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Welcome to What To Have For Dinner Tonight – a collection of easy weeknight dinners designed for busy evenings when you want something delicious without spending hours in the kitchen!

Here you’ll find quick recipes, comforting family dinners, one-pot meals and simple dishes packed with flavour and vegetables. Whether you need a 15-minute meal, a creamy pasta dish or a healthy midweek dinner idea, these recipes are designed to make everyday cooking easier. If you’ve found yourself wondering what to have for dinner tonight, you’re in the right place!

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Dinner Recipes

One pot sausage pepper pea pasta recipe

One Pot Dinners

Chicken Dinners

quinoa feta and roasted red pepper salad in a blue bowl

Dinner Salads

Beef stew with parsley dumplings View of dumplings

Beef Dinners

Whole mushroom and goats cheese frittata on a white plate

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cook book author and blogger Harriet Young

Meet Harriet

Hi! I’m Harriet, a published author, recipe developer, and lifelong food enthusiast who’s been sharing tried-and-tested recipes here on What To Have For Dinner Tonight for over a decade. As a working mum who understands the daily dinner dilemma, I create simple, flavourful meals that fit into busy lives. From quick family favourites to weekend baking projects with my toddler, every recipe is tested in my kitchen and approved by my family (including two cats who supervise!). My mission? To help you enjoy home-cooked meals without the stress.

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Connect with me for daily recipe inspiration and behind-the-scenes glimpses of what’s cooking in my kitchen! You’ll find quick tips, meal ideas, and the occasional cat photo too.

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Dinner Inspiration

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    Dinner Recipes

    What to Eat This Month – June 2025

    If you’re wondering what to eat in June, you’re in the right place. Here are 28 simple dinner recipe ideas for the month of June.

  • Vegan Peanut Butter Curry
    Dinner Recipes | Under 500 Calorie Meals | Vegan Mains | Vegetarian Curry Recipes | Vegetarian Mains

    Vegan Peanut Butter Curry

    This vegan peanut butter curry with cauliflower and chickpeas is a comfort food delight ready in under 30 minutes.

  • Vegetarian Pad Thai
    Dinner Recipes | Thai | Vegetarian Mains

    Vegetarian Pad Thai

    This vegetarian pad thai is ready in just 20 minutes – perfect for a quick and easy week night dinner. Great for reheating, too!

  • Creamy Leek Gnocchi
    Dinner Recipes | Gnocchi | Italian | Vegetarian Mains

    Creamy Leek Gnocchi

    This creamy gnocchi dish with a leek, white wine and cream sauce makes for a delicious, comforting dinner that’s ready in just 20 minutes.

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28 day vegetarian dinner plan with shopping lists for each week
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From published author Harriet Young (that’s me!) comes my handpicked collection of tried-and-tested digital cookbooks. Featuring my signature 28-day vegetarian meal plan (complete with shopping lists), inspiring breakfast recipes, and 15-minute dinners, these guides bring the same reliable, delicious recipes you love from my blog straight to your kitchen.

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Top 15 Minute Meals

15 Minute Meals Favorites
  • tasty black bean quesadillas top view with avocado and mint dip

    Black Bean Quesadillas with Minty Avocado Dip

  • Homemade Creamy White Bean Hummus

    Homemade Creamy White Bean Hummus

  • Steak and Green Bean Salad with Creamy Mustard Dressing

    Steak and Green Bean Salad with Creamy Mustard Dressing

  • Homemade watercress soup

    Watercress Soup – 6 Ingredient Recipe Ready in 15 Minutes

  • Smoky halloumi fajitas With avocado

    Smoky Halloumi Fajitas – Easy Vegetarian Dinner in 15 Minutes

  • Tomato, Red Pepper and Coriander Soup with Nachos

    Tomato, Red Pepper and Coriander Soup with Nachos

  • Quick and Easy Tagliatelle

    Quick and Easy Tagliatelle

  • Vegetarian Satay Udon Noodles

    Vegetarian Satay Udon Noodles

  • Top view of creamy pancetta broccoli and dolcelatte pasta in a white bowl on a wooden table

    Pancetta, Broccoli and Dolcelatte Pasta

  • Cheese and Chorizo Omelette

    Cheese and Chorizo Omelette

Best One Pot and One Pan Dinners

One Pot Recipes
  • Cheesy sausage frittata with peas on a white plate

    Sausage and Cheese Frittata

  • Chicken and pea risotto In a blue bowl on a wooden table with a white cloth

    Chicken and Pea Risotto – Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Recipe

  • Chicken balti Top view

    Easy Chicken Balti (One Pot, 30 Minute Chicken Curry)

  • rustic chicken and chorizo stew with butter beans served in a deep bowl with crusty bread on the side

    One Pot Chicken, Chorizo and Butter Bean Stew


Quick and Easy Salad Recipes

Salad Recipes
  • Warm roasted chickpea salad With dressing in a white bowl on a wooden table
    Dinner Recipes | Dinner Salads | Lunch Salads | Mediterranean | Soups & Salads | Under 500 Calorie Meals | Vegetarian Mains

    Warm Roasted Chickpea Salad With Pesto Yoghurt Dressing

    This warm roasted chickpea salad with carrots, peppers and rocket is served with a pesto and yoghurt dressing.

  • Quinoa and Lentil Salad
    Lentils | Lunch Salads | Under 500 Calorie Meals | Vegetarian Mains

    Quinoa and Lentil Salad

    This incredible quinoa and lentil salad with cucumber, feta, tarragon and orange makes the perfect lunch or side dish.

  • Top view of a homemade salad made from carrot, beetroot, watercress, lentils and honey dressing
    Dinner Recipes | Lentils | Lunch Salads | Meal Prep Friendly | Soups & Salads | Vegan Mains | Vegetarian Mains

    Roasted Carrot and Beetroot Salad

    Packed full of good things, this filling carrot, watercress and beetroot salad with lentils and a honey lemon dressing makes a perfect vegetarian dinner.

  • Halloumi Salad Bowl with Satay Dressing
    Dinner Recipes | Lunch Salads | Soups & Salads | Vegetarian Mains

    Halloumi Salad Bowl with Satay Dressing

    This halloumi salad bowl recipe with satay style dressing is ready in less than 30 minutes and perfect for a vegetarian dinner.


Easy Vegetarian Weeknight Meals

Vegetarian Recipes
  • spinach and chickpea curry with fried egg top view with garlic naan
    Dinner Recipes | Indian | Vegetarian Curry Recipes | Vegetarian Mains

    Spinach and Chickpea Curry with Fried Egg

    See the Recipe Spinach and Chickpea Curry with Fried EggContinue

  • Warm roasted chickpea salad With dressing in a white bowl on a wooden table
    Dinner Recipes | Dinner Salads | Lunch Salads | Mediterranean | Soups & Salads | Under 500 Calorie Meals | Vegetarian Mains

    Warm Roasted Chickpea Salad With Pesto Yoghurt Dressing

    See the Recipe Warm Roasted Chickpea Salad With Pesto Yoghurt DressingContinue

  • tasty black bean quesadillas top view with avocado and mint dip
    15 Minute Meals | Dinner Recipes | Mexican | Vegetarian Mains

    Black Bean Quesadillas with Minty Avocado Dip

    See the Recipe Black Bean Quesadillas with Minty Avocado DipContinue

  • Quinoa and Lentil Salad
    Lentils | Lunch Salads | Under 500 Calorie Meals | Vegetarian Mains

    Quinoa and Lentil Salad

    See the Recipe Quinoa and Lentil SaladContinue

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