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Top 10 New & Budget Friendly Weeknight Dinners

Looking for a few delicious meal ideas designed for busy weeknights? Discover the newest and most popular recipes on our site that are also easy on your wallet. Delivering maximum flavour with minimal effort, these 10 dinners are worth adding to your regular rotation… if you haven’t already!

1. Big Mac® Salad

Revisit the classic burger in a fun salad bowl! Toss crisp lettuce, pickles and onions with warm ground beef, cheese, homemade sesame croutons and a creamy signature dressing for quick weeknight magic that’s a nod to the famous fast-food burger.

2. Halibut in White Wine Cream Sauce

Pan-sear halibut steaks in butter until tender and then serve them on a bed of white wine cream sauce with lemon and shallot. The chives and the salmon roe complete the sauce, adding a fresh and lightly briny, mineral finish. The result is an effortless yet fancy seafood dinner… on a weeknight!

3. Beef Macaroni with Gochujang

For dinner tonight, try this comforting macaroni dish with a delicious Korean-inspired twist. The gochujang, which is a fermented red chili paste, brings bold umami flavour and just the right amount of heat. It’s sure to be a hit for any family that enjoys dinner with a side of spice!

4. Broccoli Pesto Pasta with Sausage Meatballs and Bocconcini

Do the kids enjoy those heat-and-eat spaghetti rings with meatballs that come in a can? Then they’ll love this fresher, greener and more delicious alternative! Simply toss tender anelli pasta with a vibrant homemade broccoli pesto, mini sausage meatballs and pieces of cocktail bocconcini for a creamy and colourful dinner that’ll also keep you on budget.

5. Mini Tuna Sandwiches with Bell Pepper Spread

Transform canned tuna from the pantry into these simple sandwiches. Enhanced with harissa and roasted bell pepper spread, layer the tuna salad filling on mini brioche buns along with more red bell pepper spread, curly lettuce and crunchy pickles. Serve with a side salad or vegetable of your choice for a complete meal.

6. Crispy Sheet-Pan Tofu with Red Curry Noodles

Keep cleanup minimal on a busy weeknight with a simple sheet pan dinner. This vegetarian recipe brings together crispy baked tofu and toothsome red curry noodles for a satisfying dish that’s just bursting with flavour!

7. Roasted Pork Tenderloin and Brussels Sprouts

With pork tenderloin, dinner will be ready in no time. Simply roast the juicy meat along with Brussels sprouts on a sheet pan. Then garnish with bacon and dried apricots, enhanced with cider vinegar and maple syrup, before drizzling on a creamy green onion sauce. 

8. Buffalo Chickpea and Parmesan Wraps

When events like the Super Bowl or the Stanley Cup Playoffs roll around, you’re probably the type who can’t get enough of Buffalo chicken wings. Neither can we! So we’ve taken this spicy game-day classic and transformed it into these weeknight wraps. Featuring protein-rich chickpeas tossed in a spicy Buffalo sauce, along with lettuce and Parmesan shavings, they’re delicious, effortless and affordable.

9. Air Fryer Chicken Fingers with Hot Honey

Chicken fingers will always get a resounding “yes!” from the kids. Simply bread some chicken strips and then cook them in the air fryer until crispy and golden. Served with a hot honey that brings sweet heat to the dish, they’re a fast and fun dinner that’ll be devoured in a flash.

10. Pork and Peanut Udon Noodles

This weeknight recipe brings together tender ground pork, chewy udon noodles and a savoury peanut sauce. It’s a quick dish (ready in just over 30 minutes!) that’s packed with flavour and texture, sure to satisfy any and all cravings.

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