Midweek Meals: Five easy dinners to cook this week ready in less than 30 minutes

Every week, we bring you five meals to suit all tastebuds to make dinner prep as easy as possible

Even the fussy eaters in your life will be satisfied by these midweek meals

Chorizo scrambled eggs

recipe by:Darina Allen

Breakfast, lunch or dinner - pile these spiced scrambled eggs into a warm flour tortilla or serve with roasted baby potatoes for a quick and easy meal

Servings

4

Preparation Time

 10 mins

Cooking Time

 10 mins

Total Time

 20 mins

Course

 Main

Ingredients

• 175g chorizo, finely chopped

• 6 eggs, beaten

• 2 tbsp parsley, coarsely chopped 

• pepper

• 2 tbsp olive oil

Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan, add the chorizo.

2. When the fat starts to ooze out add the beaten eggs and stir gently over a low heat until just set.

3. Add lots of freshly ground pepper and chopped parsley.

4. Serve in a tortilla or with roasted potatoes.

  

Spaghetti with wild garlic and herbs

recipe by:Darina Allen

This recipe is a delicious way to use all that lovely wild garlic that is in season - great for a quick lunch or dinner

Servings

4

Preparation Time

 5 mins

Cooking Time

 22 mins

Total Time

 27 mins

Course

 Main

Ingredients

• 450g spaghetti

• 55-85g butter or butter and olive oil

• 2 tbsp parsley, chopped

• 1 tbsp mint, chopped

• 2 tbsp wild garlic, chopped (leaves and bulb)

• 2 tbsp basil or lemon balm

• 2 large or 4 small garlic leaves, crushed

• 55-110g Parmesan cheese, grated 

Method

1. Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until al dente, about 20 minutes for shop pasta or 2-3 minutes for home made pasta.

2. Mix all the herbs and mashed garlic with the melted butter. Sweat gently for two minutes, not longer.

3. Stir into the hot spaghetti and serve with grated cheese, preferably Parmesan, though we often use Irish Cheddar. Sprinkle wild garlic and chive flowers on top for extra excitement.