Easy Fish Dinners

Start with your actual cooking window. Lemony Tuna & Caper Spaghetti takes 15 minutes and uses the hob, making it the shortest option here. Get the tuna, capers, garlic and lemon ready before you begin. If you prefer less chilli, reduce it rather than leaving out the lemon and capers that give this spaghetti its sharpness.

For a solo dinner, scale Baked Cod Puttanesca to the portion you need and choose a smaller baking dish so the sauce surrounds the fish. For two, scale the fish and sauce together. Its oven method keeps cooking in one pan, but allow the full 25 minutes. Swap the cod for another white fish if needed, checking doneness rather than assuming a different thickness will cook at exactly the same speed.

Sticky Teriyaki Salmon & Greens needs both an air fryer and a hob. Check your air-fryer capacity before choosing it for several people: crowded fish may need batches, which can extend dinner beyond the listed 20 minutes. This recipe carries our family-favourite tag, as does Miso-Glazed Salmon with Edamame Rice. Keep the greens or edamame rice separate from the salmon at the table if that makes serving different appetites easier.

Lemon-Herb Salmon with Herby Couscous is a hob-only choice for couples sharing one dinner. Use the herbs you have for the couscous, keeping the lemon, cucumber and tomatoes for freshness. Couscous contains wheat, so this is not one of the collection’s gluten-free options.

All six recipes are tagged dairy-free, but they still contain fish. For a mixed-diet table, serve the fish separately from shared sides and provide a suitable alternative protein for anyone avoiding it; check side ingredients too. If allergies are involved, check labels and each recipe’s allergen list, especially before changing sauces or grains. Swapping an ingredient does not automatically give a recipe a verified diet tag.