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Pregnancy Dinner Recipes

Pregnancy-safe dinners: everything fully cooked, cheeses pasteurized, and the folate, iron, calcium and DHA a growing baby needs quietly built in.

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Black Bean & Corn Burrito Bowls Dinner Black Bean & Corn Burrito Bowls Spiced black beans, charred corn and rice with all the burrito fixings in a bowl - assembly-line dinner that feeds the week. 30 min Easy Vegetarian Honey-Mustard Chicken Traybake with New Potatoes Dinner Honey-Mustard Chicken Traybake with New Potatoes Chicken thighs glazed in honey-mustard roasted over new potatoes, carrots and red onion - the reliable one-tray dinner every week needs. 50 min Easy Omnivore One-Tray Chicken & Rainbow Vegetables Dinner One-Tray Chicken & Rainbow Vegetables Chicken thighs roasted over five colors of vegetables - one tray, no thinking, nothing to stand over. 45 min Easy Omnivore Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Peanut Stew (African-Style) Dinner Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Peanut Stew (African-Style) A West African-inspired peanut stew with sweet potato, chickpeas and greens - deeply savory, gently spiced and stubbornly nourishing. 45 min Easy Vegan Turkey Bolognese with Wholewheat Spaghetti Dinner Turkey Bolognese with Wholewheat Spaghetti A lighter bolognese built on turkey and finely diced vegetables, simmered properly - the batch sauce that carries a trimester. 50 min Easy Omnivore Aubergine Parmigiana with White Beans Dinner Members Aubergine Parmigiana with White Beans Roasted aubergine layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan, with white beans folded in for substance - Sunday-worthy and freezer-ready. 70 min Medium Vegetarian Baked Cod Puttanesca with Polenta Dinner Members Baked Cod Puttanesca with Polenta Cod baked in a punchy tomato, olive and caper sauce over soft Parmesan polenta - big Italian flavors, gentle white fish. 35 min Medium Pescatarian Baked Cod with Crushed Potatoes & Peas Dinner Members Baked Cod with Crushed Potatoes & Peas Flaky white fish, buttery crushed potatoes and sweet peas - comfort-food levels of iodine for the baby's brain. 35 min Easy Pescatarian Baked Sea Bass with Fennel, Tomato & Olives Dinner Members Baked Sea Bass with Fennel, Tomato & Olives Whole sea bass fillets roasted over melting fennel, tomatoes and olives with lemon - Mediterranean restraint, maximum reward. 35 min Medium Pescatarian Beef & Vegetable Udon Stir-Fry Dinner Members Beef & Vegetable Udon Stir-Fry Chewy udon tossed with seared beef, peppers and pak choi in a glossy ginger-tamari sauce - the twenty-minute dinner with an iron agenda. 25 min Medium Omnivore Butternut & Black Bean Chili with Cornbread-Style Polenta Dinner Members Butternut & Black Bean Chili with Cornbread-Style Polenta A smoky butternut and black bean chili with baked polenta wedges standing in for cornbread - plant-based bonfire food. 55 min Easy Vegan Chicken & Leek Pot Pie with Filo Crunch Dinner Members Chicken & Leek Pot Pie with Filo Crunch Creamy chicken and leek filling under shattering filo sheets - all the pot-pie comfort at half the pastry effort and weight. 55 min Medium Omnivore Chicken, Chickpea & Apricot Tagine-Style Pot Dinner Members Chicken, Chickpea & Apricot Tagine-Style Pot Chicken thighs simmered with chickpeas, apricots and warm spices - sweet-savory Moroccan comfort that only improves reheated. 50 min Medium Omnivore Chicken Milanese-Style with Lemon & Rocket (Baked) Dinner Members Chicken Milanese-Style with Lemon & Rocket (Baked) Golden baked breaded chicken with a lemony rocket and Parmesan salad - the schnitzel experience, cooked through and oven-crisped. 