15 Easy Oven-Baked Recipes For Simple Weeknight Dinners

From roast chicken to cheesy potatoes, this recipe collection showcases the breeziness of an oven-baked meal.

These dishes make it easy for you to rest amid the mid-year buzz. They bubble and caramelise in the oven, while you can take a moment to pause with a cup of tea.

Within these recipes, we hero seasonal produce — kūmara, potatoes, mushrooms, green apples and butternuts, warmed and crisped for comforting servings (and enlivened with drizzles of citrus and savoury balsamic).

Oven-baked chicken risotto

Forget standing over your stovetop for a risotto — this oven-bake dish is a less fussy option, infused with all the familiar flavours of white wine, rosemary and chicken stock.

Baked kūmara with cannellini and feta salad

This is a simple dish for seasonal kūmara, topped with a fresh and vibrant balsamic-dressed salad with feta and olives.

Oven-baked risotto with bacon and mushroom

Bacon and mushroom supply deep savoury flavours to this cheesy and herby risotto.

Greek lamb loaves

Warm and comforting, this loaf is flecked with herbs and features tangy crumbles of feta.

Tarragon and fennel roast chicken

This is a homely centrepiece serving, with the flavours of onion, carrot, potato and garlic.

Buttery, garlicky and creamy — these tender mushrooms are beautiful atop crispy buttered toast.

Traditional lasagna

Is there anything better than homemade lasagne? Made with layers of cheese, pasta and tomato sauce, perfect for chilly evenings.

Shallot and garlic chicken legs

A wintry pesto, with a blend of flat-leaf parsley, lemon and garlic, is vibrant atop this oven-roast chicken. Just add potatoes.

Mediterranean vegetable tarte tatin

Flaky puff pastry provides a base for toasty eggplant and capsicum in this glossy tarte tatin.

One-pan pork fillet

Green apples, which are at peak season, add a sour-sweet note to these pork fillets.

Three-cheese frittata with potato and thyme

This creamy potato frittata features a melt of feta, mozzarella and parmesan.

Hearty roast vegetable salad

Drizzle your favourite roast vegetables with a lemony burnt butter dressing.

Twice-cooked sticky pork belly

This is a cracklingly good recipe for pork belly, complete with a touch of sesame oil.

Baked fish with fennel, peppers and feta

Make sure to finish this snapper with a generous squeeze of lemon.

One-pan roast chicken

To create pleasing browning for this one-pan roast chicken, place the dish towards the top of the oven.