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Quick-fire dinners


Quick-fire dinners

Flavour-packed dinners in a flash


In need of a super-easy, super-speedy meal? Look no further than our quick-fire dinners – they all contain six ingredients or fewer, and are so easy to make that you almost don’t need a recipe.

Plus, you can now seamlessly add all the ingredients you need to your Ocado shopping trolley. Simply follow the links below the recipes, and the hard work will have been done for you!

Chicken fajitas

In a bowl, stir together a 300g pack of M&S chicken fillets, cut into thin strips, with the seasoning from an M&S fajita kit and a splash of oil. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry the chicken for 5 minutes until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add 2 sliced red peppers to the pan and fry for 5-6 minutes until softened. Return the chicken to the pan for 2-3 minutes until piping hot. Serve the chicken and peppers with the salsa and wraps from the fajita kit.

Sticky prawn nasi gorenga

Heat 1-2 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry a 200g pack of M&S baby corn and sugar snap peas for 3-4 minutes. Add a 165g pack of M&S king prawns and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add a 250g pack of M&S microwave long grain rice. When the rice is warmed through, stir in half a jar of M&S nasi goreng paste and 2 tbsp water, then mix thoroughly until the prawns and veg are coated in a sticky sauce.

Classic chicken curry

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan over a medium-high heat. Fry a 300g pack of M&S chicken fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces, for about 5 minutes until golden. Stir in a 340g jar of M&S curry sauce, then simmer for 6-8 minutes until the chicken is cooked through – add a splash of water if the sauce becomes too thick. Serve with M&S microwave basmati rice.

Mediterranean veggie pesto pasta

Heat 1-2 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry a 550g pack of M&S Mediterranean-style vegetable mix for 8-10 minutes until golden. Meanwhile, cook a 500g pack of M&S fresh tagliatelle for 3 minutes in a large pan of salted boiling water. Stir a 130g jar of M&S green pesto through the cooked vegetables. Serve with the pasta.

Italian sausage ragu

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Fry a 400g pack of M&S Italian-style sausages, cut into bite-sized pieces, for 5-6 minutes until browned. Stir in a 500g jar of classic tomato everything sauce, along with one-third of a jar of water to the pan and simmer for 6-8 minutes until the sausage is cooked through. Meanwhile, cook a 500g pack of M&S fresh tagliatelle for 3 minutes in a large pan of salted boiling water. Serve the sausage ragu with the pasta.

Teriyaki salmon

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan over a medium-high heat. Fry 2 salmon fillets for 6-8 minutes until cooked through. Add half a bottle of M&S teriyaki sauce to the pan and gently warm through until it starts to bubble, spooning the sauce over the fish. Serve the salmon on a bed of M&S grains and greens drizzled with the teriyaki sauce.

Beef koftas

Season and shape beef mince into koftas and cook in a pan. Grill some flame-baked rotis, then top with the koftas and some tzatziki, parsley, sliced onion and pomegranate seeds.

One pot tomato and cannellini bean orzo

Fry some onion, then add to a roasting tray along with vegetable stock, M&S classic tomato everything sauce and orzo. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Towards the end of the cooking time, add in the cannellini beans. Finish with a squeeze of lemon.

Teriyaki stir-fry

Stir-fry some prawns, then add some peppers and baby corn. Add some M&S deliciously versatile teriyaki sauce towards the end of the cooking time. Cook the microwave rice according to the pack instructions, and serve with the stir-fry.

Vegetable pesto pasta

Cook some pasta and Tenderstem® broccoli, then add cherry tomatoes and chopped red and yellow peppers and stir through some pesto. Serve topped with crumbled feta.

Pitta bread pizzas

Top pitta breads with mozzarella, M&S caramelised red onion chutney and sundried tomatoes, then bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Add the basil towards the end of the cooking time, or as a garnish once cooked.

Green Thai traybake

Coat haddock fillets, baby corn and cherry tomatoes in an M&S green Thai curry paste shot and bake for 25-30 minutes. Cook the rice in the microwave according to the pack instructions and serve alongside.

Lemon, artichoke and roasted chicken orzo

Add chicken thighs, orzo, stock, lemon and Collection Italian baby artichokes to a roasting tray. Roast for 25 minutes, making sure the chicken is cooked all the way through and the orzo is soft. Top with parsley before serving.

Smoky vegan ’nduja chickpea ragu with grains

Fry some onions and pepper. Add some chickpeas, some M&S classic tomato everything sauce and a dessert spoon of Plant Kitchen vegan ’nduja paste, and heat through. Cook a pouch of M&S bulgur wheat, white quinoa, freekah and red rice, and serve with the ragu. Finish with an extra dollop of the vegan ’nduja paste for added heat.

Chicken tikka filo pie

Add a tin of M&S chicken tikka masala to a pie dish, top with crumpled filo pastry and wash with butter or egg. Top with nigella seeds and cook in the oven until the filo is golden-brown. Serve with microwaved M&S buttery mashed potato, rice or naan.

Plant Kitchen perfect burgers

Cook the Plant Kitchen burgers according to the pack instructions. Layer in the the buns along with the Plant Kitchen cheddar, sliced tomatoes, crunchy salad and Plant Kitchen special burger sauce.

Topped chicken tikka naans

Fry some chicken breast in a generous portion of M&S tikka paste. Serve the chicken on top of warmed naan breads. Drizzle over some yogurt and scatter over some coriander and M&S pickled red onions to serve.

Chicken, leek and bacon pie

Pan-fry some bacon lardons and sliced leeks, transfer to a pie dish and mix in a tin of M&S chunky chicken in white sauce. Top with ready-rolled puff pastry (wash with milk or egg) and bake. Serve with M&S buttery mashed potato, microwaved according to the pack instructions.

Chicken nasi goreng

Fry some sliced chicken for 3-4 minutes, then tip in some chopped red pepper and green beans and stir-fry for 2-3 more minutes. Add some M&S nasi goreng paste and bring to a simmer before adding the rice and spring onion, then continue to stir-fry for a further 3 minutes. Ensure the chicken is thoroughly cooked before serving.

Chickpea and potato curry

Fry some M&S tikka paste, then add some chopped tomatoes, new potatoes, chickpeas and coconut cream. Cook until the potatoes are soft, then add the spinach. Top with a drizzle of coconut cream to serve, along with some fresh coriander, if you like.

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