35 min Medium Omnivore Chicken Souvlaki-Style Skewers with Greek Salad & Pitas Dinner Members Chicken Souvlaki-Style Skewers with Greek Salad & Pitas Lemon-oregano chicken skewers with a proper Greek salad and warm pitas - grill-night energy from a grill pan, feta and all. 35 min Medium Omnivore Chickpea, Spinach & Coconut Curry Dinner Members Chickpea, Spinach & Coconut Curry A 30-minute pantry curry - chickpeas and spinach in mild coconut-tomato sauce, kind to both nausea and constipation. 30 min Easy Vegan Cottage Pie with Hidden Lentils Dinner Members Cottage Pie with Hidden Lentils Classic cottage pie where lentils stretch the beef and double the fiber, under proper buttery mash - comfort food with an agenda. 70 min Medium Omnivore Creamy Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells Dinner Members Creamy Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells Giant pasta shells filled with lemony spinach-ricotta, baked in tomato sauce under mozzarella - a vegetarian centerpiece worth the shells hunt. 55 min Medium Vegetarian Ginger & Spring Onion Chicken Congee Dinner Members Ginger & Spring Onion Chicken Congee Silky rice congee with poached chicken, ginger and spring onions - the gentlest dinner in the collection, for nausea weeks and late-bump nights alike. 60 min Easy Omnivore Gnocchi with Spinach, Tomato & Mozzarella Bake Dinner Members Gnocchi with Spinach, Tomato & Mozzarella Bake Pillowy gnocchi baked in garlicky tomato sauce with spinach and molten mozzarella - fifteen minutes of effort, full trattoria payoff. 35 min Easy Vegetarian Lamb & Spinach Curry with Basmati Dinner Members Lamb & Spinach Curry with Basmati Slow-simmered lamb in a spiced tomato gravy with spinach folded through - a saag gosht for home kitchens, and an iron event. 90 min Medium Omnivore Miso Ramen-Style Noodle Bowls with Fully-Set Eggs Dinner Members Miso Ramen-Style Noodle Bowls with Fully-Set Eggs A quick miso broth over ramen noodles with corn, greens, nori and fully-cooked halved eggs - the ramen shop experience, adjusted for now. 35 min Medium Vegetarian Mushroom & Spinach Lasagna Dinner Members Mushroom & Spinach Lasagna Layers of garlicky mushrooms, spinach and creamy bechamel between pasta sheets - a vegetarian lasagna nobody calls a compromise. 75 min Involved Vegetarian One-Pan Herby Meatball & Orzo Bake Dinner Members One-Pan Herby Meatball & Orzo Bake Herbed beef meatballs baked into tomatoey orzo with spinach and mozzarella - one pan in the oven, one triumph out of it. 50 min Medium Omnivore Paneer, Pea & Tomato Curry (Matar Paneer-Style) Dinner Members Paneer, Pea & Tomato Curry (Matar Paneer-Style) Golden paneer and sweet peas in a buttery tomato gravy, kept mild on purpose - vegetarian comfort with a calcium spine. 40 min Medium Vegetarian Pesto Salmon Parcels with Crushed Peas & Potatoes Dinner Members Pesto Salmon Parcels with Crushed Peas & Potatoes Salmon baked in parchment with pesto, lemon and tomatoes over minted crushed peas and potatoes - no smells, no splatter, no washing up. 35 min Easy Pescatarian Prawn, Chorizo-Free Paella-Style Rice Dinner Members Prawn, Chorizo-Free Paella-Style Rice A smoky one-pan paella-style rice with prawns, peppers and peas - saffron optional, socarrat crust encouraged, cured meat unnecessary. 50 min Medium Pescatarian Pumpkin, Sage & Ricotta Baked Rigatoni Dinner Members Pumpkin, Sage & Ricotta Baked Rigatoni Rigatoni baked in a silky pumpkin-sage sauce with ricotta pockets and a Parmesan top - autumn's answer to mac and cheese. 50 min Medium Vegetarian Roast Trout with Root Vegetables & Watercress Dinner Members Roast Trout with Root Vegetables & Watercress Whole-roasted trout fillets over caramelized roots with peppery watercress - vitamin D and DHA in one tray. 40 min Medium Pescatarian Roasted Tomato & Mascarpone Rigatoni with Crispy Kale Dinner Members Roasted Tomato & Mascarpone Rigatoni with Crispy Kale Slow-roasted tomatoes blended with mascarpone into a silky pink sauce, with oven-crisped kale scattered over rigatoni like confetti. 