Dinner's Ready

29/11/2024

Our famous Cottage Pie is the perfect comfort food. Premium Aussie lamb and beef and a deep, rich gravy, are all topped off with a gorgeous creamy mash crust. And, of course, it's all hand made.
Available as a single serve, or a meal-to-share for 2-3
Tested Gluten Free
Our chef’s tried and true recipe base is of pure Aussie lamb and beef, gently cooked in our home-made stock to give a deep, rich gravy. The pie is topped off with a gorgeous mashed potato crust (no ‘milk solids’ or ‘thickeners’ here, it’s made the old-fashioned way will real milk and butter.)

Originating from family farm kitchens in the UK and Ireland, Cottage Pie has been adopted as an Aussie favourite for generations. Our chefs have used their own recipe to continue on with this tradition, giving you a meal that truly tastes as if it was made in a country kitchen. Home-made food without you having to spend hours making it yourself.

Perfect for a really satisfying dinner when you feel like a little nurturing - or as a rainy day lunch. A meal in itself on it’s own - or try serving with some green peas, or lightly steamed beans and carrots.

We often love to add some grated cheddar and/or parmesan on top of the mash and then flash under the grill till bubbling golden brown.

https://dinnersready.com.au/products/cottage-pie
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23/11/2024

Our new Bigger, Better Butter Chicken
Same tender chicken, more flavourful sauce

While our current Butter Chicken has been really popular, we believe that this one is even better....

The improvements are:
Better flavour - it's really, really hard to stop eating!
More Authentic - it's now made by our Indian chef
Larger size - same amount of chicken, more rice
Saffron Rice - made with real saffron threads
No preservatives or added anything

Available as a single serve for one
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/ss-butter-chicken-rice

and as a meal-to-share for two
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/butter-chicken-curry

Ready to just heat and eat within 5 minutes

N NEW RECIPE from our Indian Chef. Packed with flavour for the whole family A traditional blend of herbs, spices and cream make this a mild dish that's loved by the whole family (GF) Serves 2 500g Gluten Free NEW Improvements: Authentic recipe from our Indian Chef (truly moreish!), with No Preservat...

15/11/2024

10 Reasons to buy our meals
1. They’re delicious – They taste just like the very best home-made food. They’re nourishing and nurturing - just like a hug in a bowl

2. Real food – They’re made with the very best produce - no UPF’s or chemically-laden “food-like substances”

3. Authentic flavours - Because they’re made by speciality chefs our Italian, Singaporean/Malaysian and Indian meals are true to their culture. (Plus our desserts are made by a specialist Baker.)

4. Made by hand – not factories. As Michael Pollan said “What predicted a healthy diet more than anything else is the fact that it was being cooked by a human being and not a corporation”

5. High in Protein – Some of our meals contain up to 66% meat, others we’ve seen are as low as 16%

6. Freezing is Mother Nature’s preservative – As our meals are frozen, we don’t need to flood the food with preservatives and chemicals

7. Snap-Freezing – Seals in all the nutrition and flavour so they’re as perfect when you reheat them as when they were first made

8. No time pressure to eat – They’re frozen so there’s no rush to eat them as they’ll keep perfectly in your freezer for 3-12 months. “Fresh” meals start degrading and spoiling as soon as they’re on the supermarket shelves

9. No wastage – Because you eat everything! No more wasted money on meat and veggies spoiling in the fridge, or excess bottles and packets cluttering your pantry

10. Small & Local – We’re a small, Canberra-local family business who really care about what we do. We love food and like to give you food you can love too

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Enjoy delicious ready made meals delivered right to your doorstep. Serving Canberra and nearby areas, we provide a variety of pre-made meals for your convenience.

26/10/2024

Why we're different....
We're a small Canberra-local, family business - not a large corporation.
We're foodies ourselves, and we really care about what we serve.
Our priority is quality and flavour - so it’s all Real Food (no UPF’s)
Everything is hand-cooked by our chefs.
Each has their own speciality, so the meals are truly authentic.
We believe it’s important to have a good meal to look forward to at the end of the day and our focus is making that easy for everyone.
So we cook good, honest food.
All you have to do is heat, and then eat.

