Tasty ten minute meals

Whether you’re late home or the kids are clamouring for their tea, we all have evenings where we need dinner on the table in an instant. These top recipe ideas will take you from 0 to table in 10 mins or under!

Cauli cheese pasta
Cook pasta shapes according to pack instructions, adding cauliflower florets to the pan for the final 6 mins of cooking. Meanwhile, heat a readymade cheese sauce. Meanwhile, in a separate pan, toast some breadcrumbs. Tip the cooked pasta and cauliflower into the cheese sauce, toss to combine and serve topped with the crumbs.

Nutty chicken and carrot slaw (pictured)
Mix peanut butter with curry powder or garam masala, soy sauce and lime juice to a chunky paste. Toss with sliced strips of chicken breast and bake in a medium oven until golden (around 8-12 mins). Meanwhile, finely chop carrot, cucumber and red cabbage and serve alongside the chicken with a pot of sweet chilli sauce.

Tuna melt nachos
Fry a chopped onion for 5 mins, then add a tin of spicy beans and simmer for a few mins more. Arrange tortilla crisps on a baking tray and spoon the bean mixture over the top. Drain a tin of tuna and break up the fish over the beans, then sprinkle with grated cheese and grill until bubbling. Serve with readymade guacamole and salsa.

Spiced tomato and mushroom omelette
Fry a chopped onion for 5 mins, then add curry powder and cook for 1 min more. Tip in whole cherry tomatoes and chopped mushrooms and cook. Beat eggs with chopped coriander and pour over the veg mixture, then cook until almost set – finish under the grill if needed.