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Restaurant-quality real food. All our meals are hand-cooked by our chefs. All you have to do is heat and eat. Food you want to come home to.

Restaurant-quality meals. Casseroles, Curries, Comfort foods and authentic Italian pastas. We also offer meals that are Gluten- and dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan. You'll find our meals in retailers throughout CANBERRA - and we also offer home delivery in the Canberra region, and parts of NSW. And in JINDABYNE from Nimmitabel Bakery in Nuggets Crossing, and at the Snowy Valley Service Centre, on

the way into town in East Jindabyne, and at Rhythm Snowports/BP in Cooma. Plus some independent retailers in Melbourne. You can find our full menu and more info on www.dinnersready.com.au

15/06/2025

Mushroom & Taleggio Lasagna - our latest Seasonal Pasta, available only through Winter. A warming, comforting and satisfying lasagna. Flavoured with the meatiness and depth of mushrooms, and the strength and slight saltiness of Taleggio.

Authentically made with hand-made pasta that has great texture and a little bite, a smooth and creamy béchamel sauce, and & then topped with beautifully browning Mozarella and aged Grana Padano

800g Serves 2-3 Vegetarian

A really good, authentic lasagna is a very hard thing to find. It took us ages to come up with one this good. All made by our Italian chef - including the pasta, which is made by hand every day.
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/mushroom-taleggio-lasagna-veg-winter-only

09/06/2025

First snow of the year in Bungendore

04/06/2025

Don't feel like cooking?
Put your feet up instead - we've done it for you!
https://dinnersready.com.au

30/05/2025

Our new Italian Chicken Cacciatora - a traditional hearty, rustic stew; made with chicken and vegetables simmered in a tomato sauce with wine

400g Serves 1-2
Gluten-Free 48.3 g protein

Made by our Italian dish this really packs a punch of flavour. Chicken is simmered till oh-so-tender and falling apart in a tomato and white wine sauce with mushrooms and olives. Parsley is added, and also a little pinch of chilli pepper, just enough to give a background warmth.

This is such a versatile dish. It can be served as a generous portion for one, along with a slice/chunk of your favourite bread. Or it can be used as a dinner for two by serving with your choice of pasta, rice, a baked potato, or any other of your preferred vegetables (as shown in the photos on our website)
https://dinnersready.com.au/collections/single-serves

28/05/2025

Our Mashed Potato. Our chefs go to extremes to make truly authentic mash - just like you’d make it at home

While most kitchens use reconstituted potato, potato flakes, instant potato mix, etc, our chefs use real, whole potatoes - which they roast in the oven. They then scrape the cooked potato out, run it through a mouli to make sure it’s extra smooth, and then add cream, butter, salt & pepper. That’s it.

It may sound simple, but in terms of kitchen production it’s extremely hands-on and time-consuming, and therefore expensive. (How much quicker and easier is it to simply add water to an instant mix?)

The difference is certainly in the taste (rich and buttery, and very potatoey – just like a backed/jacket potato that you’ve added a k**b of butter to.) But it also makes a big difference to the texture, and the colour – rich and golden, (instead of that ghostly white).

And then there’s the question of health. Guess which is better for you? The mash containing only natural ingredients? Or, the mash that contains food-like substances and lots of numbers? Here’s the comparison

Our Ingredients:
Potato, cream, unsalted butter, salt, pepper

An example of ingredients found in processed, manufactured meals:
Potatoes (84%) (contains sulphites), whey powder (from milk), vegetable oil, salt, colour (turmeric), emulsifier (471), stabiliser (450), flavour, antioxidant (304).

It's very difficult to replace hands-on cooking and real ingredients with mass production and manufacturing - and the proof really is in the eating.

23/05/2025

Always lovely to see our Welcome Home committee!

21/05/2025

The end of Autumn means the end of our Autumn Pumpkin & Provolone pasta. We have a few left in stock for orders, but then that’s it.
https://dinnersready.com.au/products/pumpkin-provolone-lasagna

Our new Winter Lasagna will be coming through very soon……..

18/05/2025

Our Dinner’s Ready Vegetable Tagine with Couscous.
Dairy-free, Vegetarian. Spice level - mild.
Serving Size: 350g single serve for 1

Tagines originate from the North African-Mediterranean countries - and are perhaps most well-known as Moroccan. Tagines (called after the conical dishes they are cooked in) are slow-cooked stews, typically made with sliced meat, poultry or fish together with vegetables or fruit.

This version uses vegetables and chickpeas, together with apricots, dates, preserved lemons, black olives, and spices: coriander, cumin paprika, ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper and cinnamon. The spices give tremendous depth of flavour, with a background warmth (without being "spicy")

The couscous is also given extra flavour by being cooked in vegetable stock, with carrot and parsley.

https://dinnersready.com.au/products/vegetable-tagine-with-couscous

16/05/2025

A quick break at The Gathering in Bungendore. The best coffee. There are 3 things we look for in a café/restaurant. wins tops points on all 3.
Great food – every plate that ‘s carried past makes you want to eat
A comfortable, warm environment you can feel settled in - you can see a little from the photos
And friendly, genuine people working there – there’s a warm welcome every time (even before they get to know you!)

15/05/2025

Autumn in Ainslie.
Driving along the beautiful red-leafed tunnel that is Officer Crescent in May - on our way to deliver more meals to

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Premium, restaurant-quality dinners, hand-cooked by real chefs - from as little as $9 a serve. All you have to do is heat and eat. Comforting casseroles and stews, authentic curries, genuine Italian pastas, and more....... Our meals are available from quality retailers all over CANBERRA. You'll find the stockists on: www.dinnersready.com.au/canberra.html Plus, we take online orders for home delivery. And in JINDABYNE from the Jindabyne Juice Bar in Nuggets Crossing, and at the Snowy Valley Service Centre (on the way into town in East Jindabyne). More outlets are in the pipeline so keep your eyes on the website for updates: www.dinnersready.com.au