40 min Easy Vegetarian Roasted Vegetable & Goat Cheese Galette-Free Gratin Dinner Members Roasted Vegetable & Goat Cheese Galette-Free Gratin Layered Mediterranean vegetables baked under goat cheese and breadcrumbs - all the galette pleasure without wrestling pastry at week 30. 60 min Medium Vegetarian Salmon & Broccoli Pasta Bake Dinner Members Salmon & Broccoli Pasta Bake A creamy pasta bake with flaked salmon and broccoli under a golden cheddar crust - the family-format answer to oily fish twice a week. 45 min Medium Pescatarian Slow-Braised Beef & Root Vegetable Stew Dinner Members Slow-Braised Beef & Root Vegetable Stew Fork-tender braised beef with carrots, swede and potatoes in a deep gravy - the iron-richest pot on the site, built for batch cooking. 150 min Medium Omnivore Slow-Simmered Beef & Lentil Ragu Dinner Members Slow-Simmered Beef & Lentil Ragu Half beef, half lentils - a ragu that doubles the iron and folate of the classic, over wholewheat pasta. 60 min Medium Omnivore Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells Dinner Members Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells Giant shells filled with lemony spinach-ricotta, baked in tomato sauce - a calcium-and-folate dinner worth the effort. 50 min Involved Vegetarian Spinach, Lentil & Sweet Potato Dhansak-Style Curry Dinner Members Spinach, Lentil & Sweet Potato Dhansak-Style Curry A gently sweet-sour lentil and sweet potato curry with spinach - Parsi-inspired, iron-forward, and better on day two. 45 min Easy Vegan Steak Night: Sirloin, Chimichurri & Sweet Potato Wedges Dinner Members Steak Night: Sirloin, Chimichurri & Sweet Potato Wedges A properly rested (and properly cooked-through) sirloin with green chimichurri and roasted sweet potato wedges - date night, iron included. 45 min Medium Omnivore Sticky Tamari Meatballs with Sesame Greens & Rice Dinner Members Sticky Tamari Meatballs with Sesame Greens & Rice Beef and pork meatballs lacquered in a sticky tamari-ginger glaze with sesame pak choi and rice - better than takeout, richer in iron. 40 min Medium Omnivore Thai-Style Green Curry with Prawns & Green Beans Dinner Members Thai-Style Green Curry with Prawns & Green Beans A fragrant coconut green curry with prawns, green beans and Thai basil - takeaway night, but the prawns are properly cooked and the sodium is yours to control. 30 min Medium Pescatarian Tofu & Vegetable Coconut Curry with Brown Rice Dinner Members Tofu & Vegetable Coconut Curry with Brown Rice A mild golden curry with calcium-set tofu and plenty of vegetables - plant iron, calcium and folate in one bowl. 35 min Medium Vegan Turkey Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Polenta Dinner Members Turkey Meatballs in Tomato Sauce with Polenta Tender turkey meatballs over soft Parmesan polenta - gentle comfort food with zinc and selenium doing quiet work. 40 min Medium Omnivore White Bean, Leek & Cheddar Crumble Pot Dinner Members White Bean, Leek & Cheddar Crumble Pot Creamy leeks and white beans under a savory oat-cheddar crumble - a vegetarian pot pie in spirit, a fiber engine in practice. 45 min Easy Vegetarian

Common questions

What should pregnancy dinners include?

Iron paired with vitamin C (meat or lentils with tomatoes or peppers), two oily-fish dinners a week for DHA, and everything cooked through.

How well done should meat be during pregnancy?

Fully cooked, no pink, juices running clear - 74°C at the thickest point if you use a thermometer. That applies to burgers, poultry, and fish too.

Is spicy food safe during pregnancy?

Completely safe for the baby. The only downside is yours: chili can aggravate heartburn, which gets more likely in the third trimester.

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