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Easy 30 Minute Meals

I love cooking but that doesn’t always mean I want to spend hours in the kitchen. Life is busy and sometimes we need things on the table as quickly as possible. Here you will find delicious and easy recipes that are on table in less than 30 minutes. We’ve got easy ramen recipes, quick pastas, traybakes where you let the oven do the hard work. So many quick and easy 30 minute meals for you to try!

pasta con nduja in a white bowl.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Sausage Nduja Pasta (Pasta con Nduja)

Marry me chicken pasta in a white bowl close up.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Marry Me Chicken Pasta

Creamy sausage pasta in a beige bowl covered in grated cheese.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Creamy Sausage Pasta (Pasta alla Norcina)

Giant Skillet Potato Latke

Smoked Salmon Recipes

Giant Skillet Potato Latke

wagamama pad thai in a bowl with half a lime

Easy 30 Minute Meals

Wagamama Pad Thai

Chicken Recipes

Cold Noodle Salad with Chicken

greek pasta salad in white bowl with blue flowers.

Easy Healthy Recipes

Greek Pasta Salad with Orzo

teriyaki salmon bowl with mango avocado salsa and rice.

Easy Healthy Recipes

Teriyaki Salmon Bowl with Mango Avocado Salad

pouring garlic butter over garlic steak bites.

Easy Beef Recipes

Easy Garlic Butter Steak Bites

penne amatriciana in a blue bowl.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Penne Amatriciana

Seafood Recipes

Buttered Garlic Prawns (Shrimp)

Hot Honey Chicken wings on a white plate.

Chicken Recipes

Hot Honey Chicken Wings

pasta al pesto in a white bowl

Easy Pasta Recipes

Pasta al Pesto

homemade pistachio pesto in a glass jar

Kitchen Basics Recipes

Pistachio Pesto (Pesto Al Pistacchio)

creamy pesto pasta in a bowl.

Easy Pasta Recipes

Creamy Pesto Pasta with Burrata

pasta al pesto pistacchio on a plate

Easy Pasta Recipes

Pistachio Pesto Pasta (Pasta Al Pesto Pistacchio)

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