Dinner
Dinner can be the trickiest meal of the day—especially when your executive function is on the floor. ADHDishes dinners are all about low-effort, high-reward meals — so you can feed yourself well even when your energy is running low. Think crispy air fryer proteins, hearty one-pots, easy grains, and quick veg sides. Solid, tasty meals that bring comfort, dopamine, and a feeling of accomplishment to your evening.
What Makes a Great ADHD-Friendly Dinner?
We design every dinner to tick the boxes that actually matter at the end of a busy day:
- High Protein: Chicken thighs, salmon, prawns, beans — simple, filling, and satisfying.
- Flavour Bombs: Big, bold flavours like pesto, chorizo, miso or spices to bring quick dopamine hits without extra steps.
- Minimal Effort: Fewer dishes, fewer decisions, more relaxing after you eat.
- Balanced Plates: Modular meals that pair simple proteins, grains, and veg to keep your energy steady.
- Quick Wins: Options that come together fast — air fryer meals, one-pot wonders, and simple sides.
Every dinner is built to be flexible — so you can build a full meal or mix and match depending on what you need that night.
Explore the Dinner Categories
Build your own meal by combining a simple protein, veg and grain, or go for an all in one option with a stir fry, all in one meal or one pot.
- 🍗 Simple Proteins — Quick, easy ways to cook the basics like chicken thighs, salmon, or prawns.
- 🍚 Grain Bases — Quick, hearty grains and pulses to build your plate around — perfect for easy dinners.
- 🥦 Tasty Veg — Fast, delicious vegetable sides to add colour, texture, and nutrients.
- 🍟 All-In-One Air Fryer Meals — Throw it all in, press start, and come back to a full dinner.
- 🍲 One Pot Wonders — Full-flavour meals where everything cooks together with minimal washing up.
- 🍜 Stir-Fries — Fast, fiery meals packed with flavour, texture, and colourful veg — ready in around 10-15 minutes.
Related Recipes
Air Fryer Roasted Carrots
These carrots are sweet, savoury, and caramelised with zero faff. The air fryer does all the work, giving you golden edges and a soft centre. You can also pair them with any flavour bomb for a dopamine boost. We particularly like them with chilli oil or parmesan. They’re the perfect ADHD-friendly side—easy, tasty, and endlessly flexible.
Roasted Carrots with Chilli Oil & Garlic Yoghurt
This dish is super addictive. It's spicy, cool, salty, sweet, soft and crunchy all in one. This dish feels like like it came straight from a restaurant, but it’s secretly simple. The carrots go soft and sweet in the air fryer while the garlic yoghurt brings cool, creamy contrast. The crispy chilli oil hits with heat and umami. And if you add the optional nuts you get a textural balance between the soft roasted carrots and the crisp and crunchy nuts. It’s sensory dopamine on a plate, with barely any fuss.
Air Fryer Chicken Bites (Frozen)
This is the definition of future-you self-care. These chicken bites are prepped in advance, frozen raw with your favourite seasoning, and ready to throw in the air fryer—no defrosting needed. They cook straight from frozen in under 15 minutes, giving you crispy, juicy protein with zero stress. Perfect for low-energy days when your brain just needs a win.
Air Fryer Salmon Fillets from Frozen
This is the ultimate low-effort, high-reward ADHD dinner hero. Take a salmon fillet straight from the freezer, pop it in the air fryer for crispy, golden,flaky salmon fillets. No defrosting, no stress—just a delicious, nutritious base for your mealn. It’s protein-rich, packed with omega-3s, and endlessly pairable with your favourite veg, grains and flavour bombs.
Quick and Easy Airfryer Salmon Fillets (Fresh)
This is salmon at its easiest and most rewarding. Flaky, buttery salmon with a crispy skin in under 10 minutes. Despite it's simplicity it feels like a treat every time, whether you're eating it hot off the tray or cold with a fork straight from the fridge. There’s no marinating, no fuss, and no mess—just satisfying texture, bold natural flavour, and a huge win for your dopamine
Air Fryer Chicken Thighs (From Frozen)
Got nothing in the fridge? No worries. These chicken thighs go straight from freezer to table in around 30 minutes, delivering crispy skin and juicy meat without any prep stress. High in lean protein, they keep your brain happy, your mood stable, and your energy steady—even on your most scattered days.
Air Fryer Chicken Thighs (Fresh)
Juicy, crispy chicken thighs from fresh in under 20 minutes—perfect when your brain needs minimal effort and maximum reward. Lean protein like chicken thighs fuels your brain by supporting focus and mood, while keeping your energy stable. Simple seasoning means zero stress, while the air fryer ensures delicious, consistent results every time. Easy, tasty, and nutritious—the perfect ADHD-friendly protein base.
Gochujang Salmon
This Gochujang Salmon is everything your ADHD brain craves - It's bold, spicy-sweet flavor, crispy edges, and juicy salmon inside. It’s fast, high-protein, and so satisfying that you’ll feel like a kitchen genius with barely any effort. On top of that salmon is a great source of Omega-3 which helps improve ADHD symptoms and regulate impulsivity.
