Five Night Kitchen

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48 complete weeks. 48 original recipes. Choose dinners around your kitchen, your time and what you have.

Equipment and time apply to every dinner in a week. Ingredient and family filters find weeks containing that ingredient or family. Week times include their planned prep; single-recipe times are for cooking fresh. Servings update batch time using a 4L pot and trays of up to four servings.

48 complete week plans · 48 recipes

Complete week plans

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Thirty-minute weekday finishes

Prepare the shared roast, bean toppings and lentil base ahead; freeze the late-week portions. For two servings, each remaining weekday finish is thirty minutes or less; larger batches need extra time.

Prep & freeze · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 22 min longest finish

Roast trays · Sauté and toss · Warm wraps and toast · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Lemon chickpea couscous
  2. Bean rice bowls
  3. Roast vegetable pasta
  4. Lemon bean wraps
  5. Carrot and lentil pot
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Crisp start, comforting finish

Chill Monday’s patty mixture for less than 24 hours, make a curry base for Wednesday and freeze Friday’s slow soup; cook the soft polenta and ribbon pasta fresh.

Cooking techniques · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 35 min longest finish

Crisp patties · Stirred creamy grains · Soups, stews and sauces · Sauté and toss

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  1. Black bean and oat patties
  2. Soft polenta with browned mushrooms
  3. Coconut chickpea and cauliflower curry
  4. Zucchini ribbon and lemon bean pasta
  5. Split pea and root vegetable soup
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32

Five ways to use the oven

Roast wedges and cauliflower in separate labelled batches, set eggs in a shallow dish and finish with a frozen lentil bake. Each dinner has its own temperature and tray instructions.

Cooking techniques · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 45 min longest finish

Roast trays · Set eggs · Warm wraps and toast · Layered oven bakes

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  1. Roasted sweet potatoes with black beans
  2. Broccoli and potato oven frittata
  3. Paprika cauliflower and chickpea tray
  4. Hummus and roast carrot wraps
  5. Eggplant and lentil tomato bake
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33

Cold salads first, warm pots later

Use chilled noodles on Monday and dressed chickpeas on Tuesday within their short windows. Assemble Wednesday’s slaw fresh and freeze both late-week cooked bases.

Fresh & cold dinners · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 22 min longest finish

Cold salads and bowls · Roast trays · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Soba and edamame cold salad
  2. Cucumber chickpea chopped salad
  3. Sesame chickpea slaw wraps
  4. Roast pepper and white bean soup
  5. Coconut chickpea and cauliflower curry
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34

Steam early, stir-fry later

Prepare three separate early-week steam components. Serve potato salad cold or just warm, reheat tofu and parcels properly, and cook the two late stir-fries fresh.

Cooking techniques · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 40 min longest finish

Steam and gentle poach · Quick stir-fries

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  1. Warm potato and pea yogurt salad
  2. Steamed ginger tofu with mushrooms and rice
  3. Steamed cabbage and tofu parcels
  4. Fresh rice, egg and pea skillet
  5. Ginger tofu and vegetable noodles
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35

Red lentils, five textures

Use one bag of red lentils in crisp fritters, ragù, a layered bake and two different pots. Freeze Thursday’s base and Friday’s rice pot promptly; finish fritters and pasta fresh.

Use what you have · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 25 min longest finish

Crisp patties · Soups, stews and sauces · Layered oven bakes · Covered grain pots

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  1. Red lentil and carrot fritters
  2. Lentil and mushroom ragù pasta
  3. Eggplant and lentil tomato bake
  4. Carrot and lentil pot
  5. Tomato lentil rice pot
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36

White beans beyond soup

Use white beans as a warm spread, a cold salad, a pasta partner, a soup thickener and a skillet addition. Keep bread dry until dinner and cook Friday’s potatoes fresh.

Use what you have · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 40 min longest finish

Warm wraps and toast · Cold salads and bowls · Sauté and toss · Roast trays

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  1. Creamy white bean and tomato toast
  2. Tomato, bread and bean salad
  3. Zucchini ribbon and lemon bean pasta
  4. Roast pepper and white bean soup
  5. Cabbage and white bean potatoes
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37

Tofu in three different methods

Start with gentle steaming and filled cabbage, then switch to browned tofu and quick noodles. Freeze Friday’s tomato sauce and add eggs only at dinner.

Cooking techniques · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 35 min longest finish

Steam and gentle poach · Quick stir-fries · Set eggs

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  1. Steamed ginger tofu with mushrooms and rice
  2. Steamed cabbage and tofu parcels
  3. Tofu and cabbage rice
  4. Ginger tofu and vegetable noodles
  5. Pepper and tomato eggs
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38

Mushrooms with a midweek break

Cook mushrooms by browning, steaming and slow simmering, with a sweet potato tray between them. Keep risotto fresh and freeze Friday’s ragù on prep day.

Use what you have · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 45 min longest finish

Stirred creamy grains · Steam and gentle poach · Roast trays · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Soft polenta with browned mushrooms
  2. Steamed ginger tofu with mushrooms and rice
  3. Roasted sweet potatoes with black beans
  4. Mushroom and pea risotto
  5. Lentil and mushroom ragù pasta
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39

New techniques without an oven

Make patties, steamed potatoes, covered eggs, noodles and a slow soup using the stove. Refrigerate the early components and freeze the soup for Friday.

