UtterlyExhausted asks: As someone who’s almost always exhausted by the time work is done but also don’t want to just eat cereal for dinner or a basic sandwich, I’m looking for simple, healthy weeknight one-dish dinners that take 10-15 minutes of prep max, don’t have many ingredients, and will provide leftovers. Rukmini: I hear you, this is exactly me after work as well, and why I think a ‘chop and chuck’ traybake where the oven does the work for you is exactly what’s needed. If you eat fish, think wild salmon, trout or sustainable white fish fillets in a roasting tin drizzled with soy, honey & sesame oil, roasted with vegetables that take 15-20 minutes to cook too, like tenderstem broccoli and sugar snaps (there’s a video of baby me cooking a version of this here.) As a rule with a roasting tin recipe, I always think of ‘building’ a dish – so if you have eg a fillet of fish or chicken breast, add flavour by spreading it with something quick from the fridge like harissa, or tapenade, or
What are the best one-pan dishes for midweek meals? Rukmini Iyer is answering your questions live
Rukmini Iyer, author of the bestselling cookbook series Roasting Tin, is here replying to your food queries on quick, simple weeknight dinners and ways to save time in the kitchen.