Enjoy delicious ready made meals delivered right to your doorstep. Serving Canberra and nearby areas, we provide a variety of pre-made meals for your convenience.

25/10/2024

Our Beef Bourguignon with Creamy Mash and Vegetables:
Pasture-fed beef is slowly braised traditionally with red wine (Burgundy) - along with the rich flavours of our chef's own home-made beef stock, ham hock, garlic, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and herbs.
The meat is super tender (as you can see). It's served with mash potato, beans (French, of course!) and steamed carrots, and is a wonderful meal to come home to. As with all our meals, all you have to do is heat and eat.
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/ss-beef-bourguignon-mash-vegetables

Restaurant-quality real food. All our meals are hand-cooked by our chefs. All you have to do is he

09/10/2024

Tortellini Boscaiola - Perfect parcels of hand-made tortellini are filled with beef and mortadella - then covered in a generous light, creamy sauce with mushrooms and bacon.

Specially made by our Italian chef - including the pasta, which is made by hand every day. All ready for you to just heat and eat. From our retailers, or have delivered to your door.
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/tortellini-boscaiola

08/10/2024

Our pasta - all made by hand, as only an Italian can.
The ethos of Italian food - simplicity, a deep respect for food, and using the very best ingredients you can. And then knowing how to treat those ingredients - which takes knowledge, experience and care.

Our Italian chef is passionate (and possibly obsessive) about all of these steps. There's even a meter in the kitchen that measures the level of humidity, and the recipe for making the pasta changes slightly according to the levels that day.
All his recipes have been amended so that when the pasta is frozen, and then reheated, it remains just as perfect as when it was first made.

All this love and attention to detail really does show in his food. The flavour and texture of the pasta are second to none, and you can tell that the sauces have been tended to with care and slowly simmered to allow the flavours to develop and deepen, and for the meat to become beautifully tender.

All that attention means that there's nothing left for you to do. Just heat and eat. And enjoy!

20/09/2024

Our Chilli con Carne - A milder version of the familiar Mexican favourite, with bags of flavour, but without too much heat. The chef has taken great care to let this gently bubble along whilst cooking, so that all the flavours slowly develop into a rich, deep meaty sauce. We've focussed on the flavour rather than pure heat, so for those who like it hot, we'd suggest just adding a dash or two of Tabasco or chilli oil to suit your own tastebuds.

Available in a single serve (with rice) and as a meal-to-share for 2-3

https://dinnersready.com.au/products/ss-chilli-con-carne-rice
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15/09/2024

Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding. In 2 flavours - classic vanilla, or cinnamon. Part of the range of puddings made by our baker.

All our meals are made the traditional way, by hand, using real food – no UPF’s or “food-like” substances. How real are the ingredients in this?

Brioche: Plain flour, eggs, castor sugar, salt, yeast, butter.
Plus - Milk, cream, eggs, castor sugar, raw sugar, vanilla/cinnamon

It’s interesting to compare that list with some other meals you’ll find in the supermarket…..

You can find out more about our puddings here:
https://dinnersready.com.au/collections/desserts

10/09/2024

Want a really good home-cooked meal, but don't feel like cooking it yourself? We've done it for you. We are different to the others. We're a small, family, CBR-local business. Instead of factories our chefs really do cook all our meals by hand. Also, they use only the very best produce - it's all healthy, nutritious, real food, not UPF's and chemical-laden fake-foods. We can deliver straight to your door - so all you have to do is heat and eat.
BTW: Our 'Bundles' are a great way to try our meals....
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/working-week-bundle
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/individual-meals-bundle

Enjoy delicious ready made meals delivered right to your doorstep. Serving Canberra and nearby areas, we provide a variety of pre-made meals for your convenience.

