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Reuben-style cheese melt.

30 couch-friendly snacks for your World Cup watch party

Throw your sensible dining rules out the door for a while with cheesy melts, nachos, loaded chips and more for your very-early-morning (and afternoon) viewing pleasure.

Fast cauliflower, paneer and spiced lamb biryani.
EASY

This hearty biryani will be ready before you tap for takeaway

Savoury mince, fluffy rice and tender veg are topped with golden cheese in this fast take on the Indian classic.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Danielle Alvarez's brothy ramen noodles with spicy-mince stir-fry.
EASY

Warming, slurpable, adaptable: Brothy ramen noodles with spicy-mince stir-fry

This riff on Japanese tantanmen or Sichuan dan dan mian comes together in less than 30 minutes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
The dish you make when you want dumplings, but can't face the fold.
EASY

No folding, no faff: These DIY dumplings are the ideal Friday night food

You’ve got to know when to fold them – and with these deconstructed one-pan dumplings, the answer is never.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
All the golden, lacy crunch of a pan-fried dumpling with none of the folding.
EASY

Ridiculously delicious fold-free dumplings

Ditch the fiddly pleating for this clever pan-flip wonder. A punchy pork filling meets a lacey golden base – did someone say “weeknight showstopper”?

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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Riffing on buffalo wings, these Old Bay wings with blue cheese dressing are ready in a flash.

21 fast and finger-lickin’ good recipes to cook in your air fryer

Give these recipes a crack and there’ll be no going back.

Mamasita's signature fish tacos, a long-time crowd favourite.

The pro secret that gives Mamasita’s famous fish tacos their crunch

The Melbourne Mexican restaurant shares its signature recipe for beer-battered snapper.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jimmy Garside
This bubbling tray of gingery goodness proves that blinging up dinner is the only way to eat.

Katrina Meynink’s simple-to-make take on the viral dumpling bake, only much better

Forget patient pinching and precise pleating. These recipes deliver the crunch of pan-fried dumplings with none of the work – perfect for the kitchen-weary.

  • Katrina Meynink
Caramelised cabbage and pancetta pizzas.
EASY

The white pizza that will change your mind about cabbage

Ditch the tomato base for this salty-sweet showstopper. Charred cabbage and pancetta meet silky stracciatella – a smoky, creamy pizza made for sharing.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Animal fries, featuring burger sauce, caramelised onions and zero shame.

How to make In-N-Out Burger’s famous off-menu loaded fries

Plus four other genius recipes to upgrade frozen crinkle cuts, including leftover bolognese fries and ’nduja, hot honey and feta chips.

  • Katrina Meynink