We’re all pressed for time, whatever the season, but now the summer is officially upon us, standing at a hot stove while the sun is shining isn’t as tempting. Nor is spending hours inside, shopping for dozens of ingredients just for one dinner.

Enter our Meals in Minutes collection, quick and easy suppers you can whip up in a flash to serve two or more. Our recipes include basa en papilotte, sticky mango gammon and chicken and nduja orzo – because convenience shouldn’t compromise quality. We’ve even included handy links below to help you shop the range with complete ease. If you master some of these dishes and fancy something a little more challenging, keep scrolling down for more delicious dinner ideas.

GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE PRAWN COUSCOUS

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 25 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 3/5, 1 of your 5-a-day, Low Saturates, Source of Vit C, Source of Fibre, High Protein, Under 400 cals

Giant couscous meets succulent prawns and beautifully salty tapenade in this superbly simple and summery midweek dish. This taste and texture sensation makes for lunchtime leftovers for the next day too.

Tenderstem Broccoli

Giant Cous Cous

Cooked & Peeled Cold Water Prawns

Green Olive, Lemon & Coriander Tapenade

PESTO BASA EN PAPILLOTE

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 25 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 2/5, 1 of your 5-a-day, Low Saturates, Low Salt, High Protein

If you’ve never cooked in paper – or as the French say, en papillote – now’s the perfect time to try and this super straightforward basa fillet dish, which is impossible to get wrong. This is easy one-pot cooking without the pot!

New Potatoes in Water

Trimmed Fine Beans

Extra Special Basil Pesto

2 Basa Fillets

STICKY MANGO GAMMON WITH STIR-FRIED RICE

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 20 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 2/5, 1 of your 5-a-day, Low Saturates, High Protein

Gammon steaks get a midweek makeover with a sweet and sticky mango glaze and a ready-made rice. It comes complete with edamame beans and chopped lime leaves to bring something a little extra to your table.

Savoy Cabbage

2 Unsmoked Gammon Steaks

Jasmine Sticky Rice

Mango Chutney

CHARGRILLED CHICKEN WITH NDUJA ORZO

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 25 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 2/5, Low Saturates, Low Salt, High protein

This super-quick chicken dinner is going to become a Monday-to-Friday favourite – rice-like orzo is stirred through a rich and creamy nduja, and mascarpone sauce then served with peppery rocket for a recipe that ticks all boxes. Not familiar with nduja (pronounced en-doo-yah)? It’s a spreadable, spicy, pork-sausage meat with flavours similar to salami. Super-yum!

Nduja & Mascarpone Sauce

Chicken Breast

Orzo Pasta

Wild Rocket

SWEET CHILLI SALMON NOODLES

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 10 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 2/5, Low Sturates, Low Salt, High Protein

Fresh and zesty, this no-fuss salmon dish takes one of our pre-made coleslaw kits and transforms it into the perfect base for noodles and fish, bringing just the right amount of crunch to your mealtime. And it packs a proper flavour punch thanks to the handy sauce that comes with the veg and salmon. Easy peasy, saucy-squeezy!

Straight to Wok Noodles

Coleslaw Kit with Mayonnaise

Loose Lime

2 Sweet Chilli Salmon Fillets

ROSEMARY AND GARLIC LAMB STEAKS WITH BABY POTATOES

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 15 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 3/3, Low Salt, High Protein, 1 of your 5-a-day

A lamb sharing platter for two in under 20 minutes? That’s right! These juicy rosemary and garlic lamb steaks are transformed into a sumptuous summer sharer with the nifty addition of buttery potatoes, sugarsnap peas and punchy watercress for a peppery finish. Delish!

2 Garlic & Rosemary Lamb Rump Steaks

Buttery & Herby Baby Potatoes

Sugar Snap Peas

Watercress

TERIYAKI BEEF AND CUCUMBER SALAD

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 15 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 2/5, Low Saturates, High Protein, Under 500 cals, 1 of your 5-a-day

We love a simple-yet-satisfying summer salad, and what could be better than one that incorporates rare beef rump steaks, a sweet teriyaki glaze, crunchy cucumber and a ready-to-go edamame and quinoa salad? We say count us in!

Rump Thick Cut Beef Steak

Sticky Teriyaki Marinade, Sauce & Dip

Cucumber Portion

Edamame & Quinoa Salad

Got more time but still need a short cut in the kitchen? Try these easy wins...

LEEK RISOTTO

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 45 mins
Recipe info: Faff factor 3/5, Low Saturates, 1 of your 5-a-day

Seasonal flavours burst though in every mouthful in this summer risotto with a twist. Leeks and pesto may not be obvious bedfellows, but the sweetness of the former works beautifully with the basil notes of the latter, and ties in perfectly with this dish’s Italian origins.

Sliced Leeks

Risotto Arborio Rice

Vegetable Stock Pots

Free From Green Pesto

GARLIC AND RED PEPPER ROAST CHICKEN TRAYBAKE

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Serves: 4–6
Ready in: 1 hr
Recipe info: Faff factor 3/5, 1 of your 5-a-day, Low Salt, High Protein

Plate up this easy chicken traybake recipe for a crowd and cut down on your washing up. Our ready-to-eat antipasti medley with chilli-soaked olives, peppers and garlic makes a moreish marinade for your chicken. Serve with buttery and herby potatoes and leafy greens.

Spicy Antipasti

Buttery & Herby Baby Potatoes

Chicken Leg Quarters

Watercress, Spinach & Rocket

For those days you want to pull out all the stops…

LAMB RUMP STEAKS WITH PEARL BARLEY GREEK SALAD

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Serves: 2
Ready in: 50 mins
Recipe info: Source of Fibre, Source of Protein, 2 of your 5-a-day, Faff factor 3/5

This is a dinner recipe that delivers. Tender, juicy lamb steaks are the star, served on top of a vibrant pearl barley salad with juicy tomatoes, fresh mint, and creamy Greek-style cheese in every bite. You’ll need to pick up a few more ingredients on your shopping trip for this one, but we promise it will be worth it.

Thin Cut Lamb Rump Steaks

Greek Style Salad Cheese

Garlic and Herb Olives

Red Wine Vinegar

Shop the ingredients from these recipes by heading to your local Asda store or browsing online at Asda.

10 Quick and Easy Dinners

By Asda Good Living,12th June 2024

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