Small kitchens · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 30 min longest finish

Crisp patties · Steam and gentle poach · Set eggs · Quick stir-fries · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Black bean and oat patties
  2. Warm potato and pea yogurt salad
  3. Pepper and tomato eggs
  4. Ginger tofu and vegetable noodles
  5. Split pea and root vegetable soup
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40

Two crisp dinner salads

Use delicate tomatoes and cucumber early, bake eggs midweek, then finish with two frozen sauce or stew bases. Add bread, pasta and spinach on their dinner days.

Fresh & cold dinners · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 25 min longest finish

Cold salads and bowls · Set eggs · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Cucumber chickpea chopped salad
  2. Tomato, bread and bean salad
  3. Broccoli and potato oven frittata
  4. Lentil and mushroom ragù pasta
  5. Sweet potato and peanut bean stew
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41

Five bases, fresh finishing touches

Freeze five cooked bases promptly in labelled portions. Finish with fresh spinach, pasta, rice or bread at dinner; the shopping list keeps those ingredients separate from prepared credit.

Prep & freeze · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 22 min longest finish

Soups, stews and sauces · Layered oven bakes

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  1. Carrot and lentil pot
  2. Lentil and mushroom ragù pasta
  3. Coconut chickpea and cauliflower curry
  4. Sweet potato and peanut bean stew
  5. Eggplant and lentil tomato bake
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42

One-person week with varied textures

Scale a cold wrap, small fritters, creamy polenta, steamed parcels and soup to one serving. Beat and measure the fritter egg; freeze the single Friday soup portion and retain package surplus.

Small households · 1 default servings · 5 dinners · 65 min longest finish

Cold salads and bowls · Crisp patties · Stirred creamy grains · Steam and gentle poach · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Sesame chickpea slaw wraps
  2. Red lentil and carrot fritters
  3. Soft polenta with browned mushrooms
  4. Steamed cabbage and tofu parcels
  5. Split pea and root vegetable soup
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43

Four-serving trays and pots

Use broad pans and uncrowded trays for four servings. Prepare separate roast and sauce components, keep eggs fresh, and freeze both late-week pot dinners.

Family portions · 4 default servings · 5 dinners · 55 min longest finish

Roast trays · Set eggs · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Paprika cauliflower and chickpea tray
  2. Pepper and tomato eggs
  3. Broccoli and potato oven frittata
  4. Coconut chickpea and cauliflower curry
  5. Roast pepper and white bean soup
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44

Eight servings with honest batches

Split trays, patties and steamer dishes into at most four servings per load; let pot capacity set the soup batches. Scale ingredients once and label each dinner’s actual portion.

Family portions · 8 default servings · 5 dinners · 65 min longest finish

Roast trays · Crisp patties · Steam and gentle poach · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Roasted sweet potatoes with black beans
  2. Black bean and oat patties
  3. Steamed ginger tofu with mushrooms and rice
  4. Lentil and mushroom ragù pasta
  5. Split pea and root vegetable soup
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45

Sesame-excluded variety week

Explore oven, egg, creamy rice and steam methods without reference sesame or tahini ingredients. Check every packaged product and cross-contact statement.

Ingredient exclusions · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 65 min longest finish

Roast trays · Set eggs · Stirred creamy grains · Steam and gentle poach · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Roasted sweet potatoes with black beans
  2. Pepper and tomato eggs
  3. Mushroom and pea risotto
  4. Steamed cabbage and tofu parcels
  5. Lentil and mushroom ragù pasta
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46

Soy-excluded cooking variety

Use pulses, vegetables and grains across five methods while excluding reference tofu, edamame and soy sauce. Cook rice fresh and check actual bread, dairy and peanut butter labels.

Ingredient exclusions · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 40 min longest finish

Crisp patties · Roast trays · Warm wraps and toast · Stirred creamy grains · Soups, stews and sauces

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  1. Red lentil and carrot fritters
  2. Paprika cauliflower and chickpea tray
  3. Creamy white bean and tomato toast
  4. Mushroom and pea risotto
  5. Sweet potato and peanut bean stew
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47

Five fresh cooking lessons

Cook each dinner fresh: toss delicate ribbons, dry fresh rice briefly, stir risotto, finish noodles quickly and dress crisp bread at the table. No Sunday cooking is required.

Cooking techniques · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 40 min longest finish

Sauté and toss · Quick stir-fries · Stirred creamy grains · Cold salads and bowls

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  1. Zucchini ribbon and lemon bean pasta
  2. Fresh rice, egg and pea skillet
  3. Mushroom and pea risotto
  4. Ginger tofu and vegetable noodles
  5. Tomato, bread and bean salad
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48

Sweet potato and cauliflower week

Share sweet potatoes, cauliflower and chickpeas across roasts and sauces with distinct textures. Keep yogurt, tahini, cucumber and grains for finishing; freeze Friday’s peanut stew base.

Use what you have · 2 default servings · 5 dinners · 38 min longest finish

Roast trays · Soups, stews and sauces · Warm wraps and toast

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  1. Roasted sweet potatoes with black beans
  2. Paprika cauliflower and chickpea tray
  3. Coconut chickpea and cauliflower curry
  4. Hummus and roast carrot wraps
  5. Sweet potato and peanut bean stew
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Individual recipes

Warm wraps and toast

Lemon bean wraps

Half-mashed white beans make a creamy lemon filling for crisp vegetable wraps.

20 min cooking fresh · stove

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Soups, stews and sauces

Carrot and lentil pot

A cumin-scented carrot and red lentil pot finished with spinach for a soft, spoonable dinner.

45 min cooking fresh · stove

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Soups, stews and sauces

Lentil cabbage soup

A tomato-free lentil soup with soft potato cubes, sweet carrots and ribbons of cabbage.

50 min cooking fresh · stove

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