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18 Family Dinner Recipes You Can Make In Under 30 Minutes

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Cooking Tips

18 Family Dinner Recipes You Can Make In Under 30 Minutes

Cooking for your family doesn’t always have to be difficult. Our collection of 15 super easy and fast recipes will give you delicious meals in 30 minutes or less!

February 15, 2021
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For many of us Singaporeans, family dinner time is a sacred activity. Eating together as a family over a delicious homecooked meal is a great way to slow down and really connect with each other, especially after a hectic day at work and school.

With that said, it can be tiring to have to prep and cook a whole meal when you’re already so drained from the day. But cooking for your family doesn’t always have to be difficult or time-consuming! Check out our collection of 18 super easy and fast family dinner recipes that will give you delicious meals in 30 minutes or less.

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18 Family Dinner Recipes You Can Make In Under 30 Minutes
Stir-Fried Honey Prawn Kway Teow
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Stir-fried prawns are tossed through sweet honey and soy sauce. These delicious honey prawns are then tossed and served with thick kway teow (rice noodles) for a filling, delicious and healthy family dinner idea.

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Sushi Rice Salad With Grilled Prawns And Mango
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Similar to a deconstructed sushi bowl, think of this as a sushi rice salad. This delicious salad showcases all the beautiful flavours of Japanese cooking with freshly grilled prawns and mangoes.

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Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae)
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When you need to feed a hungry family on a busy weekend, turn to the Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae). This quick one-pot meal is also perfect as a delicious rainy-weather dish.

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Broccoli, Pea And Tuna Shells
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As if soaking vegetables and pasta in mouth-watering tomato passata is not enough, these pasta shells also contain tuna, making the burst of ingredients in your mouth oh-so-gratifying.

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Thai Green Beef Curry
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For Thai food lovers, you can recreate this spicy, savoury and coconutty crowd favourite at home in no time. Best savoured with rice, you can use chicken instead of beef if you prefer (see next recipe).

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Green Chicken Curry
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This Thai staple is full of flavour and actually really simple to make. Pour over fluffy hot rice or serve separately in bowls.

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Stir-fried Hokkien Noodles
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This quick and easy stir-fried noodle dish is a lifesaver — all you need are the ingredients and a hot wok! Serve immediately while it’s still hot.

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Chicken Satay Burgers
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Surprise the family with a unique local-inspired burger dish that’s just bursting with flavour.

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Creamy Spinach Ravioli with Almonds
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Elevate humble store bought ravioli with this simple recipe for awesome ravioli with creamy spinach and almonds.

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Easy Couscous Salad
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This gorgeous looking jewelled couscous salad is super healthy and very easy to make! Eat it as a starter or on its own for fewer calories.

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Bacon and Cheese Rice Cake
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Make this delicious bacon and cheese rice cake in advance and heat up when you’re ready to eat.

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Prawn Pad Thai
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When you need a one-dish meal for busy days, this Prawn Pad Thai will satisfy the whole family.

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Glazed Fish With Local Greens
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Relish every bite of this sweetly-glazed fish served with healthy greens.

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Chicken Udon Soup
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Easy to prepare and bursting with flavours, this guilt-free dish is not only a great comfort food to share with your loved ones, it’s delicious too.

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Salmon and Brown Rice Salad
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If you’re feeling extra healthy, this three-ingredient dish is so easy to assemble and can satisfy even the pickiest eaters. Just add some soy sauce or lemon wedges for an extra kick.

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Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Slaw
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Bursting with healthy vegetables, chicken breast and noodles, this delicious Vietnamese chicken noodle slaw is a real time-saver.

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Cauliflower “Fried Rice” With Mushrooms And Ham
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This tasty cauliflower “fried rice” recipe is not your average fried rice. Rice has been swapped for cauliflower to make a lower-calorie meal.

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Teriyaki Salmon Stir-Fry
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The Asian flavours in this Teriyaki Salmon Stir-fry make it a hit with both young and old.

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Spinach, Tomato And Lemon Linguine
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Flavourful and easy to prepare, this healthy meat-free pasta is for the days where you need a diet reset to counter all the wining and dining. For a more nutritious option, go for wholemeal pasta instead.

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Mapo Tofu With Impossible Beef
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Impossible meat, the plant-based meat alternative packed with protein is now sold off the shelves so you can make your own meat-free meals at home too. If you love your spicy food as much as the next Asian person, then try whipping up this simple dish that practically explodes with flavour.

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Text: Atika Lim, Elizabeth Liew and Joyce Chua

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