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20 minute family dinners

These family friendly meals take 20 minutes or less and serve at least four people, allowing you to streamline school nights.
Salmon traybake with soy, chilli and lime
by The BBC Food team

A simple salmon traybake that's really easy to throw together, using soy sauce, chilli and lime. Feel free to change up the vegetables.

Each serving provides 553kcal, 45g protein, 11.5g carbohydrates (of which 10g sugars), 35g fat (of which 6g saturates), 6g fibre and 2.3g salt.

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