5 meal maths recipe ideas

What is meal maths?

Our M&S meal maths recipes use a maximum of six ingredients (alongside pantry staples like olive oil, salt and pepper) and are ready in 30 minutes or less. This is all about 'assembly job' cooking – using a handful of hardworking ingredients and a few Foodhall shortcuts to get dinner on the table, fast.

M&S meal maths: Mediterranean edition

This month, we're bringing the holiday feeling home with simple, sunshine-ready meal maths recipes inspired by the flavours of the Mediterranean. Each dish is quick to prepare, thanks to flavour-packed M&S shortcuts, and perfect for sharing on warm summer days.

Halloumi kebabs with cherry salad

Whether you're firing up the barbecue or cooking indoors, these halloumi kebabs are the star of this summery, low-prep, low-fuss dinner.

• Cook our Collection Cypriot Halloumi and Roasted Red Pepper Kebabs under the grill.

• Dress Collection Citrus Sorrel Baby Leaves and sweet King Cherries in Collection Rosemary and Lemon Olive Oil.

• Finish with fresh mint and chopped pistachios.

Mediterranean gnocchi traybake

Shake up your midweek meals with this family-friendly alternative to pasta.

• Combine pillowy gnocchi with our colourful pre-chopped Mediterranean Vegetables and Greek olive oil.

• Bake with our Everything Greek Seasoning.

• Finish with Creamy Whipped Feta and fresh oregano for a crowd-pleaser with minimal prep and hardly any washing up.

15-minute pea, bean and pesto orzo

When time is tight, this green-packed one-pan dinner delivers.

• Toast the orzo in a large frying pan, then simmer with stock, butter beans and water.

• Blitz one third of the peas and pesto until smooth.

• Add the Tenderstem broccoli to the orzo, along with the remaining peas and cook.

• Stir through the pea pesto, season to taste and top with Parmesan and basil.

Garlic, lemon and herb chicken with salad and flatbreads

Long summer evenings call for easy dinners, and this one couldn't be simpler.

• Cook the Garlic, Lemon and Herb Marinated Chicken Breast Flatties until lightly charred and cooked through.

• Serve with Isle of Wight Baby Leaf Salad, warm Middle Eastern-Inspired Flatbreads and creamy Harissa Whipped Feta.

• Finish with a scattering of pomegranate seeds and a squeeze of lemon.

Sticky paprika sausages with lemon rice

Give a family-favourite sausage dinner a Mediterranean-inspired makeover.

• Grill the Collection British Outdoor Bred Sweet Chilli Pork Sausages with sliced Romano peppers until cooked through and lightly charred.

• Toss with honey, paprika and oregano, then return to the grill until sticky and caramelised.

• Serve over Lemon and Herb Microwave Rice with a dollop of Creamy Greek-Style Dip.

• Finish with a sprinkling of oregano for a sunny twist on a midweek classic.