31/08/2024

Dinner's Ready Meals are now available from the BP in Fyshwick (corner of Canberra Avenue & Ipswich St)
They have a good range of our meals ready to go in our freestanding freezer (right opposite the entrance).
Plus they have a microwave there so that you can heat and eat instantly. Perfect for a quick lunch on the run......

26/08/2024

Our Malaysian Chicken Curry with Coconut Rice and Green Beans. Ready to eat in 5 Minutes. Or, go the full Nasi Lemak by just adding some cucumber, fried anchovies, boiled egg and chilli sambar. Made by our Singaporean chef so it's really authentic.
Available in single serve size (with rice and beans) or main meal-to-share (for 2-3, chicken curry only).
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/malaysian-chicken-curry-with-coconut-rice-green-beans
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/malaysian-chicken-curry

18/08/2024

Our Beef Stroganoff with Noodles. A beautifully meaty, hearty dish lean beef gently simmered with tomato, mushroom, onions & red wine - served on a bed of noodles, and topped with a dash of sour cream. (Single serve size for one)

Pure lean, prime topside is slowly simmered with tomato, mushroom, onions stock and red wine till it's fall-apart tender. It's a wonderfully deep, meaty, nourishing dish that's full of flavour, with just a hint of background spice. Served with noodles, and a dollop of sour cream

Our chef making this dish spent over a year cooking Beef Stroganoff in a German restaurant, so the flavours are authentic.

A beautifully meaty, hearty dish Lean beef gently simmered with tomato, mushroom, onions & red wine - served on a bed of noodles, and topped with a dash of sour cream. 350g - Serves 1 Pure lean, prime topside is slowly simmered with tomato, mushroom, onions stock and red wine till it's fall-apar...

18/08/2024

Want a really good home-cooked meal, but don't feel like cooking it yourself? We've done it for you. We're different to the others because our chefs carefully cook all our meals by hand, using only the best produce (just like you would at home). They each have their own speciality - Italian, Malaysian, Indian, Casseroles, Classic Comfort Food and Delicious Desserts - so all the flavours are authentic. We can deliver them to your door - all you have to do is heat and eat.
We're a small, family, CBR-local business.
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/working-week-bundle
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/individual-meals-bundle

Enjoy delicious ready made meals delivered right to your doorstep. Serving Canberra and nearby areas, we provide a variety of pre-made meals for your convenience.

16/08/2024

Spring is on its way - the seedlings are here!
One of our favourite days of the year is when first put their seedlings out. Then it's official - warmer, lighter, longer days are just around the corner.
It's always a time for celebration 😊

14/08/2024

Our Dinner's Ready Butter Chicken - an Indian classic that's so mild the whole family can enjoy!
Tender, lean chicken is gently simmered in a mild curry sauce. This features a very generous portion of pure chicken (66%) for a high protein count.
Available as a meal-to-share, and also as a single serve with jasmine rice, it’s a super-tasty but mild dish for those who prefer their curries a little more gentle
Reheated in under 5 minutes, it’s a very quick and easy real-food meal for those busy times when you don’t have time to cook.
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/ss-butter-chicken-rice
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/butter-chicken-curry

03/08/2024

Red Hill - A Gluten-Free Destination.
Brendan, Trent and the rest of the team have made a point of offering a really great selection of GF foods. They have an entire freezer door dedicated to GF frozen foods and our Dinner's Ready GF meals are right next door to them (with the green tickets). Definitely worth a special trip to check them all out.....
You can see our full range here: https://dinnersready.com.au/collections/gluten-free

31/07/2024

Deluxe Mac 'n Cheese. Only pure, real-food ingredients.
Super-cheesey, super-tasty and super-comforting.
All ready to eat in only 4 minutes. A real treat, and just what you deserve on these cold, cold nights.
17% cheese (Tasty, and parmesan), milk, macaroni, butter, flour, white wine, garlic, thyme rosemary, nutmeg, Dijon mustard, salt & pepper. As we said, only real-food.
No preservatives, fillers, food-substitutes, colouring, flavouring.
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/mac-n-cheese-deluxe-single-serve