Fuss-free family meals big on flavour from pork noodles to sausage spaghetti

Social media sensation and foodie influencer Sarah Rossi aka Taming Twins has been inspiring families to create speedy, fuss-free family food on a budget via her Instagram since 2013. Now she's written a book called 'What's For Dinner?' and shares her secrets to delicious meals that take just 30 minutes, from pan-to-plate.

"I think about dinner before I even get out of bed in the morning" says Sarah, so there is no surprise she's very organised! Her new book is packed with 100 recipes, ten weekly meal plans, plus shopping lists for absolutely everything you need. It promises to take the pain out of planning and provide a solution to those daily dinner dilemmas. Here are some of our favourite picks from her book…

Sausage spaghetti with spinach

Ingredients / Serves 4

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 400g sausages
  • 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 300g dried spaghetti
  • 150g baby spinach leaves sea salt and freshly ground
  • black pepper
  • 75g Parmesan cheese, finely grated, to serve

Method

Peanut pork noodles

Ingredients / Serves 4

  • 250g dried medium egg noodles
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 400g boneless pork loins, fat removed and cut into thin strips
  • 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 green peppers, deseeded and thinly sliced
  • 150g baby sweetcorn, cut in half lengthways
  • 50g roasted peanuts, finely chopped
  • 4 spring onions, sliced into 1 cm pieces

For the Peanut Sauce

  • 150g smooth peanut butter
  • 6 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 2 tbsp runny honey
  • 100ml just-boiled water

Method

Chicken tikka style naan burgers

Ingredients / Serves 4

  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 600g in total)
  • 2 tsp sunflower oil
  • 6 tsp tikka seasoning
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 4 mini naan breads

For the Dressing

  • ½ cucumber, cut into small cubes
  • 100g natural yoghurt
  • 2 tsp mint sauce (the vinegar type, not jelly)

To Serve

  • 80g mango chutney
  • 1 head of lettuce ( like romaine), shredded
  • 1 red onion, peeled and cut into rings

Method

Strawberry shortbreads

Ingredients / Makes 4 large servings

  • 250g plain flour, plus extra for rolling
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 40g unsalted butter, straight from the fridge, cut into chunks
  • 150ml whole milk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

To Serve

  • 125ml double cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar
  • 50g strawberry jam
  • 75g strawberries (about 6), sliced

Method

What's for Dinner? Fuss-free Family Food by Sarah Rossi (Harper Non Fiction, £20) is out now.

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