Dinner · New Zealand

New Zealand dinner recipes

23 New Zealand dinner recipes, in a suggested order.

These are the 23 New Zealand recipes filed under dinner: 23 of the 2,108 dinners on the site, and 23 of its 64 New Zealand recipes. Of these, 4 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Green Lipped Mussels (20 min), Chilli Mussels (22 min) and Garlic Butter Crayfish (30 min). For 6, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 11 easy and 12 medium.

As written, 1 is vegetarian, 1 vegan, 5 gluten-free and 8 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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New Zealand main dishes

Apricot Chicken
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
55m
Serves
4
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Apricot Chicken

Chicken thighs baked in a sweet and savoury sauce of apricot nectar, onion soup mix, apricot jam and Dijon mustard…

65 min · Easy
Boil-Up
New Zealand
Prep
20m
Cook
90m
Serves
6
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Boil-Up

Pork bones simmered until the meat falls away, then potatoes, kūmara, dumplings and greens cooked in the same pot. A…

110 min · Easy
Butter Chicken Pie
New Zealand
Prep
35m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Butter Chicken Pie

Chicken thigh in a creamy tomato and garam masala sauce under a puff pastry lid.

85 min · Medium
Chilli Mussels
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
12m
Serves
4
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Chilli Mussels

Mussels steamed open in a hot tomato broth of chilli, garlic and ginger, finished with coriander and a squeeze of…

22 min · Easy
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Corned Beef and White Sauce

Slices of corned beef warmed in a simple white sauce and served over mashed potato. Four servings in 40 minutes…

40 min · Easy
Crayfish Mornay
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Crayfish Mornay

Sweet cooked crayfish tail in a creamy cheddar and Parmesan mornay sauce, topped with crumbs and grilled until…

55 min · Medium
AI-generated illustration of Crispy Pork Belly with Kūmara Mash
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
150m
Serves
4
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Crispy Pork Belly with Kūmara Mash

Slow-roasted pork belly with crackling that shatters, on a mound of buttery kūmara mash, with a sharp apple and…

7.5 hr · Medium
Curried Sausages
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
40m
Serves
4
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Curried Sausages

Plump sausages simmered in a mild, golden curry sauce with onion, grated apple and sultanas. A classic Kiwi and…

50 min · Easy
Devilled Sausages
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Devilled Sausages

Plump sausages simmered in a sweet, tangy, mildly curried sauce of tomato, Worcestershire and mustard. A New Zealand…

45 min · Easy
Garlic Butter Crayfish
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
20m
Serves
4
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Garlic Butter Crayfish

Crayfish (rock lobster) tails boiled in salted water until bright red, split, and finished with hot garlic butter…

30 min · Medium
Green Lipped Mussels
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
10m
Serves
4
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Green Lipped Mussels

New Zealand green lipped mussels steamed open in white wine, garlic and parsley, served in their broth with crusty…

20 min · Easy
AI-generated illustration of Hāngī
New Zealand
Prep
40m
Cook
190m
Serves
6
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Hāngī

Pork, kūmara, potato, pumpkin and cabbage steamed tender in a sealed tin under a wet cloth. A kitchen version of the…

4 hr · Medium
AI-generated illustration of Kumara and Coconut Curry
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Kumara and Coconut Curry

Orange kumara and chickpeas simmered in coconut milk with red curry paste and finished with spinach and lime…

45 min · Easy
Kūmara Gnocchi
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
60m
Serves
4
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Kūmara Gnocchi

Soft gnocchi made from baked kūmara, the New Zealand sweet potato, tossed in brown butter with crisp sage and…

90 min · Medium
Lamb and Rosemary Pie
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
135m
Serves
6
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Lamb and Rosemary Pie

Tender chunks of lamb shoulder, slowly cooked in a rosemary gravy and baked in a shortcrust base under a puff pastry…

3.5 hr · Medium
New Zealand Kiwi Burger
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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New Zealand Kiwi Burger

A beef patty burger with a fried egg, sliced beetroot, cheese and lettuce in a toasted bun.

30 min · Easy
New Zealand Mince and Cheese Pie
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
65m
Serves
6
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New Zealand Mince and Cheese Pie

A double-crust pie of beef mince and onion in a thick gravy with melted cheddar, in a shortcrust base and puff…

95 min+ · Medium
AI-generated illustration of Potato Top Pie
New Zealand
Prep
30m
Cook
75m
Serves
6
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Potato Top Pie

A shortcrust case filled with thick beef mince in gravy and capped with mashed potato and melted cheese. A New…

2 hr · Medium
Savoury Mince
New Zealand
Prep
15m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Savoury Mince

Beef mince browned with onion and carrot, simmered in a rich gravy with tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce, then…

60 min · Easy
Seafood Chowder
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Seafood Chowder

A creamy chowder of white fish, mussels and prawns with potato, bacon and celery. The pub-menu classic, in an hour.

60 min · Medium
Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks in Red Wine
New Zealand
Prep
20m
Cook
185m
Serves
4
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Slow-Cooked Lamb Shanks in Red Wine

Lamb shanks browned, then braised for three hours in red wine, tomato and rosemary until the meat slides off the…

3.5 hr · Medium
Slow Cooker Corned Beef
New Zealand
Prep
10m
Cook
480m
Serves
6
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Slow Cooker Corned Beef

A corned beef silverside cooked on low for 8 hours with onion, cloves and malt vinegar, then sliced. Six servings…

8.5 hr · Easy
Venison Stew
New Zealand
Prep
25m
Cook
180m
Serves
6
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Venison Stew

Venison cubes browned and braised for three hours with bacon, root vegetables, red wine, juniper and redcurrant…

3.5 hr · Medium