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Affordable 30-minute meals for four

If you need cheap 30-minute family dinner ideas, check out our top recipes that make the most of inexpensive and delicious ingredients.

Air fryer sticky chicken drumsticks

by Jules Mercer

This sticky marinade is a winner – super quick to make and adds a wonderfully sweet and rich flavour to chicken pieces.

Main course

Chorizo gnocchi

Saag aloo chicken jalfrezi

by Nadiya Hussain

Creamy pasta with broccoli, peas and lemon

by Justine Pattison

Peri-peri chicken

by Tom Kerridge

Quick vegetable pasta

by Justine Pattison

Easy chicken tikka masala

by James Martin

Salmon traybake

Chicken satay noodles

by Gregg Wallace

Veggie bean burgers

Easy pork and chickpea stew

by Miguel Barclay

Baked salmon and couscous parcels

by Miguel Barclay

Chicken and aubergine massaman curry

by Sunil Vijayakar

One-pot easy chorizo pasta

Mushroom, chickpea and spinach curry

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Smoked paprika chicken stew

Homemade fish finger sandwich

by The Hairy Bikers

Light meals & snacks

Chipotle pinto bean stew

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Wholemeal savoury pancakes

Light meals & snacks

Quick sausage Bolognese

by Justine Pattison

Baked mushroom risotto

by Kerry Whelpdale

Shakshuka traybake

by Rukmini Iyer

Quick chicken stew

by Sunil Vijayakar

Easy veggie korma with naan

by Kerry Whelpdale

One-pan gnocchi bake

by Miguel Barclay

Veggie mulligatawny soup

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Light meals & snacks

Smoky vegetable jambalaya

by Dr Rupy Aujla

Vegan spicy sausage casserole

by Portia Spooner

Dal with quick naan breads

Cheesy garlic bolognese beef pie

by Justine Pattison

Fakeaway fish and chips

Penne with roasted vegetable and tomato sauce

by Hala El-Shafie

Mexican-style veggie traybake

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