5-Minute Meals for Busy Mums (Nutritious, No-Nonsense & Fast)

By Darling Mellow · 22 May 2025

You’re juggling everything – maybe even reading this with one hand while microwaving beans with the other. I see you. These 5-minute meals for busy mums are here to save your weekday. Fast, healthy, no-faff meals that still taste like you care (even when you barely do).I’ve picked my favourite five that require zero brain power and less than 5 minutes to prep. Let’s get you fed, quick and smart.

Tuna & Mixed Bean Salad

1 can mixed beans, drained
1 can tuna in spring water, drained
Cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tbsp olive oil + 1 tsp vinegar
Salt & pepper

Mix everything in a bowl. Done. Serve it cold or stuff it into a wrap. Your protein fix, sorted.

Scrambled Eggs with Feta & Tomato on Toast

2 eggs
30g feta, crumbled
2 sundried tomatoes, chopped
1 slice wholegrain bread

Scramble eggs in a pan, stir in feta and tomato. Serve on hot toast. That’s breakfast for dinner – and it slaps.

Quick Mackerel Pâté on Oatcakes

1 tin mackerel fillets
2 tbsp cream cheese
1 spring onion, chopped
1 tsp lemon juice
Black pepper

Mash everything together. Spread on oatcakes or toast. Mega protein, barely any effort.

5-Minute Buddha Bowl

1/2 pack pre-cooked grains
1 small beetroot, sliced
Jarred roasted peppers
1 tbsp hummus
Fresh basil (optional)

Layer in a bowl. Add hummus on top. Eat like a wellness queen in your dressing gown.

Tricolore Salad

1 large tomato
1/2 avocado
1/2 mozzarella ball
Olive oil, basil, salt & pepper

Slice everything. Stack it pretty or don’t. Drizzle oil, sprinkle salt. Eat with fingers if you have to – no judgement.