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Fast food is good food in 20 minutes or less with Jamie . . . 20-Minute Meals solves all your dinner dilemmas, giving you quick, tasty meals every night of the week. These incredible recipes will be on the table in just 20 minutes or less....
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Fast food is good food in 20 minutes or less with Jamie . . .
20-Minute Meals solves all your dinner dilemmas, giving you quick, tasty meals every night of the week. These incredible recipes will be on the table in just 20 minutes or less. With a maximum of ten ingredients in each recipe and 70% hitting daily nutritional targets, as well as easy meat-reduced and meat-free options, 20-Minute Meals will be every busy person's go-to cookbook.
Try Jamie's ultimate mash-up fish pie pasta bake, his big-hitting flavourful gnocchi peperonata, or super-comforting fragrant lamb and aubergine hotpot. Achievable, sustainable and meaningful, this is fast flavourful food without the fuss. Yum!
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241657850
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 192.0mm
Height: 252.0mm
Weight: 1216g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Jamie Oliver is a global phenomenon in food and campaigning. During a 26-year television and publishing career he has brought simple inspiration to millions of people to help them live brilliantly. Through his organization, Jamie is on a mission to unleash the powerful connection between people and food and, through his Ministry of Food, to teach over 1 million people to cook. Jamie lives in Essex with his wife Jools and their children.
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