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Don’t know what to cook tonight? I hope you find some inspiration here!

Favorites at our house include delicious roasted Greek chicken and potatoes, 30-minute Indonesian noodles (mee goreng) or this amazing sheet pan chicken tikka (just one pan & 4 main ingredients!).

If you’re a fan of fish, popular one pan options are this lemon butter salmon with potatoes & asparagus or this easy baked panko cod with lemon butter sauce.

Rather go meat free? Try these 15-minute crispy halloumi burgers!

A piece of panko chicken with the end sliced off to reveal inside on a white plate with blue rim, with brightly colored salad bowl and water glass in background.

Easy Panko Chicken With Mustard And Parmesan

Closeup of creamy chicken orzo in half of a large blue cast iron pan with a colorful tea towel in front and a glass of water and dark background.

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Naan pizza with mozzarella and fresh basil leaves on brown paper and a wooden board with a pizza cutter, colorful salad bowl and more pizza in the background.

10-Minute Air Fryer Naan Pizza (Super Easy!)

A closeup image of a white bowl of chicken and mushroom pappardelle with a knife and fork on a purple checked tea towel and with a bowl of peas and a lemon in the background.

20-Minute Creamy Chicken And Mushroom Pasta (NOT much cream!)

Closeup of creamy chicken orzo in half of a large blue cast iron pan with a colorful tea towel in front and a glass of water and dark background.

Creamy Chicken Orzo With Mushrooms And Bacon (One Pot)

Closeup of a big serving spoon scooping out some cheesy baked chicken spaghetti from a white baking dish, all on a white background.

Baked Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti (Freezer Meal)

Closeup of cooked spinach feta stuffed chicken breasts in a blue cast iron pan with pan juices and on a pale blue background with a red and white checked tea towel in the background.

Easy Spinach And Feta Stuffed Chicken Breasts

A closeup of an overhead view of a dish of pan-fried gnocchi in cherry tomato basil sauce with feta cheese sprinkled on top.

Pan-fried Gnocchi With Cherry Tomato Sauce (30-minute meal)

A closeup of an air fryer crispy chicken burger on a green and white patterned napkin and rectangular white plate with another burger in the background.

Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Burgers

A piece of easy moussaka on a white plate with bread and Greek salad

Easy Moussaka Recipe (Ultimate Guide!)

Closeup of stovetop chicken and rice in a cast iron pan on a blue striped tea towel and with a wooden spoon in it.

30-Minute Stove Top Chicken And Rice (One Pot)

A closeup of a fork in a bowl of pasta carbonara with another bowl in the background

Best Pasta Carbonara (Without Cream!)

Overhead view of a piece of Greek baked fish with tomatoes and onions and basil on a patterned blue and white plate with a fork and a piece of bread with red baking dish behind.

Easy Greek Oven Baked Fish (Psari Plaki)

View from above of an easy tuna salad with a spoon in it and on a marble background.

Our Favourite Easy Tuna Salad (10-minute Dinner)

closeup of the inside of a Greek chicken gryo wrap with chicken thigh, tzatziki, onion, tomatoes and lettuce on a black plate with a bowl of tzatziki in the background.

Super Easy Greek Gyro Pita (With Chicken, Tzatziki & Fries!)

A round spinach and feta filo pie with a big piece cut out of it on baking paper and with a piece of the pie in the background.

Greek Spinach And Feta Filo Pie

A closeup of someone spooning chicken and chorizo with cherry tomatoes out of a blue cast iron pan.

One-pan Chicken And Chorizo With Cherry Tomatoes

A white dish of creamy chorizo pasta with a fork in it with a red and white checked tea towel and on a marble background.

Easy Creamy Chorizo Pasta

Greek stuffed peppers and tomatoes in a colorful bowl with potatoes, tomato sauce, a chunk of feta cheese and a piece of fresh bread with a blue baking dish of food behind.

The Tastiest Gemista Recipe (Greek Stuffed Peppers And Tomatoes)

A closeup of a portion of Thai basil pork with rice and an egg on a white plate with a blue rim and with a spoon in it.

15-minute Thai Basil Pork Stir-fry (Pad Kra Pao Pork)

Closeup of 2 slices of quiche lorraine cut from the rest of the quiche from above and on a marble background.

Perfect Mary Berry Quiche Lorraine

A white dish of Italian pasta alla norma or eggplant pasta with basil and mozzarella on top on a green and blue cloth background with parmesan and a glass of water in the background

Easy Pasta Alla Norma (Tomato And Eggplant Pasta)

Closeup of a dish of slow roasted Greek lamb in a white dish with colourful garnishes such as feta and lettuce

Easy Slow Cooked Greek Lamb (Lamb Kleftiko)

One pan Greek baked chicken & potatoes with a Greek salad in the background

Amazing Roasted Greek Chicken And Potatoes

Baked cod with panko or posh fish and chips in a white cast iron pan from above on a blue background

Baked Panko Cod With Lemon Butter Sauce (Posh Fish And Chips)

A whole cooked rotisserie style chicken in an air fryer basket on a blue background

1-Hour Air Fryer Rotisserie Chicken (How To Air Fry A Whole Chicken!)

Someone eating Shanghai chicken with rice with chopsticks from a blue grey bowl on a blue background

Shanghai Chicken (15-minute meal)

A red baking dish of Greek giouvetsi with chicken with parsley and feta on it and a spoon in it and with a red checked tea towel in the background

Giouvetsi (Orzo Chicken Greek Style)

A red baking dish of eggplant lasagna with a piece missing on a cooking rack and with a red checked tea towel in the foreground

Vegetarian Eggplant Lasagna

A closeup of 4 halloumi kebabs on a white platter and on a bed of green leaves with bread and lime segments on the side

Halloumi Kebabs With Chorizo, Tomatoes And Honey Lime Dressing

A round white baking dish of spicy peanut butter chicken from above with a stripy red and green tea towel and ingredients around the dish

Easy Peanut Butter Chicken Recipe (Thai Style)

An overhead shot of a dish of quick sweet and sour chicken on a brown place mat

Easy Chicken With Pineapple Chinese Stir-fry (Sweet And Sour)

A spoon holding up a chicken thigh in a round baking dish of chicken and sweet potatoes with maple orange sauce

One Pan Baked Chicken And Sweet Potatoes With Maple Orange Sauce

A closeup of 6-ingredient sausage ragu and pasta

6-ingredient Sausage Bolognese With Fennel (Stove Top & Pressure Cooker)

A close up plate of Moroccan chicken stew with yogurt and coriander on top - there's a red striped tea towel and a lemon in the background

Easy Moroccan Chicken Tagine Recipe (Stovetop, Slow Cooker Or Pressure Cooker)

A bowl of Greek air fryer chicken meatballs with slices of lemon and a spoon in - there's also a Greek salad in the background

Easy Greek Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs (Keftedes)

A close-up of a dish of lemony tuna spaghetti with a fork in it

20-minute Lemony Mediterranean Tuna Pasta

Someone holding a bowl of Christmas macaroni cheese and eating it with a fork - the baking dish is in the background

Leftover turkey pasta bake with bacon and brussels sprouts

Closeup of chicken cashew nuts and peppers with rice on a rectangular white plate

20-minute Chicken With Cashew Nuts And Peppers

A close up of a white plate of Greek stuffed eggplant or papoutsakia served with a green salad

Easy Greek Stuffed Eggplant (Papoutsakia Or ‘Little Shoes’!)

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