Quick and easy ways to make healthy meals on a school night

Expert Advice 13 Feb 23 By

Mid-week meals made easy.

Time-poor parents rejoice and take the stress out of cooking on busy weeknights by whipping up quick and healthy family dinners with a range of convenient store-bought items.

If you have hungry little mouths to feed and don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen, the below list of frozen foods and pantry staples will help you get a nutritious dinner on the table in record time.

Dinner is done! Serve AirMAZING™ Chicken Nuggets with a side of vegetables or salad.

Ingham’s AirMAZING* range

Top of the list, Ingham’s new AirMAZING™ frozen range. Prepared using new advanced Air-Fried technology.

The AirMAZING™ range features all your favourites, including Chicken Tenders, Chicken Nuggets, Chicken Chipees® and Turkey Tenders!

All you have to do is pop them in the oven or air fryer before serving with your choice of sides or sauces. Our go-to favourites are barbecue, sweet chilli, honey mustard and creamy aioli. Enjoy!

Serve with a side of vegetables or salad and dinner is done!

*Contains 50% less total fat than Ingham’s Original Chicken Breast Nuggets.

Ingham’s AirMAZING™ Chicken Nuggets are prepared using new advanced Air-Fried technology.

Frozen vegetables

Snap frozen vegetables retain the nutrients as if they were fresh. A convenient option, frozen vegetables can be added to a pasta base or stir fry added as a side on a meal. So many options.

Canned tuna and pasta

A simple meal will be ready in minutes with a can of tuna, a packet of pasta and a few other extras you may have on hand in the pantry. A simple and healthy recipe is pasta and tuna mixed with garlic, olive oil and parsley.

Microwave rice

Steamed rice can be cooked and ready to serve after 90 seconds in a microwave. Serve with an egg on the side and some steamed vegetables.

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Getting a quick and healthy meal on the table is easier than you may think.

Frozen fish

There is now a large variety of lightly crumbed or steamed fish options available in the frozen food section of the supermarket. For the healthiest options, look for products that contain more than 10% fat, and the higher the percentage of fish, the better.

Frozen risotto

Pick up a vegetarian friendly frozen risotto and serve as is or alongside your pick from Ingham’s AirMAZINGTM range.

A tasty choice is Heinz One Pan Italian Style Risotto, a creamy dish packed with delicious rice.

Spaghetti bolognese

The frozen food aisle has plenty of spag bol options. Coco and Lucas’ ‘Junior Foodie’ range is suitable for 3-12 year olds and their Spaghetti Bolognese is made with fresh tomatoes, prime Aussie beef, freshly diced carrots, celery, brown onion and oven roasted garlic, cooked with mixed spices and tossed with spaghetti.

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