Quick & Easy: Main-course meals for two in 30 minutes

Easy main-course meals for two to make in about 30 minutes.

By Christine Picheca
Recipes by The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

Cooking for two is quick, easy and still delicious. Here are our best in season ideas when it’s just the two of you and dinner has to be fast but you still want a home cooked meal.

Tex-Mex Pizza

Frozen pizza dough means this meal is ready in a jiffy. Add more jalapenos if you want to spice up your evening, or leave them out if you can’t take the heat. Serve this cheesy bean and beef pizza with a delicious and healthy Avocado Green Salad.

Mustard Sage Pork Chops

A pan sauce of mustard sage and chicken stock takes minutes to prepare but turns a plain pork chop into a weeknight delight. Serve our seasonal recipe for Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Butter or Cauliflower and Celery Puree on the side of these juicy and flavourful pork chops.

Swiss Chard Gratin

A delicious and satisfying vegetarian main course, Swiss Chard Gratin gets its creamy flavour from a gruyere and parmesan cheese sauce. Try this gratin as a side dish with steamed fish or grilled chicken.

Piri Piri Cornish Hen

Don't wait for the weekend to cook a whole chicken. Spatchcocking - or cutting away the chicken backbone - speeds up the cooking time for a fast weeknight meal. Marinating the chicken the night before makes this recipe even quicker and develops incredible roasted flavour. Serve the chicken with our Best Bean Toss.

Brown Butter Linguine and Scallops

Need a special menu on a Wednesday night? This recipe fits the bill! Ready in just 20 minutes, Brown Butter Linguine and Scallops is good enough to impress company, but makes just enough for two.

Leek and Cheese Chicken Breasts

This elegant stuffed chicken breast is quick enough for any night but can will easily make an impression for a special meal as well. Gruyere cheese and leeks finished with white wine make a savoury and delectable filling for perfectly juicy chicken breasts.



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