzas on pita bread 
7. Marinated chicken and rice
8. Chicken wraps
9. Vegetable fajitas  
10. Baked salmon, feta and pinenuts
11. Fish cakes
12. Salad
13. Creamy garlic prawns on quinoa
14. Fried rice
15. Salad and BBQ meat
16. Savoury mince
17.  Zucchini slice 
18. Quesadillas
19. BBQ chicken and salad
20. Sang choy bow
21. Risotto 
22. Chicken fillets, rolled in yoghurt and crumbed then baked
23. Schnitzel fingers 
24. Simple cheesy pasta 
25. Tacos
26. Steak sandwiches
27. Bread pies 
28. Vegetable shreddies 
29. Chicken halloumi balls 
30. Fish fingers 

Don’t forget you can always fill your freezer for times like these.
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